Rooted in Wyoming-Youth Gardening Collaboration

What We Know
School gardens are great outdoor classrooms for students. School gardens reinforce math, science, nutrition awareness and many other topics taught in the classroom. They provide students with a sense of ownership of their school and the greater community. School gardens have been shown to help students become better environmental stewards and develop important skills such as patience, cooperation, teamwork, pride and volunteerism. We also know that children that are exposed to agriculture early on, are more likely to pursue some type of associated career.
Who We Are
Rooted in Wyoming is working to become a 501(c)(3) non-profit and is led by an all-volunteer board of directors, consisting of community members and invested organizations. We are dedicated to building and nurturing school and community gardens, in Sheridan County and across our state. Our team will work to create gardens that provide intergenerational and educational recreation; healthy, locally grown foods for Sheridan County families; connections with our area history; and increased appreciation of our local natural environment.
Rooted in Wyoming was formed as a result of an immediate and long-standing community desire to promote the better understanding of local foods, nutrition and sustainability in our community.
Our Goal
The goal of Rooted in Wyoming, is to provide support for those that are interested in implementing local foods and gardening into their curriculum. This will be done by taking the administrative work out of the process by providing funding, volunteer recruitment, tools & resources, planning & organization and curriculum support.