{"id":27659,"date":"2020-11-20T15:01:43","date_gmt":"2020-11-20T20:01:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sciencescosmaincms.cm.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=27659"},"modified":"2020-11-23T10:33:00","modified_gmt":"2020-11-23T15:33:00","slug":"arboretum-student-spotlight-meet-alicia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/arboretum-student-spotlight-meet-alicia\/","title":{"rendered":"Arboretum Student Spotlight- Meet Alicia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-27660\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2020\/11\/IMG_1326-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"578\" height=\"385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2020\/11\/IMG_1326-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2020\/11\/IMG_1326-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2020\/11\/IMG_1326-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2020\/11\/IMG_1326-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2020\/11\/IMG_1326-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2020\/11\/IMG_1326-299x199.jpg 299w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2020\/11\/IMG_1326-scaled.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 578px) 100vw, 578px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>My name is Alicia Lowenstein, and I am one of the Co-coordinators for the Community Farm &amp; Gardens Team. Starting as an intern, the Arb quickly became my home away from home, and my co-workers became my closest friends. My passions include permaculture, farm to table cooking, and learning about Florida\u2019s ecology. From conducting prescribed burns, to planning our farm, to collecting native flowers for plant presses\u2014I have learned so much over the past year. I graduate in December 2020 and go back and forth between wanting to be involved in environmental politics or escaping to a small town and opening a farm to table restaurant. My favorite phrase is \u201cTikkun Olam,\u201d which translates to, \u201cthe world is broken and it\u2019s our job to fix it\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My name is Alicia Lowenstein, and I am one of the Co-coordinators for the Community Farm &amp; Gardens Team. Starting as an intern, the Arb quickly became my home away from home, and my co-workers became my closest friends. 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