2011/12/16
2011/12/05
2011/11/14
BURLAP.
BURLAP.
Portraits of Piedmont Farmers
Portraits of Piedmont Farmers
November 12 - January 28
RECEPTION: Third Friday Nov. 18; 6-9pm
RECEPTION: Third Friday Nov. 18; 6-9pm
401 Foster Street in the Central Park District of Durham, NC
This photography exhibit captures the faces of the clean food movement in our region. These portraits were all taken on farmland, with a veil of burlap between the farmers and the land they work. While these individuals have come to farming from a range of backgrounds and with varying intentions, these farmers have ultimately arrived at a nexus of geographical and philosophical common ground. Day after day, season after season, they set about their duties motivated by a love of labor and by the integrity of their mission.
Regardless of age, a youthful optimism persists in spite of the adversarial climate of today’s corporate food system. After decades of industrial agriculture and its assault on small, independent farmers, the agricultural tradition had been left hanging by a thread. Farmers are few; shareholders are many, and much knowledge has been forgotten. But the remnants of that knowledge, kept alive by a devoted few, are being stewarded by these farmers with new methodologies and a nod to the long agricultural tradition and history they are carrying on.
The beauty of this small-scale, intelligent farming resurgence rests in the collective, co-operative approach to solving age-old problems. There is an overarching desire to share knowledge and resources, while chipping away at monoculture and environmental disregard. These small-scale farms are winning day by day as evidenced by the growth and popularity of farmers markets, farm to fork restaurants, plow to pint breweries, local this, and organic that. “This isn’t a return to anything,” says one farmer while checking his email and taking a quick phone call in the field. Dropping an heirloom tomato into a bucket hanging from his belt loop he continues: “There’s nothing more modern than the food we eat.”
The frames, designed by William H. Dodge and fabricated by Marc E. Smith, are made of locally sourced Ambrosia maple.
The exhibit is at Bull City Arts Collaborative and is curated by Dave Wofford of Horse & Buggy Press and is continued on the walls of Piedmont Restaurant, a farm to fork restaurant next door. Please consider having a meal at Piedmont to view the rest of the images in the two venue show.
Regardless of age, a youthful optimism persists in spite of the adversarial climate of today’s corporate food system. After decades of industrial agriculture and its assault on small, independent farmers, the agricultural tradition had been left hanging by a thread. Farmers are few; shareholders are many, and much knowledge has been forgotten. But the remnants of that knowledge, kept alive by a devoted few, are being stewarded by these farmers with new methodologies and a nod to the long agricultural tradition and history they are carrying on.
The beauty of this small-scale, intelligent farming resurgence rests in the collective, co-operative approach to solving age-old problems. There is an overarching desire to share knowledge and resources, while chipping away at monoculture and environmental disregard. These small-scale farms are winning day by day as evidenced by the growth and popularity of farmers markets, farm to fork restaurants, plow to pint breweries, local this, and organic that. “This isn’t a return to anything,” says one farmer while checking his email and taking a quick phone call in the field. Dropping an heirloom tomato into a bucket hanging from his belt loop he continues: “There’s nothing more modern than the food we eat.”
The frames, designed by William H. Dodge and fabricated by Marc E. Smith, are made of locally sourced Ambrosia maple.
The exhibit is at Bull City Arts Collaborative and is curated by Dave Wofford of Horse & Buggy Press and is continued on the walls of Piedmont Restaurant, a farm to fork restaurant next door. Please consider having a meal at Piedmont to view the rest of the images in the two venue show.
2011/10/26
good news
I have a show coming up at the Bull City Arts Collaborative in Durham, NC - in November!
Please come check it out on Third Friday - or check it out before that at the CFSA Sustainable Agriculture Conference in just over one week!
We've been busy, and the portraits are looking good. Yep, another portrait project, this time the subjects are of the agrarian persuasion.
2011/09/15
2011/09/11
2011/09/06
2011/08/31
2011/08/30
2011/08/16
a polaroid on the roof
the scratch came from stepping on it as it was blowing across the roof, which led to taking this digital photo of the chemical side of the polaroid which in turn ended up becoming the album cover ... yeah, that kinda sums up Patty Hurst Shifter.
2011/08/14
2011/07/18
2011/07/12
2011/07/04
cool concrete
another by designer/builder Greg Ettenson. this one was taken at Sam Adams' home in Raleigh's most quaint neighborhood, Boylan Heights.
2011/07/03
2011/07/02
DCRI test tubes
DCRI wall pieces at the Durham Center.
Clearscapes Inc.
Thomas Sayre, Artist
Greg Ettenson, Fabricator
2011/06/26
we could use a reminder sometimes
"The real work of planet saving will be small, humble, and humbling (insofar as it involves love) pleasing and rewarding. It's jobs will be too many to count, too many to report, too many to be publicly noticed or rewarded, too small to make anyone rich or famous" - Wendell Berry
we were "group one" to assess the birds for their laying vs. broiler (meat) qualities -
you can tell a lot from a bird's saddle, you know!
2011/06/22
2011/06/21
2011/06/20
2011/06/19
2011/06/18
2011/06/10
the cleanout
randy installs the "cleanout" to satisfy
©raymondgoodman.2011
H inspects their plumbing job - the city is to come inspect on monday
she doesn't really care, she's still in diapers and would rather bathe at the pool anyway.
2011/06/09
2011/06/02
2011/06/01
Talecris in the news today
Raleigh based Talecris has been in the news today for being acquired by Griffols, a Spanish firm. Here's a shot I did for Talecris a while ago at their plant in Clayton, NC.
2011/05/30
2011/05/21
Part & Parcel
farmer sean barker holds a sweet pea shoot and flower in his urban garden located in lovely raleigh, nc.
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