by Gigi | Dec 5, 2023 | FoodWISE, FoodWISE blog
Here, in the Northwest, we enjoy a weather pattern that is conducive to grazing and growing. Hard work in spring and summer pays off in fall. Drewsy works her magic with hearty grains and rustic bread in Missoula, Montana Spring cheese ready to cut—aged 6 months And,... 
by Gigi | Sep 4, 2023 | FoodWISE
Just one year ago this September, an incredible group of ten students and I plus able-bodied assistant Hazel, spent two weeks in a study program in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. We couldn’t have done any of the trip without our amazing guide, Monserrat. Here,... 
by Gigi | Jul 20, 2023 | FoodWISE
Each year, I take students to Europe….where we cook, as below…. And tour the countryside, as here, in San Gimignano: But, exciting, too, is returning home to milk sheep and make cheese…and chickens that love cheese rinds and cats that love... 
by Gigi | Jun 6, 2023 | FoodWISE blog
This is Paka, the water-loving cat. See Insta—gberardicat@ for the live video 
by Gigi | May 30, 2023 | FoodWISE, FoodWISE blog
It’s quite wonderful to milk our own sheep and make fresh milk cheese—in our animal ecosystem of sheep, chickens, cats. Cheese making in May, fresh sheep milk…below…Lindsay Slevin of Twin Sisters Creamery opening her caves for a Back-2-Bellingham...