Taylor Brinks

Former undergraduate intern

Taylor Brinks was an undergraduate student in the Agroecology Lab in the fall of 2018 and Spring of 2019. She was an Environmental Science and Technology with a minor in Sustainability Studies. She has always been passionate about food; what started as a love for cooking has evolved into an obsession about how food is grown and the impacts it has on the environment. This summer, Taylor worked with CONSERVE to monitor the biological safety of alternative irrigation water sources for local agriculture in the face of climate change. Taylor hopes to continue learning about agriculture through these lenses of environmental science and sustainability, which is why she got involved with the Agroecology lab. Between working in the Agroecology lab and taking the Agroecology course, Taylor plans to combine her experiences with agroecology to better understand agricultural systems when pursuing a career in urban agriculture in the future.