Yes, the International Rescue Committee's "New Roots" Farm in Charlottesville offers refugees an opportunity to grow food from their native countries. But it also offers them the opportunity to put down roots in their adopted country -- both literally and figuratively. WTJU's Miranda Bennett visited the farm and spoke with New Roots Coordinator Brooke Ray and farmer Samyan Raouf.

Andrea Douglas, director of Charlottesville's Jefferson School African American Heritage Center, discusses the school's 150th anniversary, its history and legacy as the only school for local African-American children for many years, and an upcoming conference celebrating its anniversary.

Bob Chapel, director of UVA's Heritage Theater, joins WTJU's Sage Tanguay to discuss the theater's current summer season.

If you’ve got a great idea for a start-up here at UVA, getting accepted into the Darden School of Business’s i.Lab Incubator can be a real coup. But having your idea rejected by the i.Lab isn't necessarily the kiss of death for a would-be entrepreneur. In fact, 3 of the i.Lab's current participants were each turned down by the i.Lab initially, then asked to return as a team to work together on a brand new concept. P.J. Harris, Bart Gonzalez and Alan Wei are now part of a 3-man i.Lab ’dream team’ working to bring to market a smart mapping technology invented by two UVA professors. The technology — and the company -- are called RouteMine. WTJU’s Emily Richardson-Lorente found out more.

Erika Gennari from Commonwealth Assisted Living joins us on Soundboard to discuss an upcoming art exhibition of the work of indigenous Guyanan painter Victor Captain.

WTJU's Robert Packard interview UVA's Professor Edward Hess about the so-called "Smart Machine Revolution," the future of work, and how education needs to adapt.

One way to draw more women into the STEM fields is to make STEM more inviting and fun for girls. That's just what Blink Blink aims to do. WTJU's Emily Richardson-Lorente talks to Blink Blink co-founder Joselyn McDonald about her company's creative circuit-building kits for girls, what inspired her and her partner Nicole Messier to create them, and the impact they hope Blink Blink will have on the girls they reach.

When Alexander Bashinov launched his start-up company in the i.Lab at the Darden School of Business, he had a dream: to help small businesses get a grip on their electric bills. Two years later, DreamPower Systems is up and running, providing guaranteed savings to Charlottesville businesses, and boosting their energy efficiency and sustainability in the process. Bashinov joined Soundboard's Emily Richardson-Lorente to chat about DreamPower Systems, and share the details of an upcoming community-wide event.

The Young African Leaders Initiative is a program that was started by President Obama. It provides forums where young African leaders can meet to exchange ideas and discuss issues they face back home. WTJU's Esther Namubiru spoke with one of the leaders attending this program, Mirabel Ngong, who comes from Cameroon.

Last week, Muslims around the world celebrated Eid al-Fitr. It’s the holiday that marks the end of Ramadan, the annual month of fasting in the Islamic calendar. WTJU’s Miranda Bennett went to Grand Market, Charlottesville’s Middle Eastern grocery store, to see how food plays a role in the holiday.