On September 28, BU Gastronomy student Natalie Shmulik lead the first Gastronomy Students Association meeting of the semester. Together, the students tossed around ideas and have scheduled a list of upcoming outings of exciting Boston culinary lectures and events. Currently, the association has a group of 12 dedicated members and welcome more to the community. […]
by Rachel Black Silvio reached up and pulled down a curled up leaf from one of his vines. He unfurled the leaf to reveal the larva of a leafroller (Platynota stultana). Pests like this, he explained, could do serious damage to a vineyard. He named off the various fungal diseases he regularly has to combat […]
by Katie Peterson My family has been raising free-range turkeys in southeastern Minnesota for more than 70 years. Prior to the past few years, though, I doubt any of us planned to be involved in any kind of food movement. That changed when my brother returned to our family’s land and built an on-farm store, Ferndale […]
by Natalie Shmulik A few weeks ago I was sent an article entitled “Surviving a Food Festival Without Getting a Tummy Ache” by Eliza Barclay. Unfortunately, I read this article after returning from Washington D.C. to see the Fancy Food Show. This year, thanks to show director, Heather Paul, seven lucky Gastronomy students attended the […]
Post and photos by Aubree DuPlessis It may be the dog days of summer, but that hasn’t stopped the BU Gastronomy Garden Club from clearing, constructing, and creating their very first garden plot at Fenway Victory Gardens. Equipped with a generous donation from Mahoney’s Garden Center, appearances by summer’s most valuable culinary players – watermelon, […]