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ombine eight enthusiastic student interns with one passionate environmental studies professor and the support of the Center for Career & Professional Development with equal parts soil, water and sunshine and you’ve got a bountiful harvest at the Kate Chandler Campus and Community Farm. Kudos to Barry Muchnick, associate professor of environmental studies as the programming and organizing force behind the farm’s success and its new partnership with Farming 4 Hunger and to the summer 2023 farm interns: Raven Davis ’25, Blaire Dickens ’25, Tiffany Dioko ’25, Flor Katz-Starr ’24, Sarah LaBille ’25, Haley Roche ’25, Andrew Severson ’26, Kate Wachter ’26 and student farm manager Grace Dillingham ’22. 1 Pride Garden planted in zinnias 2 Herb Spirals completed and planted 4 Heirloom Garden Beds planted 8 Kate Farm Summer Interns 12 Community Partners (food pantries, soup kitchens, food banks, volunteer organizations) 17 Hours per week per Intern (average) 69 Broiler Chickens Introduced 70 DeSousa-Brent Volunteers (“Put Down Roots” sunflower planting activity) 832.5 Pounds of produce donated 1,200 Vegetable Starts transplanted 1,548 Total Summer Intern Hours (between 5/15-8/9) 8,444 Number of eggs donated (between 5/15-8/9)
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“When I deliver eggs and produce, I meet other individuals who want to help the community and the community itself. It genuinely brightens my day to know that I am part of the community and I can make a difference.” – Tiffany Dioko ’25