I’m currently at an artist residency called Craigardan in the Adirondacks. It is a non-profit committed to interdisciplinary learning offering creative residencies, community programs and a community farm. It has been such an incredible gift to settle in for two weeks of communing with this land, this place, this space and my inner being. Leading up to my experience here, I had a sense that my time here would be focused on a few things. Firstly exploring the inquiry of “Who am I as an artist?” Secondly, integrating all of the various parts of me and all that I have…
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The Soul of Regional, Community-Based Food Systems
A few weeks ago I had the privilege and pleasure of being a part of the Adirondack Food System Network’s (AFSN) annual Food Summit. This years theme was “Recipe for Resilient Food Systems: Connecting Actors to Action”. Right from the opening panel discussion, I was deeply moved by this collective of people across the Adirondacks and upstate New York. This group was coming together from a place of caring deeply about the wellbeing of our community. Throughout my career, I have always seen this in people’s hearts. Despite a business and profit oriented world with systems that continue to fail…