The City Fruit team is thrilled to be working with another batch of incredible interns this summer! We’ve had a long and bountiful relationship with the University of Washington’s College of the Environment, which has allowed us to partner with UW undergraduates looking for service-learning in the fields of urban agriculture, environmental education, and food systems. We’d like to welcome Ozi, Hannah, and Maria to the team!
City Fruit is also happy to be participating in the City of Seattle’s Teens in Public Service (TIPS) program. We would like to welcome TIPS intern, Eloise, who will be supporting us with harvest & distribution, and communications programming!
Lastly, we’re excited to welcome Calvin Wu — joining the City Fruit team as a Youth Employment Service Learning (YESL) intern — and Amani Jones — joining from Seattle Youth Employment Program (SYEP). Thank you to our City of Seattle partners! Calvin and Amani will be supporting City Fruit’s harvest & distribution, and fruit processing & jam-making programs!
To help introduce the new team of interns, we asked them to share their favorite fruits and what they hope to learn during their summer internships. Please welcome them to the team!
Eloise Kamees (she/her)
TIPS (Teens in Public Service) Intern.
Eloise is supporting City Fruit’s harvest & distribution, and communications programming!
1) What’s your favorite fruit?
My favorite fruit is probably either mango or strawberries.
2) What knowledge do you hope to gain during your internship?
I hope to gain more knowledge on food systems and food justice. I also help to gain more knowledge about working as an intern in general since this is my first internship.
Ozi Goldstein (he/him)
UW Environmental Studies Intern.
Ozi is supporting City Fruit’s Harvest, Distribution, and Community Outreach Programming!
1) What’s your favorite fruit?
Gravenstein apples
2) What knowledge do you hope to gain during your internship?
I hope to learn more about the practice of food justice in Seattle and the different dimensions of sustainable food production.
Hannah Whobrey (she/her)
UW Environmental Studies Intern.
Hannah is supporting City Fruit’s Harvest, Distribution, and Community Outreach Programming!
1) What’s your favorite fruit?
My favorite fruit is mangoes. I grew up in Australia and miss eating them off the tree!
2) What knowledge do you hope to gain during your internship?
I hope to gain practical knowledge about fruit tree care, as well as to expand my understanding of urban food systems and Seattle’s food charity networks.
Maria Gee (she/her)
UW Environmental Studies Intern.
Maria is supporting City Fruit’s Education and Volunteer Programs, including the development of our two youth programs: Youth Fruit Tree Stewards & Urban Fruit Guardians.
1) What’s your favorite fruit?
My favorite fruits are peaches and mangoes 🙂
2) What knowledge do you hope to gain during your internship?
I look forward to gaining a deeper understanding of hyperlocal food culture, fruit tree stewardship, and City Fruit’s role in the pursuit of a more sustainable, equitable, and just food system! I am especially interested in how urban agriculture education (such as the Urban Fruit Guardians and Youth Fruit Tree Stewards programs) can support environmental justice, food sovereignty and sustainability.
Amani Jones (she/her)
SYEP Intern.
Amani is supporting harvest & distribution, in addition to fruit processing & jam-making.
1) What’s your favorite fruit?
My favorite fruit is strawberries.
2) What knowledge do you hope to gain during your internship?
I think the thing I want to learn more about is how Transparent applesauce is made!
Calvin Wu (he/him)
YESL Intern.
Calvin is supporting harvest & distribution, in addition to fruit processing & jam-making.
1) What’s your favorite fruit?
My favorite fruit is mango.
2) What knowledge do you hope to gain during your internship?
I hope to gain internship experience, as well as a deeper understanding of food distribution systems and fruit tree stewardship.