Good Morning,
My name is Casey and I’m a current environmental philosophy graduate student at University of Montana. I am interested in permaculture, homesteading, and sustainable food systems. I’m currently taking a class called Food Justice and Sustainability. We all assigned to complete a project in which we explore an aspect of the farming community in or around Missoula, and then present our projects to the public at the Missoula County Ecology and Extension building at the fairgrounds in early December. I became aware of the SKIP program last year after reading the publication about it in Mother Earth News. As we discuss issues of land access and the need for new farmers, I continue to think about the importance of this program. I would love the opportunity to learn more about it and create a project that helps to share this opportunity with the Missoula community. I am hoping that I might be able to connect with Paul Wheaton or other organization leads in some capacity, whether that be over the phone or (even better!) through a visit to the land. I am really very flexible and grateful for any opportunity I may be able to have in connecting further with this program.
Thank you very much for your time,
Casey
casey.auberle@umconnect.umt.edu
