<p>
	<span class="float-left"><img alt="" src="{filedir_5}Tending-basil-250pxl.jpg" style="width: 150px; height: 200px; float: right; " /></span>While there are definitely some commands in the Bible that I try to live out literally, I never imagined following one quite so literally as I have this summer. In true Genesis 2:15 fashion, I have been &ldquo;tilling and keeping&rdquo; the gardens I have been placed in. This tilling and keeping has meant many days of dirty feet, wide-brimmed sun hats, and squished bug guts on my fingers as I&rsquo;ve been working with students to care for two small organic gardens on the University of Michigan campus. One of these gardens, run by a student group called&nbsp;<a href="http://cultivatingcommunity.com/" target="_blank">Cultivating Community</a>, has been around since 2004, but another one is just starting with a small plot this summer before growing into a campus farm in the coming years.</p>
