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  • Peggy

    by Swati Singh

    When I moved in with Peggy for almost a year in 2009, she was 88 years old. This past January, Peggy turned 100. I haven’t seen her since 2013 or 2014, but we’ve miraculously stayed in touch over the phone despite her hopping states and retirement communities several times. We talk once or twice a year, usually by accident. I’ll be scrolling through my...

    September 7, 2021
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    Essays, Featured, Life, Personal, Profiles, Relationships, Writing
  • A Beautiful Harvest

    by Swati Singh

    I caught up with Louie the peach farmer last week and we talked about the troubling water situation in California. Louie also grows almonds, a mainstay in our state, but also one of our most water-consuming crops. Louie is no stranger to this reality, but it’s tough to transition away from a crop you’ve been working with your whole life. Always looking to the...

    August 11, 2021
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    Essays, Farming, Featured, Food, Life, Relationships, Work, Writing
  • The Wild Alone

    by Swati Singh

    Louie Boer is a college chum of my father’s, a peach farmer, and somewhat of a mythical figure. I remember him visiting the house when I was a kid, driving down from Modesto in his ginormous truck, wearing a thick lined windbreaker and work boots. He is a big guy – towering, Dutch, and agricultural. Louie is the kind of guy you look at...

    April 6, 2021
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    Essays, Featured, Food, Life, Relationships, Writing
  • Unaccompanied Minors Become Unstoppable Women

    by Swati Singh

    Tucked away in a quiet unassuming neighborhood in Nairobi, Kenya is a remarkable, open green space for refugee girls escaping some of the most troubled regions of Africa. Like a tree-lined cul-de-sac in an American suburb, the lush landscape stands in sharp contrast to the chaos of conflict zones. “We deliberately chose a safer and peaceful place for our campus,” says Emily Snider, Director...

    October 26, 2020
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Social Change

These Legumes Offer a Leg Up

Published by Swati Singh

In 1989, Jossy Eyre was volunteering at a daytime women’s shelter in Denver as part of her master’s degree in social work. There she met dozens of jobless women...

April 6, 2021
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Vote With Your Feet to End Youth Homelessness

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Sam Harper was thrust into the life of a social entrepreneur early. “I was 18, and my buddy asked me to join a class project,” he recalls. A student...

January 14, 2021
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It’s a Beautiful Day for Refugees

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Where does most granola begin? Probably in a factory, or maybe a sticky bowl at home during an oatmeal cookie project gone wrong. At Beautiful Day, a nonprofit gourmet...

December 21, 2020
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Unaccompanied Minors Become Unstoppable Women

Published by Swati Singh

Tucked away in a quiet unassuming neighborhood in Nairobi, Kenya is a remarkable, open green space for refugee girls escaping some of the most troubled regions of Africa. Like...

October 26, 2020
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Impact is the Spice of Life

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Northeastern Afghanistan might be the last place on earth that you’d expect to find inspiration for a new social impact business – especially in the food industry. With short...

August 17, 2020
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Vintners with a Vision for Impact

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In 2007, when Jake Kloberdanz found out that a loved one had been diagnosed with cancer, he turned to his work friends for support. All recent college grads cutting...

July 27, 2020
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Artisans with Heart, Gifts with a Conscience

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Susan Gomez recalls waiting nervously on an isolated road in southern Arizona for her ride across the border to Mata Ortiz, Mexico. The air was thick, and she could...

July 2, 2020
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Squeezable Toys, Teachable Moments

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Growing up, Malte Niebelschuetz spent the first few days of every summer in a van with his family, journeying from Kassel, Germany, to the sea. Little did he know...

May 14, 2020
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About

I’m a writer and creative strategist based in Southern California. My content work includes narrative essays, profiles, and think pieces on food, agriculture, small business culture, and community impact.

I spent most of my career in commercial kitchens — these spaces and the people in them inspire many of my stories. You can find me on Instagram and LinkedIn.

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Peggy

When I moved in with Peggy for almost a year in 2009, she was 88 years old. This past January, Peggy turned 100. I haven’t seen her since 2013...

September 7, 2021
comments 0
Essays, Farming, Featured, Food, Life, Relationships, Work, Writing

A Beautiful Harvest

I caught up with Louie the peach farmer last week and we talked about the troubling water situation in California. Louie also grows almonds, a mainstay in our state,...

August 11, 2021
comments 4
Essays, Featured, Food, Life, Relationships, Writing

The Wild Alone

Louie Boer is a college chum of my father’s, a peach farmer, and somewhat of a mythical figure. I remember him visiting the house when I was a kid,...

April 6, 2021
comments 0
Archive, Education, Essays, Teaching, Writing

Who are “Opportunity Youth”?

The term “Opportunity Youth” often gets flung around in education and other youth-serving spaces, but it is often misunderstood or conflated with “At-Promise Youth”. While At-Promise Youth broadly refers...

April 28, 2020
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The Disproportionate Effects of Uncertainty

For the past few days, like many Americans, I have watched my nest egg get tumbled along a path of peril and uncertainty. Needless to say, it has some...

March 17, 2020
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