OC Intern Blog – Archive

As my time as an Ogallala Common intern comes to a close, I can’t help but to feel so grateful for this whole experience. This internship did so much more

As a part of the Ogallala Commons Internship each intern is required to complete 10 hours of community service in addition to their total working hours. Due to my internship

Now that my internship with REDCO’s Food Sovereignty Initiative through Ogallala Commons community internship program has come to a close, I can say I am very grateful to have been

It is crazy how time works. It seems so long ago when I started my Ogallala Commons internship with the Lower Arkansas Valley Water Conservancy District, but as I begin

One of the most important aspects of being on Ogallala Commons Intern is community service. The importance of community service is taught first and foremost at our annual retreat that

I have learned that in order for a community to be successful it must have the twelve commonwealth assets. These assets can help a community grow and evolve weather it’s

Starting with my internship at a market that I have worked at for so long was like learning to walk again. I was used to dealing out money, counting it

This summer I have done a couple of different things to help make up my community service hours. one thing I did was I helped mow the yard at our

    When it comes down to Kyle and other Oglala communities, spirituality, culture, and nature all go hand in hand. We believe we are from the earth so it is

          For my community service, I chose two different projects, Meals on Wheels and Swisher County Operation Conversation. Swisher County Operation Conversation was a big project held once a year for

Hi! I’m Sophie Russell and I will be a senior at Swink High School this upcoming school year. I have lived in La Junta my whole life on my family’s

    My internship so far has been a lot like work in the past summers in that it consists of a lot of outdoor labor in gardens, and driving to