Who We Are
The Lettuce Learn team is made up of students, teachers, administrators, and dirt lovers of all sorts. The Lettuce Learn seed was planted by Courtney Baines Smith out of her passion for gardens, farms, food, and education. As a sustainability student and educator at Appalachian State University, she was granted many opportunities to learn from and be inspired by phenomenal folks doing amazing things in the soil with their hands, heads, and hearts. She learned that with creativity, love, and an eagerness to learn, all things are possible.
And, of course, we are always looking for more hands to get involved, so contact us today!
And, of course, we are always looking for more hands to get involved, so contact us today!
Leadership Team:
Lindsey Giglio, Lettuce Learn and Community of Gardens Coordinator, Blue Ridge Women in Agriculture
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Shannon Carroll, Co-Director and Garden Coordinator at Parkway School
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Courtney Baines Smith, Founder/Co-Director & Environmental Science Teacher, Watauga High
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Margie Mansure, nutrition educator and extension agent
Garden Coordinators:
Shannon Carroll brings rich experience as a retired teacher/technology specialist, gardener and co-owner of SunCatcher Passive Solar Greenhouses. She helped establish the school garden at Mabel School and now serves as our Garden Coordinator at Parkway School.
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Debbie Bauer is the Grandparent Garden Mentor at Bethel Elementary. She is also the Garden Manager at Appalachian State's Edible Schoolyard and is on Blue Ridge Women in Agriculture's Board of Directors.
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Carla Toolan is our Garden Coordinator at the ASU Child Development Center. She is a nutrition major at App State who might talk your ear off about community nutrition, sustainable agriculture, food politics, nutritional biochemistry, food culture, or vegetables.
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Dana Holden has over 20 years of gardening experience. She is the Afterschool Program Coordinator and Garden Coordinator at Valle Crucis Elementary. Dana is interested in propagating native plants and apple grafting.
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Shelton Caldwell is the Garden Coordinator at Two Rivers Community School.
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Pace Cooper has been an avid fisherman since childhood. He is an Appalachian State graduate and is the Garden Coordinator at Mabel Elementary School.
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