The student will explore herbal medicine and healing through food by reading, writing, watching films and documentaries, and classroom experience. The student will embark on field explorations of local forests, the Organic Farm, and various eating establishments and kitchens. The student will also research, form a definition of, and develop a practice of conscious eating. The student will write weekly entries on their wordpress site summarizing their work. Additionally, the student will present the current state of their project to the class at intervals throughout the quarter.