Grow to Share: Looking Back and Looking Ahead: Executive Director Tonya Schmitt from Grow to Share presented us with a thorough and energetic, as well as entertaining, review of 2025 for Grow to Share. The organization has made good use of the grant that we presented to them in early 2024, and Tonya expressed GtS's gratitude frequently during her talk. As the photos and numbers can relate the results very effectively, a pdf of Tonya's slides are attached. Click READ MORE to read about Tonya Schmitt.
About Tonya Schmitt: She has been with Grow to Share for 6 years. During that time, she has been a board member-at-large, vice president, president, secretary, and the first-ever executive director (staff!) for 1 year and 4 months. Tonya’s background is in education. She holds a bachelor’s degree in biology and an MEd in life science education. She has worked as a science classroom teacher, an environmental educator, and a naturalist. For the last 18-ish years, Tonya has been in wellness as a health and wellness coach, fitness instructor, nutrition coach, and yoga therapist. Tonya is certified with the International Association of Yoga Therapists. Through Grow to Share, Tonya is able to weave all of these wonderful things together into a tapestry for community good!
Tonya added that some of her favorite things are walking & hiking along the Kinni, vegetable and herb gardening, family time by the fireplace, cooking & preserving the food her familiy grows (drying herbs for tea, making apple chips, canning apple sauce & tomatoes), riding her bike, and attending programs at the River Falls Public Library & the UWRF Sustainability Office.