Tara Holste '07
Program Manager, Center for Environment & Society
Agriculture and Local Food Initiatives
E-mail: tholste2@washcoll.edu
Phone: (800) 422-1782, ext. 7162
Office: Custom House, 101 S. Water Street
Education
- B.A., Humanities, Washington College, 2007.
- Savannah College of Art and Design, 2003-2005
Areas of Interest
- sustainability
- local foods and agriculture
- ocean conservation
- community development
- stewardship, resourcefulness, and thrift
- alternative agriculture
- student involvement
- web development
Career Highlights
Coming up with the title, "George Goes Green," one day while sitting in the back of the Chemistry Lab looking at a picture of the George statue on the green. Which is, incidentally, green.
Favorite Activities
Cooking, farming on her mini-farm, preserving food, brewing, foraging, sewing, hiking, writing, and drawing.
Favorite Travel Destinations
Germany, Hawaii, Europe. Savannah, GA, where I went to college for three years. Where do I want to go next? New Zealand, Thailand or Australia.
Recommended Reading
- Ishmael, Daniel Quinn
- Endgame, Derrik Jensen
- Sea Change, Sylvia Earle
- Cradle to Cradle, William McDonnough
- Gaviotas, Alan Weisman
- Living My Life, Emma Goldman
- In Defense of Food, Michael Pollan
- The Revolution Will Not be Microwaved, Sandor Ellis Katz
- The Vegetarian Myth, Lierre Keith
- Nourishing Traditions, Sally Fallon Morell