Sunday, April 14, 2024 | 1:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
The Spelman Food Studies program has hosted an annual Food Justice Summit for five years. This year, they were asked to partner with Food Tank and Emory University to co-host a Food Summit in Atlanta on Sunday, April 14, 2024, to discuss access, affordability, healthier choices, and food as medicine in consultation with the White House Office of Public Engagement and the CDC Foundation.
Thursday, February 8, 2024 | 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Screening of film Rhythms of the Land in conjunction with the Social Justice Program. Conversation with director, Gail P. Myers Ph.D.
Wednesday, November 15, 2023 | 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
The Spelman Food Studies Program hosted Selima Harleston Lust, Clinical Herbalist and co-founder of @iwillaremedy in an enlightening workshop where we delved into the art and science of herbal medicine. Discovering the secrets of crafting remedies, blending herbs, and embracing food practices for addressing reproductive health. We discussed PMS woes and heavy cramps with evidence-based wisdom in a warm and welcoming atmosphere.
There was also a chance to ask Selima questions on Instagram live. Visit our page to watch the recording.
Monday, November 13, 2023 | 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Food and Culture students made hudutu (machuca), a Garifuna coconut-based seafood soup with mashed green and ripe plantains. Cooking class taught by Walagante Expo, a local Garífuna museum effort. Thanks to Dorina Chimilio, Miriam Chimilio, and Elga Garcia.
Hudutu demonstrates diasporic food from the Caribbean coasts of Central America and is related to mofongo and other plantain-based dishes. The starchy plantain and its preparation is reminiscent of fufu from West Africa.
Tuesday, November 7, 2023 | 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Guided by skilled artist and papermaker Maddi Frank, students learned to craft paper from garden remnants. This parchment, a vessel of aspirations, beckons self-inscriptions, future manifestations, or artistic expressions.
Plant pulp and design inclusions included: Roselle Hibiscus, Okra, Benne Sesame, Japanese Indigo and other plants found in the garden.
Thursday, October 12, 2023 | 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
In 2017, the hunger strikes led by Spelman and Morehouse College students ignited a conversation about food insecurity and housing challenges on campuses. With rising costs and harsh capitalist realities, it’s time to take action.
We’re not just talking about problems; we’re diving into solutions. Our panelists explored economic autonomy through land ownership and cooperative stewardship. And they’re not just any panelists; they’re trailblazers in housing and food planning, including Roxanne Masters, Zahra Alabanza, Rashe Malcolm, Jill Cartwright, and Na’Zyia Dowdy-Arnold.
Thursday, August 31, 2023
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Join us for a magical evening with Andrea Blanton, the Owner and Nurturer of Food, Earth, Birth Spelman alumna and sweetheart of Atlanta Esteemed chef, doula, and herbalist.
We gathered on Aug 31, 6-8pm in the Wellness Kitchen to cook with garden-fresh veggies and herbs from the Food Studies Garden behind Giles Hall