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Planting Seeds
ANGI TAYLOR FOUND MEANINGFUL WORK IN
ST. LOUIS’ GROWING AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY.
By Allison Babka
RIGHT: ANGI
TAYLOR AND
JONATHAN
SPRINKLE
EXAMINE
PLANTS IN A
GREENHOUSE
AT THE DONALD
DANFORTH
PLANT SCIENCE
CENTER IN
THE 39 NORTH
INNOVATION
DISTRICT.
OPPOSITE
PAGE: TAYLOR
WORKS IN THE
NEWLEAF SYM-
BIOTICS LAB.
I
never thought I would love it so much.”
People often equate the search for the perfect
job with a quest for the Holy Grail—something that’s
elusive or mythical. But not Angi Taylor. Her role as a
lab clerk at NewLeaf Symbiotics has unleashed ideas
and skills within her that had gone unappreciated in
previous positions.
So for her, the job search is over.
“It’s always a challenge. I’m always learning something
new,” Taylor says. “I didn’t realize that I could
maintain a robot. I didn’t realize that I was able to mix
up some ingredients that could be used to feed an
organism that’s then going to feed the world. I’m out
of my comfort zone, but I like it.”
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