Food Studies Stories

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Collected stories featuring undergrad and MAFS program offerings.

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Growing Mushrooms and Baking Pizza With Maris Wilson, MAFS+MBA ’24
Growing Mushrooms and Baking Pizza With Maris Wilson, MAFS+MBA ’24

Maris Wilson had never grown mushrooms on logs before coming to Chatham. “Learning that whole process was a steep learning curve, but it’s been very fun.”

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My ServSafe Experience with Chatham’s CRAFT program
My ServSafe Experience with Chatham’s CRAFT program

Undergraduate Lirit Gilmore earned her food safety ServSafe certification through a class offered by CRAFT at Chatham University.

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What’s Happening at the Apiary for Pollinator Week?
What’s Happening at the Apiary for Pollinator Week?

Taste different honies, learn about native pollinators, and participate in crafts during Pollinator Week, April 8-12.

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Walking Eden Hall’s Trails With Forester Molly Draper, MAFS+MBA ’25
Walking Eden Hall’s Trails With Forester Molly Draper, MAFS+MBA ’25

The second-semester graduate student discusses her position as Eden Hall Campus’ professional forester, the Tiny Forest Coalition, and the joy of being outdoors.

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Senior to Senior Series: Sara Parker ’24
Senior to Senior Series: Sara Parker ’24

Sustainability major and food studies minor Sara Parker ‘24 clues us in to her love of bugs, favorite places in Pittsburgh to eat, and what’s so special about Eden Hall Campus in this Senior to Senior interview.

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There’s Something Fishy Happening at the Field Lab
There’s Something Fishy Happening at the Field Lab

More sustainable ways of farming fish are being explored in Chatham University’s Field Lab at Eden Hall.

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Food Writing is About so Much More Than What’s on Your Plate
Food Writing is About so Much More Than What’s on Your Plate

Students in the class stretch their writing muscles and see food’s connections to politics, religion, and their sense of self.  

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This Year’s International Symposium is All About Building Community
This Year’s International Symposium is All About Building Community

The best part of the semester Sophia Mena ’24 spent in Italy? The people she met.

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My Summer Internship at the Smithsonian
My Summer Internship at the Smithsonian

Student author Lirit Gilmore details her experience doing a delicious summer internship at the Smithsonian Institution.

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Chatham’s “Growing Growers” Builds Connections Between Diverse Farmers
Chatham’s “Growing Growers” Builds Connections Between Diverse Farmers

The Growing Growers program connects farmers who are women, people of color, and LGBTQ+, all of whom are underrepresented in agriculture.

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Playing in Intersections with Cory Van Horn, MAFS ’12
Playing in Intersections with Cory Van Horn, MAFS ’12

Cory Van Horn, Master of Food Studies ’12, on how his time at Chatham prepared him for the delicious challenges of his position as Chief Strategy Officer for Visit Montgomery, Maryland.

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NEXT Pittsburgh Discovers Maple Magic at Eden Hall Campus
NEXT Pittsburgh Discovers Maple Magic at Eden Hall Campus

Things get sweet when maple syrup production at Eden Hall Campus is featured in the NEXT Pittsburgh web series “Yinzer Backstage Pass.”

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Alumni Profile: Toni Simpson, MAFS ’21
Alumni Profile: Toni Simpson, MAFS ’21

ChathamU MAFS alum Toni Simpson knows the power of food to unite and inspire, bringing the skills she learned in our Food Studies program to her role as School Director and Lead Chef Instructor at Community Kitchen Pittsburgh

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Grainstorm: Regional Grains Get the Spotlight
Grainstorm: Regional Grains Get the Spotlight

CRAFT at Chatham University presents Grainstorm, a day of learning all about the regional grainshed in Western Pennsylvania

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Life at Eden Hall: Agroecology Demonstration Garden
Life at Eden Hall: Agroecology Demonstration Garden

Students receive hands-on learning at the Agroecology Garden on our Eden Hall Campus

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Raising the Roof(top) Garden
Raising the Roof(top) Garden

Falk School of Sustainability students placed created a beautiful and sustainable rooftop garden experience at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center

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The Majors as Emojis
The Majors as Emojis

Happy World Emoji Day! Join us as we match 10 of our emojis with the emojis that best suit them.

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CRAFT at Chatham University Brings Good Things to the Table
CRAFT at Chatham University Brings Good Things to the Table

The Center for Regional Agriculture, Food, and Transformation (CRAFT) at Chatham University has become a thread woven throughout the local food community, offering resources and knowledge to both the Chatham campus and wider community for over a decade.

