tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35361532265952360822024-03-13T11:01:16.717-07:00Queer Farmer Film Projectjonahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05990037662554041902noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3536153226595236082.post-61001332266831460542013-06-07T13:13:00.000-07:002013-06-07T13:13:03.794-07:00NEW WEBSITE FOR "OUT HERE"<span style="font-size: x-large;">Please check out the official new website for the Queer Farmer Film Project movie, <a href="http://outheremovie.com/" target="_blank">Out Here</a>. Many thanks to Sara Taylor for putting it together. </span>jonahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05990037662554041902noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3536153226595236082.post-88241147844074784002013-05-24T15:40:00.000-07:002013-05-24T15:40:49.217-07:00The movie is complete! See the world premiere at the Frameline San Francisco International Film Festival in June!<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We are happy to announce that after 4 years of visioning, traveling, and editing, the queer farmer film project movie is complete. Proudly, the film will be making it's world debut this year in the <a href="http://ticketing.frameline.org/festival/">Frameline San Francisco International Film Festival</a>, which is the longest-running and largest queer film festival in the world. The screening is on June 29th, please see the Frameline website for ticketing information. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">We are still planning our film distribution. This project has always been in the homespun spirit and we'd like to keep it that way for our tours. More information about tours is forthcoming- but if you'd like to host a screening in your area, please get in touch! </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: black;">We'd like to extend many, many thanks to everyone who has supported and cared about this project. It truly was only possible because of the strong community support we received during our fundraising efforts years back. Thank you. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: black;">Also, please check out the trailer for the film <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFDc_3e9B5I">here!</a></span></span></span><br />
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jonahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05990037662554041902noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3536153226595236082.post-48104426127738813872011-10-18T13:25:00.000-07:002011-10-18T13:27:33.047-07:00Article on Grist.orgHi Dear Followers,<br /><br />Check out this article on queer farmers and the queer farmer film project on Grist.org! <a href="http://www.grist.org/food/2011-10-17-out-queer-in-the-field">Queer as Farm Folk</a>, by Vanessa Barrington.<br /><br />Also, we are still editing! It is a time taking process- expect something from us in 2012! Stay tuned!jonahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05990037662554041902noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3536153226595236082.post-49884317647246206052010-12-06T20:14:00.000-08:002010-12-06T20:34:10.696-08:00Updates and Finding the Eco-Queer MovementWe haven't forgotten you dear followers, we are just busy editing editing editing away! <div><br /></div><div>In the meantime, some recent mention of the QFFP:</div><div><br /></div><div>-an article called <a href="http://www.plantingjustice.org/resources/finding-ecoqueer-movement">"Finding the Eco-Queer Movement,"</a> by Joshua Sbicca on Oakland's own <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.plantingjustice.org">Planting Justic</a><a href="http://www.plantingjustice.org/">e</a> website. </div><div><br /></div><div>-oh, and did we say that we were mentioned in Curve Magazine ("the nation's leading lesbian magazine") back in July/August? you can read the article "Lesbian Localvores" <a href="http://www.bluetoad.com/display_article.php?id=426017">here</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div>Stay tuned, we love you. </div>jonahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05990037662554041902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3536153226595236082.post-65387234444226877172010-08-15T08:55:00.001-07:002010-08-15T13:23:31.209-07:00Fruit Loop Acres<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/TGgPyTfB7_I/AAAAAAAAAfA/qjjLG2bjf2Y/s400/P8090246.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505667901358731250" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Meet Kay Grimm and Sue Spicer of Fruit Loop Acres in Indianapolis, Indiana. </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/TGgQEDzLfWI/AAAAAAAAAfw/YbNrCdEsDsE/s400/P8090275.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505668206385921378" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Fruit Loop Acres is a 3/4 acre permaculture fruit farm in the heart of the city. Like many post-industrial midwestern cities, much of this urban center is fledgling, depressed, boarded up and faced with significant challenges to accessing good fresh food. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/TGgPFSUJFgI/AAAAAAAAAeI/DVjuwNrTobg/s400/P8090214.