Leslie Person Ryan, owner of Sweet Wheel Farm & Flowers with NC3's Herb Tuyay (Beth Farnsworth/KEYT) SUMMERLAND, Calif. - The Carpinteria Unified School District (CUSD) is preparing to embark on a new school for the community of Summerland. In order for that to happen, an undeveloped hilltop parcel above town, owned by the District, must sell to the highest bidder. One woman with roots in the ground, is rallying the community for support. NewsChannel 3 met up with Leslie Person Ryan on the land she's leased from CUSD for the past year. Cornstalks (Beth Farnsworth/KEYT) Wildflowers and mustard weed dot the hillside property off Whitney Avenue. A closer look reveals lettuce, corn, and other vegetables and fruit sprouting up on the dry farm she planted above a greenbelt. The roots of her business, Sweet Wheel Farm & Flowers, are expanding.