An interdisciplinary research, teaching, & production lab dedicated to studying & experimenting w/ ancestral foodways and sustainable food systems
The Eastern Shore Food Lab (ESFL) will be an interdisciplinary research, teaching, and production laboratory dedicated to studying and experimenting with sustainable food systems, using the Eastern Shore food-shed as its primary context.
By researching the resources unique to the region based on weather, climate, soil chemistry, and microbial biology—and fusing historical foodways with modern technologies—faculty, students, community members, and collaborative researchers will re-envision our food system, from how we define food to how we grow it and prepare it.
Fusing ancestral foodways and modern culinary techniques to empower people to eat like humans again at @Washcoll in Chestertown, Maryland
"The Eastern Shore Food Lab at Washington College uses food to reconnect with what it means to be human. The ESFL is an interdisciplinary research, teaching, and production facility dedicated to studying and experimenting with sustainable food systems, while using the food-shed that is available along Maryland's Eastern Shore. The lab, located in historic downtown Chestertown, hosts student interns, classes, and community events addressing issues of food, diet, health, sustainability, and human and environmental relationships."
