Sophia Schmidt ’17 returned to Williamstown to give the first Log Lunch talk of November, describing her coverage of climate change on Philadelphia public radio. Professor Sarah Gardner introduced Schmidt as one of her former students, an Environmental Studies and Biology double major who worked as a Log… Continue reading »
On October 26th, Log Lunch welcomed Dan Lashof, the Director of the World Resource Institute along. Williams Professor of Environmental Law and Policy Lindi Von Mutius ‘03 welcomed those who made the journey for parents weekend, before introducing Lashof. An old acquaintance and colleague, Von Mutius described Lashof… Continue reading »
Barton Jones Championing Nature’s Legacy Bart Jones has been President of the Cornwall Conservation Trust since 2011 and a board member since 2009. An all-volunteer board runs the organization, supported by a small part-time staff. CCT was accredited in 2016 and its accreditation was renewed in 2021. Under Bart’s leadership,… Continue reading »
On a beautifully sunny Friday, May 3, the community once again gathered for Log Lunch. As the last Log Lunch of the 23-24 year with a guest speaker, people were excited. The meal provided by the student cooks only added to the excitement, consisting of focaccia with wild… Continue reading »
On Friday, April 26, the community gathered for another excellent Log Lunch meal and speaker. On this day, the student cooks prepared a delicious meal of a chickpea coconut lemon curry, samosas, naan, garlic-chive chutney, a yogurt sauce, a crisp apple, snap pea, cucumber salad with mint, and… Continue reading »
On cloudy and quite warm Friday, April 19, the community gathered for another delicious Log Lunch. Today, the student cooks prepared an excellent meal consisting of chive pancakes, “build your own bibimbap” with crispy tofu, soft-boiled eggs, spicy sesame shredded vegetables with onions from Caretaker Farm, shredded cabbage… Continue reading »
On April 14, students, faculty, and community members were joined by Christina Rosan ‘96, an associate professor of Geography and Urban Studies and Environmental Studies at Temple University, for her talk titled “Climate Change Planning in Low-Wealth Philadelphia Communities: Reimagining Sustainable Cities.” The log lunch chefs served delicious… Continue reading »
An unexpectedly snowy Friday, April 5 brought the community together for Log Lunch, and spirits were high as the student cooks prepared a perfect meal for the day. Today’s menu consisted of carrot ginger soup with maple syrup from Hopkins Forest, a radish pomegranate salad, crispy Spanish patatas… Continue reading »
On a cold and sunny Friday, March 1, the Log Lunch community gathered for the first Log Lunch of this month. Today, the student cooks provided an excellent Mediterranean-inspired meal consisting of falafel, pita, tzatziki, mushroom farro soup, roast veggie kebab, a green salad (lettuce from Full Well… Continue reading »
Last Friday, students, faculty, and community members gathered in the Log for the final log lunch of the semester. Log Lunchers enjoyed vegetable spring rolls with a sweet chili sauce as well as sesame coconut rice with mango and a maple-miso roasted vegetable medley made with fresh syrup… Continue reading »