Each month the team at the Lineberger Cancer Network volunteers at an organization within the local Chapel Hill community to promote growth and foster strong relationships with the organizations that aide our community. This month, the team took their efforts to the Carolina Community Garden, an engagement program with the NC Botanical Garden on UNC Chapel Hill’s campus.
The Carolina Community Garden exists to provide UNC employees access to fresh and sustainably grown fruits and vegetables. The garden also acts as a learning community for those who wish to learn more about gardening, sustainable farming, and healthy living. The CCG is ran with the help of staff, students, faculty, and local members of the Chapel Hill community. The garden primarily seeks to serve lower wage employees at the university.
The UNCLCN staff was joined by other members of the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center—Barbara Martin, Cason Whitcomb, and Ryan Dial—along with UNC’s Tobacco Intervention Program’s Kristen Jarman. While there, the group worked to prep new garden beds, build new trellises, and do general maintenance on the garden, such as removing decaying sections of otherwise lively plants.
“It is always nice to get out of the office and into nature, but especially when it benefits the UNC community,” said team member Andrew Dodgson.
Tune in next month to see where the UNCLCN team volunteers next!