- Participated in all aspects of livestock care and daily chores: feeding, milking, cleaning, water, and processing.- Developed understanding of basic ranch maintenance tasks and repairs, including plumbing, electric fence maintenance, permanent fence construction, tractor work, and using a variety of hand and power tools.- Participated in Hidden Villa's work to develop and empower active, informed food system participants though events and trainings with the Food for Thought initiative.- Assisted with sales and marketing across several platform: on site, online store, and email campaigns.- Co-managed the Los Altos Farmers Market stall, Thursday evenings, May through September.

Overall goal and primary responsibility is to promote environmental awareness that leads to the improved food security practices in Togo. My counterpart(s) and I work with local farmers, community groups, and schools to introduce techniques, for example, agroforestry, soil and water conservation, reforestation, and animal husbandry, through such activities as:-Environmental education clubs in primary and secondary school;-Integrated agriculture and forestry, training in sustainable farming systems and on appropriate technology such as fuel-efficient mud stoves;-Tree planting activities and tree nursery development; and-Improved nutrition through gardening, small animal husbandry, and food processing techniques.

Research assistant studying the economic impact of College of Agricultural Sciences’ extension programs. Specifically involved with researching the field crop extension program.• Gathered data on economic impact of field crop extension program.• Analyzed data through IMPLAN.• Wrote a comprehensive report of findings.

Aided with the promotion of the program through news articles, social media, and managing the website. Conducted an evaluation of the program for the department.• Assisted in outreach and advertisement for the program.• Updated the program website with current applications and program information.• Designed and coded surveys.• Conducted interviews and focus groups with student participants, faculty, and communities participating in the program.• Compiled a comprehensive report of findings and designed the follow-up surveys, interviews questions, and focus groups questions for the next program assistant continuing the evaluation.

Assisted in the development of a more sustainable work environment at the New Leaf Initiative Office and researched comprehensive plans for sustainable food systems initiatives in the State College community.• Developed recycle program at New Leaf Initiative Office through research, signage, and outreach resulted in an increased use of recycling and clarified where to recycle waste.• Contributed to the development of an annual event for the organization.• Assisted in outreach and advertising for New Leaf Initiative’s events.• Researched and designed a comprehensive sustainable food systems initiative.

Began as a regular student employee and was promoted to a Culinary Assistant and then Student Manager. Supervised students during shifts and managed day-to-day operations during shifts.• Trained recently hired culinary assistants and student employees.• Handled food preparation and food safety.• Supervised student employees during shifts.• Developed leadership and teamwork skills.

Worked with two other interns in the designing, planting, and managing of demonstration garden. Created lessons for children’s groups (ages 13-17) at the Demonstration Garden and the Lehigh University Community Garden.• Demonstration Garden: planned, prepared raised beds, planted, weeded, watered, harvested, evaluated and documented garden progress.• Education and Outreach: Assisted with children’s groups, prepared lesson plans for children’s groups, taught lessons.• Lehigh University Garden: planted, weeded, watered, and assisted with children’s groups’ education.• Agricultural Supporting Communities (ASC) Program: harvested and sorted produce, made deliveries.• Assisted staff as needed (greenhouse management, livestock, retail store, research). Livestock: assisted with feeding, moved fencing, collected eggs, basic animal care.

Training of upcoming culinary assistants, handling food preparation and food safety, obtained leadership and teamwork skills.

Prepared soil for transplanting and transplants seeds form flats to pots, organized flower arrangements, maintenance and assistance of nine greenhouses, greenhouse watering, bed and soil preparation, obtained customer service skills