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505667127950513666" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Amidst blocks of abandoned lots and boarded up homes, we were so lucky to visit with this truly queer farm which was a shining green beacon of hope and good food and an example of something really different and beautiful in an unlikely location. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The amazing fruits and nuts (which include many Indiana natives) grown at Fruit Loop Acres is available to people in several ways- they have a u-pick by appointment service, they sell produce to local restaurants, and they also have a delivery service called Basic Roots Community Foods which has been around for 5 years and in collaboration with other sustainable farms delivers fresh produce to customers in Indianapolis. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/TGgPZ-pAlqI/AAAAAAAAAeo/VVBqMpxLpcQ/s400/P8090229.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505667483446580898" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Kay and Sue told us that the name for <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Indianapolis-IN/Fruit-Loop-Acres/124408800905293?ref=ts">Fruit Loop Acres</a> comes from several double entendres- fruit because they are a fruit farm growing many delicious heirloom varieties of cane fruit and stone fruit, the word fruit as synonym for queer, loop because the farm is located near the loop of interstate highways running through the city and because in line with permaculture principles and practice the farm is a closed loop system always recycling and reusing what they have on hand rather than brining in outside inputs. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/TGgPZkU4DTI/AAAAAAAAAeg/RsjSxmjWOZE/s400/P8090227.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505667476382813490" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">compost</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/TGgPF68k74I/AAAAAAAAAeQ/o2W4_LC34iM/s400/P8090219.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505667138857529218" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The gayest looking bee hive I've ever seen!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/TGgQCnHL_kI/AAAAAAAAAfY/10p7QWTNIfQ/s400/P8090268.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505668181505343042" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">In addition to tending a permaculture food forest in her backyard, Kay (also proudly known as Krazy Kay, which she told us is a name people have given her and she is OK with being called as long as the "krazy" is with a K...) is an installation artist of sorts. Using recycled and scavenged materials Kay uses her farm as a space for her installations, here are some photos from around the farm:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/TGgQDq_WE9I/AAAAAAAAAfo/VkpKbttrzy0/s400/P8090274.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505668199726060498" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/TGgQDCRkaKI/AAAAAAAAAfg/qIepJLEn9QM/s400/P8090272.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505668188796643490" /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/TGgPzW4zTZI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/Pybj40pCOts/s1600/P8090259.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/TGgPzW4zTZI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/Pybj40pCOts/s400/P8090259.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505667919451999634" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/TGgPyzmi2UI/AAAAAAAAAfI/148-l4s5yW4/s1600/P8090250.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/TGgPyzmi2UI/AAAAAAAAAfI/148-l4s5yW4/s400/P8090250.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505667909980182850" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Fruit Loop Acres' beautiful back fence made from recycled doors. Check out the babe in the window...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/TGgPGX2JwBI/AAAAAAAAAeY/UTgsceO4_Tk/s400/P8090221.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505667146615210002" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/TGgPFDkB4yI/AAAAAAAAAeA/ErBkBWNSVa8/s1600/P8090203.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/TGgPFDkB4yI/AAAAAAAAAeA/ErBkBWNSVa8/s400/P8090203.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505667123990618914" /></a><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/TGhLdxLXSbI/AAAAAAAAAf4/BBHqT_PSzrA/s400/P8090235.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505733519249721778" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span><div style="text-align: center;">look closely... </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">When we asked Kay and Sue what their definition of a farmer was, they gave one of the best answers we have heard so far, "Someone who grows something bigger than themself." What a perfect way to sum it up. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Our southern and midwest trip has come to a close. Thanks for following our tour. We are almost done with production and have just a few California interviews to do this Fall. We are going to start editing soon and are applying for <a href="http://www.frameline.org/filmmaker-support/completion-fund/funding-eligibility.aspx">Frameline's completion fund</a>. Stay tuned...