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Meet a Farmer!
Allison Sponseller was born in Ann Arbor, MI and grew up in nearby Canton. She spent her undergraduate years at the University of Michigan studying English Literature and Spanish, working as a Resident Advisor, and becoming more excited about working for social justice. Since leaving... Read More
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Rachel
In January of 2009, Rachel gratefully transplanted to this Michigan farming family from the rolling woods of Southern Indiana. She came to the SOF and the Organic Farming Certificate Program direct from completing her BA in Sociology and International Studies at Indiana University, where she ached for exposure to practical, hands-on learning. Her vision of sustainable food production as a tool for positive social and environmental change comes from many experiences: growing up in a rural community, work running the Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program in her home town, months interning for a school feeding program in West Africa, and sitting down every night with her family to eat dinner. She LOVES good food, driving the tractor, dancing outside, and all the hard working folks at the SOF. In 2010, Rachel is honored to get to spend a second year here as Farm Stand Manager and OFTP assistant instructor.