Mari Omland ’89 stands among a cluster of sparkling, snow-covered trees, shaking a bucket of grain for the 12 goats trotting behind her. Out for some exercise, they’re distracted by the evergreens and adoring Williams students surrounding them. But Omland skillfully coaxes the animals back to the barn.
It’s the students’ last day at Green Mountain Girls Farm (GMG) in Northfield, Vt., part of an eight-day immersion into farm life and the food system in Vermont, a small state acting as a leader in the local food movement. The visit was just one highlight of the Winter Study course The Food Workforce: Learning and Labor in the Vermont Food System, led by Omland and Mike Evans, assistant director of Williams’ Zilkha Center for Environmental Initiatives. …
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