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>jonahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05990037662554041902noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3536153226595236082.post-84869570719154577282010-08-13T14:22:00.000-07:002010-08-13T15:21:59.633-07:00Homestead Ranch<div style="text-align: center;">Meet the Skeebas- Marek, Courtney, and Denise- the farmers of <a href="http://www.circlehr.com/">Homestead Ranch</a> in Lecompton, Kansas.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/TGW4D7bthzI/AAAAAAAAAdQ/VZ_thfEPXU8/s400/P8070234.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505008497163339570" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div>Homestead Ranch is a small 3 acre family farm that raises La Mancha and Boer goats. Since Kansas' raw milk laws are strict and allow the sale of unpasturized dairy products only from the site where they are produced and the farm is in a rural area making travel to the farm by customers an unreliable business model- the Skeebas transform their goat milk into soaps and lotions which they sell online and at the Lawrence farmers market. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/TGW4CxsP7EI/AAAAAAAAAdA/Gk01btr3ImI/s400/P8070201.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505008477368478786" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center; ">We met up with Courtney, Denise and Marek for their morning milking. After visiting Alabama and Arkansas, we were of course interested in their experience as queer people living rurally. When we asked them do describe how they identified, the most important way they said was, "...as a family..." This just about melted our hearts. Courtney and Denise said they have felt extremely supported and respected by their neighbors both for being farmers and for being a queer family. </div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/TGW4ErZ8sEI/AAAAAAAAAdY/KYTeeyM2C14/s1600/P8070251.JPG"></a></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/TGW4DXOlJeI/AAAAAAAAAdI/y811189abRU/s1600/P8070215.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/TGW4DXOlJeI/AAAAAAAAAdI/y811189abRU/s400/P8070215.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505008487444588002" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Check out that soap, so beautiful. Courtney and Denise are both self taught caretakers of goats and soap makers. We talked in depth about the long and hard trial period it took for them to get their soap recipes perfected. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/TGW4ErZ8sEI/AAAAAAAAAdY/KYTeeyM2C14/s400/P8070251.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505008510040846402" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here are some of the kids born this year.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center; "><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/TGW5kSnWoSI/AAAAAAAAAdg/u1_olN_lTcM/s400/P8070255.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505010152653627682" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center; "><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/TGXDy0JFycI/AAAAAAAAAd4/61Uh_uizQPA/s400/P8070231.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505021397287946690" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/TGW5k8t5RZI/AAAAAAAAAdo/YOe6MrRn4bw/s400/P8070256.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505010163955352978" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div>jonahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05990037662554041902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3536153226595236082.post-41064585031444844802010-08-08T14:25:00.000-07:002010-08-09T07:53:44.153-07:00Arkansas: A Safe Space for Unicorns<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/TF8hA_CBicI/AAAAAAAAAbo/er-xIHT21fY/s1600/ar+sign1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 339px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/TF8hA_CBicI/AAAAAAAAAbo/er-xIHT21fY/s400/ar+sign1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503153570473675202" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">As we pulled into Arkansas we were excited to continue our journey in the rural south. We were headed for the Natural State's town of Proctor to meet with Brandon Pugh of <a href="http://www.deltasolfarm.com/">Delta Sol Farm</a>. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/TF8phhKbg7I/AAAAAAAAAbw/h-pT9suPh18/s400/P8060210.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503162925484573618" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></div><div style="text-align: center;">After exiting the interstate the winding country road we followed to Proctor was completely surrounded on all sides by 1,000s of acres as far as the eye could see of fields of rice, cotton, and soybeans. We saw cropdusters flying low and dropping dust clouds onto seemingly endless fields of moncultured food. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/TF8sfEi2V1I/AAAAAAAAAb4/1TZep7ymrCM/s400/P8060258.