Faces of Groundswell
Faces of Groundswell: Ye Myint
Ye Myint grew up in Myanmar, where he and his father grew tropical vegetables and fruits on a four acre diversified farm. Ye and his family came to the United…
Read MoreFaces of Groundswell: MaryKate Wheeler, Advisory Board Chair
We’d like to shine our Volunteer Spotlight this month on Mary Kate Wheeler, the current Chair of Groundswell’s Advisory Board. Mary Kate is an Ithaca native who has also lived…
Read MoreTrainee Spotlight: Steven Kidd, Carrie McCracken TRUCE Garden
A photo from the Carrie McCracken TRUCE Garden: “Marilyn Mosely explains the garden’s child-affirming Memorial Sunflower Project to a new neighbor. Though one of our community’s invisible structurally unemployed, she…
Read MoreTrainee spotlight: Devon Van Noble, Van Noble Farm
Devon and one of his pigs. Groundswell trainee, staff member, and new farmer Devon Van Noble shares his personal journey from dreamer to farmer. by Devon Van Noble I feel…
Read MoreVolunteer Spotlight: Stephanie Chan
Stephanie tending her new garden in Brooklyn. Stephanie was a Groundswell trainee in 2011’s New Farmer Training Program. In 2011 and 2012, she served as Groundswell’s Program Evaluation Assistant. We’d…
Read MoreInstructor Profile: Keierra and Mario Callaway
Mario and Keierra Callaway Mario and Keierra were Groundswell trainees in 2011’s New Farmer Training Program, and returned in 2012 to teach our “Community Ecology: Understanding your Social Context” for…
Read MoreStudent Profile: Max Chapman
Groundswell volunteer Audrey Gyr caught up with 2010 Summer Practicum student Max Chapman to find out what he’s been up to and what the Practicum means to him. Max Chapman…
Read MoreStudent Profile: Ellie Limpert (Summer Practicum 2010)
Ellie at West Haven Farm. Groundswell volunteer Audrey Gyr caught up with former Groundswell student Ellie Limpert this past week to capture her reflections on her participation in…
Read MoreStudent Profile: Lynne and Justin of Finger Lakes CRAFT
Lynne and Justin plowing with horses at Northland. Interview by Audrey Gyr, Groundswell volunteer Lynne Haynor and Justin Schaude were both members of the Finger Lakes CRAFT program this year…
Read MoreStudent Profile: Marcia Harrington
This month, Groundswell is proud to spotlight Marcia Harrington, a trainee from Groundswell’s New Farmer Training Program! A lifetime New Yorker from Syracuse, Marcia grew up spending time in the…
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