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Food, Farm and Sustainability

plate of sweet potato fries

Date: 18 Oct 2019

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Tag: french fries, fries, gluten-free, Local Food, southwestern, sweet potatoes, vegan

Southwestern sweet potato fries

Southwestern sweet potato fries (vegan, gluten-free) by Reeve Gutsell This recipe is super-easy to modify in whatever way you would like; it is itself a modification of this recipe by Mark Bittman. I have taken some of the suggestions proposed in the comments, added some spices to give it a southwestern flavor – and viola! This recipe is super-easy, very healthy, and delicious! Also much cheaper than buying swe

hand oiling cast iron skillet

Date: 16 Oct 2019

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Tag: cast iron, cleaning, cooking tips, fat, heat, maintaining, non-stick, oil, PFOA, polymerization, rust, seasoning

Seasoning and caring for cast iron

I know I told you way back at the start of the semester (so long ago, right??) that I would write a post on how to season a cast iron pan. Well, promise kept! But before I launch into the “how-to”s, let’s clear up a few common questions and misconceptions about cast iron care first. First of all, what does “seasoning” a cast iron pan really mean? A lot of people think that it mean

Date: 10 Oct 2019

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Tag: cabbage, carrots, daikon, fermented, fish sauce, garlic, ginger, gluten-free, kimchi, Local Food, salt, scallions, shrimp paste, vegan, vegetarian

Kimchi

Kimchi (gluten-free, opt. vegan) by Reeve Gutsell This classic Korean staple is a fermented dish made of any of a variety of vegetables, but often including cabbage as the main ingredient, along with Korean hot pepper, ginger, garlic, and daikon radishes. (Kimchi also often includes fish sauce or shrimp paste, but this can be left out for vegetarians.) Fermentation is an ancient food preservation method that g

large bucket of cauliflower

Date: 04 Oct 2019

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Tag: cauliflower, coconut, curry, ginger, gluten-free, lentils, Local Food, rice, turmeric, vegan, vegetarian

Cauliflower curry with ginger and turmeric

The Hampshire College Farm has an abundance of cauliflower – AND the ginger and turmeric are ready! Check out this great cauliflower curry recipe by Sarah Steely that uses all three – plus carrots and whatever other veggies you would like. Red lentil and cauliflower curry (vegan, gluten-free, contains coconut) by Sarah Steely Prep time: 15 minutes Cook time: 45-60 minutes Serves 4-6 Note: This recipe goes

many types of greens on a table

Date: 20 Sep 2019

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Tag: gluten-free, greens, kale, kale chips, radicchio, sauteed, snack, vegan, vegetarian

A sea of greens

Do you feel stumped by the sea of greens available to you at the CSA share? Don’t worry, we’re here to sort it out. First of all, a few things about what is (and isn’t) in the photo you see above. The photo contains all of what are generally considered to be “dark, leafy greens” that the farm currently offers (at least as of the third week of September). Not included are lettuce (which i

overflowing angel food cake

Date: 05 Sep 2019

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Tag: canning, cleaning, food safety, Food Systems, freezing, preserving, storage

A few basic cooking tips

A Few Basic Cooking Tips In a hurry? Don’t just crank up the heat, which will cause your food to be burned on the outside and raw on the inside – yuck! Instead, cover the food with a lid or tin foil, which will trap the heat and speed up the cooking process. For better or for worse, this will also trap moisture; if the food needs a crispy exterior, remove the covering and turn up the heat for a few minut

buckets of collard and chard

Date: 20 Aug 2019

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Tag: chard, collards, CSA, farm, Food Systems, ginger, Hampshire College Farm, healthy food, ice cream, Local Food, radicchio, recipes, Support, Sustainable Agriculture, veggies

New this semester – cooking tips, recipes, and what to do with your CSA share!

Are you a new student CSA member? Don’t know a chef’s knife from a paring knife? Can’t tell the difference between collards and chard? Never fear, the Food, Farm, and Sustainability Blog is here for you! This semester, we will posting weekly recipes, cooking skills, and announcements of classes or other events to help you learn how to cook (or become a better cook than you already are), how t

display of CSA vegetables

Date: 17 Jul 2019

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Tag: CSA, healthy food, Local Food, veggies

Free Veggie CSA shares for Hampshire College students!!

FundCom and the Hampshire College Farm are excited to announce that in order to increase food options for students, we are offering FREE Hampshire College Farm Vegetable Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Shares to mod residents – sponsored by the Student Activities Fund! Individual Mods in Prescott, Enfield, and Greenwich are eligible to sign up for free CSA shares beginning on August 1. Share availability

Nursing sow with piglets

Date: 06 May 2019

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Tag: academics, breed, Gloucester Old Spots, pigs, Research, swine

Student research leads to Gloucester Old Spots pig breeding program

As many of you may know, one of our recent graduates created a Gloucester Old Spots pig breeding program here at Hampshire College. For her Division III project, April Nugent conducted research on the nutritional and environmental impacts of raising breeding swine on pasture vs. woodlots. We thought you might be interested learning the results of her research, which can be found here: https://drive.google.com/a/ham

laughing farmers covered in mud

Date: 14 Sep 2018

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Tag: barn cats, CSA, Faces behind your Food, Food Systems, Local Food, piglets

Welcome to fall ’18!

Dear students, faculty, and staff, Welcome (back) to Hampshire College!! We hope you had a lovely summer and are settling into the rhythm of the new semester. Lots of things have been going on here at the farm. We have a new litter of piglets and two new barn kittens (Bert and Ernie) who are getting bigger every day. Our staff and student crews have been (and will continue to be) working hard to plant, grow, hoe, and

farm crew with dog sitting on tractor

Date: 03 Jul 2018

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Tag: academics, animals, crew, crops, Faces behind your Food, Food Systems, Hampshire College Farm, Local Food, plants, Research, vegetables

Farming’s Future: Welcome to the New Summer Farm Crew!!