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503166181977511762" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Meet Brandon Pugh and his dog goose. Brandon is a gay farmer growing organic flowers and veggies for market and CSA on 3 acres of his family's land. He grew up in Proctor and comes from a family of conventional farmers. His brother and father farm in the area conventionally, and despite the prevalence of mainstream agriculture there Brandon has resisted using chemicals in his fields, even though he has wanted to- as he told us the Arkansas heat makes the weeds grow incredibly fast. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/TF8vSdoaE2I/AAAAAAAAAcA/LcN_qS7-sYk/s400/P8060260.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503169263908295522" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Delta Sol Farm lies amongst fields of soybeans which you can see beginning in the distance. Brandon told us a story about hand weeding carrots in end of his field which borders with a neighboring soybean farmer and having the cropduster drop fungicide on him. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/TF8vS2YmwVI/AAAAAAAAAcI/tyiA-ACJcEE/s400/P8060207.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503169270552904018" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Much of Proctor looks like this.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><br /></span><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/TF8yV4D1E9I/AAAAAAAAAcQ/oJevV7Q8Qw8/s400/P8060205.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503172621077124050" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Brandon's fridge looks like this. Note the amazing tribute to Cher and Madonna. Brandon was our gracious host for our evening in Proctor and we got to chat about his deep love for Madonna and dancing to her songs in the field. While Brandon did grow up in Proctor, he found his organic farming roots in California- he is a graduate of the well respected Farm and Garden program at the University of Santa Cruz and ran Sol Food farm in Sonoma County before deciding to move back to Arkansas to start Delta Sol. Brandon said that he is out to his family and greater community and has experienced very little discrimination based on being gay. A greater struggle for him seemed to be meeting other like minded gay men in his area. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/TF81RJXYtmI/AAAAAAAAAco/QCoT1XWEsiQ/s400/P8060227.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503175838358091362" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Brandon sells veggies and flowers at 2 markets in nearby Memphis, Tennessee. Brandon told us about his idea for making t-shirts for Delta Sol farm that instead of the John Deer deer, have a unicorn instead and said that his farm is for sure a "safe space for unicorns..."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/TF81QCYj87I/AAAAAAAAAcY/r_pUXKjZm84/s400/P8060214.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503175819304104882" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span>His beautiful stand full of produce that is...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/TF81QgDV19I/AAAAAAAAAcg/xFtI0dnFpa4/s400/P8060212.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503175827268163538" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">c e r t i f i e d f a b u l o u s ! ! !</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/TF81RvoE-nI/AAAAAAAAAcw/hp0SQQS6jHQ/s400/P8060225.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503175848628648562" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">The Saturday market where Brandon sells is in the parking lot of the First Congregational Church. Check out their flag- bike repair!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Thank you Brandon for giving us a great reason to visit Arkansas. </div>jonahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05990037662554041902noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3536153226595236082.post-79266466294509350592010-08-07T20:48:00.000-07:002010-08-12T11:37:18.103-07:00Sweet Homo Alabama<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Our tour unexpectedly took us to visit with 3 queer farmers managing a certified organic CSA and market farm in Northern Alabama. As we drove into the tiny town of Falkville we were bombarded by religious evangelical messaging signs with firey flamey backgrounds reading, “You think its hot <i>here</i>?” Though it has been over 100 degrees and miserably humid everyday, we wondered if Alabama was a safe space for queers. Spending less than 24 hours listening to the stories of the 3 queer farmers we met with we discovered just how welcoming and safe this part of the rural South can be.</div><div> </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Welcome to Falkville, Alabama. Population: 1, 219. </div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/TF4qLFIWWDI/AAAAAAAAAZQ/DUYsMNgYgpw/s400/P8050212.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502882164537448498" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span><br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/TF4qL8XjOaI/AAAAAAAAAZg/cGKd6zZx9vE/s1600/P8050218.JPG"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/TF4qL8XjOaI/AAAAAAAAAZg/cGKd6zZx9vE/s400/P8050218.