Mika Adachi is a graduate of Rutgers University, where she received her B.S. in Environmental Science and minored in Geological Sciences. She was born and raised in New Jersey, where her experiences in volunteering at a local community garden, community engagement events, and environmental organizations…
Hallie Evans is an almost 6 year resident of Seattle who looks forward to continuing to ground themself in the Seattle community and food systems scene. They just returned from a brief hiatus during which they spent 9 months in Chile on a Fulbright scholarship…
Near the end of October 2023, over 100 people came to rural Leavenworth, Washington to help harvest a huge crop of apples, supplying these to hunger relief organizations throughout the state. With more than 100 people, we harvested over 2,000 pounds of apples in less…
Led by Elena from Hopelink, a group of five harvested over 300 pounds of rhubarb on Jim Eichner’s Food Bank Farm in Snohomish today. It was a nice day for harvesting, with the weather hitting a warm 77 degrees, but with a pleasant breeze blowing…
Luca is an AmeriCorps member serving with the Harvest VISTA Program for food recovery initiatives. She is hosted by the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board in Portland, Oregon, where she is their Tribal Food Systems VISTA under the WEAVE-NW Program. Her year of service…
Savannah Carter serves as an AmeriCorps VISTA member in the Harvest VISTA Program as a Farm Recovery Manager at Concrete Jungle to help alleviate poverty and decrease food-insecurity across Georgia. Savannah Carter is a Georgia Southern University graduate, and she majored in Public Relations. Savannah…
Liv Michaels is in AmeriCorps Harvest VISTA Program serving as a Harvest and Distribution Summer Associate at City Fruit in Seattle, Washington. Her service is focused on the harvesting, processing, and distribution of fruit to areas that are lacking in access to fresh produce. Liv…
Sarah Armbruster is an AmeriCorps member serving at AGO & HAH as the Washington State Gleaning Network Development VISTA in Seattle, Washington. Her service is focused on increasing accessibility to fresh local produce to low-income families in Washington state by increasing the capacity of organizations…
Laura Kozuszek will be focusing on developing long-lasting strategies as a Harvest VISTA Leader in the AmeriCorps Harvest VISTA Program at Harvest Against Hunger. This will include program outreach, engagement, communications, and recruitment to support the 12 host sites around the country. The overall goal of…
Anaistasia is serving in the AmeriCorps Harvest VISTA Program with South King County Food Coalition and Elk Run Farm in Washington as the Cultural Program Coordinator VISTA. Anaistasia discusses the ways in which South King County Food Coalition and Elk Run Farm are addressing systemic…