During the six weeks, I used many sources for the learning aspect of my project. I spent a lot of time working on online programs but I also used many[…]
Category: Community & Food
Sophie SF’s CR #6
My essential question is, how does a non-profit organization develop and implement a sustainable solution to global hunger and poverty? Over the past 6 weeks, my experience interning at The[…]
Sophie R – CR#6
My original plan for my senior project was to focus on learning the different methods used on sustainable urban farms versus sustainable rural farms. I was going to spend three[…]
Dakota Week 6 Update 1
Final week! This week I attempted two new recipes. One was an alteration of my mom’s recipe and the other was one I found online. The first one was a[…]
Update # 8: Sophie SF
During my last week at my internship at The Hunger Project, I presented my main takeaways in front of a group of THP staff and investors. One idea that I[…]
Dakota Critical Reflection 5
Essential question: What impact does cooking Cantonese food have on me and my family? Through the process called Senior Project, I have realized that my process works well when I[…]
CR 5
As this draws to an end, I find myself more interested in the management part of restaurants. Where is everything coming from? how is everyone getting hired and paid? How[…]
Week 5, Sunday
This week was very slow, not too much happened and it was hard to make my 20 hours. As the number of new cases drops, so does the number of[…]
CR 4
Today, I helped feed 450 healthcare workers. This is a good feeling. It makes me feel less stagnant and more useful. This is making me realize the importance of doing[…]
Week 4, Friday
Today, I helped feed 450 healthcare workers. This is a good feeling. It makes me feel less stagnant and more useful. This is making me realize the importance of doing[…]
CR 3
Going to different restaurant locations is a very interesting activity. Every location has a different manager and while they have the same menu, they do not operate in the same[…]
Week Three, Wednesday
Today, as I was working, a female manager got a phone call on the main phone for an order. What happened next is gross and should never have to happen[…]
Sophie SF CR#5
How does a non-profit organization implement a sustainable solution to global hunger and poverty? Since I have been interning at The Hunger Project remotely, I have sometimes found it difficult[…]
Blog Post #5
In this post I am deciding to share another recipe. I found it interesting that my cousin chose Pad Thai as his favorite meal. Yet, I wanted to explore his[…]
Ariella CR 4
Throughout all of the research I have done on the connections between food and cultures I have learned just how interconnected they are. I’ve learned how different spices and flavors[…]
Update #7: Sophie SF
This past week during my Senior Project, I had the opportunity to interview several Hunger Project investors and staff to learn about what keeps them engaged. I also wanted to[…]
Dakota Week 5 Update 1
This week I attempted to make steamed rice rolls (failed and trying again in a bit) and cooked with tofu for the first time. Cooking with tofu is kinda hard[…]
CR 4
This week I faced a major setback in my work that I felt imperative to reflect upon. It began with an attempt to make iced tea. I boiled water for[…]
Week 5, post 1
This week came to me along with a number of lifestyle changes. As I mentioned as an aspiration is my previous blog post, I took to making memorable dishes. I[…]
CR 3
As my project has progressed there have been a number of small changes that I’ve had to assimilate to. While my goal was to cook using all local ingredients, this[…]
Week 4, post 1
My daily routines have begun to feel rather monotonous. It has become increasingly harder to find new things to do and ways to make my project interesting for me. This[…]
Dakota Critical Reflection 4
Essential question: What impact does cooking Cantonese food have on me and my family? The other day, I was looking through photos of the informational walls I had taken at[…]
Sophie R – CR#4
My essential question is, how can learning about food sustainability inform the sustainable practices I use in my own life? I’ve found podcasts have been super helpful in answering this[…]
Sophie SF CR#4
My essential question is, how does a non-profit organization implement a sustainable solution to ending hunger and poverty worldwide? The first source I read was a recently published article on[…]
Update #6: Sophie SF
This past week during my internship I have continued creating a comprehensive online booklet for future Hunger Project interns and employees. My main focus for this week was researching The[…]
Sophie R – Update #7
This week, since I’ve been kind of at a slow point in my research, I have been trying to get more creative with recipes and figuring out ways to eliminate[…]
Dakota Week 4 Update 1
This week I made milk bread for the first time! It was quite the experience as I had never made bread before. It ended up being very rewarding; even though[…]
Dakota Critical Reflection 3
Essential question: What impact does cooking Cantonese food have on me and my family? My essential question has changed. It was originally “how has immigration impacted the recipes of Cantonese[…]
CR #3 -Ariella
Now that I am halfway into my senior project, I am feeling very comfortable with my work. I have a heavy focus on my family, the recipes and the cookbook[…]
Blog Post #4
Gentrification and Food In answering my essential question, how does food impact a culture within my family and society, I have focused a lot on my own family. Recently,[…]
Sophie SF’s CR#3
My essential question is, how does a non-profit organization implement a sustainable solution to global hunger and poverty? Even though my internship with The Hunger Project is remote, I have[…]
Sophie R – CR#3
My essential question is, how can learning about food sustainability inform the sustainable practices I use in my own life? So far in these past couple of weeks, I’ve been[…]
CR #2
One moment that struck me was when I showed up and I was the only person working deliveries that day. They were understaffed for a day because the people that[…]
Critical Reflection 2
Garlic mustard plants grow in small patches. Where you find one, you find about twenty. I discovered this on my first day foraging and it has proved to be my[…]
Week 3 post 1
The weather has been making things very difficult for me this week. The constant rain has made my foraging difficult. I continued to go out and forage but the rain[…]
Update #5: Sophie SF
This week, I have continued creating a comprehensive orientation platform for future interns and employees at The Hunger Project. Since my Senior Project is focused on examining the various strategies[…]
Sophie R – Update#6
This week I watched a really great documentary that discussed the dietary and health patterns in communities of color. It covered topics such as the importance of food in culture,[…]
CR 1
Throughout my project, I have been trying to answer my essential question. My essential question is: How can we as community members help, give back, and respond during a time[…]
Sophie SF’s CR #2
My essential question is, how does a non-profit organization develop and implement a sustainable solution to global hunger and poverty? One significant learning experience during my internship last week was[…]
Dakota Critical Reflection 2
Essential question: What impact does cooking Cantonese food have on me and my family? Last week, I cooked dumplings and Chinese turnip cake on my own after watching and assisting[…]
Critical Reflection #2
Through my senior project I have focused a lot on one part of my essential question: culture and cooking, but the main part of my project is that these[…]
Dakota – Week 3 Update 1
Corona kinda isn’t the wave. Everything has been hard to find, especially for making bread, and the resources I need are a lot more inaccessible. I just bought milk powder[…]
Sophie R – CR#2
I chose to explore the topic of food sustainability not only because I’m interested in the topic, but because I also wanted to learn ways I could change my everyday[…]
Critical Reflection
My essential question is centered around providing fresh and healthy meals to my family during the quarantine. This became a very important topic in my life and was able to[…]
Week 2 post 2
This week I made a number of dishes including bread, stew, and chicken pot pie. One big difficulty I struggled with when making bread was that the weather was too[…]
Sophie R – Update #4
Another topic that stood out to me this week was the influence of privatization in the food industry and how it affects food sustainability. In most of the major industries,[…]
Week 2 post 1
As the week began I tried to expand both my cooking skills and foraging. One problem I’ve come across while foraging is the difficulty to properly identify a plant. Below[…]
Update #4: Sophie SF
This past week at my internship has been super interesting because I finally received my first major project. My task is to create a comprehensive and interactive google form that[…]
Sophie R – Update #3
Is it sustainable to eat meat? Does animal protein have a place in our future diets? (findings on the impacts of the way meat is produced/consumed – broken down into[…]