Tory Raether
Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Student Ambassador at CFANS | U of M College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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CFANS | U of M College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences
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United States
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Education Administration Programs
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1 - 100 Employee
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Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Student Ambassador
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Sep 2021 - Present
-Student ambassador on the faculty committee that discusses curriculum.
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Major Representative for Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems
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Sep 2021 - Present
-Represent fellow undergraduate students in the Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems major and minor.-Aid in facilitation and planning of events held for students and faculty involved in the major or minor.-Serve as a member of the CFANS Undergraduate Student Board.
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University of Minnesota
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Weekend Greenhouse Employee
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May 2021 - Present
-Water research plants in greenhouses on the weekends.-Ensure that plants get adequate water and do not dry out while researchers and faculty are not available to water.
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Learning Garden Intern
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Apr 2021 - Present
-Managed a small public garden on the University of Minnesota's St. Paul campus as an undergraduate student.-Planned new landscape features and updated outdated and mismanaged portions of garden landscape.-Upkept overall garden maintenance by weeding, watering, pruning, planting, and more to ensure garden health and quality.
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Teaching Assistant
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Jan 2021 - May 2021
- Assist students with questions based on material in the Plant Propagation course at the U of MN.- Grade weekly assignments (approximately 120) that pertains to course material.- Attended weekly meetings to aid students with clarification of complex topics.
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Agricultural Specialist/Manager
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Sep 2015 - Aug 2020
-Demonstrated responsibility and resourcefulness by caring for 35,000 apple trees and performing grounds maintenance to the facility.-Led teams of employees to accomplish maintenance and upkeep tasks successfully.-Trained new employees on methods of caring for trees and maintaining the grounds.-Facilitated customers in purchasing apple varieties and explaining our organic growing techniques. -Ascertained the diseases affecting specific apple trees and suggested an alternative course of action based on the health of the individual tree.-I was a manager as well as an intern at this company during my experience.
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Little Switzerland Ski Hill
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United States
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Spectator Sports
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1 - 100 Employee
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Ticket Sales
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Dec 2017 - Mar 2018
-Assist customers with obtaining appropriate gear and safety wear for alpine sports.-Provide answers and explanations for new customers.-Maintained upkeep and performed sales for the alpine store. -Communicated with customers over the phone and assisted in answering their questions. -Assist customers with obtaining appropriate gear and safety wear for alpine sports.-Provide answers and explanations for new customers.-Maintained upkeep and performed sales for the alpine store. -Communicated with customers over the phone and assisted in answering their questions.
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Education
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University of Minnesota
Bachelor's degree, Food Systems -
Hartford Union High School
High School Diploma