Shared Values, Different Beers
Recent fellow Louise Gappa blogs on one of Byron's learning journeys in Ashville, NC: conversations with three brewers opened reflections on values, collaboration, benefitting the local community and the tensions inherent in sharing a niche. Read Louise's entry here!
Byron Fellowship Reflections: One Year On
by Theodore Pang (2013 Byron Fellow) Dear 2014 Byron Fellows, Last year, I was sitting in your place, listening to wonderful ideas and sharing mine. From experience, I can assure you that you are in a space of exciting possibilities – so sit tight. The idea I shared...
Places I’ve Known: From Byron to a Fulbright in India
by Eden Kinkaid (2012 Byron Fellow) I remember my time at Turkey Run fondly. I try to hold onto, to protect, the spirit it awakened in me. Byron was full of those moments that stay with you. Moments that frustrate and transcend explanation; moments that change...
Reaching Dreams: “Unfreedom” Documentary Released in Indiana
by Alexandra Toledo (2013 Byron Fellow) The power of solidarity was made real for me last Monday night. About two years ago, my partner in life, José, interrupted my studies to share an announcement: he wanted to make a documentary. And not any documentary: in the...
Harvests from Byron: Inspiration, Confidence, Connection
by Abby Boggs (2013 Byron Fellow) Byron was not just a week of inspiration. Byron allowed me to reconnect with my passions that had been masked by others' expectations. Since Byron, I have stayed in contact with fellow Byronites, experimented with Amelia's movement...
Farm City Documentary Released at Indy’s Film to Fork Celebration and Eco-Film Festival
Christina McDougall (2011 Byron Fellow and 2012-2013 Byron Mentor) appeared in the documentary Farm City: an Indy Food Story with Ken Meter, one of the most influential and experienced food systems analysts in the United States. Christina, an urban systems analyst on...
Be Part of a £25,000 Pledge to Support Low-Income Communities in Tanzania
In November 2013, Theodore Pang (2013 Byron Fellow) had the privilege of presenting at the UNESCO Chair in Bioethics 9th World Conference, where he engaged in an interesting debate about the brain drain of healthcare talents out of African countries into developed...
East Feast Launches Food Forest Project in Austin
Elizabeth Walsh (2012 Byron Fellow) has been making all types of news as part of the East Feast Coalition that is piloting a 90-acre food forest project in Austin! This community supported project is envisioned as a new approach for park landscaping that “protects and...
Interconnected Flourishing: A Personal Invitation to Apply to Byron
By Theodore Pang (2013 Byron Fellow) (This piece is adapted from a commentary to the University College London (UCL) Teaching and Learning Portal, at http://www.ucl.ac.uk/teaching-learning/news/student-perspective-sustainable-development-byron-fellowship) So, what is...
Successful Kickstarter Campaign for Whirlaway Farm, Raises $28,000
Congratulations to Francesca Hernandez (2006 Byron Fellow), whose Kickstarter Campaign for Whirlaway Farm was successfully funded on Dec 15, 2014! Instead of going to graduate school, Francesca decided to pursue her vision of starting a farm where she could learn more...