About Me: Clare Robke

My name is Clare Robke. I was born in Redwood City, California and stayed there until I was one. Then, my mom and dad and baby me moved to Blaine, Minnesota where my dad's entire family lives so my mom could focus on getting her PhD. We stayed there until I was three and my little sister was one before moving back to California, San Jose specifically.

I do not really garden, and my only experience was in 4th grade for my science fair project. I was also analyzing seed germination, but with a different experiment involving different colored light. I grew dill plants, and I remember it went smoothly and was a fun, different experience. No one in my family gardens or has experience making food from scratch, so I'm very excited to be doing this because, like I said, it is fun and not something I do or am exposed to very much. 

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