Just off the vine, three AmeriCorps VISTAs have arrived at the Gardens Project! They are bright-eyed and bushy tailed and love cherry tomatoes. We present to you, beloved fans of the Gardens Project, Cassie, Lucy, and Kelly:
Cassie is our resident Southerner, from Sherman, Texas.. She recently graduated from Eckard College in St. Petersburg, Fl with a degree in Environmental Studies. Cassie is working with the gardens project, and also with Food For All Mendocino where she will be doing food stamp outreach. She is loving Ukiah, and is excited to be here for the next year. Cassie loves to garden, hike, and knit (she might even make you something if you ask nicely). And if you ever want to butter Cassie up, just bring her a nice cool iced tea...
Kelly is orginally from the South Bay Area, but has spent the last five years living in foggy Monterey and going to CSU Monterey Bay. She is excited to be working with the community, getting to know Ukiah, and helping to facilitate new opportunities for people to get fresh produce! She loves being outside, cooking, growing basil, and playing with her puppy dog, Max.
Lucy is also from the Bay Area. She spent her college years studying economics in seasonal Maine, and after a few long winters had a bad itch to get back to the West Coast, the scratching of which plopped her down in Ukiah with the Gardens Project. While not gardening, Lucy likes to ride bicycles, have adventures, dance, read, dehydrate pears, and try her durndest to cultivate goodness.
We will be working our zucchinis off this year to help make the community gardens in Ukiah, and the local food economy, stronger and more sustainable. Currently, we are whipping up some winter vegetable education and sowing the seeds of greater community involvement. We have all kinds of plans and ideas for the next twelve months, and would love to hear from you and work with you! We look forward to seeing you out there. Long live the gardens!
Lucy
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