National fellowship connects students with work at farms across the U.S.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, a group of college students across the U.S. began a remote, nationwide project – called Farmlink – with the goal of  distributing surplus food to food banks and those in need. The program grew to support a fellowship, which guides students through learning about reforming food systems, provides them with a full-time position at a farm, food bank, or distributor, and finally facilitates the students’ creation of a project that would help to strengthen the infrastructure of food systems in their communities.  Riley Bader is a senior at the University of Oregon, and one of Farmlink’s 6 chosen fellows from colleges and universities across the U.S. Stella Delp is the head of community and student programs at Farmlink, and one of the founders of the organization. They both join us to discuss their work.