My Lord, I loved strawberry jamAnd the dark sweetness of a woman’s body.Also well-chilled vodka, herring in olive oil,Scents, of cinnamon, of cloves.So what kind of prophet am I? Why should the spiritHave visited such a man? – From A… Continue Reading →
You once told me You wanted to find Yourself in the world – And I told you to First apply within To discover the world within you. Suzy Kassem My name is Zoe DeWitt and for most of my time… Continue Reading →
Abstract: West of the Cascades, alternative grains are tumbling towards the spotlight. Momentum builds with each planting, conversation, and pancake flipped. What can buckwheat, millet, amaranth, and quinoa reveal about the path forward? Zooming out, what roles can food and… Continue Reading →
Over the span of three quarters, my project, “Learning to Start a Farm,” embarked on a comprehensive journey commencing in the spring and concluding in the fall. The initial phase involved laying the groundwork for a fledgling farm, focusing on… Continue Reading →
An Experiment and a Work in Progress: This website contains examples of student capstone projects within Food and Ag Studies at The Evergreen State College. Most students’ posts include: Abstract of a capstone or advanced learning project Link to a… Continue Reading →
My name is Stephen Garfield, and I have been working on a slow-burning, year-long project focusing on this question: How can displaced communities upholding traditional cuisine participate in a “model” food future? I began collecting potential sources for the research… Continue Reading →
From The Evergreen Magazine article and photos by Shauna Bittle: Katie Allen ’19 holds a bundle of flax fibers in one hand. In the other, she holds a simple drop spindle that resembles a child’s wooden top with an elongated… Continue Reading →
A Senior Year Reflection by Annie Sloan ’16, currently studying Law and Food Policy, U of MI My academic work was grounded in the belief that food is intrinsically social and stimulating. This thinking inspired me to create “tasting… Continue Reading →
From Thurston Talk’s “Learning Freely: Farming for Community (and College Credit) “Beau Gromley was in the 1st Special Forces Group stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord when he started building backyard gardens with Olympia’s Garden-Raised Bounty (GRuB). As an active-duty service… Continue Reading →
Greener Orin Hardy is back at home in Bali running Kul Kul Permaculture Farm and directing Bamboo U. (Photo credits: https://kulkulfarmbali.com/ and https://www.bamboou.com/ )
From All In WA: Creating Reliable and Diverse Community Food Systems in Southwest Washington Featuring Jesse Honiker, Greener, General Manager of the Southwest Washington Food Hub “The Southwest Washington Food Hub is tackling food insecurity and rural hunger issues by… Continue Reading →
