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Historical Analysis of Education About Native Pollinators for Farmers in Western North Carolina Written by: Athena Anderson Pollinators make the majority of our fruit and vegetable crops possible by facilitating reproduction in flowering plants. There are thousands of native pollinators in the U.S., but our agricultural system has become dependent upon the European honeybee (Apis […]
From recipe testing, to ethnography, to archives, to even appetizers, our 2026 Student Summer Symposium showcases the many ways our students think, create, and write about food. Mrs. Vazza’s Meatballs By Eric Lewis Donovan Mrs. Vazza’s Meatballs was created for my Food & Visual Culture course. Through a family meatball recipe, the zine explores how […]
From recipe testing, to ethnography, to archives, to even appetizers, our 2026 Student Summer Symposium showcases the many ways our students think, create, and write about food. Feminine Fire: Stirring the Pot, Shaping the World By Ruthie Collins Once upon a time, someone, somewhere, decided a woman’s place was in the kitchen. Said it like […]
Check out the published work by one of our current graduate students, Sebastian Crissey. In this ethnographic study, Sebastian Crissey traces the history of cooperative food retail in Willimantic, Connecticut, examining how community-owned grocery models of the 1970s shaped local food culture and consumer identity. Drawing on oral history and archival research, the piece offers […]
The Gastronomy Department is proud to announce that Amy Phuong has been awarded this year’s Julia Child Student Writing Award. This award is given to matriculating MA students in Gastronomy and honors their outstanding academic work. Below is a Q&A with Amy on her award-winning work that uses food mapping– a technique that allows researchers […]