This Feeds Me Hungry Musings of a Gastronomic Gypsy – NC-based freelance writer Victoria Bouloubasis

My story on the Crop Mob ran in the Indy in October. I somehow forgot to post it (still getting a hang of the blogosphere, I guess). The Crop Mob is an amazing group of young, landless farmers. I was the first to report on them; the group was later featured on NPR and in [...]

Continuously impressed by the New York Times’ multimedia pieces and food coverage, I am moved by the simple and poignant storytelling of artist Maira Kalman’s “And the Pursuit of Happiness” blog on nytimes.com. This particular entry, “Back to the Land,” details a journey through Kalman’s consciousness as she speaks to U.S. farmers, foodies, elementary students [...]

I just stumbled upon this great piece by the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University (shh! I’m a Tar Heel) from this past spring. The documentary series,  Five Farms: Stories from American Families, chronicles five family farms in different states throughout one year with compelling photos and audio. Wise Family Farm in N.C. is [...]