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Today's agriculture focused website to share is The Food Project, a Massachusetts based group encouraging leadership through farming. The group's mission is to grow a thoughtful and productive community of youth and adults from diverse backgrounds who work together to build a sustainable food system. They produce food for residents of the city and suburbs and provide youth leadership opportunities while supporting others to create change in their own communities.The group was organized in 1991, and works with over 140 teens and thousands of volunteers yearly to farm on 31 acres in rural Lincoln, MA, 9 acres in Beverly and Ipswich, 2 1/2 acres in Boston and 1 acre in Lynn. The group considers their hallmark to be a focus on identifying and transforming a new generation of leaders by placing teens in unusually responsible roles, with deeply meaningful work. Each season, The Food Project grows nearly a quarter-million pounds of food, donating half to local shelters. The remainder of the produce is sold through Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) crop “shares” and farmers’ markets.
In responding to customer questions about "What do I do with my art now that I've purchased it?", I've included another link to an article specifically dealing with decorating challenges. The author is an interior designer who has had experience with decorating difficulties, such as small spaces, odd shaped rooms, and dark spaces. The article entitled, "Creative Ways to Deal with Decorating Challenges," is part of the art series on about.com.
Are you a fan of Elizabeth St. Hilaire Nelson's work and need a weekend away? Join Elizabeth as she teaches collage and paper painting techniques at Fernandina Beach, Florida, which is on Amelia Island. Amelia Island is only an hour's drive from Jacksonville, Florida. The class is scheduled for early October. A link to Elizabeth's mixed media art class can be found here.
Cow Art and More will feature pastel drawing artist Robin Maria Pedrero for the entire month. Robin is a well-known central Florida artist that both paints and draws with pastels. She has been published in several magazines and has won numerous awards from art shows and art societies across the southeast. Robin is also an elected member of the Pastel Society of America, which is reflected by the PSA designation behind the signature on her work. Robin's artwork is also available for purchase on notecards and ceramic mugs.
