by Team Project GROWS | Aug 12, 2021 | Project Grows News, YLA
By Kyra H., 2021 Youth Leader in Ag (Summer Youth Staff), Staunton High School ’23 After getting major spine surgery and relearning how to walk, I wouldn’t have expected myself to start working at a farm. I love the environment here. Everyone is so respectful of...
by Team Project GROWS | Aug 11, 2021 | Project Grows News, YLA
By Seth Z., 2021 Youth Leader in Ag (Summer Youth Staff), Staunton High School ’22 I began this job at the beginning of June with my fellow staff. I feel I have developed some important skills for farming and in general. Although it is a paid job, it can sometimes...
by Team Project GROWS | Aug 10, 2021 | Project Grows News, YLA
By Rosie C., 2021 Youth Leader in Ag (Summer Youth Staff), Fort Defiance High School ’22 Growing plants has always been an interest of mine since I started keeping a small backyard garden with my mom when I was younger. I heard about Project GROWS by attending a...
by Team Project GROWS | Aug 3, 2021 | Project Grows News, YLA
By Patricia W., 2021 Youth Leader in Ag (Summer Youth Staff), Staunton High School ’22 I’ve gone to Staunton High School, and COVID-19 has made it difficult to prepare for college. That’s why I was enthusiastic to apply when my guidance counselor,...
by Team Project GROWS | Jun 21, 2021 | Project Grows News, YLA
by Fiona McGhee, Spring 2021 Youth Leader in Agriculture If you had told me a year ago that volunteering on a farm at the end of a global pandemic would be my favorite activity of the week, I would have given you a quizzical look and walked away. Watching things grow...