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502882179365157282" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/TF4v9nJColI/AAAAAAAAAbY/ggYtFuFtFVo/s1600/P8050241.JPG"></a><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/TF4vrlzHZvI/AAAAAAAAAbQ/TdKfukMpF5s/s1600/P8050247.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/TF4vrlzHZvI/AAAAAAAAAbQ/TdKfukMpF5s/s400/P8050247.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502888220620711666" /></a> Meet Oliver Flowers- farm manager. A queer and trans tomatopicker extraordinare with amazing farm fashion! Can you say boots and short shorts? </div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/TF4vPPKUwrI/AAAAAAAAAbA/shbNBbJQ0F8/s1600/P8060257.JPG"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/TF4vPPKUwrI/AAAAAAAAAbA/shbNBbJQ0F8/s400/P8060257.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502887733507703474" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/TF4vN1FRU5I/AAAAAAAAAaw/PELncJLDMPQ/s1600/P8050250.JPG"></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/TGQ_LuTtHzI/AAAAAAAAAc4/a7XZDqQae-s/s400/R1-+6A.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504594115195379506" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 270px; " /></span></span>This is Suze Bono, also farm manager. A Pennsylvania native- traveller, farmer, and food processing genius. She's harvesting herbs and beautiful Zinnias. And she can bake delicious bread. </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/TF4y7DOFrdI/AAAAAAAAAbg/tFu1DgeLcac/s400/P8050246.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502891784751394258" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div>This is Elijah Mountain, chosen brother of Oliver and queer farm volunteer. Raised in Baltimore and once a student of computer science, Eli is getting his hands dirty on a farm for his first time this year. He is a practicing Christian and attends a local church and he thinks garlic is really gay. I bet you will see him talking in the movie about all of that. </div><div><div> </div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/TF4szX9Vk7I/AAAAAAAAAZw/JIriMy1gn-8/s1600/P8050228.JPG"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/TF4szX9Vk7I/AAAAAAAAAZw/JIriMy1gn-8/s400/P8050228.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502885055809557426" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>The Northern Alabama farm we visited (which will remain nameless for now) spans over 200 acres and farmers Suze, Oliver and Eli with a rotating crew of WWOOF volunteers grow flowers, herbs, veggies and fruit on 3 acres. Suze and Oliver are partners and found the farm by chance while looking for winter farm work last year. They love it so much they plan to stay on for at least another season.</div><div><p class="MsoNormal">We joined them for their early morning CSA harvest and had the chance to talk with them about their experiences living and farming as queer people in the buckle of the bible belt. We wanted to know if they were out- they said they weren’t necessarily hiding it but weren’t broadcasting their queerness either. Suze talked to us about how people show they are heterosexual through their behavior, the same way some people show queerness through behavior. All 3 farmers we talked to said that they have been welcomed into Falkville with open arms(they are all not from Alabama), despite being viewed as a little wierd. People tend to see their farm as different than others in the area mainly because of their small scale, because they are farming organically and will spend hours going row by row to look for pests and kill them by hand instead of simply spraying chemicals, and because none of them are from the area.</p><p class="MsoNormal">Queerness seemed to be largely irrelevant to the farms relationship to the larger community- as Suze told us it would be inappropriate to talk about it with a farmer friend who comes over to help about sexual preference and identity. Its just not something that comes up in conversation, rather, they connect deeply with farmers and neighbors over farming techniques and advice. Though their farm is viewed as different, and they are certainly viewed as different both because they are outsiders and due to how they present (Suze mentioned she is often read as male and Oliver talked with us about being an effeminate transgender man- AND they are partners often read as a straight couple or as a gay man and dyke in a relationship...) the bottom line seemed to be that people in the community who have gotten to know them respect them because they are hard workers and good farmers and haven't seemed to care about them being queer or not.</p><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/TF4vN1FRU5I/AAAAAAAAAaw/PELncJLDMPQ/s1600/P8050250.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/TF4vN1FRU5I/AAAAAAAAAaw/PELncJLDMPQ/s400/P8050250.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502887709327315858" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The crew checks in...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/TF4uhvkrOVI/AAAAAAAAAaQ/Yntjgtj4hAg/s1600/P8050243.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/TF4uhvkrOVI/AAAAAAAAAaQ/Yntjgtj4hAg/s400/P8050243.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502886951934179666" /></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: normal; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Peacock!