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Notes from a new farmer: Q&A with Michael Gallagher, Square Roots Farm
In every school, there is a legendary former student -- the one whose academic prowess knew no bounds. "Brilliant," people marvel about this student, even decades later. "That kid was brilliant." (Or, here in New England, you might hear: "Wicked smaaaaaht.") At my daughter's school, that individual is Michael Gallagher. A dozen years after he left
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Students slice and dice for a better future in ‘Pressure Cooker’ documentary
With a supervisor who doesn't mince words and likes to yell, men and women battling over hot stoves for their big chance, and a ticking clock and other on-camera conventions, Pressure Cooker could be mistaken for a
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Looking your bacon in the eye: Notes from a slaughter class
By Jake Lahne I want to describe our unfamiliarity with animal slaughter as "startling," "surprising," or "shocking." After all, in the United States we consume a staggering amount of meat: more
Students mix cooking, discussion in food politics class
Food Politics 101: Food and Politics, a two-week short course at Stanford University taught by Rob Reich of the Political Science department, gave a dozen incoming sophomores the chance to explore food from all angles. For each session, a group of students would take responsibility for planning and
Life Lab creates farm-to-school learning programs
Today is "Farm to Institution" day for the USDA's new "Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food" initiative. Obama
Teachers learn how food can fit into their lesson plans
Lunch inspires learning. At a continuing education program at UCLA, teachers from a variety of subjects and grade-levels learned that even if their school doesn't have a vegetable garden on site, food can play an important role in education. Food, says the organizer of the program, provides a personal
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Dispatch from Germany: An agroecology student dives deep into organic
By Renee Ciulla Although many days I would prefer to just pick up a shovel and start farming, I am forging ahead with a Master of Science degree in Agroecology. I am currently studying for a year in Germany, and the
