Sheldin and Saskia Discuss Local Food

I sat down with Sheldin, one of my close friends and housemates to talk about her experience in the local food community here in Ann Arbor, how her family purchases local food, and what can be done to bring more...

Episode 1: The Genesis of a New Grain Shed

Welcome to the first episode of the "Unpacking the Grain Shed" podcast series! In this episode, we talk with The Grain Shed co-founders Joel Williamson, Don Scheuerman, Shaun Duffy, and Ted Benson about the genesis of The Grain Shed, a...

Grace Doolittle and Noelle Dunbar discuss local food (pt. 2)

Grace talking about experience with local foods in the form of foraging, farmers markets, and a bologna sandwich.

Katherine and Laura discuss local food

In this interview we talked about local foods in both Chicago and northern Michigan. We discussed farmers markets, local food in grocery stores, and growing up eating local foods.

Liz Hartig and Josephine Weissburg discuss local food

Liz talks about her connection to local food growing up right outside of Detroit with two environmentalist parents

Janielle Calaunan and Stephanie Rosas discuss local food

A discussion focused on local food consumption with conversation surrounding family traditions, future intentions, and current association with local foods. Also taking a look at what future generations can do to increase the accessibility to local foods.

Sarah and Peter discuss local food

Peter and I talked about his relationship with local food and what things we should consider when thinking holistically about it. He also shared personal stories as well as stories from his great-grandfather.

Bill and Idrees talk about local food

Bill and Idrees talk local food, and Bill’s history as a merchant and a customer.

Nia and Sara discuss local food

In this interview, Nia talks about her experiences at the Detroit Eastern Market and her courses about food accessibility.

Ben and Ben Discuss Local Food

An interview about Ben’s local food consumption and the importance of the local food in regard to reducing our carbon footprint. Also discussed are some possible way of educating and spreading awareness about eating local food.

Rachel and Suha discuss local food

We discuss experiences with buying local food (and lack thereof) and the reasons for doing so.

Erin Maher and Erin Neaton discuss local food

Erin and Erin discuss the challenges of local food. Erin talks about her memories and experiences surrounding eating local food with family.

Mayur Bandekar and Sanika Chitre discuss local food

Today we talked about local food and how Mayur’s relationship with local food has been influenced by family as well as changed over the years.

Naomi and Lily discuss local food

I asked Naomi about her experience with local food as a college student at UMich and her thoughts about the availability/accessibility of local food in Ann Arbor.