Rashmi Grace

Rashmi Grace is a teacher, writer, and gardener. She has spent more than a decade teaching kids and college students how to grow food and to think about their connection to the natural world. She cofounded Schoolyard Roots, a nonprofit in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, that brings school garden education to area elementary schools. Currently, she teaches organic farming at the University of Alabama. On most days, you can find her exploring the woods with her partner and two children.

Ten Things I Can’t Do Without

1. Coffee
2. Long conversations with friends
3. Spring time in Alabama
4. Our 1993 VW Eurovan (and summer camping trips out West)
5. Nature
6. Books
7. Learning new things
8. Travel (or the promise of travel)
9. Good food (and growing my own veggies)
10. My family (of course)