Month: May 2014

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.

Katie is a rising junior from Brooklyn, NY with an Environmental Studies-Geology joint major. She loves baking, going to farmers markets, growing veggies, and preparing and sharing meals with friends and family. This summer she is working at Lincoln Peak Vineyard, where she is excited to experience both the agricultural and the business side of running a vineyard. She is also looking forward to learning more about local food systems through the FoodWorks program.

My name is Jenna Reichenbach and I’m from Port Washington, New York.  I’m graduating this month as a Sociology and Anthropology major, though I’ve yet to spend a summer in Middlebury!  I’m passionate about baking and cooking and love being a part of such a lively food culture here in Vermont.  My dream is to own a bakery one day, or simply be involved in the food industry in some capacity.  I can’t wait to experience a new realm of the industry in my internship with Vermont Farm Tours while the FoodWorks program promises to connect me with greater knowledge of and networks within the Vermont food scene! Most Excited For: Farmers Market Socializing and Eating.

Gurlyn is a rising sophomore from Kenosha, Wisconsin and will be working as a Weybridge Preservation Intern this summer. He decided to do Foodworks because he wants to learn more about sustainable food and local agriculture in Vermont.

Hello! My name is Erin Reid and I’m a sophomore from the San Francisco Bay Area. I’m a Sociology major with minors in Education Studies and Gender, Sexuality & Feminist Studies, and I love learning about how social systems impact our understandings of what environmentalism and food sustainability are or should be. I’m excited to learn how to preserve different foods, as I’m sure this will be a handy tool to have in my toolkit for the rest of my life. FoodWorks 2014 WAHOO!

Emily Bogin hails from Marin County, California. She is a rising Junior, and majors in Philosophy. Emily loves food systems and culinary histories, and is looking forward to learning about and archiving the Vermont foodscape this summer.

Lily (2015.5) is an English and Art History double major from Bethesda, Maryland who worked on a goat farm in France this spring and couldn’t imagine spending the summer without a goat or two.  She is incredibly excited to meet and work with members of the local agricultural and food educative communities, to reach a fuller understanding of the word “sustainable” and particularly its application to meat production and consumption, and to spend the season in our beautiful green mountain state.

Eliza is a rising senior feb (‘15.5) pursuing a major in Architecture & the Environment. She grew up in Somerville, MA, a city that has embraced local food, urban farming, and (especially) school gardens with open arms. She is looking forward to a summer of eating fresh food, enjoying good company, and getting plenty of dirt under her fingernails.