National Meaningful Garden Leaders
Aria Capelli
Aria Capelli’s mission – as a student and aspiring environmentalist – is to contribute to solving social and environmental problems through sustainability initiatives and civic engagement, especially in urban communities. Aria has spearheaded the genesis of a community garden that will be used to feed members of her school and the surrounding community. A believer in equity and practitioner of social justice, Aria is also the co-founder of Meaningful Teens. Her love of people and nature make Meaningful-Gardens an initiative that Aria is exceptionally passionate about. Aria is currently writing a book about how to create a community garden.
Matt Adamache
Matt Adamache loves to garden and empower youth to garden. Matt sees gardening as his escape to head back to nature as well as the value of hard work, patiences and determination and caring for others in gardening.
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