A few weeks ago I had the privilege and pleasure of being a part of the Adirondack Food System Network’s (AFSN) annual Food Summit. This years theme was “Recipe for Resilient Food Systems: Connecting Actors to Action”. Right from the opening panel discussion, I was deeply moved by this collective of people across the Adirondacks and upstate New York. This group was coming together from a place of caring deeply about the wellbeing of our community. Throughout my career, I have always seen this in people’s hearts. Despite a business and profit oriented world with systems that continue to fail…
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People and Plants: A History of Chamomile
For thousands of years storytelling has been an essential part of humankind. To keep tradition and history alive, information was shared from person to person until we found a way to keep record of our experiences by writing them down. My purpose in being a writer is to tell a story. Not just a story of one person’s life, but narratives of human experience. As individuals, we each hold within us a memory, a life-span of perspectives and experiences, something to share that is our story. In communicating our stories and perspectives, we are participating in this significant tradition of…
Farmers Market Culture
Early in the morning, when the grass is still glistening with dew, the vendors begin to roll in one by one. Quietly the farmers unload crates of vegetables. The bakers carefully set up freshly piped cupcakes. People uncover their booths and the day begins. Walking around to stretch their legs and look at each other’s selections, the vendors engage each other in a bit of morning chit chat as they wait for the sun to fully come up and the customers to arrive. Farmers markets are a unique world. As you walk around, you may believe you have come to…