Another busy season is underway here at the Hampshire College Farm. This summer we have a terrific group of hardworking interns helping with everything from raising chickens to pounding tomato stakes. One hot afternoon, while cooling off over some ice-cold drinks and popsicles, we asked them about their experiences so far and their future plans. Blue DuRard Keller, a Hampshire College student, says that he has romant

group of students cheering sweet pototo harvest

Date: 29 Jun 2018

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Tag: dining hall, donate, funds, giving, Hampshire College, Hampshire College Farm, Local Food, match, pigs, Support

Support Hampshire College and the Farm – Donate by June 30th for a 1:1 Match

We hope you love Hampshire College – and the Hampshire College Farm – as much as we do. All the great work that gets done here, from a student-run heritage pig breeding program to delivering fresh, sustainably-grown Hampshire College Farm produce directly the campus dining hall, can only be done with your support. Together, let’s raise $150,000 between now and June 30th to support these great initiatives

Students learning about tractors

Date: 26 Jun 2018

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Tag: animals, cattle, chickens, CSA, dining hall, Faces behind your Food, farm, flowers, Food Systems, Hampshire College Farm, herbs, kittens, lambs, Local Food, piglets, pigs, vegetables

What’s happening at the farm?

There are so many things happening at the farm right now, it’s hard to keep track! First, we want to welcome our new summer student crew. These terrific students work hard all summer long planting, weeding, watering, and harvesting to bring the Hampshire College community its fresh vegetables, herbs, and flowers for the dining hall and the Hampshire College CSA. They also help tend the animals – including

Farmer waving from tractor

Date: 29 May 2018

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Tag: Faces behind your Food, Food Systems, Hampshire College Farm, healthy food transition, Local Food

Faces Behind Your Food Presents: Farmer Jason Dragon

Welcome to the third of our Faces Behind Your Food interviews, this time with Jason Dragon, Assistant Director for Vegetables and Student Outreach. We hope this series has helped you learn more about the folks behind your food here at Hampshire College. Hopefully we will be able to continue this series next semester. In the meantime, thanks for watching!

4 people in commercial kitchen

Date: 29 May 2018

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Tag: baked goods, bakery, coffee, Faces behind your Food, food system, Food Systems, ginger, Kern Center, Kern Kafe, Local Food

Faces Behind Your Food Presents: The Kern Kafe

Welcome to the second in a series of Faces Behind Your Food interviews with the folks here on campus who are involved in moving your food from farm to fork. This interview is with some of the hardworking staff at the Kern Kafe, including Eli Horowitz (Bakery Manager), Tori Bonazoli (Baker), Sheena Pee (Catering and Baking Assistant) and Elise Khanijao (Kern Kafe Manager). The bakery makes an assortment of delicious p

3 people in cafeteria behind table featuring local food

Date: 29 May 2018

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Tag: Bon Appetit, dining commons, dining hall, Faces behind your Food, food service, food system, Food Systems, healthy food transition

Faces Behind Your Food Presents: Executive Chef Jamil Asad

Check out this great interview with Bon Appetit Executive Chef Jamil Asad, done by our Kendall Food Systems Intern, Quinn Thomashow. This is the first in a series of several Faces Behind Your Food interviews with some of the people involved in the food systems work here at Hampshire. We hope it gives you a better sense of who the folks are who work so hard to bring your food from the farm to your plate. Enjoy!

Nursing sow with 5 piglets

Date: 22 Feb 2018

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Tag: animals, Faces behind your Food, Hampshire College Farm, jobs, pasture, pigs

Now hiring! Assistant Director for Livestock and Pasture

Assistant Director-Livestock/Pasture Hampshire College Farm Center Hampshire College, an independent, innovative liberal arts institution and member of the Five College consortium, is accepting applications for an assistant director – livestock/pasture for its Farm Center. The Hampshire College Farm is a thriving working farm providing campus and community members with organically grown produce and past

Date: 25 Jan 2018

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Tag: dining hall, Food Systems, healthy food, Local Food, producers, Research, Sustainable Agriculture

Local food systems by the numbers

For those of you who are interested in local food systems, FINE (Farm to Institution New England) has written an interesting six-part blog series on food metrics, called “Measuring Up”. The entire series can be accessed here. Some highlights include: The struggle around defining “local”: While some institutions create their own definitions of local, others use third-party tools or federal/stat

Members of food system panel sitting at table

Date: 22 Dec 2017

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Tag: dining commons, Faces behind your Food, food system, Food Systems, Hampshire College Farm, HampStore, healthy food, Kern Cafe, Local Food, Mixed Nuts, recipes

What’s new? A Hampshire College Food Systems Panel… and Cooking Class!

Here at Hampshire College we continue to make progress on our food systems work. Earlier this fall our Food Systems team conducted a survey of first year students in the dining hall, and discovered that few of them had a good grasp on what exactly the Hampshire College food system was or how it worked. To remedy this, we worked in conjunction with the Bon Appetit Fellow, Shira Kaufmann, and came up with both a Food S

red seed against black background

Date: 31 Oct 2017

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Tag: action, diversity, environment, food system, Food Systems, Local Food, movie, seeds, Small Farms

Save our Seeds: The Crisis in Seed Diversity

Thanks to everyone who came out for our showing last night of SEED: The Untold Story! If you want to take action on protecting seed diversity, here are some terrific ideas: https://www.seedthemovie.com/takeaction/. If you missed our screening, it is about the severe but relatively-unknown crisis in seed diversity, its implications for the planet, and what people around the world are doing to try to solve the problem.

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