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![Springtime in Maine is a beautiful thing. The morning air still holds the chill of winter. The faint scent of green and growing life tiptoes around your nose, suddenly bursting […]](https://blogs.bard.edu/cepblog/files/2022/04/Welcome-to-Maine-sign-115x115.jpg "A legacy of waste, a lifetime on our plates: “Forever chemicals” in the food system")
A legacy of waste, a lifetime on our plates: “Forever chemicals” in the food system
Posted on April 29, 2022 | No CommentsSpringtime in Maine is a beautiful thing. The morning air still holds the chill of winter. The faint scent of green and growing life tiptoes around your nose, suddenly bursting […] -
![Pictured here are two groups of relatively similar cattle who are experiencing drastically different living situations. Briefly imagine life as one of the cows pictured here—where would you rather be […]](https://blogs.bard.edu/cepblog/files/2021/04/happy-cow-115x115.png "Silvopasture: Happier Animals, Happier Ecosystem!")
Silvopasture: Happier Animals, Happier Ecosystem!
Posted on March 30, 2022 | No CommentsPictured here are two groups of relatively similar cattle who are experiencing drastically different living situations. Briefly imagine life as one of the cows pictured here—where would you rather be […] -
![“Seeds are living things…intimately connected and intertwined with story, and lineage and place and people” – Rowan White, Sierra Seeds Can you remember the last time you held a seed? […]](https://blogs.bard.edu/cepblog/files/2021/04/16717469658_c04bb11efc_b-115x115.jpg "Seeding a Revolution: Sovereignty and Connection in the Food System")
Seeding a Revolution: Sovereignty and Connection in the Food System
Posted on May 4, 2021 | 1 Comment“Seeds are living things…intimately connected and intertwined with story, and lineage and place and people” – Rowan White, Sierra Seeds Can you remember the last time you held a seed? […] -
![Have you ever been grocery shopping when you were in a rush or hungry–or both? When that happens, we tend to throw items in our cart quickly, without checking […]](https://blogs.bard.edu/cepblog/files/2019/04/Screen-Shot-2019-04-22-at-9.37.04-PM-115x115.png "What Can I Do About the Palm Oil In My Food?")
What Can I Do About the Palm Oil In My Food?
Posted on April 30, 2019 | No CommentsHave you ever been grocery shopping when you were in a rush or hungry–or both? When that happens, we tend to throw items in our cart quickly, without checking […] -
![My internship with Cornell Cooperative Extension Orange County’s (CCEOC) Gleaning Program came to a close at the end of December. In the five months I spent working for the Glean […]](https://blogs.bard.edu/cepblog/files/2019/01/THR_2-115x115.jpg "Farms, Food Pantries, and Food Policy: Internship Lessons")
Farms, Food Pantries, and Food Policy: Internship Lessons
Posted on January 26, 2019 | 8 CommentsMy internship with Cornell Cooperative Extension Orange County’s (CCEOC) Gleaning Program came to a close at the end of December. In the five months I spent working for the Glean […] -
![“When you reap your harvest in your field and have forgotten a sheaf in the field, you shall not go back to get it; it shall be for the alien, […]](https://blogs.bard.edu/cepblog/files/2018/10/IMG_0487-e1538448202902-115x115.jpg "Biblical Practice Serves Modern Needs")
Biblical Practice Serves Modern Needs
Posted on October 2, 2018 | 1 Comment“When you reap your harvest in your field and have forgotten a sheaf in the field, you shall not go back to get it; it shall be for the alien, […] -
![By Yuxuan Zhan This May, I was fortunate enough to be selected to participate in the Bard-Japan Farm Exchange program in Honbetsu, Hokkaido, Japan and receive a grant from the […]](https://blogs.bard.edu/cepblog/files/2018/09/Screen-Shot-2018-09-20-at-5.50.07-PM-115x115.png "Living at Sophia Farm Community: Farming and Learning")
Living at Sophia Farm Community: Farming and Learning
Posted on September 20, 2018 | No CommentsBy Yuxuan Zhan This May, I was fortunate enough to be selected to participate in the Bard-Japan Farm Exchange program in Honbetsu, Hokkaido, Japan and receive a grant from the […] -
![In the South Pacific, it’s no surprise that coconuts are a big deal. Their usage is endless!–from a building material, to a source of healthy fat, to handmade virgin coconut […]](https://blogs.bard.edu/cepblog/files/2018/08/download-e1533569197696-115x115.jpg "Influential Fijian Women, Coconuts, and Me")
Influential Fijian Women, Coconuts, and Me
Posted on August 6, 2018 | 2 CommentsIn the South Pacific, it’s no surprise that coconuts are a big deal. Their usage is endless!–from a building material, to a source of healthy fat, to handmade virgin coconut […] -
![Where are your Malbecs? I don’t know anything about wine, but I know I like “Sancerre”s. I cut my teeth in the beverage industry in 2014, working part time at […]](https://blogs.bard.edu/cepblog/files/2018/05/HVpiquette-e1526263232929-115x115.jpg "A Changing Scene for New York Wine and Cider")
A Changing Scene for New York Wine and Cider
Posted on May 5, 2018 | No CommentsWhere are your Malbecs? I don’t know anything about wine, but I know I like “Sancerre”s. I cut my teeth in the beverage industry in 2014, working part time at […] -
![Imagine, for a moment, a seesaw. On one side, put volcanoes, fires, and decomposing plants. On the other side, put trees, oceans, crops, and gardens. This seesaw represents how carbon […]](https://blogs.bard.edu/cepblog/files/2018/04/blogpic1-115x115.jpg "Balancing the greenhouse gas emissions budget: it’s not just carbon!–by Emma Elbaum")
Balancing the greenhouse gas emissions budget: it’s not just carbon!–by Emma Elbaum
Posted on May 3, 2018 | No CommentsImagine, for a moment, a seesaw. On one side, put volcanoes, fires, and decomposing plants. On the other side, put trees, oceans, crops, and gardens. This seesaw represents how carbon […]