Mae Humiston

Mae Humiston wrote a new post, Grappling with Paradoxes, on the site Paradoxical Food 3 weeks, 6 days ago

At the beginning of this semester when I was deciding what the theme of this blog should be, I was grappling with some of the paradoxes of our food system in both my thesis and my life. As I did more research into […]

Mae Humiston wrote a new post, Follow the Things, on the site Paradoxical Food 4 weeks, 1 day ago

While many people acknowledge that they don’t know much about the production side of the things they consume, taking the next step to find out more can sometimes be a struggle.

Followthethings.com is a cool […]

Mae Humiston wrote a new post, Healthy Fast Food, on the site Paradoxical Food 4 weeks, 1 day ago

Grist reported earlier this week that the fast food industry is turning more and more towards fresh and healthy foods.

Fast food companies understand that Bad Fast Food might be approaching its expiration date. […]

Mae Humiston wrote a new post, , on the site Paradoxical Food 1 month ago

“The ‘Food Movement’ is a movement of well-fed, affluent, liberal/left elitist Westerners who think with their emotions rather than their brains,” writes Huffpost “super user” under the screenname Cybernia. […]

Mae Humiston wrote a new post, The work of the farmer not in our tastes of place…, on the site Paradoxical Food 1 month, 3 weeks ago

but it should be in our minds. This week is National Farmworker Awareness Week.

For more information, check out this brief summary with links and drawings from Grist.org: <a […]

Mae Humiston wrote a new post, Review of Taste of Place by Amy Trubek, on the site Paradoxical Food 1 month, 3 weeks ago

In Taste of Place: A Cultural Journey into Terrior, Amy Trubek looks at the definitions and manifestations of “terrior,” or the idea that one can taste the place in which a product was produced. The term […]

Mae Humiston wrote a new post, Marching in the face of status, on the site Paradoxical Food 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Over spring break I joined the Coalition of Immokalee Workers in the last legs of their celebration of the New Day for farm workers, the 200-mile March for Rights, Respect and Fair Food. According to their […]

Mae Humiston wrote a new post, Liberal libertarian vegetarians?, on the site Paradoxical Food 2 months, 1 week ago

Have government subsidies in agriculture driven our food system in a failing direction?

Should raw milk be legal?

Do people have the right to know what’s in their food?

If you answered yes to these […]

Mae Humiston wrote a new post, An interesting approach to wasted food, on the site Paradoxical Food 2 months, 2 weeks ago

I recently received an email with the following from the COMFOOD elist (which is sometimes worth the absurd amount of emails it bombards you with):

“Former Trader Joe’s President Doug Rauch is in the news this […]

Mae Humiston wrote a new post, Rockbridge County: Farmland or Food Desert?, on the site Paradoxical Food 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Food deserts have been the target of numerous urban farming initiatives. But city spaces are not the only ones that can be “food deserts,” as I learned over Thanksgiving break.

When I was home for a couple […]

Mae Humiston wrote a new post, Elites Going Back on the System?, on the site Paradoxical Food 2 months, 2 weeks ago

As part of several student groups dealing with food on Tufts Campus, I found Peggy Barlett’s piece in American Anthropologist, “Campus Sustainable Food Projects: Critique and Engagement,” to be very interesting. […]

Mae Humiston wrote a new post, I skinned a deer., on the site Paradoxical Food 2 months, 2 weeks ago

There, the title said it. I have been in closer contact with the meat I eat than most vegans or vegetarians have, but I still eat meat. And I’m here to talk about how I can be a proud female food activist and […]

Mae Humiston wrote a new post, Breaking Down Boundaries with Global/Local Fruit, on the site Paradoxical Food 3 months ago

Ok, since this week’s topic for class is “Interspecies,” I’ll step away from Rockbridge for a moment here to talk about a paradox that has been the focus of my independent thesis research over the past months: […]

Mae Humiston wrote a new post, Campus Cultivation Conference, on the site Tom Thumb's Student Garden 3 months, 3 weeks ago

Campus Cultivation Conference
March 2nd
Tufts University
RSVP by Feb 15 at https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dE1hRm1fb1MteU83QWlieTVJdy1HeFE6MQ

http://cultivatecampuses.tumblr.com/

In […]

Mae Humiston wrote a new post, Paradoxes, on the site Paradoxical Food 3 months, 3 weeks ago

Why can’t farm laborers afford the food they grow?

How are tomatoes considered “local” in New England when they originated in South America?

How can a significant portion of the American population be obese […]

Mae Humiston created the site Paradoxical Food 3 months, 3 weeks ago

Mae Humiston wrote a new post, Boston Tree Party interactive map, on the site Tufts Food Nexus 5 months, 3 weeks ago

From the Boston Tree Party:

“We are very excited to announce that the draft of our Delegation Map & Directory is ready for you to check out!

This online tool is great way for both the public and our […]

Mae Humiston wrote a new post, Campus Cultivation Conference next semester, on the site Tufts Food Nexus 5 months, 3 weeks ago

Are you interested in student efforts to grow more food on campus? Then check out the Campus Cultivation Conference, planned for March 2nd, 2013. If you’d like to get involved with planning, email […]

Mae Humiston wrote a new post, Spring CSA share sign-ups!, on the site Tufts Food Nexus 5 months, 3 weeks ago

The Spring Season CSA Farm Share is now open for signup! An “Academic” share is once again available for Tufts students, staff and faculty c/o Enterprise Farms, delivering shares from January to May. Visit the […]

Mae Humiston wrote a new post, Spring Seminar: Food for all: Ecology, biotechnology and sustainability, on the site Tufts Food Nexus 5 months, 3 weeks ago

Biology Professor Colin Orians, Friedman School Professor Timothy Griffin, and University of Rhode Island visiting scientist Sara Gomez will be teaming up this spring to teach a University Seminar on food […]

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