Notes on Stages and Soil
By Grant Higginbotham, Community Fellow As a reformed theater kid, I find the golden rules of improv and scripted acting showing up in my...
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- Dec 15, 2020
Our Common Roots
By Grayson Shelor, AMI 2017-2017 Fellow In troubling times, we return to our roots. For AMI Fellows and Alumni, that often means...
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- Jul 1, 2020
Farm Life in Haiku
By Kaila Topping, Phase II Fellow Daily life on the farm at Augusta Health is hard to describe all at once. It is fun, hard, and always...
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- Nov 21, 2019
Alumni Blog: Nourishing Fellows, Nourishing Communities
By Grayson Shelor, Education Coordinator, AMI Farm at Augusta Health AMI Fellow 2017-2018 “Ma’am, MA’AM!” The boy is jumping up and down,...
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- Apr 16, 2019
Helping Hands
By Ariel Duran, Phase II Fellow I believe food is best shared. Whether it’s the last slice or the first batch of something special,...
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- Mar 28, 2019
Vacation: All I Ever Wanted
By Grace Grattan, Phase II Fellow Farming is hard work. Even in the cold early spring when the long, hot days of summer are still far...
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- Mar 21, 2019
Living in Staunton
By Freddy Carruth, Phase II Fellow So far, my time in Staunton has been split between work at my Phase II partner organization, Project...
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- Feb 28, 2019
From Virginia to Guatemala
By Katie Gilman, AMI 2015-2016 Fellow I was drawn to the AMI Fellowship in 2014 when I returned home to Virginia after spending 8...
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- Feb 7, 2019
In Anticipation of Spring
By Julia Loman, Phase II Fellow Winter is a special time for farmers. With garden beds resting neatly under blankets of hay and the...
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- Jan 18, 2019
Sustainable Communities
By Ariel Duran, Phase II Fellow At the end of Phase I, I felt a mixture of emotions as I prepared to return home for the two-month break...
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- Nov 5, 2018
Seasons of Change
By Elora Overbey, Phase II Fellow On Halloween morning, the Phase I Fellows packed their bags and headed home. The next morning, I...
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- Oct 30, 2018
Phase I in Photos
By Grace Grattan They say a picture is worth a thousand words, so I thought I’d share some of my favorite photos from Phase I for the...
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- Oct 25, 2018
From Seeds to Service
By Grayson Shelor, AMI Phase II Fellow On a rainy night in October, AMI welcomed its very first college service group into our community....
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- Oct 5, 2018
Culminating Capstones
By 2018-2019 Fellowship Cohort In addition to their six months of living and working on the mountain, AMI Fellows have been busy...
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- Oct 2, 2018
Fall
By Julia Loman, Phase I Fellow Fall is in full swing on the mountain. It would be incorrect to say summer is easing into fall, because...
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- Sep 17, 2018
Unlocking Secrets of the Soil
By Maggie McCormick, Phase I Fellow “Keep soil covered. Minimize soil disturbances. Maximize living roots. Energize with diversity.” These...
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- Sep 10, 2018
Fellowship Road Trip
By Julia Loman, Phase I Fellow For a full week in August, we came down from the mountain and hit the road, participating in workshops,...
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- Aug 27, 2018
Back to School
By Sophia Hutnik, Phase II Fellow Until recently, the VSDB campus was closed for the summer and work at the VSDB Educational Urban Farm...
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- Aug 16, 2018
Saving the Seasons
By Nick Hodgson, Phase I Fellow A big part of our experience here at AMI is learning to live closer to the land and to be more in tune...
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- Aug 10, 2018
Preserving the Harvest
By Grace Grattan, Phase I Fellow Over the past couple weeks, we’ve been lucky enough to have our fermentation and canning workshops....
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