Hello!

Well, welcome to the Roots and Wisdom blog! My name is Stephanie, and I'll be one of two summer youth workers at Roots and Wisdom that will be talking about what we do at Roots and Wisdom over the next month. Just so you know, this is my second year working with this program. I really hope you enjoy reading what we have to say about our time at Roots and Wisdom, and I hope it will make you want to get involved with this program or any similar programs in your area.

I should probably start with what Roots and Wisdom is. Roots and Wisdom is a program in our county that promotes local agriculture and county youth working and growing (plants and minds) together. I really do love this program. Because of this program, I have met many new friends, learned about vegetables that actually tastes good and got over my fear of bugs. As an extra bonus, I even get paid to do it!

Today was our third day at Roots and Wisdom. My crew went to one of our sites to work on the potato patch. Usually I hate going to that site, since there is no shade and it's usually hot out. Luckily for us, it was cloudy and breezy in the morning (which compared to the last two sweltering hot days was amazing) which made it alot easier for me to enjoy my time weeding the potatoes. We then came back to the main garden site for lunch and a workshop on sustainable agriculture. I think it's great to let more people know about how great sustainable agriculture is. That's one thing that Roots and Wisdom wants to do, is let people know about all of these great things that growing your own food (or buying local food) has to offer.