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Staying Connected to My Food Recovery Roots
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Find out what it’s like to join the Willamette University Food Recovery Network chapter on one of their nightly recoveries donating surplus food from the Goudy Dining Hall to Salem community organizations.
Farmers, Friends, and Filberts: Exploring Flamingo Ridge Farm
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A perfect fall afternoon: a tour of Flamingo Ridge Farm, a discussion of sustainability and Bon Appétit, and a delicious farm-fresh meal prepared by Executive Chef Jenny Nguyen.
A Global Perspective on the Food System
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I am never going to be a global expert on the food system, but I do love globe-trotting and talking to local people about food. In recent years, I’ve been lucky enough to travel from South America to Southeast Asia, and like many of you would, I have sought out indigenous food experiences. Here’s some of what I’ve heard in my travels. I offer these tidbits as a look through the local peoples’ perspective, not as scientific facts. Some of what they shared may not actually be true, but the fact that they think it is can be interesting all by itself. Chicken about chicken As I snacked on buffalo curd with treacle (tasted like yogurt with honey) in Sri Lanka, my driver volunteered that they don’t serve chicken to their kids, especially young girls, because of “all the chemicals […]
Chef Traci Des Jardins Gets Cooking with Kids in the Garden at AT&T Park
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Kids from the Boys & Girls Club’s Mission Clubhouse recently visited the Garden at AT&T Park for a special afternoon of culinary fun alongside award-winning chef Traci Des Jardins.
Bon Appétit Is Healthy from Start to Finish — and From Coast to Coast
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Bon Appétit’s registered dietitians hit the road with culinary educator and cookbook author Raghavan Iyer to train our chefs in healthy cooking techniques and stealth nutrition.
5 Mountains: Telling a Story of Monks, Mountains, and Sustainable Tea
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The cofounders of 5 Mountains Tea visit University of San Francisco and share the story behind their tea and the values they strive to uphold.
Introducing Amanda Wareham: From Dairy Farm to Food Movement Activist
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I’m excited to continue the conversation around food and food justice on college campuses where I refined my own convictions.
Employee Spotlights: The Faces Behind the Food at the Garden at AT&T Park
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Introducing the many people involved in the fresh, delicious food at the Garden at AT&T Park — from planting and picking to chopping and cooking it!
“The Maserati of Pork”: Farmer Takes Roger Williams Students for an Emotional Drive
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A visiting farmer makes an emotional appeal for people to make better choices when it comes to their meat — to pay more for and to appreciate a well-raised animal.