 My interest in the Sarah Fellows program began with a colleague. He has so many things to do in extension. Marlon Bates suggested that I apply. He planted a glowing picture of the value of his experience. And so I followed his advice and indeed did apply. But in investigating the program, it was clear to me that this is exactly what I needed at this point in my career. I've worked with farmers for many years. I've addressed issues. I've looked at individual facets of a farm. But this was a chance to delve deeply into all aspects of sustainability and to build my skills as a person who is empathetic to the realities of sustainability for the farmers that I serve. What has the experience meant to me so far? Well, it's fulfilled my expectations and more. It definitely has changed me as an extension worker, changed me personally. I feel that I am more effective now and more empathetic with the farmers that I serve. I can now visit a farm. I can see all aspects of sustainability, not just the pieces. And I can see how they fit together into a whole. I'm looking forward to the rest of this experience. Again, I really can't say enough things about what the experience has meant to me to be a Sarah Fellow. The Sarah Fellows program is really for all individuals, but for those who really want to step it up in their sustainable agriculture, education and experience, and also are interested in this to help producers in their area. So really, all backgrounds, I'm an animal science background, but we have horticulture backgrounds, agronomy backgrounds in this program, and we hit all of those areas on this program. And so anyone who wants to get more in-depth understanding and learning about sustainable agriculture across the country, this is a great program for them. It's been a great networking tool. I don't know how many people I've connected with and then been able to be in contact with and get programming ideas for to take back into Wisconsin through my own program. So that's the nice thing, plus the fact that you get to see farms, businesses, innovations all around the country in different places that I probably wouldn't have got to see on my own. Reading the farm is new to me. I've not ever done that before. And on these programs, these trips, we've done reading the farm, which is getting an in-depth look at individual farm and how all the aspects of that farm interact. And I think that has been very valuable as I go back to the county that I'm from and view farms. And as I help them, I start to understand how my recommendations interact with their other enterprises. And I'm more apt to take a holistic view of their farm and not just a specific issue or problem.