Melina Shannon-DiPietro
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Sustainability
Nov 2 2009, 8:04 amA 21st Century Forager
The term brings to mind images of rambling through forests in search of food. But on the Yale Farm, it's so much more than that.read more
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Sustainability
Oct 5 2009, 8:15 amPencils, Books...and Kitchen Knives
Chopping doesn't have to be a chore: Why good knives should be on every college student's school supplies list.read more
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Sustainability
Sep 21 2009, 8:15 amOn Farm's First Day, a Record Crowd
The author is thrilled and terrified by the number of students at the first workday of the school year.read more
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Sustainability
Aug 25 2009, 12:45 pmGetting America Back in the Kitchen
What will it take to get more Americans to embrace home cooking? The author says the key is Oprah.read more
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Recipes
Aug 25 2009, 6:45 amRecipe: Tomato Confit
During tomato season, confit is one of the best ways to use the season's bounty. Below is a recipe that I use every summer without fail, and is a favorite of our interns.read more
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Sustainability
Aug 5 2009, 8:27 amNo Forks Required
Ever get tired of struggling to get a piece of lettuce onto your fork? Put aside your table manners and dive into a salad fingers first.read moreSustainability
Jun 23 2009, 8:25 amDoctors Vote for Organic Food
The American Medical Association put out a resolution last week in favor of local, sustainable food. read more
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Sustainability
Jun 22 2009, 8:18 amAn Ad Campaign for Organics
What would you put on a billboard to promote the joys of fresh, local, sustainable food?read more
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Sustainability
Jun 5 2009, 8:19 amHey Mom, I Want to Farm
With the economy in flux and interest in the food chain growing, more and more recent college graduates are thinking about choosing life on a farm over a job in corporate America. Here, advice for young people considering careers in agriculture--and their skeptical parents.read more
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Sustainability
May 29 2009, 8:23 amFor Brunch on a Budget, Try Frittata
With a frittata, having guests over for brunch doesn't have to be expensive or time- consuming. Just head out to the market, buy fresh, seasonal vegetables and herbs, and follow these instructions for how to make this quick, crowd-pleasing dish.read more
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Sustainability
May 21 2009, 8:47 amWhy a School Farm?
A conversation with a classroom full of teenagers makes the author appreciate all that a farm has to teach: lessons in healthy, seasonal eating; an appreciation for where food comes from and all that goes into making it; and, most importantly, generosity and self-sacrifice.read more
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Sustainability
May 14 2009, 8:30 amThe 28-Day Salad: Sustainable and Fun
In a world of 30-minute meals, growing your own salad might sound like the epitome of slow food.read more
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Sustainability
Apr 28 2009, 8:06 amEvolution at the Dinner Table, or Regression?
A new book argues that cooking facilitated our evolution from apes to humans. But is the American lifestyle of fast food and eating alone a step back towards our chimp-like origins?read more
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Sustainability
Apr 8 2009, 8:02 amLove, Local Food, and Canned Peaches
A lesson in romance and the virtue of canned preservatives. Local doesn't have to mean fresh, after all. After getting an old boyfriend to adopt canning as a way to make great, eco-friendly food, why not try something more widespread? read more
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Sustainability
Mar 20 2009, 12:45 pmUrban Oasis: The Fifth Avenue Garden
For two short months, New Yorkers will find a lush, if tiny, garden growing in the middle of the city. It's a place where New Yorkers can escape the concrete and traffic and learn about the wonderful world of urban gardening.read more
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Sustainability
Mar 16 2009, 8:32 amAt Yale, Seeds of Revolution
In 2000, Yale undergraduates were inspired by the conviction that the toughest environmental challenges call upon us to change the way we eat and produce food. Student activists agitated for local, organic food and a college farm was born. The roots of the Yale Sustainable Food Project.read more
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Melina Shannon-DiPietro
Melina Shannon-DiPietro is an organic farmer turned executive director. In 2003 she traded in her stirrup hoe for a laptop and joined Yale to help found the Sustainable Food Project. For the past six years, she has worked with colleagues, faculty, and students to create meaningful opportunities for college students in food, agriculture, and sustainability. Her biggest compliment came this year, when a student called her Yale’s Dean of Food. full bio
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