One of a Kind: Kiko Barr ’15

DEGREE: B.S., Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems COLLEGE: Agricultural and Environmental Sciences PROGRAMS: Student Farm; Lead, Fresh Focus Pantry Project

“This is a little bit dorky, but in high school I was really into this video game called Harvest Moon. You play a farmer who inherits his great uncle’s land. You can grow crops like tomatoes, and pet the cows and milk them. Growing up in the suburbs, I had no idea what an actual farm looked like. The game created this image in my mind that farming was the coolest thing ever. It led me to check out the Student Farm and apply for an internship, which I received. Six months later, I changed my major to sustainable ag and food systems. It's funny to look back and think it all started with farming on a screen.”

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