My name is Margeaux Rogers, and I am proud to volunteer with The Green Heart Project, a Charleston‑based organization that creates experiential learning opportunities and school garden programs to educate students, connect people, and cultivate community.
In my role, I help students discover where their food comes from by planting, nurturing, harvesting, and cooking fruits and vegetables. Along the way, we’re not just growing food — we’re growing relationships with the students and with each other as volunteers.
It’s easy to feel disconnected from the community you live in, but finding opportunities to be outside, to meet people, and to share experiences is essential to feeling at home and part of something larger. Being in a garden, growing food for neighbors and loved ones, is one of the most powerful ways to build that connection.
And just like the brave kids who try a radish for the very first time, we all need to put ourselves out there, embrace new experiences, and take the opportunity to grow.
In my role, I help students discover where their food comes from by planting, nurturing, harvesting, and cooking fruits and vegetables. Along the way, we’re not just growing food — we’re growing relationships with the students and with each other as volunteers.
It’s easy to feel disconnected from the community you live in, but finding opportunities to be outside, to meet people, and to share experiences is essential to feeling at home and part of something larger. Being in a garden, growing food for neighbors and loved ones, is one of the most powerful ways to build that connection.
And just like the brave kids who try a radish for the very first time, we all need to put ourselves out there, embrace new experiences, and take the opportunity to grow.