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Meet Alli Conroe, a 2018 field intern studying Community and International Development with minor in Food Systems! Alli started learning Spanish in middle school and ever since then has found ways to bring the language out of the classroom and into her day-to-day life. Growing up in Saratoga Springs, New York– home of the infamous horse racing track– she became involved with the migrant workers from Mexico and Guatemala who worked in the industry. Alli volunteered as a translator and helped to distribute hygiene products to the workers who often faced unstable and compromised living conditions. Having lived in Saratoga her whole life, Alli was unaware of this population despite them being the backbone for the race track. The theme of invisibility that immigrant communities face aligns with that of the immigrant dairy workers in Vermont. Despite the richness these populations add not only the economy, but our community and country, immigrants are often the first groups to be attacked and face discrimination. Alli\u2019s commitment to mitigating these negative stereotypes and experiences can be seen in through her various forms of involvement with migrant communities.<\/span><\/p>\n In addition to Alli\u2019s experience as a translator, her interest in food systems made her a perfect fit for Huertas. Her passions all came to a head when visiting with a Huertas participant and eating tamales. The participant said, \u201cWithout Huertas, I would not have such clean and healthy food to feed my family, and to help teach our daughter about our culture.\u201d Alli described this moment as one where she could <\/span>feel<\/span><\/i> the impact of Huertas. During the upcoming growing season, Alli hopes to build upon her knowledge of food systems while gaining a better understanding of how food insecurity affects underserved populations in the U.S. <\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Conoce a Alli–una becaria de campo estudiando Desarollo Comunitario e Internacional y los Sistemas de Alimento! Alli empez\u00f3 a aprender Espa\u00f1ol en preparatoria. Desde ese entonces, Alli encontr\u00f3 diferentes maneras de utilizar el idioma fuera del sal\u00f3n y en su vida cotidiana. Ella es de Saratoga Springs, Nueva York, famoso por las carreras de caballos, y trabaj\u00f3 con l@s trabajadores migrantes de M\u00e9xico y Guatemala, quienes trabajan en la industria. Alli fue una voluntaria que ayudaba con traduci\u00f3n y la distribuci\u00f3n productos higi\u00e9nicos. L@s trabajadores ah\u00ed enfrentan condiciones de vida dif\u00edciles y viven muy expuestos, de algunas maneras semejante a la experiencia de l@s trabajadores agr\u00edcolas en Vermont. A pesar de la riqueza que a\u00f1aden estas personas a la comunidad y al pa\u00eds, tambi\u00e9n enfrentan discriminaci\u00f3n y racismo constante. La motivaci\u00f3n de Alli para mitigar los estereotipos y las experiencias negativas se puede ver en su participaci\u00f3n con las comunidades migrantes. <\/span><\/p>\n Adem\u00e1s de su experiencia como una traductora, su inter\u00e9s en los sistemas de alimento, nutrici\u00f3n, salud y acceso a comida fresca hace que Alli sea la becaria perfecta para Huertas. Un d\u00eda cuando comparti\u00f3 tamales con un participante de Huertas, la persona dijo, \u201cSin Huertas, no tendr\u00eda comida limpia y saludable para alimentar a mi familia y para ense\u00f1arle mi cultura a mi hija por medio de la comida.\u201d Alli describi\u00f3 que en ese momento fue evidente el impacto de un proyecto como Huertas. Durante el verano cuando sembramos las huertas, Alli espera a\u00f1adir su conocimiento de sistemas de alimentos y tambi\u00e9n quiere mejorar su conocimiento de la inseguridad alimentaria y los impactos que tiene en las poblaciones marginales de Estados Unidos. <\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Meet Alli Conroe, a 2018 field intern studying Community and International Development with minor in Food Systems! Alli started learning Spanish in middle school and ever since then has found ways to bring the language out of the classroom and into her day-to-day life. 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