In my first blog post of this year, I alluded to 2018 being challenging. One reason was the sudden loss of my friend, mentor, and second father, Vernon Turner. I’m so glad that I got to visit with him this past summer for what I didn’t know would be the last time. We shared breakfast … More Teach: What a Teacher Leaves Behind
Cheese tastings! Lavender farm tours! Spooky bonfire stories! Edgar Allen Poe day trip! Ghosts walking tour! International film and food! Fill your fall with fun: road trips and delicious classes through Crisafulli’s Cheese Shop, Frederick Community College, and Soleado Lavender Farm! There will also be a Ghosts of Poolesville walking tour. I’m going to be … More Teach: Fill Your Fall with Fun
I have some upcoming events at the gorgeous Soleado Lavender Farm near Sugarloaf Mountain: an interactive talk about lavender and humanity and bonfire storytelling about monsters and mysteries of Maryland. Please share widely and come out and see me! Here’s a PDF of the flier if you’d like to print it or share it: Lavenderflier.2018.FINAL What … More Teach: Upcoming Events at Soleado Lavender Farm
Our final stop of the day for our urban food systems field trip to Baltimore was the still developing Baltimore Food Hub. Located in East Baltimore not far from Johns Hopkins Hospital and right next to the Amtrak Acela commuter train line, the Food Hub will provide restoration of historic buildings, food access, and a … More Teach: Baltimore Food Hub
Though I grew up helping my parents with their garden and enjoyed cooking and trying new cuisines, my food nerd fever didn’t really hit me till grad school. While in Loyola College’s Liberal Studies program, I signed up for a course entitled “We Are What We Eat: Food and American Identity.” Cotaught by a dynamic … More Teach: Why We Need to Teach About Food
Stretching over 700 acres nestled among the rolling hills of Jefferson, MD, Fox Haven Organic Farm and Learning Center offers a plethora of learning experiences about growing, cooking, and savoring food. The farm operates according to principles of permaculture, which works with the land to nurture its natural productivity and vibrancy. Fox Haven grows organic … More Teach: Fox Haven Organic Farm & Learning Center
I had some super-exciting news this week: an article I wrote about my food-themed experiential English 101 was accepted and is currently NISOD’s featured Innovation Abstract. NISOD is a national organization that focuses on professional development at two year and technical colleges, so it is kind of a big deal.You can read it here: christinerai-nisod-innovation-abstracts Anyway, … More Teach: Field Trip to an Apiary
