Don Boekelheide organized Charlotte's Reedy Creek Park Community Garden in 2004 to 2005, where he is still an active gardener. A member of North Carolina Community Garden Partners (NCCGP), where he serves on the Board, and the American Community Gardening Association (ACGA), he is a lead trainer for ACGA's Growing Community workshops. He was editor of 25 Years of Community Gardening for ACGA and now edits The Garden Beet newsletter for NCCGP.Lucy K. Bradley holds a master's degree in botany and a Ph.D. in plant biology. She works for the NC State University Department of Horticultural Science as the urban horticulture specialist, where she directs consumer horticulture, community gardening, therapeutic horticulture, and the NC State Extension Master Gardener Volunteer program. She co-edited the award-winning North Carolina Extension Gardener Handbook and is a founding partner of the North Carolina Community Garden Partners.