It's a new summer at the farm and a new crew is already hard at work bringing delicious food to the Middlebury community! We can't wait to see what they grow this year....

Sara Bachman is a junior feb from Maine. She is a  religion major and environmental studies. Sara says that when she thinks ahead to this summer "I feel full when I am dancing and moving, outside and breathing, in the dirt and gardening, looking in someone's eyes, listening and sharing. When I think of this summer I see sunshine over the hill in the field. I feel hot days full of dirt, color, sweat, laughter, silence and breeze. And, I think of the incredible people, the lesson we will teach each other and the love we will share! It will be beautiful." Sara was also one of our fall interns this past year at the farm.

Carly Shumaker is a junior from Liverpool, PA.  Carly's favorite hobbies include gardening, painting and throwing pottery, reading, and playing the violin. Carly says "the organic garden is my favorite space on campus, so I'm most excited to spend hours upon hours there every day and have my entire day revolve around the garden this summer.  I heard that 70% of attractions in Vermont are closed during the winter months, so I'm really excited to be here for the summer and have the ability to travel around the state experiencing things that I can't during the school year." Carly is an Environmental Studies and Anthropology joint major, i.e., Human Ecology. Carly also loves maple syrup which you can see from the photo above!

Ari Lattanzi is a junior from the Silicon Valley suburbs, Bay Area, CA. Ari is an International Studies major with focuses in Political Science and Latin America (but if there were a Food Studies major, I would be one!) with a Global Health minor. Ari says "I spend a lot of my time volunteering with the local fire department and ambulance service. I really love horses and dancing and singing and cuddling and rock climbing and running outside. How can you top days spent gardening in the sun with wonderful people?"