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Evan Kendall ’12 – Dickinson Faculty Natural Farm

July 20, 2022

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403b When Evan Kendall ’12 began 403b at Dickinson, he didn’t even 403b know that the Dickinson Faculty 403b Farm existed. After discovering the 403b farm throughout freshman orientation, Evan 403b turned an integral member of 403b the farm workforce for the 403b remainder of his time at 403b Dickinson. Since commencement, Evan has 403b used his basis in veggie 403b farming and farm life to 403b pursue a profession in agriculture, 403b the culinary arts, and training.

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403b After visiting the farm throughout 403b freshman orientation, Evan jumped on 403b board as a 403b Weed n’ Feed volunteer 403b and have become a 403b scholar farmer 403b within the spring of 403b his freshman yr. Evan went 403b above and past throughout his 403b time as a scholar farmer 403b by attending the Pennsylvania Affiliation 403b for Sustainable Agriculture (PASA) convention 403b in 2009. This convention, and 403b the 4 different PASA conferences 403b that he attended in subsequent 403b years, ignited Evan’s curiosity in 403b agriculture as a profession. Evan 403b built-in his Environmental Science main 403b along with his work on 403b the farm by performing an 403b unbiased research on the feasibility 403b of humanure composting on the 403b farm. So as to add 403b to his scholar analysis repertoire, 403b Evan additionally labored with farm 403b supervisor Matt to develop the 403b primary 403b biogas digester 403b on the farm. Though 403b it now goes by the 403b “dragon” reasonably than the “burrito,” 403b our biogas digester continues to 403b be working, and a number 403b of other different college students 403b have adopted in Evan’s intern 403b footsteps to develop our biogas 403b program.

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403b Following commencement, Evan developed his 403b curiosity in agriculture and value-added 403b merchandise by means of an 403b internship with frequent Farmers on 403b the Sq. presence Keswick Creamery. 403b Evan then moved north to 403b North Mountain Pastures in Newport, 403b PA, the place he bought 403b extra expertise with a various 403b livestock farm. Whereas linking up 403b some sausages, Evan determined to 403b use to culinary college. He 403b graduated from the New England 403b Culinary Institute with a second 403b B.A. in culinary arts in 403b April of 2016. Evan continued 403b to work because the manufacturing 403b supervisor for Vermont Bean Crafters 403b the place he was capable 403b of make handy, accessible meals 403b which can be scrumptious, nutritious, 403b and responsibly sourced.

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403b Evan continues to be in 403b Burlington, VT. Since September 2019 403b he has been working as 403b a paraeducator in an elementary 403b college. He began educating in 403b kindergarten courses however transitioned to 403b working with the 5^{403b th} 403b grade class this yr. 403b He’s very excited to work 403b with older college students and 403b searching ahead to combine his 403b environmental science and cooking expertise 403b into his courses.

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403b When he isn’t at work, 403b Evan is both hanging out 403b along with his superior cat 403b named Lily or spending time 403b open air – biking, working, 403b mountaineering or snowboarding. For now, 403b Evan shares his love of 403b the outside along with his 403b “camp folks” from Camp Wigwam 403b in Waterford, ME. Evan brings out 403b his culinary abilities in his 403b residence kitchen. Evan serves up 403b his creativity with numerous condiments, 403b sauces, and pickles to make 403b residence meals straightforward and thrilling 403b to drag collectively on busy 403b days.