Service Learning Reflection #2

For my service learning, I went out to the ROOTS Garden. The first thing I did when on the property was take a tour from the leader, Lydia. The garden is very organic and much bigger than I expected. My job was to pick the cloves of garlic and plant each individual part of the clove so as to start several new cloves. This hands-on experience has helped to learn that even if the food seems bad and should be trhown out, the organic gardeners continue on with it because it can be used as a good fertilizer. The service learning has enhanced my personal growth in that I now know how garlic is grown and the different types of mushrooms. It has helped my civic learning by showing me how the people of Asheville grow their food and where quite a few local organizations get their donations from. In the future, I hope to be a part of a bigger project and help harvesst some food instead of replanting.