Cambria Synder

 Deep Creek apprentice garden. Here I am aiding Cindy, an apprentice, on the planning and planting of her plot.

 Deep Creek apprentice garden. These garden plots are designed to teach and aid people in the growing of vegetable gardens. Each participant is assigned a plot and the extension office provides plants and various seeds.  This is a great educational opportunity for our community to learn and "grow" together!

Throughout my time at extension the majority of my time has been devoted to service and serving our community and surrounding communities. There have been some occasions where there have been multiple opportunities to be of service so I really had to be precise in my time management. Sticking to a set schedule has helped me stay on task to get tasks done. It has also helped me plan an adequate amount of time for future similar tasks. Finding my pace has helped me set aside the right amount of time for certain activities. I have been able to use my critical thinking skills whenever working through problems that may arise whenever we are serving our community. For instance some issues, for a variety of reasons, may arise whenever we are working on our apprentice and community gardens. Anytime you are gardening new issues may surface so it is paramount to be able to step back and reassess the situation and develop a new mode of action. With the ability to swiftly think through situations with my mentors has helped keep our projects flowing smoothly. Issues that have been affecting our community and apprentice gardens have been the wildlife, pests and dryness. We have been able to work through these problems and develop promising solutions. So far our solutions have been working. Hopefully our solutions will have long term effects and not have to be reevaluated in the coming weeks.