I had a thought recently that made me chuckle. In paying more attention to the former lives of animals I eat I’ve thought a bit about the idea of “free range”. For cows or chickens, for example, it means they weren’t locked up in little cages with poor light and no room to room. Instead, they (theoretically) got plenty of open space, fresh air, and healthy natural food. So what would free range people look like? I think they’d look a lot like us, the Residential students.

During our plant week we definitely spent our time in the open air, wandering open spaces and even gathering healthy natural food. My favorite part of that week was the day spent with visiting instructor Karen Sherwood. With the utmost respect for the plants, we gathered just enough to transform into a delectable meal which we consumed together (still in open air) at the end of the day. On the menu (with the help of a few added ingredients) was douglas fir tea, acorn muffins with elderberry jelly and rosehip honey, dandelion pesto over pasta, sauteed burdock root, and wild greens salad with elderberry vinaigrette dressing. A veritable feast!

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