</span></div></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/TF4s09nuBkI/AAAAAAAAAaI/cYFJjgvQLhM/s1600/P8050240.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/TF4s09nuBkI/AAAAAAAAAaI/cYFJjgvQLhM/s400/P8050240.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502885083099301442" /></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: normal; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Beautiful heirloom tomatoes.</span></div></span></div><div><br /></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/TF4v9nJColI/AAAAAAAAAbY/ggYtFuFtFVo/s400/P8050241.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502888530218754642" style="text-align: left; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/TF4s0eW88DI/AAAAAAAAAaA/HL9TspQUVGY/s1600/P8050231.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/TF4s0eW88DI/AAAAAAAAAaA/HL9TspQUVGY/s400/P8050231.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502885074707476530" /></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: normal; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>figs from...</span></div></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/TF4sz64weUI/AAAAAAAAAZ4/vciyvYCPBek/s1600/P8050229.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/TF4sz64weUI/AAAAAAAAAZ4/vciyvYCPBek/s400/P8050229.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502885065185589570" /></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: normal; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>this huge 17 year old fig tree!</span></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>there were also pecans!</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/TF4qLkJr6OI/AAAAAAAAAZY/FcaKeYDfVqw/s1600/P8050213.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/TF4qLkJr6OI/AAAAAAAAAZY/FcaKeYDfVqw/s400/P8050213.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502882172864555234" /></a><p class="MsoNormal">We loved visiting this farm. If you are ever in Alabama, there are a few sweet homos waiting for you there...</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/TF4vOTluPuI/AAAAAAAAAa4/o13b5VmOfgY/s400/P8060256.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502887717516492514" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></p> <!--EndFragment--> </div></div>jonahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05990037662554041902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3536153226595236082.post-22703478608978502542010-08-07T20:25:00.000-07:002010-08-09T18:36:37.556-07:00Department of Fagriculture?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/TF4kQkY3wgI/AAAAAAAAAZI/vozhIyiovMg/s1600/P8020204.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/TF4kQkY3wgI/AAAAAAAAAZI/vozhIyiovMg/s400/P8020204.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502875661757825538" /></a>Last week, I had the opportunity to meet in Washington DC with Perry Stevens, the LGBT Special Emphasis Program Manager for the USDA's Natural Conservation Resource Service. After hearing about my project, he got in touch and wanted to pick my brain about my the movie and LGBT farmers. His current work is to make the internal USDA a safe place for LGBT employees through awareness trainings around queer issues. Though it was exciting to meet with him and hear about the work he is doing at the USDA, my main interest in meeting with him was to have a greater understanding of the USDA's relationship and stance on queer farmers. Should we be viewed as a minority population and be eligible for special grants and loans? Is this something queer farmers would even want- government help and recognition? How do USDA employees interact with queer farmers? Have there ever been complaints filed to the USDA from either employees or from farmers on the basis of gender or sexual identity? <div><br /></div><div>The USDA has historically not been a friend to minority farmers, especially farmers of color. For example, see the Pigford Case- a class action suit filed by black farmers that was settled earlier this year for $1.25 billion dollars after black farmers had complained for many years that they were subject to unfair treatment while applying to local county committees for farm loans and assistance. Black farmers were consistently denied USDA farm loans or forced to wait longer periods of time for approval than non-minority farmers often causing farms to shutdown because of foreclosure or financial disaster. </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: -webkit-xxx-large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, -webkit-fantasy; ">Considering this horrific historical relationship to minority farmers, I wanted to know what the USDA was going to do to be an ally for queer farmers. Mr. Stevens didn't seem to have too many immediate answers, as his focus is currently on increasing awareness and leading the USDA's employees to create queer friendly workplaces. He mentioned that it would most likely be around 5 years until real the work of outreach and focus on queer friendly customer (farmer) service from the USDA side would happen. In good news, he did mention that to his knowledge, no discrimination cases have ever been filed with the USDA based on issues related to gender identity or sexual orientation.