TEAR SHEETS

Photography

Cultivators-Kuluntu Bakery
Baking Barriers
Writing

Excerpt: “The bakery business is an anchor for Kuluntu’s larger mission to squash gender inequality in the culinary industry, by way of flour, water, and salt. Once Kuluntu was established in the local food community, Leichtle-Chalken began hosting forums for industry workers, offering a safe space for women to speak openly about their experiences, often addressing traumatic work environments.

This methodology is a bottom-up approach to community transformation often used in grassroots organizations and involves first listening and then creating programs in response to the most common issues uncovered. “We found that almost every woman who has spent time in the kitchen has been sexually harassed and/or bullied,” Leichtle-Chalken says.

She also discovered that upward career mobility for women is slow or nonexistent, and the gender pay gap is still well, gaping. Combined with a lack of benefits, these conditions can stifle creativity, which is career death in an industry dependent on continuously wowing customers.”

Excerpt: “ Before 1800, between 30 and 60 million bison roamed the North American Plains. By 1890, only around one thousand remained.

One of the first lessons we learn in grade school is that talking during class warrants a teacher's reprimand. But when Theda Pogue was in kindergarten, it wasn't when she was talking but what language she was talking in that caused a sharp sting on her hand.

"I was talking to my cousin in our Native American tongue, and our teacher slapped our wrists and told us that we speak English in class," Theda says. Then she slowly repeats herself. "She said we speak English in class."

At one time, the Native Americans of the North American Great Plains relied solely on native bison for survival, and the bison's targeted demise was a way to force Native American submission by cutting tribes off from their means of self-sufficiency. Along with meat, a single bison would supply clothing, shelter, household items like spoons and bowls, and medicine. Over 90 products could be made from a single animal. Living in harmony with the migratory patterns of the herd was as physically essential as it was spiritual. “ Read the full article here.

Edible Dallas/Fort Worth
Winter 2023
Writing & Contributing Photography

Eater Dallas/Vox Media
May 2023
”How to Spend 24-Hours Eating and Drinking Around Lake Texoma”
Writing & Photography

Excerpt: “Until recently, a day trip to Lake Texoma, located about an hour and a half north of Dallas, included serious meal prep and a well-packed picnic basket. But after landing the largest business deal in the state of Texas, Texoma, specifically the city of Denison, is abuzz with new spots, including a slew of food and drink options. Just drive north on 75, skip the pitstops, and try out a newly popping summer staycation destination.” Read the full article here.