Research & Education Intern, Spring 2025
email: research[at]ofrf.org
Maia Garby (she/her/hers) is the Spring 2025 Graduate Research & Education Intern at OFRF. She has a research background in regenerative and organic agriculture, having worked as a field researcher with Minnesota’s Regenerative Agriculture Alliance to analyze the soil health impacts of conventional vs. integrated perennial crop/poultry production systems in the Upper Midwest, and then as a full-time research technician for Utah State University’s Plants, Soils, & Climate Department, where she was involved in several studies assessing soil carbon sequestration and organic compost application in dryland agricultural systems. She is deeply passionate about sustainable food system reform and in the ability of healthy, sustainably-produced food to bring together both People and Planet.
Maia has a Bachelor’s in Environmental Biology from Carleton College and is currently pursuing a Master’s in Sustainability, with dual specializations in Corporate Sustainability & Innovation and Sustainable Food Systems through the Harvard University Extension School. In her free time, she can be found reading, baking, crafting, and spending time in nature with her partner, family, and beloved Corgi.