</span></div>jonahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05990037662554041902noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3536153226595236082.post-75780296858118730172010-08-04T14:01:00.000-07:002010-08-04T14:06:48.106-07:00St. Louis Screening and Q+A<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/TFnWH29L-oI/AAAAAAAAAZA/7YEKM6CEbNk/s1600/websitebanner2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 136px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/TFnWH29L-oI/AAAAAAAAAZA/7YEKM6CEbNk/s400/websitebanner2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501663850309352066" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div>Please join us this Sunday, August 8th for a screening of the Queer Farmer Film Project short </div><div>7:30pm drinks and snacks </div><div>8:30pm outdoor screening of the short followed by a Q+A and Agnes Varda's film The Gleaners and I </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Slow Rocket Urban Farm </b></div><div><b>1938 Cherokee Street </b></div><div><b>St. Louis, Missouri </b></div><div><br /></div><div>Hope to see you there!</div></span>jonahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05990037662554041902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3536153226595236082.post-32101490572035949112010-08-01T14:43:00.000-07:002010-08-01T19:30:01.144-07:00Common Ground<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/TFXq8YTS7PI/AAAAAAAAAWU/km-qszNIDxo/s1600/P7290174.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/TFXq8YTS7PI/AAAAAAAAAWU/km-qszNIDxo/s400/P7290174.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500560842939362546" /></a>Meet Julie <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Puhich</span> and Nancy <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Laich</span>, 2 of the farmers at Common Ground Farm in Olympia, Washington. Both Julie and Nancy are long time farmers in the Olympia area and collectively run the farm with Julie managing the field veggies and Nancy overseeing the goats and orchards. Common Ground was one of the most magical, welcoming, and <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">aesthetically</span> beautiful farms we have visited yet. <div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/TFXxPg1YSyI/AAAAAAAAAWc/PsiVoGwFV_4/s400/farmscene.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500567768717085474" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div> Common Ground grows diverse veggies and fruits for their 40ish CSA boxes. Members pick up directly at the farm or are delivered to in Seattle. They are growing some serious food here!</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/TFYhiXIx3OI/AAAAAAAAAWk/DT4XtvKhx_M/s400/seriousfood.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500620869089746146" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div><br /></div><div>Here are some of their baby goats and milking goats. Julie described the goats as the "heart of the farm, " not only because they are physically located in the farm's center but because they are used in conjunction with so many important aspects of their farm- eating extra veggies, providing fertility for the farm, offering milk and grazing the land on rotation.<br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/TFYjyEfRUII/AAAAAAAAAWs/lESJDqa41Gk/s400/milkers.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500623337984970882" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></span><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/TFYjzCgC2YI/AAAAAAAAAW8/FVYqu1HY8Ns/s1600/P7290297.JPG"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/TFYjzCgC2YI/AAAAAAAAAW8/FVYqu1HY8Ns/s400/P7290297.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500623354631215490" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></a>The babies were so happy to see us!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/TFYjymH-W4I/AAAAAAAAAW0/89Ki05_eL9U/s1600/babygoats.JPG"></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/TFYkT_OJO4I/AAAAAAAAAXE/Sdksunfsv4s/s400/babygoats.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500623920686513026" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Through this project I have discovered that there are quite a few queer goat farmers out there. I don't think it is coincidental that queers are drawn to goats- they are very queer themselves. Strong personalities, individualistic and creative, polyamorous, feminist and lesbionic-</div><div style="text-align: center;">all qualities found in these amazing creatures. For a deeper understanding, I suggest reading the chapter in Brad Kessler's book Goat Song that talks about goat reproduction- I think you'll find the detailed descriptions of males in rut proof enough. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/TFYlY7OsiEI/AAAAAAAAAXU/DmOxzy-K9r8/s400/lucy.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500625105026058306" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div>Meet Lucy, Common Ground's resident queer goose. Nancy told the magical story of Lucy who lives among the milking goats and has had many doe partners in her life. She usually chooses one doe, mounts her, and continues to cuddle up. