About Me

The Perfect Loaf

Team Member

The World’s Oldest Sourdough

BBC, July 12, 2022


This food has a 6,000-year-old history that shaped the basis of what we eat today

CNN, September 14, 2021


Life is Like a Sourdough Starter…

Wesleyan University Magazine, Jan 18, 2022


The Sourdough Podcast, September 15, 2021


Rise Up!

The Baker Podcast with Eric Pallant, September 15, 2021

A Sourdough Saga, From Starter To Slice

Interview with Ira Flatow at Science Friday, September 3, 2021


History of Sourdough Culture

Ep. 371 Aired: Friday, September 24th 2021


On Bread and Circuses: A new book traces the rise of bread with government, FP


The Rise and Fall of Sourdough: 6,000 Years of Bread

Gresham Lecture Series

Sustainability Projects

In most years I teach a junior seminar in sustainable development. Every class of students is tasked with preparing a plan and a report for Allegheny College, local government, agencies, non-profits, schools, or regional organizations. Here are a few examples:

My CV

Please feel free to look it over and ask me any questions about my work over the years.