Shelby Cortez: Bio

Hi, my name is Shelby Cortez I have lived in San Jose, California all my life. The only experience I've had with gardening is helping my mom plant in our backyard and front yard, and also helping tend to our citrus trees. My mom is the most influential person in my life that has worked with gardening. On the weekends, she spends most of her time gardening and goes to Orchard Supply and Home Depot to get new plants regularly. I've learned a lot from her in the aspect that I've developed a good sense of tending to plants and food. When I was little I spent a lot of time in our side garden and growing little plants by the side while my mom would work with our citrus trees. Being outside in our garden and helping my mom with our plants was something that was really significant in my childhood and it's something I will always rememeber.