Hi Blog Readers! I’m Kyler Blodgett, a rising sophomore from Northern Virginia pursuing an (undeclared) International Politics and Economics major, and I’m so excited to spend my first summer in Vermont. I will be a Shepherd Poverty intern working with the Charter House, Middlebury’s homeless shelter, on their farm and Community Lunch program. The FoodWorks fellows were kind enough to let me live with them and tag along on many of their activities looking at food systems. I can’t think of a better way to spend the summer than deepening my understanding of local food insecurity while learning about how I can be more aware and accepting of the struggling members in my community.
