Welcome Sam Fouts, GreenIowa AmeriCorps!
We’re so excited to welcome Sam Fouts, Green Iowa AmeriCorps Food Recovery Program Development Specialist! Sam started back in October and quickly became acquainted with our gleaning initiatives, assisting with large end of season harvests. During his 11 month term at T2T, Sam will work on projects in our supply chain food recovery, food waste education, and local foods programs, as well as assisting with food donor relationship building and culturally relevant food sourcing.
Sam has a degree in Literature and Creative Writing, and has completed two residencies at the Kenyon Writer’s Workshop. In his undergraduate studies, Sam also studied food anthropology and served in a humanities program centered around environmental justice. “While I have adjacent experience in outreach and community work, I’ve never done anything related to food rescue. I’m here, because I want to learn-and because I love to learn.” Sam said of his interest in the position. He is most excited to start working with our food donors, strengthening current relationships, and building new ones.
Sam is originally from Cleveland, Ohio! His favorite food memory involves a German bar called Steinkellers in Oxford, Ohio. “A few days before I graduated I went with some friends for trivia. The place is set in a basement, built like a cellar. To celebrate, we all bought schnitzels and 2 liters of beer, which came in a giant boot-shaped glass we got to keep afterward.” Sam has particularly enjoyed getting to know T2T’s many volunteers, and in his short time here has already befriended many of them! If you haven’t met Sam yet, please help welcome him to the team and stop by to say hi, you can find him in the first office on the lefthand side of the hallway.
Welcome Sam!