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Course Highlight: Sustainable Fermentation
Course Highlight: Sustainable Fermentation

Chatham’s Master of Food Studies Sustainable Fermentation course is full of beer brewing, yogurt-making, experiential learning and collaboration. Read on to see what the instructor and current students in the course find so great about this unique learning experience!

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What's Cooking at Eden Hall Campus' Kitchen Lab?
What's Cooking at Eden Hall Campus' Kitchen Lab?

A space to gather, create, and collaborate, The Kitchen Lab at Eden Hall Campus provides students and community members with the equipment, facilities, and know-how they need to learn about food production in an environment that’s totally hands-on… and totally tasty, too. Watch the video to learn more about the Kitchen Lab!

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Campus Community Bread Oven in Action
Campus Community Bread Oven in Action

Among Eden Hall Campus’ many sustainable and stupendous features is the Eden Hall Campus Community Bread Oven, where Chatham community members can gather together for culinary creations and lessons on the interplay between food systems, sustainability, and the people who power it all.

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‘Innovation Comes from All Over’ with Katie Leone, MAFS ‘13
‘Innovation Comes from All Over’ with Katie Leone, MAFS ‘13

Since graduating Chatham with a Master of Food Studies in 2013, Katie Leone has run point on sustainability initiatives for a university, a community foundation, and now, Hertz, the global car rental corporation. We caught up with Katie to learn more about how this food studies grad found her way up the corporate ladder and how now, she is working to ensure that said ladder is more equitable and sustainable for all.

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How to Start Your Own Home Garden
How to Start Your Own Home Garden

Though it may be slow to show itself this year, summer is on the way! If you’re looking to hone a new and wildly useful skillset during the warmer months, check out our handy guide to growing your own home (or community) garden, complete with common questions, conundrums, and tips from EHC Farm worker and Master of Food Studies student, Josie Martin.

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Students Stopping Food Waste
Students Stopping Food Waste

In honor of Stop Food Waste Day, we spoke with students Claire Raines ‘22 and Goldie Seddon ‘22 on the great works they are doing to stop food waste and how we can all follow suit.

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Tasty Trips: Pennsylvania’s Culinary Trails with CRAFT at Chatham
Tasty Trips: Pennsylvania’s Culinary Trails with CRAFT at Chatham

The Pennsylvania Happy Traveler travel guide’s feature story showcases delicious self-guided culinary trails full of local products and expert craftsmanship. CRAFT employees and Master of Food Studies students Archish Kashikar MAFS ‘21 and Toni C. Simpson MAFS ‘21 lead the way in developing recipes for the trails, gaining valuable work experience and knowledge of local foods along the way.

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Course Highlight: Agroecology
Course Highlight: Agroecology

What course combines critical thinking, sustainable practices, anti-racism, social justice, and more? Agroecology! Student Chenoa Baker interviews Assistant Professor of Agroecology Dr. Chris Murakami on the dual courses Basic Agroecology and Growing Sustainably Lab as part of our student-driven Course Highlights series!

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CRAFT Launches New Conversation Series
CRAFT Launches New Conversation Series

A student-run initiative, The Food Lover’s Elective, is the first segment of a new conversation series featuring keynote speakers focused on food beyond the dinner table. Join Masters of Food Studies students, Ani Steele, and Frankie Williams as they talk about this exciting series!

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5 Majors You Might've Missed
5 Majors You Might've Missed

If you’re interests don’t fit into traditional college major boxes, you’re going to want to check out this article. Join us as we explore five unique, lesser-known majors that are helping our students succeed in emerging fields with diverse skills.

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Splendor in the Grass: Chatham's Agroecology Demonstration Garden
Splendor in the Grass: Chatham's Agroecology Demonstration Garden

Agroecology is the science of sustainable, equitable food systems. Chatham’s agroecology garden puts this science into action with practices including recycling nutrients as much as possible, taking advantage of natural relationships in the production of food, and building healthy soil to mitigate the need for pesticides.

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Explore the “Food in Uncertain Times” Conference
Explore the “Food in Uncertain Times” Conference

Food isn’t just fuel— it can be a gateway into complex systems of access, agriculture, belief, storytelling, and revolution. CRAFT at Chatham University and the student Eden Hall Fellows have teamed up to discuss all of this and more in their two-day virtual conference “Food in Uncertain Times.”

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