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| 4 minute read | I remember walking into the grocery store and noticing donations bins by the exit. Between November and December, it overflowed with canned green beans, corn, fruit cups, and an occasional pasta box. 'Tis the season of the temporary food assistance. It seemed like a simple approach to food access. Too… Continue reading C is for Culturally Appropriate: Food Access Language Series →

Buzzing around the kitchen In the wood-covered kitchen of the ‘90s, I bounced on the stepstool to watch my mother measure, whisk, and taste test. She’d share the taste test responsibilities–always a generous baker. We’d buzz around the kitchen, flour and sugar sprinkled across the counters like pixie dust. Once the bakes cooled, we’d eat… Continue reading B is for Bees: Food Access Language Series →

| 8 minute read | “This is where they keep the bunnies,” I said, pointing to the red hutch within the fence. I led the new volunteer along on the sidewalk beside the school’s garden. “And this is where we’ll take out the old flower bed today. Let’s go through the gate.” I had worked… Continue reading A is for Access: Food Access Language Series →

Apple green, self-selection The pantry of my childhood took a lot of work.  My father unscrewed the metal racks and hammered in custom wood shelves to better fit the strange angles of the walls. My mother, loving the psychology behind colors, painted it apple green. Something about green stimulates hunger, she told me. And what… Continue reading Food Access Language: Exploring how language impacts the ways we get food →