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 Benjamin Bowman
Field Placement: Community Farm Alliance (Louisville, KY)
Benjamin is studying a city incentive program to bring fresh, local food into Louisville's corner stores. He is also investigating the food needs of city institutions to determine the feasibility of an ordinance requiring them to buy Kentucky-grown agricultural products.
Education and Experience: Originally from Glastonbury, CT, Benjamin graduated from Fordham University in 2007 with a degree in philosophy and Latin American and Latino studies. During college he studied in El Salvador with the Casa de la Solidaridad program, and afterward he worked with various social justice communities, including the Grupo de Solidaridad in rural Nicaragua and Catholic Worker houses in the U.S.
 Kayleigh Gamble
Field Placement: Community Farm Alliance (Louisville, KY)
Kayleigh is organizing local churches and community groups to address food access needs in marginalized areas of Louisville. With community allies, she is exploring alternative models of community supported agriculture and developing materials to educate and promote the development of a Locally Integrated Food Economy in Louisville.
Education and Experience: Kayleigh graduated from Northwestern University with a degree in social policy and political science. Originally from Kansas City, MO, she is fluent in Spanish and has spent summers in Latin America working with Amigos de las Americas as a volunteer and project supervisor. Kayleigh conducted research in Valparaiso, Chile, worked with a housing collaborative in San Francisco, and co-taught a seminar on social change through the Peace Project.
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