<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/stories/environmental-studies-major-internship-protecting-farmland.html" dsn="news"><featured/><pubDate>10/16/2024</pubDate><title>Senior Interns to Protect Farmland in Lancaster</title><description>Jessica Perfit ’25 spent her summer surrounded by Lancaster countryside. “Since I arrived in Lancaster to attend F&amp;M, I have developed an appreciation for agriculture,” she said. The environmental studies and dance major interned with Lancaster Farmland Trust, a nonprofit focused on preserving farmland.</description><author>Gregory L. Wright</author><image><img src="/_resources/images/Jessica%20Perfit-thumbnail.JPG" alt="Jessica Perfit"/></image><tags><tag>Environmental Studies</tag><tag>Fraternities and Sororities</tag><tag>Internships</tag><tag>Lancaster</tag><tag>Ware Institute for Civic Engagement</tag></tags></item>