Post Tagged with: "Food Matters"

  The Food Matters at Ohio University student organization took a trip out to Creekside Farm on Monday, March 26. Owners Paul Tomcho and  Krista Duval manage the farm, which is home to 25 goats and 50 laying hens, along with small-scale vegetable, berry, and shiitake mushroom production. Tomcho took […]

  The Food Studies theme hosted a “Know Your Farmer” panel on March 8 in partnership with the Athens Chapter of the Ohio Ecological Food and Farming Association. The panel included members of the local food system, all with a unique background and farming expertise: Charles Buchanan, Leading Creek Farm […]

Food Matters hosted a workshop on “Bragging Rights: Creating the Perfect Resume and Cover Letter” through the Career and Leadership Development Center on March 6. Students were given inside tactics on how to present themselves the best way possible to future employers. The workshop focused on topics such as job […]

“Sharing food together is one of the core initiatives of the group, as it helps to keep us grounded and reminded of the reasons we are doing so much work to educate the student body on the food system,” says Joy Kostansek, president of the student organization called Food Matters at […]

The Food Studies theme recently held a focus group to engage the student perspective. Participants shared vibrant stories of how they found their way to the program, often being lead through their personal interests in food and health. After saying the best part of the program is director Dr. Theresa […]

Food Matters Club ventured out to Green Edge Gardens on a late Friday afternoon to tour the beautiful 120-acre farm and learn about its operations. Green Edge Gardens, located in Amesville, Ohio, is a certified organic vegetable farm which specializes in producing year round micro-greens, mushrooms, and salad mix as well as […]

The Food Studies theme, Food Matters student club, and the Athens Vegan Cooking Workshop host a free screening of the documentary Wasted! The Story of Food Waste on Wednesday, Feb. 28, at 7 p.m. at the Athena Cinema on Court Street. A brief panel discussion follows the film, with Ohio […]