Our Seeds, Our Stories connects school gardens with the community, culture, and climate of their specific place so that students and families can write and share their own seed stories. These standards-aligned, interdisciplinary curriculum resoures are appropriate for public, private, international, or home school contexts. They have also been used successfully in extra-curricular and community garden contexts.
Camila Guerrero is a Chilean agroecology teacher and researcher. She began her academic journey in civil engineering (Chile) and later specialized in Climate Change (South Korea). These diverse experiences eventually led her to become an agroecology teacher and researcher, utilizing resiliency strategies to prepare for the challenges of the changing climate. Camila focuses on adapting seeds and practicing dry farming to ensure sustainable agricultural practices for the future.
Wojapi Twobulls is a Ponca artist and co-founder of the organizations Women With Bows and Just - Soup. Wojapi cultivates a passion for seed adaptations and working with the land at SkOHden Farm. Wojapi's work reconnects ancestral foods to the cosmos, the soil, and the body bridging Indigenous science, food sovereignty, and art to tell the story of survival and renewal through corn, beans, and squash.
Beth L. McCoy, PhD, is an adjunct faculty member in the Department of Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, and Statistics at Azusa Pacific University and the Director of the APU Community Garden. She has research interests in STEM Education at all levels, interdisciplinary learning, and repair and retrofit of existing structures. She is also the PI of the Canyon City Chile project, which uses the development of a local modern landrace as a platform for community engagement and STEM education.
Kenya Nicholas is a celebrated children's book author and the creator of the "Life Books for Kids" series, drawing on over 30 years of experience writing for young readers. Her career has centered on agricultural equity and youth empowerment, including managing critical resources and grants supporting socially disadvantaged and veteran farmers. She brings deep connections to BIPOC farming communities and a rare combination of federal agricultural policy experience and skill at translating complex ideas into accessible, inspiring narratives for young learners.
Kaitlyn Covarrubias
Breanna Hernandez
Alexus Salazar
Contact: For more information or questions, contact garden@apu.edu.