Meet Helaina! Helaina is a first-year food systems student at UVM and joins Huertas as our last field intern. Having grown up on a dairy farm in Upstate New York, Helaina brings a unique perspective and knowledge base to the team. Although she is still in her first-year of college, Helaina applied to Huertas after […]
Archive for March, 2020
New Intern Profile/ Perfil de Nueva Becaria
Posted in Recent Activities on March 21, 2020 | Leave a Comment »
Until Next Spring – A reflection and report by former Huertas intern Sam Bliss
Posted in Recent Activities on March 6, 2020 | Leave a Comment »
I was sure I’d made it to the farthest-flung corner of Northwestern Vermont. This is where Francisco lived. I was cycling down a dirt road that had turned to mud, at the foot of a forested mountain. The leaves that hadn’t yet fallen were red and orange. That fall morning my bicycle and I had […]
New Intern Profile / Perfil de Nueva Becaria
Posted in Recent Activities on March 2, 2020 | Leave a Comment »
Meet Annika (again)! When asked why she wanted to become involved with Huertas, Annika responded with “I wanted to do something that combined my interests in learning other languages with food justice, food systems, and agriculture. I wanted to get out and make a difference and see the effects of my work.” Annika joined Huertas […]