Work in the Community

The Writing Food Project
This year, MACSAC worked with Rebecca Lorimer, a UW-Madison graduate student, on the Writing Food Project, aimed at providing students real-world writing experience regarding food-related issues. Lorimer received a Humanities Exposed (HEX) grant to cooridinate this project, which benefits both graduate research and community partners. Six students in Lorimer's 201 English class visited and created profiles of MACSAC farmers, researched and wrote articles on current issues in sustainable agriculture, and volunteered at MACSAC's 2009 Open House. We thank them for exploring these important topics related to our local food system and providing their work to share. Listed below are their Farmer Profiles and Essays.

Farmer Profiles

Blue Moon Community Farm by Paul Winograd

Forest Run Farm by Jeff Henderson

Gardens of Goodness by Jillian Falligant

Living Soil Community Farm by Amy Nevenhoven

Primrose Community Farm by Hannah Silberman

West Star Farm by Eric Nelson

Essays

Freshly Frozen? Canned? Or grown? by Eric Nelson

Heirloom Plants by Jillian Falligant

Honeybee Intrigue by Hannah Silberman

The Implications of Food Miles by Amy Nevenhoven

Organic Pesticides by Jeff Henderson

S. 384: Global Food Security Act of 2009 by Paul Winograd