Author Archives: EMAY

The Pigeon That I Love Dearly

By EMAY | Published: April 6, 2010
I found a baby bird on my doorstep. It had been intentionally placed there by someone- it was on a piece of cardboard with a brick set up to protect it from the wind. They were excavating piles of trash from the thoroughfare between my building and the one next door, so it seemed as […]
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CARP 2/20

By EMAY | Published: March 1, 2010
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Edible Invasives: Asian Carp

By EMAY | Published: February 16, 2010
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Edible Invasives: Rock Dove

By EMAY | Published: February 16, 2010
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GROW ROOM

By EMAY | Published: February 5, 2010
There was this door in the basement of Roots & Culture. A wide door at about three feet, made of steel with a really intense lock- a thick deadbolt with a keyhole. When I moved in, I never received a key for this door. The basement houses several art studios that I rent to my […]
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2009: Top 10 Food

By EMAY | Published: January 2, 2010
If last year’s top 10 was assembled to gear up for the economic downturn, this year’s reflects the depths of the crunch on the old bank book. I must say that the challenge of resourcefulness can be quite rewarding- eating well for not much money is an affirmation of simple joys. A nearby selection of […]
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A Fungal Companion

By EMAY | Published: December 9, 2009
This is the first in a series of publications that I am releasing that explore our relationships with the natural world, particular in terms of consumption. This first “companion” takes an in depth look at the use of different funguses from yeasts to wild mushrooms. The following link is an easy to read, downloadable .pdf […]
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Diary of 12 Days of Eating in the Southwest

By EMAY | Published: December 9, 2009
My grad program took a 12 day trip to the Southwest, visiting Earthworks, land use sites, and a few cities. We each contributed to a group publication and the following link is a downloadable .pdf of my efforts for the book. It details the day-by-day trials and joys of eating on the road and at […]
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