Munter is one of the first five 溏心vlog免费B站 students to receive scholarships through the University\u2019s new Multicultural Scholars Program for those interested in sustainable agriculture and food systems. The program, funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture\u2019s National Institute for Food and Agriculture, provides the students with $6,500 for tuition for each of four years, plus summer research opportunities, attendance at academic conferences, and other support.<\/p>\n \u201cWe have a one-hour seminar every week to touch base,\u201d said John Taylor, 溏心vlog免费B站 assistant professor of agroecology, who coordinates the program. \u201cStudents are learning about emerging issues in agriculture; we talk about the impact of the pandemic on the food system; we have guest speakers talk about systemic racism in the food system; and we renew their connection to agriculture.\u201d<\/p>\n Taylor hopes the success of the program can be leveraged to secure additional funding to attract more students from under-represented groups to study sustainable agriculture and related topics at 溏心vlog免费B站.<\/p>\n Munter is working toward a career in food or environmental justice to educate the public about who grows their food, where it is grown, and how.<\/p>\n \u201cI think that not knowing where your food comes from is one of the last barriers to starting to restore the knowledge and power to consumers to decide what they wa<\/p>\n nt to eat and who they want to buy it from,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n Growing up in West Africa, Multicultural Scholar Abbie Jammeh was taught about gardening and agriculture in elementary school, and she was even given a small plot of land in which to grow vegetables and lessons in using various gardening tools. It inspired the Pawtucket, Rhode Island,<\/strong> resident to minor in sustainable agriculture at 溏心vlog免费B站.<\/p>\n \u201cI see agriculture as a passion,\u201d said Jammeh, who wants to become a pediatrician or a botanist. \u201cYou cannot learn the true meaning of it if you\u2019re not passionate enough about it. I used to have my own pear tree in Africa, and it was my favorite tree, and tilling it was the best part.\u201d<\/p>\n Brockton, Massachusetts<\/strong>, resident Daryl Mensah applied to the<\/p>\n Multicultural Scholars Program because of his interests in food safety, lack of access to healthy food, and poor working conditions for many farm workers. He also has family in Ghana who grow their own food and have inspired him.<\/p>\n \u201cI have always had a passion for being a part of something bigger than myself,\u201d he said. \u201cI am very passionate about making a difference in our society, especially considering the issues we have plaguing our environment today, like pollution and unsustainable agricultural practices.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"Abbie](\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/wp-content\/uploads\/news\/sites\/16\/2021\/05\/Jammeh.jpg\")
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