Food involvement

I currently serve on the Public Market Advisory Commission (PMAC) for the City of Ann Arbor Farmer’s Market, which serves in an advisory capacity to provide the city with recommendations concerning the Public Market. The Commission advises the Market Manager regarding the promotion and advertising of the market, outreach education activities as they pertain to farmers markets and sustainable agriculture, and vendor recruitment.

As part of my role as the Summer 2025 Doctoral Local Food Systems Intern at Growing Hope Urban Farm in Ypsilanti, Michigan I collected community narratives around the importance of SNAP and other food assistance programs in local food systems.
You can see these articles on my writing page.

I have worked for various local farms, including Two Tracks Acres, Raindance Flower Farm, and Green Things Farm Collective, vending their produce at the Ann Arbor Farmer’s Market. I get deep satisfaction from helping people to connect with their local food systems, introducing them to new fruits and vegetables that they have never come across before, and teaching them how to use those vegetables in their own home cooking.

I also have an Instagram where I post local, seasonal foods.