Carly Westling runs Curious Gardeners Preschool - a certified family child care in SE Portland. After growing up thinking she wanted to be a farmer, Carly spent two years working with FoodCorps – an AmeriCorps program that connects kids to healthy food in school. There, she worked in school gardens and discovered her passion for early childhood education. Carly opened Curious Gardeners Preschool in 2018. She is passionate about working with young children as well as about edible gardens as tools to teach academic and life skills while connecting children to healthy food and community. In her free time, Carly swing dances and sings in a three-part-harmony jazz group called the Newport Nightingales. She is also an avid reader, cook, rock climber, and crossword puzzler.