I don’t know how I feel about working for a non-profit for the rest of my life. I don’t really think it is the best fit for me. However, interning with the Frenchtown Farmers Market has definitely given me great exposure to the local food community and field. Being a part of the planning process for the Frenchtown Farmers Market has been kind of cool. I was able to interact with a lot of like-minded people who just wants to see their community thrive in a positive way.
Working with the Frenchtown Farmers market has also been an emotional roller coaster. One moment you’re happy because every thing is going as planned. Then the next moment you find out terrible news that just kills all your hopes and dreams. For example, our Frenchtown Farmers Market team was getting super excited because our first market day was just was coming up and everything was going well. Then our director told us that a Dollar General store was going to be opening up down the street from our marketplace location. At that point I just felt like all my hard work went to waste. The city commissioner approved these plans, which made me feel like they thought our mission and purpose was kind of useless. Honestly, I don’t think my heart can handle the rocky road of unbalanced emotions and stress. Lol.
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