Posts 2016-2021
Jun 6 2016
Seed Saving — A Quiet Act of Defiance
They speak of the seeds like they are precious gems and of the great patience that is required in observing and choosing the best plants year after year.
Jun 6 2016
The Farmers Truck — Season 2
Frederic Laforge was admiring Mathieu Reyjal country store he had made at his farm. “But,” he told Mathieu, “it really sucks that I would have to drive out to Cap Pelé. It’d be awesome if it could be mobile.”
Jun 6 2016
This is Janet Hamilton
This is Janet Hamilton. She is the dynamo behind the Mapleton Teaching Kitchen. I met her in June 2015 at a Community Food Mentor workshop. This workshop changed me, renewed my faith in the goodness of people, and she was one of the organizers. Teaching…Kitchen. Those two words sum up who Janet is. Although a […]
Mar 26 2016
This is Alya Nouasri
“Exuberant, creative, bright-eyed, smart and beautiful in so many ways, Alya Nouasri loves to organize and work and advance the social good, like organizing a Community Food Mentor program, which is where I first met her.”— Elaine Mandrona Last June (2015) Alya Nouasri and the Mapleton Teaching Kitchen’s Janet Hamilton facilitated the first of their two Community […]
Mar 7 2016
This is Aaron Shantz
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Jun 6 2016
Laura Degrace — The Mad Scientist of Workshops
Don’t mention a community project idea around Laura unless you’re serious about it because the next day your inbox will be full of messages about funding possibilities and probably a list of potential recruits and clients.
By Elaine and Archie • First Issue, food movement, food security, gardening