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My first impression of the Sugar Bush was, wow, this road really sucks a lot. My second impression was, how many creeks are we going to have to drive through to find these stupid trees? Third impression? Oh god, we’re lost in hillbilly murder woods. We did eventually realize we were on the wrong road,Continue reading “Into the Sugarbush”

I can’t imagine the grief that would come from losing a mother and a grandmother at such a young age, with such little warning. I am fortunate enough that all of the close family members I have lost have been at the ends of long, rich lives. The most recent was my maternal grandmother. ItContinue reading “Comfort Food”

At time of writing, I’m about sixteen hours out from our journey into the sugarbush and I’m legitimately hype about it. That opinion might change once we’ve hiked a half mile in and the half mile out and I still have two classes left, but for now I’m enthusiastic so let’s go! I have onlyContinue reading “Maple Syrup”

I know that we have previously established in class that “Food Writing” is an enormous umbrella term, but in all honesty, I’ve slept at least twice since the start of the semester, and it’s always nice to get a refresher. It’s also a pretty big relief to see “to be a good food writer isContinue reading “Will Write for Food”

I went to go listen to Brian Hammons speak about Black Walnuts, and I actually learned a lot. Before this, my only exposure to the concept of Black Walnuts was through the wood, because I had a phase where I was extremely into carpentry and wood crafts as a whole. Black Walnut wood is actuallyContinue reading “Black Walnuts”

The Chanterelle Seeker by Janisse Ray caught my attention in particular out of the reading assignments for today. I think mostly it was because of the description of a dude that just sounds like Hozier and also EXACTLY the kind of guy you expect to run into in the woods looking for mushrooms. I don’tContinue reading “The Chanterelle Seeker”