Well, perhaps not the last log. The weather has turned fall-like, and the garden sits appropriately full and green and heavy upon the earth. There will still be the harvest to record, and the cooking, the eating, the talking. In just the way that the fruit of the tomato, or the pepper, or the squash … Continue reading »
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Identity, Community, and Food: A Conversation with Sarah Moses-Winyard (Part II)
This is rest of the conversation I had with Sarah Moses-Winyard on July 4, 2010. Click here to read the first half. Forest: I feel like so much of the challenge we face with reforming the food system has to do with getting people to, if not appreciate, at least think about their food. Would … Continue reading »
Brown Bag Lunch at Bennington
On Wednesday Dining Services hosted a mini “farmers market” of sorts on campus. We were invited to sell some of our produce and made $13! The following are some pictures from the event. They grilled meat and vegetables from local farmers.
Giuseppe Arcimboldo: The Greengrocer
via Wikipedia: Giuseppe Arcimboldo (also spelled Arcimboldi) (1527 – July 11, 1593) was an Italian painter best known for creating imaginative portrait heads made entirely of such objects as fruits, vegetables, flowers, fish, and books — that is, he painted representations of these objects on the canvas arranged in such a way that the whole … Continue reading »
Identity, Community, and Food: A Conversation with Sarah Moses-Winyard (Part I)
One sweltering day earlier in the summer, Emi and I dropped into Powers Market in North Bennington. We were talking about our work together, and the blog came up. I said: Originally, I envisioned the blog as a potluck of sorts. Rather than cooking and setting a whole meal as one person, I wanted to … Continue reading »
Meteors tonight
Anyone who is around Bennington is welcome to come to Shingle tonight around midnight for corn on the cob or grilled corn while hoping to catch some meteors. All corn will be from our garden.
Saturday Poem
Making Cider by Vita Sackville-West I saw within the wheelwright’s shed The big round cartwheels, blue and red; A plough with blunted share; A blue tin jug; a broken chair; And paint in trial patchwork square Slapping up against the wall; The lumber of the wheelwright’s trade, And tools on benches neatly laid, The brace, … Continue reading »
Voices from the Bennington Sustainable Food Project: Amelia Vottero
After working on an organic farm, Amelia Vottero decided to make food the topic of her formal study at Bennington College. We met last term through the first tilling of the student garden. A couple weeks ago, I had the chance to ask some questions about her Plan, food blog, and more. You say that … Continue reading »
Eating The Work
The last week has been full of activity and edibles, two things that have always gone well together for as long as life has existed. Those of you following the twitter feed might have noticed the frenzy of weeding, mulching, and clover-covering that has been taking place since Saturday. Finally, with the seeds of our … Continue reading »
gave cooking class at willowbrook
gave cooking class at willowbrook with DREAM.
