Alumni Spotlight – Sustainable Food Systems Initiative

Alumni Spotlight

UM Alumni Spotlight: Becca Harley ’21

Becca is a farmer, educator, and food access advocate with experience in farm management and youth education. As the Director of Children’s Farms in Action, Becca Harley manages the growing and educational programs at the Montbello Urban Farm, which provides fresh produce for the community. She also facilitates several school-based and community garden programs. She

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Alumni Spotlight: Brooke Kahl ’18

Brooke Kahl is the Project Manager for foodNEST 2.0 at the Mary Ann Swetland Center for Environmental Health Case Western Reserve University How did you become interested in sustainable food systems?  I studied Organizational Studies and minored in Sustainable Food Systems at UM. Within Organizational Studies, I studied organizations that focused on the intersection of

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Alumni Spotlight: Alita Kelly ’19

Date: May 3, 2021 Owner, Founder of South East Market Alita Kelly launched a grocery store in Grand Rapids that sources products first from Black, brown, indigenous, local or womxn-led farms and businesses. Kelly is also Vice Chair for the City of Grand Rapids Urban Agriculture Committee, Co-facilitator for the brand new chapter of the

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