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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- 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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- Nov 16, 2016
Building Empowered
By Sarah Merfeld, Phase II Fellow Trevor, our farm manager, proposed that I take on a building project at the AMI Urban Farm as vegetable...
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- Jul 12, 2016
New Greywater System at the AMI Urban Farm
By Katie Gilman, Phase II Fellow At the AMI Urban Farm, we wash anywhere from 10-80 lbs. of produce each week. We employ the use of a 30...
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- Jun 23, 2016
A Microcosm of Support
By Sarah Merfeld, Phase II Fellow I am finally beginning to understand the web of resources the Urban Farm draws upon to function...
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- Jun 1, 2016
Adjacent to Water
By Katie Gilman, Phase II Fellow One would think having grown up less than a mile from the Rappahannock River in the Northern Neck...
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- Apr 28, 2016
Remembering the Earth, Remembering Ourselves: School-based Gardening, a Reflection.
By Kayla MacLachlan, AMI Alumna “To forget how to dig the earth and to tend the soil, is to forget ourselves.” - Mahandas K. Gandhi The...
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- Mar 10, 2016
AMI Urban Farm Update
By Sarah Merfeld, Phase II Fellow Our greenhouse is filling up, days are getting longer, and the first succession of snap peas have...
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- Nov 20, 2015
The Science of Spinach Sweetness
But the miracle before your eyes (and on your tongue) is that the spinach tastes better post-frost. Now, isn’t that strange?
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- Nov 12, 2015
The Business of Growing, Making and Eating
In our gardens we are saving seeds, putting beds to sleep, harvesting hardy greens, and, though it’s hard to believe, finishing up another g
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- Oct 20, 2015
From Farm to School and Back Again
How do we teach our children to eat healthfully, support and appreciate farmers, and grow their own food?
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- Sep 4, 2015
Seed Saving for the Future
I think that counts as a worthy legacy to leave behind.
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- Aug 13, 2015
Nutrition in the Garden
Last week we decided to spend some time learning about how fruits and vegetables are judged when entered into competitions.
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- Aug 11, 2015
Reisetomate
Hello, fellow gardeners and tomato lovers! Boy, have I a treat for you, today!
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- Jul 29, 2015
Postures of a Farmer
Farming is, in it’s nature, a practice best approached with an eye for the future.
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- Jul 27, 2015
Celebrating the Bounty of Summer
There was much to celebrate during last month’s Garden to Table Summer Camp
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- Apr 30, 2015
Locally Grown Global Food
By Shannon Matthews, Phase II Fellow From the food security perspective of New Roots, one of the goals of the program is to assist new...
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- Apr 7, 2015
Teaching Moments
By Thea Klein-Mayer One of the highlights of my senior fellowship is interacting with elementary schoolers. Jack is in Kindergarten and...
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