Something About Food? Chris Clarke

Molly Kiely is an artist and illustrator living with her daughter in the desert outside Tucson, Arizona. She talks about her Italian grandmother’s garden, Nanaimo bars, and her sex-positive and life-affirming art. You can see her art at mollykiely.com.

Bryan Gilvesy is the owner of the YU Ranch, a sustainable grass-fed beef ranching operation in Norfolk County, Ontario. He is also C.E.O. of ALUS Canada, a charitable program that rewards farmers for producing more ecosystem services. We talk about carbon farming, cabbage rolls, Winnipeg wings, and being open to change in order to build a more sustainable and bio-diverse community.

Stacey Mei Yan Fong is a home baker and the creator of the project 50 Pies/50 States in which she is baking a pie for every state as a love letter to the country she has chosen to call home. We chatted about the project, the hug that curry laksa brings you, the otherworldly landscapes in Iceland, and many, many more food connections.

Molly Roe is the account manager for SweetGrass Trading Company, an online Native American food and gift store owned by the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska. She talks about Chicken in a Hurry, putting potato chips on a Sloppy Joe, and discovering the culinary roots of your culture as well as the the Authentic Native American foods and gifts that SweetGrass Trading Co offers.

Professor Edray Herber Goins is a Professor of Mathematics at Pomona College and runs an NSF-funded Research Experience for Undergraduates. He talks about getting more underrepresented students into Mathematics, Thai Yellow Curry and baking cakes with his mother.

Eboné F. Bell is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of Tagg Magazine and Tagg Communication LLC. After seeing a lack of queer women represented in local publications, she decided to start a magazine and website to tell stories, provide resources, and create events. She talks about Queer Prom, Lobster Deviled Eggs, and how important it is to be seen for who you are and what you can do.