Ben Goldfarb is a freelance writer whose work has appeared in The Guardian, OnEarth Magazine, Earth Island Journal, and elsewhere. He is a former Editor-in-Chief of SAGE Magazine. Check out his writing at http://www.bengoldfarb.com and hit him up at @bengoldfarb13.
Hailing from Baltimore, Maryland, Caitlin grew up traversing the trails and ski mountains of the East Coast. She has always felt most at home outdoors, and owes any environmental inclinations to her wonderfully unconventional family. Currently, she feels most drawn to the sustainable agriculture and local food movements. A sophomore English major at Yale College, she hopes to continue to explore the environmental movement through journalism.
Inspired by its breathtaking beauty and wild nature, Tahria has always had a love for the environment and communicating its complexities.
After studying journalism and geography at the University of Sydney, Australia, she worked with government and non-profit groups to communicate issues from environmental planning and development to climate change and food security.
Amidst endless travel and exploration, the Australian native developed her photographic skill and now also expresses her passion for the environment and storytelling through the lens.
Cara Mae Cirignano is a Master of Environmental Science candidate at the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, focusing on economics. She can be reached at cara.mae.cirignano@yale.edu.
Julie Botnick is a sophomore in Yale College majoring in history. She works for Yale Dining and is a board member of the Yale Student Environment Coalition, where she works on issues of food and sustainability. She would describe herself, first and foremost, as a total foodie.
Austin Lord is a graduate student at the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, focusing in Political Ecology and Environmental Anthropology with an area concentration in Himalayan Studies. His ongoing research concerns processes of social and spatial change in areas affected by hydropower development in Nepal, with a particular focus on changing livelihoods and shifting patterns of migration and mobility. Austin spent over six months conducting fieldwork within Nepal during 2012 and 2013, focusing specifically on the upper watersheds of the Trishuli and Tamakoshi rivers, and he plans to return to Nepal in 2014-2015 to continue and expand this work. Prior to attending Yale, Austin studied Hydrology at Portland State University and received an A.B. in Economics and Studio Art from Dartmouth College. A broader collection of his photographic work (from Nepal and elsewhere) can be found at http://www.austinlord.com.
