Meet the 2010 Interns

Hannah…

Originally from St. Paul, Minnesota, Hannah came to the East Coast for college at Brandeis University where she majored in Environmental Studies. Aside from farming, she enjoys cooking, practicing her Spanish, taking photos, and yoga. Her three favorite vegetables are tomatoes, cucumbers, and the under appreciated parsnip.

Angela…

Since graduating from Ithaca College in 2003, Angela has dedicated herself to a variety of fields from social work to event planning, and non-profit management. After living and working in Nicaragua for a few years, she returned to the U.S. on a clear path toward agriculture. In 2009, she completed a Certificate program in Ecological Horticulture, which solidified her desire to produce healthy food for her community. “The farm is much larger than what I have seen in other urban settings, allowing us to produce a significant amount of food and engage the community in ways that rural farms often find challenging. It is an exciting model and I am interested in learning from, and contributing to it.”
 

Irene…

Irene Shen spent the first half her life in a town outside of Boston, MA, where she got to spend a lot of time outdoors catching frogs, riding her bike and running around with her dog. She spent the second half her life in New York City where she went to college, taught high school science, organized communities around environmental justice issues and did sustainable urban agriculture. Having grown up in a Chinese immigrant family, Irene believes that food and community-building go hand-in-hand and loves food of all kinds, from growing it, to cooking it, to eating it. She's interested in learning about alternative community food systems that deal with access and equity issues and how to grow for organic veggie CSAs.

The 2010 Crew: Wendy, Irene, Angela, Sarah Pappas (returning from last year!) Hannah, Asher, and the latest addition to the Burkhart-Spiegal Family – Astrid.