Finishing Up and Reflections
As my summer internship with Cornell Cooperative Extension comes to a close, I’ve been reflecting on all that I’ve learned and accomplished over the past few months. One of the key components of my ...
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CALS
Weeks Eight and Nine: Presentations and Continuing Interviews
Continuing Farmers’ Market Interviews Over the past two weeks, my work has been deeply rooted in community engagement through farmers’ markets across New York City. Every Tuesday, I visit the Elmhurst Hospital Farmers Market ...
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Week Seven: Community Engagement at Elmhurst Hospital Greenmarket
This week, I had the exciting opportunity to visit the Elmhurst Hospital Farmers Market in Queens, NYC. My time there was divided between assisting with cooking demonstrations and conducting interviews about Integrated Pest Management ...
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Week Six: Some Challenges and Upcoming Excitement
Urban Strawberry Project This week marked another busy and productive period with Cornell’s Urban Strawberry Project. Although we didn’t apply any fertilizer this week, there were still plenty of tasks to keep me engaged ...
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Week Five: Continuing the Urban Strawberry Project and Preparing for FMNP Interviews
Last week, I continued my work on the Urban Strawberry Project. I visited the community gardens at Community Access and Via Verde, both located in the Bronx. These visits were focused on ensuring the ...
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Week Four: IPM and Community Gardens are Intertwined
This week, I had the opportunity to work closely with one of my field supervisors, Makela, to conduct visual scoring and data collection for the strawberry project she oversees. We visited two community gardens ...
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Week Three: Celebrating Community Connections and Making Progress
Monday, June 10th The celebration for EFNEP’s 55th anniversary continued at the First Presbyterian Church in Jamaica, Queens. During the event, something that Yexenia Gomez – EFNEP coordinator for Brooklyn and Queens – said ...
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Week Two: Celebrating 55 Years of EFNEP and Discovering Unexpected Connections
On Tuesday, June 4th, 2024, I had the incredible opportunity to attend the 55th anniversary of EFNEP – the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program of Cornell University Cooperative Extension – NYC. The event ...
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Week One: Learning and Community Engagement
Hello! My name is Aziza Alvarenga-Marchante and I am a rising senior in CALS majoring in Plant Sciences. This summer, I’m working as a CCE intern on a project titled “Understanding Barriers and Opportunities ...
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