Dec 15, 2020Lessons LearnedOur Common RootsBy Grayson Shelor, AMI 2017-2017 Fellow In troubling times, we return to our roots. For AMI Fellows and Alumni, that often means...
Dec 7, 2020Lessons LearnedCommunity Action Year Survival Guide: Pandemic EditionBy Georgia Meyer, Community Fellow While the Community Action Year provides ample opportunity to lean into your respective placements, it...
May 13, 2020Community FellowsIt’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...
Nov 21, 2019AlumniAlumni 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,...
Apr 16, 2019Community FellowsHelping 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,...
Feb 28, 2019Community FellowsFrom Virginia to GuatemalaBy Katie Gilman, AMI 2015-2016 Fellow I was drawn to the AMI Fellowship in 2014 when I returned home to Virginia after spending 8...
Dec 20, 2018Community FellowsThe 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...
Nov 15, 2018Community FellowsOne Tomato at a TimeBy Maya Eppelbaum, Phase II Fellow Why did you come to the Allegheny Mountain Institute? This is a question every Fellow has been asked...
Nov 5, 2018Community FellowsSeasons of ChangeBy Elora Overbey, Phase II Fellow On Halloween morning, the Phase I Fellows packed their bags and headed home. The next morning, I...
Oct 22, 2018Lessons LearnedCapstones CompleteBy Freddy Carruth, Phase I Fellow Early in October, we presented our Capstone projects to the Highland County community. It was great to...
Oct 5, 2018Farm FellowsCulminating CapstonesBy 2018-2019 Fellowship Cohort In addition to their six months of living and working on the mountain, AMI Fellows have been busy...
Sep 20, 2018Community FellowsSeeing Things ThroughBy 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...
Sep 4, 2018Farm FellowsAlumni WeekendBy 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...
Aug 27, 2018Community FellowsBack to SchoolBy Sophia Hutnik, Phase II Fellow Until recently, the VSDB campus was closed for the summer and work at the VSDB Educational Urban Farm...
Jul 31, 2018Community FellowsKids are Like PlantsBy Matthew Kitchen, Phase II Fellow Over the span of this summer, I’ve had the incredible experience of working with summer camp kids...
Apr 30, 2018Community FellowsSpring has Sprung, MaybeBy 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...
Mar 6, 2018Community FellowsSigns of LifeBy Stephen Rodriguez, Phase II Fellow At the top of a steep hill, sits our charming little VSDB greenhouse overlooking the farm like a...
Feb 20, 2018Community FellowsCreatures of the SunBy Mary-Ellen Garner, Phase II Fellow Much of our agricultural system is extractive. We take from the earth its nutrients. We take from...
Feb 6, 2018Community FellowsLove Letter for the Apple TreesBy Elora Overbey, Phase II Fellow Sometimes if the morning is just right and the clouds are still sleeping, tucked into the inversions...
Oct 25, 2017Farm FellowsLearning 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...