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Hort Seminar Video: “The Wild Side of Cider” Foraged Fruit Project, March 2026
Our Foraged Fruit Project team gave a talk for the Horticulture Seminar at the Cornell University School of Integrative Plant Sciences on March 9, 2026! It was a great opportunity for us to present as a group one final time before our undergraduate students Andrew James and Victoria Broughton graduate this spring. The Link to… Read more
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Exhibit Review: Maria Prymachenko: Glory to Ukraine
Produced by The Ukrainian Museum by Peter Doroshenko (review) Published in the Journal of American Folklore Earlier this year, I published a review in the Journal of American Folklore of a wonderful exhibit which passed through New York City at the Ukrainian Museum. Please Enjoy this review available on Muse here: https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/25/article/963974 Kennedy, Maria. Review of… Read more
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Publication: Plant Perspectives
“Exploring Un-cultivation in America: Discourses of Wild and Foraged Apples“ I’m excited to share a new publication in the journal Plant Perspectives! This publication is a special issue: “Tree cultures and the arboreal humanities” edited by Caroline Cornish and Christina Hourigan. It was the end-result of a convening of panels at the Royal Geographical Society in 2022… Read more
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Foraged Fruit Talk for the Arboricultural Association
I was invited to give a webinar talk on the Foraged Fruit Project for the Arboricultural Association this week! You can find the talk here on their website: https://www.trees.org.uk/Training-Events/Webinars/Wild-orchards-in-the-American-Northeast-and-Urban-orchards-and-nature-based-solutions-in-Zagreb,-Cro The first talk by Iva Bedenko highlights urban orchard projects in the city of Zagreb, Croatia. My talk starts around the 28 minute mark. Enjoy! Read more
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American Food Course 2025
I’m excited to be teaching a new course this semester in the Department of American Studies at Rutgers University New Brunswick: “American Food.” This course was originally developed by my colleague Dr. Carla Cevasco, but I have revamped it to reflect my areas of expertise and interest. So naturally, orchard and cider content is present.… Read more
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The First Day of Christmas
Query This query grew out of a very fun interview I did with a Children’s News program called First Stop News. I had a lovely time talking with the team at First Stop News and am delighted to be part of their holiday program. Here is the link to the interview on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VI8mfuvi43A However,… Read more
Cider With Maria 