The 2016 Local Food Supply Chain Apprentices with their mentors.
May/June 2016 — We have a great group of Local Food Supply Chain Apprentices on the ground here in North Carolina! Apprentices spend eight weeks working with local food hubs, businesses and organizations to gain hands-on training in local food systems and value chains work. We introduce them below, and then later this summer will report back on their great work. Welcome to all!
Sarah Miller is from Gates, NC and is a Marketing major at Campbell University. She is working with Cumberland County Cooperative Extension.
Rose Mayo is from Knoxville, Tennessee and is a Finance and Public Policy major at the College of William & Mary. She is working with TRACTOR Food and Farms.
Natalie Markowitz is from La Canada, California and is studying Economics and Literature at Duke University. She’s working with Richmond County Cooperative Extension.
Sandy Ramsey is from Greensboro, North Carolina and is a Plant and Soil Science – Agroecology major at North Carolina State University. She’s working with Lowes Foods.
Sebastian Irby is from Wilmington, North Carolina and is a Sustainability Studies major/Biology minor at Wake Forest University. She is working with Feast Down East.
Sarah Massey is from Knightdale, NC and is a Food and Nutrition major at Meredith College. She is working with FreshPoint.
Laura Mindlin is from New York City, New York, and is an Environmental Studies and Spanish/Latin American Studies major at Skidmore College. She is working with Eastern Carolina Organics (ECO).
Gigi Lytton is from Charlotte, North Carolina and has just graduated with a degree in Global Studies and Medical Anthropology from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. She is working with NC Catch.
Michelle McCallum is from Raleigh, North Carolina and is majoring in Animal Science (Industry Concentration) and Agricultural Business Management at North Carolina State University. She is working with agricultural economist Kathryn Boys at North Carolina State University.
Enoch Sarku is from Ghana, West Africa and is studying Agribusiness and Food Industry Management at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. He is working with the Local Farms and Food Coordinator Laura Lauffer at the Cooperative Extension Program at N.C. A&T.
Taylor Rose Haslo is from Chinquapin, North Carolina and is majoring in Criminal Justice and Criminology with a minor in Sociology at the University of Mount Olive. She is working with Onslow County Cooperative Extension.
Claire McLendon is from Weaverville and Chapel Hill, North Carolina and is pursuing a Master’s in Public Health, Department of Health Behavior at the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill. She is working with Farmer FoodShare and Working Landscapes.
This article originally appeared in the May/June 2016 NC Growing Together Newsletter.