Category Archives: Culture

Dumpster Diving for Food at the Supermarket

Posted by Erica Houskeeper | May 9, 2017

UVM senior Rose Thackeray walked behind the Price Chopper on Shelburne Road and stuffed her canvas bag with an assortment of produce: cucumber, celeriac, onions, broccoli rabe, apples, bananas, potatoes, green pepper and a lemon. In an interview with Seven Days, … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Environmental | Tagged food access, food culture, hunger, UVM, Vermont | 4 Comments

Book Review: Jeffrey Roberts’ Salted & Cured

Posted by Guest Author | May 2, 2017

By Hailey Grohman These days, avid readers or eaters can find a book of cultural history for nearly any item they might find on their plate. Most of these stories hit the same themes: the pre-colonial origin story of a … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Vermont | Tagged food culture, Vermont | 5 Comments

Jim Harrison’s ‘A Really Big Lunch’ Will Restore Your Appetite

Posted by Guest Author | March 29, 2017

By Hailey Grohman In today’s faddish food culture, self-denial and restraint are the name of the game. Every day a new diet scheme is born; every day the media condemns a different food group. Be like Tom Brady, who doesn’t … Continue reading →