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Food Studies presents Out Here film screening March 28

Together with a number of Syracuse University programs, Falk College’s Food Studies program presents a screening of Out Here, a documentary film about the hearts and hard work of queer farmers in the U.S., followed by a Q&A session with the filmmaker, Jonah Mossberg, Tuesday, March 28, 2017 in Heroy Auditorium from 5 to 7:30 p.m. The screening is free and open to the public. Created by the Que…

Food studies’ Dr. Minkoff-Zern on immigrant labor and American food systems

Food studies assistant professor Laura-Anne Minkoff-Zern, Ph.D., comments on issues of immigrant labor and American food systems in light of the nation’s recent and potential policy changes in “What Would America’s Food Supply Look Like Without Immigrant Labor?” In the Munchies article, Dr. Minkoff-Zern explains, “We are dependent upon undocumented immigrants and we have been for a long time, so t…

Living, Learning, Liquor

Living, Learning, Liquor: SU Professor discusses his experience as alcohol expert By Angelica Welch ’17. Courtesy of 360 Magazine Torrey Grant, adjunct professor of the famous Beer and Wine Appreciation class, has a deep-seeded relationship with the Syracuse food and drink scene and the growing wine industry in the Finger Lakes region of Central New York. After graduating from Syracuse University in 1997, Grant stayed in the city to pursue a job in the restaurant business but eventually found his way back to SU. In addition to teaching, he works as the fine wine and event coordinator at the local…

Growing Pains

Growing Pains: Lack of affordable and accessible nutritious food poses questions to residents of Central and Northern New York By Kristina Atsalis ’18 and Caroline Bartholomew ’18. Courtesy of 360 Magazine Winter is coming soon, and for many people that means breaking out winter coats and boots. However, for many Syracuse residents the arrival of winter brings additional stress in the search for f…

Tour the Susan R. Klenk Learning Café and Kitchens

Take a virtual tour of the Susan R. Klenk Learning Café and Kitchens, a new hands-on learning laboratory to prepare students with traditional and emerging professional competencies for careers in food, nutrition, dietetics, and public health. The facility includes an experimental food lab kitchen, commercial kitchen, baking nook and café. A video camera system allows faculty and chef instructors to broadcast classes, food demonstrations and seminars from Falk College to anywhere on campus and across the country. A generous and visionary gift from Falk College alumna, Susan R. Klenk, made the learning café and kitchens possible. A dual major in…

Get started on a career path that makes a difference with Nov. 4 Information Session

When students think graduate school, they think curriculum, campus, community, but most of all, what the degree will mean for their lives. It’s not until after completing their degree that Falk College graduate students realize the profound difference it made not just for themselves, but for the lives of those around them as they discover new and exciting opportunities to have a positive impact. That’s what a graduate degree from Falk College means: it means our graduates can do more—more for the community, for society, and for the world. And they do! Join prospective Falk College graduate students interested in…

Falk hosts November 4 Graduate Program Information Session

When students think graduate school, they think curriculum, campus, community, but most of all, what the degree will mean for their lives. It’s not until after completing their degree that Falk College graduate students realize the profound difference it made not just for themselves, but for the lives of those around them as they discover new and exciting opportunities to have a positive impact. That’s what a graduate degree from Falk College means: it means our graduates can do more—more for the community, for society, and for the world. And they do! Join prospective Falk College graduate students interested in…

Your chance to have an impact: What a graduate degree means at Falk College

When students think graduate school, they think curriculum, campus, community, but most of all, what the degree will mean for their lives. It’s not until after completing their degree that Falk College graduate students realize the profound difference it made not just for themselves, but for the lives of those around them as they discover new and exciting opportunities to have a positive impact. That’s what a graduate degree from Falk College means: it means our graduates can do more—more for the community, for society, and for the world. And they do! Join prospective Falk College graduate students interested in…

Grant enhances restoration, protection efforts of the Great Lakes basin

“Restored wetlands provide valuable wildlife habitat, increase biodiversity, improve water quality, increase the quality of life for owners and neighbors and raise property values of the landowner and neighbors,” notes Rick Welsh, Falk Family Endowed Professor of Food Studies. Professor Welsh was a co-investigator on the grant from the University of Michigan’s Water Center, “Wetlands for Wildlife: Understanding Drivers of Public-Private Partnership Restoration Success.” This project, launched in 2013, was one of six led by multidisciplinary teams that received funding from the Water Center to support and enhance restoration and protection efforts of the Great Lakes basin. The project measured…

Food studies student cultivates crops, community at Syracuse urban farm

Located on the South Side of Syracuse at 150 Ford Ave, The Brady Farm grows a variety of delicious, fresh produce. Jessi Lyons, co-founder of Syracuse Grows, runs the urban farm with her team who just this season has grown and harvested an assortment of over 36 herbs and vegetables according to The Post-Standard. Cheri Abrams, a graduate student in Falk College’s food studies program, is among the members of The Brady Farm team. After completing her practicum at The Brady Farm, Abrams was then hired as a part-time worker. “Since I started in May, I’ve done a bit of…