My name’s Elise and welcome to the Evergreen outdoor report, the CPJ’s newest column! A place for greeners to talk about and show all the cool outdoor adventures they go on! As of this issue, it’s just some of my hiking and backpacking trips but all outdoor sports are welcome. […]
Feeding the Diaspora: Slow-Cooked Mornings
I’ve never been much of a morning person, my insomnia making early afternoon a preferable wake up time, but I fondly remember weekend mornings stirred from my bed by the smell of my parents’ cooking. My favorite breakfasts were when Mom would make potatoes and eggs with either sausage or […]
Feeding the Diaspora: Seasonal Salads
With the weather tentatively turning for the better, I crave foods that are light and crisp. Something refreshing to cleanse the palate after months of heavy winter-made meals. This hesitant spring has me thinking about cucumbers, a vegetable that was a staple item in my mother’s garden. When I think […]
Evergreen Eye on Science
Fungal Kingdom Spotlight Part I: Likin’ the Lichens The Fungal Kingdom has been a two quarter upper-division program in mycology and lichenology taught by Lalita Calabria and Paul Przybylowicz. Over winter quarter, students in this program have been doing independent projects in groups. Over the next few issues, I will […]
Feeding the Diaspora: That’s My Jam
For this installment of Feeding the Diaspora, I decided to clue you all into an interview I recently did with my mom, Maria, as part of another project I’ve been working on. While we mostly discussed gardening, we took a little detour to jam—something I remember Mom always making with […]
Feeding the Diaspora: a Good Cup of Coffee
French press coffee is one of the many things I learned from my dad in the kitchen and one of the things he’s always been a huge stickler about. I’m not sure when he got so specific about his coffee or where he first tried french press coffee—Dad recalls his […]
Feeding the Diaspora: It’s the Simple Things
by Natalie “Lee” Arneson As we creep out of December and settle into the heart of January, it’s simple foods that begin to sound the most appetizing. With the cold keeping a firm grasp on the PNW, our energy declines and cooking can feel especially taxing some days. So, something […]
Feeding the Diaspora: Home Remedies for Cold Weather
by Natalie “Lee” Arneson As the cold begins to truly set in this November, I find myself craving a hot cup of tea more than any one dish. When the weather changes, my appetite tends to fluctuate between craving some specific food I don’t have or not finding anything appetizing […]
Cut Daisies Behind Closed Doors: America’s State of Grieving
Melisa Ferati In August, I lost a childhood friend and an uncle within the same week. The news of the two happened within four days of each other. It turned out that my friend had actually passed almost 3 weeks earlier, but my friends from back home wanted to wait […]