Building Urban Roots with Jenny Angius and Sydney Roberts | The Beet

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Epic Gardening

Education, Home & Garden, How To, Leisure

4.8 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 2 June 2025

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Episode Description: In this episode of the Beet podcast, Logan chats with Jenny Angius and Sydney Roberts of Urban Roots in Reno, Nevada. On less than an acre, they're growing tons of food and building community. With raised and in-ground beds, their farm is a hands-on classroom for kids, parents, teachers, and students alike. About Urban Roots: Urban Roots began in 2009 with a mission to use gardening as a tool for S.T.E.A.M. education, environmental stewardship, and nutrition. In partnership with local schools, the program grew, leading to the creation of a teaching farm in west Reno that offers hands-on learning through camps, field trips, and teacher training. In 2017, Urban Roots expanded to its current location, where it cultivates produce and hosts year-round outdoor education. During the challenges of 2020, the organization adapted by launching at-home learning and indoor gardening kits, ensuring families could stay connected to nature and learning. Find more from Urban Roots at Soil Palooza: http://bit.ly/4jrJULc Find more from Urban Roots on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/urbanrootsnv/ Support The Beet: → Shop: https://growepic.co/shop → Seeds: https://growepic.co/botanicalinterests Learn More: → All Our Channels: https://growepic.co/youtube → Blog: https://growepic.co/blog → Podcast: https://growepic.co/podcasts → Discord: https://growepic.co/discord → Instagram: https://growepic.co/insta → TikTok: https://growepic.co/tiktok → Pinterest: https://growepic.co/pinterest → Twitter: https://growepic.co/twitter → Facebook: https://growepic.co/facebook → Facebook Group: https://growepic.co/fbgroup → Love our products? Become an Epic affiliate! https://growepic.co/3FjQXqV Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Regenerative gardening. What's y'all's definition of that? How do you really incorporate that into what you're doing in the city?
0:06.0	More plants in the ground. And one of our main pillars is environmental stewardship.
0:11.0	We wanted to bring an event to our community that got people excited about regenerative ag.
0:17.0	So if you can implement anything that you learned at this event, amazing.
0:20.0	We do have some local experts that come to these events, depending on where you are at, if you can implement anything that you learned at this event, amazing. We do have some local experts that come to these events, depending on where you are at.
0:24.7	If you are a beginning level or if you're more intermediate, we're hoping to provide something educational for everyone.
0:34.6	Howdy, everybody, and welcome back to The Beat, a podcast for plant lovers.
0:39.3	I'm Logan Haley, the editor at Epic Gardening and a co-host of the podcast.
0:44.1	I used to be an organic farmer, and now I'm a homesteader in the Rocky Mountains,
0:48.4	and today I'm here to talk about community gardening with the amazing folks over at urban roots in Reno, Nevada. I am here
0:57.8	with Jenny Angus and Sydney Roberts, and I cannot wait to share with you guys the incredible things
1:04.2	that they have going right in the heart of Reno teaching kids and people of all ages how to garden
1:10.8	and grow their own healthy food straight from
1:12.9	the earth. Jenny and Sydney, welcome to the show. Hi, thank you for having us. We are so stoked to
1:19.0	hear about this urban garden because, as you may know, a lot of epic gardening is based right in the
1:25.7	heart of San Diego. So I'm a person with a lot of rural farming background,
1:30.4	but you guys are making it happen in the city.
1:33.9	Can you give us a little bit of background
1:35.9	about who urban roots is and what your mission is out there in Reno?
1:40.5	We started in 2009,
1:42.5	and the current farm we're at is almost eight years old coming up in August.
1:49.0	But we have programs for all ages to learn about gardening right in the city.
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