Eastern Shore Food Lab

All bread is not created equal. A long fermented #sourdough is a completely different food than white bread and our bodies deal with them in completely different ways. Just part of the keynote message @drbillschindler shared at REARC #eatlikehumansagain @odaiosfoods @exarc_net

@AidanOSulliva15 Congratulations- and so well deserved!!!

Delighted to be nominated for a “UCD Teaching & Learning Award”. I don’t normally pursue such things (sure “don’t we all have lovely”..eh, teaching skills?) But I went and looked at the students’ nomination scripts, and eh.. now I’ve got something in my eye. Thank you everyone 🥲

What does a typical workday look like for you? Here’s a pic from a day at our “office” sprouting #raw almonds & creating almond butter - a perfectly creamy & nutritious topping for #sourdough bread! #almondbutter #nutrientdense #eatlikehumans #food #realfood #internship #esfl

Thanks to Jay Falstad of Calico Fields @calicofieldslavender for inviting our interns to harvest aronia berries! This native fruit has amazing nutrition & health benefits! . #foraging #localfood #aronia #aroniaberry #antioxidants #forage #berries #realfood #esfl #eatlikehumans

Day 3 #FermentationNation Students got their hands dirty making #sourdough pizza crust, grinding the meat for #sausage from the pig they butchered the day before, and making mozzarella cheese from @nicefarms local milk. #esfl #eatlikehumans #learn #cheesemaking #cheese

#Fermentation Nation Day 2! During the second day, students butchered a Langenfelter pig & foraged along the banks of the #ChesterRiver in kayaks! #chestertown #student #collegelife #realworldlearning #wac #esfl #eatlikehumans #handson #butcher #realworld #camp #alwayslearning

The ESFL’s Fermentation Nation 4-day summer conference kicked off today with Louisa’s pizza. The HS participants will spend the 4 days learning about local resources, foraging, meeting farmers and building their own pizzas - entirely from scratch! #esfl #eatlikehumans #pizza

In the inaugural summer of the Eastern Shore Food Lab, student interns are researching wild foods, mastering culinary skills, growing produce, and rethinking the food system. washcoll.edu/live/news/1216… #interns #internship #esfl #eatlikehumans #realworldlearning

Our first product - HONEY - is available for sale🐝🍯 Check out the story behind this initiative and how your purchase supports our intern program, local beekeepers and your health💪 washcoll.edu/departments/ea… #honey #food #realfood #nutrientdense

#ESFL Interns Analiese Bush '22 & Nicole Hatfield '21 led a "Pop into Summer" workshop in celebration of the #summersolstice making butter, ghee, & explored nutritious fats and fresh herbal seasonings before screening a film about traditional foodways. #realfood #eatlikehumans

@marylandpublictv came to the ESFL at @washcoll to learn more about our unique program as they are highlighting various college programs across the state. . #eatlikehumans #esfl #tv #college #collegelife #realworldlearning #spreadtgemessage #tvshow #filming

As part of their #summerinternship orientation, #ESFL interns Nicole Hatfield, Analiese Bush, & Charlie Wittich visited each of their field research sites. Analiese explains how static aerated composting works at the campus garden. #interns #eatlikehumans #handsonlearning

Check out the video of our May Day celebration at the Washington College Campis Garden shot by our very own freshman intern, Melissa DeFrancesco and edited by Shane Brill 🎥🌱 youtu.be/CODA-xMcE3Q #esfl #mayday #eatlikehumans #garden #spring #collegelife

Nothing better than fermented butter paired with real sourdough bread! Our class last night had a chance to make and try this butter along with 2 types of yogurt and kefir. #cookingclass #food #esfl #eatlikehumans #butter #nutrientdense #bread #sourdough

The most important times in our lives to be conscious of a #nutrientdense & #bioavailable diet is when we are infants and when we are mothers! Happy Mother’s Day! #happymothersday #realfood #nextgeneration #esfl

In support of the @midshore_pridemd we are serving lamb #barbacoa & pork carnitas tacos on rainbow colored tortillas tonight for First Friday with Salsa Borracha (drunken salsa) made with @teneyckbrewing Mexican Lager #tacos #mexicanfood #food #nutrientdense #eatlikehumansagain

Herbalist Whitney Palacios led a soapmaking workshop in the Eastern Shore Food Lab in partnership with the campus garden program. Students made Castile soap and lard soap with recycled cooking ingredients! #sustainable #nowaste #sustainability #soap #homesteading #soapmaking

A well deserved lunch for Eden, our administrative coordinator, after a successful weekend event! Thanks for all you do, Eden🙌 #pizza #pizzaoven #realfood #pizzamakesmehappy

A new combination - Culatello made from @langenfelderpork, toasted wild black walnuts, sourdough crust, mozzarella, garlic and olive oil 🔥😋 #pizza #gourmetpizza #homemade #realfood #eatlikehumans #nutrientdense #food #dinner #scratch #scratchcooking #esfl

Check it out! The ESFL was mentioned in the Weston A. Price Foundation’s @westonaprice spring journal🙌📖 #eatlikehumans #spreadthemessage #nutrientdense #realfood #esfl

Sharing the #eatlikehumansagain message with Lunatic Farmer, Joel Salatin @JoelSalatin at @PolyfaceFarms #spreadthemessage #eatlikehumans #nutrientdense #realfood #farming #themessageisspreading #lunaticfarmer #polyfacefarm