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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- Dec 7, 2020
Community Action Year Survival Guide: Pandemic Edition
By Georgia Meyer, Community Fellow While the Community Action Year provides ample opportunity to lean into your respective placements, it...
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- May 13, 2020
It’s Not Always “Pinterest Perfect,” But That’s OK!
By Naomi Desilets, Phase II Fellow Studies show children must have 10-15 interactions with a new food before the child begins to prefer a...
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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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- 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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- Dec 20, 2018
The Hard Days (and why they were the best)
By Pat Banks, AMI Phase II Fellow I suppose every day can feel difficult when farming. I can’t recall a time this summer when everything...
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- Nov 15, 2018
One Tomato at a Time
By Maya Eppelbaum, Phase II Fellow Why did you come to the Allegheny Mountain Institute? This is a question every Fellow has been asked...
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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 22, 2018
Capstones Complete
By Freddy Carruth, Phase I Fellow Early in October, we presented our Capstone projects to the Highland County community. It was great to...
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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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- Sep 20, 2018
Seeing Things Through
By Elora Overbey, Phase II Fellow This time last year, fall had just arrived hot off the heels of a whirlwind summer, and we were a few...
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- Sep 4, 2018
Alumni Weekend
By Ariel Duran, Phase I Fellow Last weekend was the AMI Alumni Weekend, a time when past Fellows are invited back to enjoy some time in...
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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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- Jul 31, 2018
Kids are Like Plants
By Matthew Kitchen, Phase II Fellow Over the span of this summer, I’ve had the incredible experience of working with summer camp kids...
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- Apr 30, 2018
Spring has Sprung, Maybe
By Sophia Hutnik, Phase II Fellow This past week, it went from winter to summer and then back to winter in the blink of an eye. At...
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- Mar 6, 2018
Signs of Life
By Stephen Rodriguez, Phase II Fellow At the top of a steep hill, sits our charming little VSDB greenhouse overlooking the farm like a...
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- Feb 20, 2018
Creatures of the Sun
By Mary-Ellen Garner, Phase II Fellow Much of our agricultural system is extractive. We take from the earth its nutrients. We take from...
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- Feb 6, 2018
Love Letter for the Apple Trees
By Elora Overbey, Phase II Fellow Sometimes if the morning is just right and the clouds are still sleeping, tucked into the inversions...
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- Oct 25, 2017
Learning to Fall
By Grayson Shelor, Phase I Fellow In every battle between woman and weed, there comes a point when the balance shifts. Leaning back on...
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