ONE DAY ONLY! SAVE THE DATE!
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Art on the Farm Annual Show
Pt. Reyes Vineyard Inn and Winery
Food from Marin Organic family farms, wine
and art available for
purchase with part of the proceeds to Marin
Organic Loan Fund,
part to the artist.
by Linda Larsen
We started with a cover crop of mustard in Bolinas at Paradise Valley Produce. Since then we have visited Star Route Farms, Gospel Flats, Creekside Garden also in Bolinas, the Stewart Ranch in Olema, Carbon Farm and Cow Track in Nicasio, the lambs at Redhill out there along San Antonio Creek; Sartori's strawberry farm in Tomales, and the flowers, lemons and goose at Fairfax Fresh.
Coming up is a trip to the oysters and cattle around Schooner Bay at the Drakes Bay Family Farms, Stubbs Vineyard, and a return visit to Cow Track Ranch.
Short history:
For about ten years, Alan Mart of the Internatural
Harvesters organic farm has spearheaded this effort to bring artists
and organic farms together. This is Alan's idea, and now that he is unable
to continue that effort for a while, the artists involved are pushing the
torch forward for a few more miles. This operation selects a day, often
Sunday, and sends the group of artists to a particular farm. There the
artist picks out images that are of interest and paints, draws, photographs,
etches or whatever seems right at the moment, whatever image seems right.
After a season or 2 there has been a benefit show where part of the proceeds
from sales went to the Marin Organic loan fund, part to the artist, none
to the group or Alan. The last such show was at Toby's Feed Barn during
the Point Reyes Harvest Festival, a really great fit.
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