The SPU Voices Podcast

"Ask The Ones Who Know," with Alexia Estrada '20

January 04, 2024 Seattle Pacific University
"Ask The Ones Who Know," with Alexia Estrada '20
The SPU Voices Podcast
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The SPU Voices Podcast
"Ask The Ones Who Know," with Alexia Estrada '20
Jan 04, 2024
Seattle Pacific University

Alexia Estrada, class of 2020, is the granddaughter of farm workers and director of operations at Semillero (Nursery) de Ideas, a nonprofit centering around farm workers as the leaders of innovation. She spent her summer running an innovation challenge, speaking with farm workers about their ideas of how to make the cherry harvest safer and more efficient for themselves and the growers. In August of 2023, they presented the winner with a chance to patent his product and reap the rewards of his invention. 

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Alexia Estrada, class of 2020, is the granddaughter of farm workers and director of operations at Semillero (Nursery) de Ideas, a nonprofit centering around farm workers as the leaders of innovation. She spent her summer running an innovation challenge, speaking with farm workers about their ideas of how to make the cherry harvest safer and more efficient for themselves and the growers. In August of 2023, they presented the winner with a chance to patent his product and reap the rewards of his invention.