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Some beautiful shots from around the farm...</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/TFYp_bOe36I/AAAAAAAAAX0/LD7slb2mS_8/s1600/beauty4.JPG"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/TFYp_bOe36I/AAAAAAAAAX0/LD7slb2mS_8/s400/beauty4.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500630164496637858" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/TFYp-38PNPI/AAAAAAAAAXs/uC4_KwadL1Q/s1600/toolbeauty2.JPG"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/TFYp-38PNPI/AAAAAAAAAXs/uC4_KwadL1Q/s400/toolbeauty2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500630155024872690" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/TFYp-Vo5COI/AAAAAAAAAXk/WuAiG9p9b8Q/s1600/toolbeaut1.JPG"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/TFYp-Vo5COI/AAAAAAAAAXk/WuAiG9p9b8Q/s400/toolbeaut1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500630145816922338" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/TFYrJs72YeI/AAAAAAAAAYo/-d_-cTXi5gk/s1600/poplavaspar.JPG"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/TFYrJs72YeI/AAAAAAAAAYo/-d_-cTXi5gk/s400/poplavaspar.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500631440560644578" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a> poppies fading, asparagus background, bees on lavender...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/TFYrJDz-B3I/AAAAAAAAAYg/KwcIAD--OZU/s1600/grains.JPG"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/TFYrJDz-B3I/AAAAAAAAAYg/KwcIAD--OZU/s400/grains.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500631429521737586" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a> oats and wheat</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/TFYrIbSCCMI/AAAAAAAAAYQ/DK3ArkplbLE/s1600/beautybuckets.JPG"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/TFYrIbSCCMI/AAAAAAAAAYQ/DK3ArkplbLE/s400/beautybuckets.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500631418641975490" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></a><br /> </div><div> pallet fence held together with bailing twine, do-it-yourself recycled material style<br /><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/TFYsMOHXvOI/AAAAAAAAAY4/JydiaKuWww4/s1600/P7290208.JPG"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/TFYsMOHXvOI/AAAAAAAAAY4/JydiaKuWww4/s400/P7290208.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500632583338704098" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/TFYsLt6_QNI/AAAAAAAAAYw/aYuBCZtX6ec/s1600/P7290207.JPG"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/TFYsLt6_QNI/AAAAAAAAAYw/aYuBCZtX6ec/s400/P7290207.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500632574696833234" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Thank you to Leu for taking these beautiful photographs and for help in the field and to everyone that hosted in the Pacific Northwest. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Next up: meeting with Perry Stevens in Wasington DC-the USDA's National Conservation Resource Service's GLBT Special Emphasis Manager. </div></div></div></div>jonahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05990037662554041902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3536153226595236082.post-1045536967720532362010-07-28T11:21:00.000-07:002010-07-28T13:55:55.360-07:002 Brown Chicks<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/TFB5H92NPZI/AAAAAAAAAVs/H5UpfP05hGI/s1600/P7270195.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/TFB5H92NPZI/AAAAAAAAAVs/H5UpfP05hGI/s400/P7270195.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499028322787343762" /></a>Meet Joanne Alcantara(left) and bOo Torres (right), the heart and soul of Seattle, Washington's <a href="http://www.2brownchicks.org/home">2 Brown Chicks Family Farm</a>. Recently married and about to relocate their family farm to Juneau, Alaska 2 Brown Chicks have been a small-scale, community oriented urban agriculture project that has inspired people across Seattle to grow, raise, and catch their own vegetables, chickens, and water.<div><br /></div><div>Torres and Alcantara, both queer women of color are not just farmers, but dedicated organizers and educators in their community. They sell fresh eggs and also raise free range and no hormone chickens that they sell and use as an educational tool to encourage people to learn to raise their own food. They sell laying hens, chicks, and also chick starter kits which include everything you need to raise baby chickens with the option to sell back the equipment to the farm when the chickens are grown. Genius! Through their build-a-chicken coop workshop days, people are invited to their farm to learn what it takes to raise chickens and to construct their own chicken coops from recycled materials to take home to house their birds. Including garden fresh lunch, the entire day is available to folks for an affordable $40. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/TFCNq36Ot2I/AAAAAAAAAV0/YfnziFZ1qNY/s400/P7270189.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499050912721581922" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span><div>Here is an example of one of the coops at 2 Brown Chicks Family Farm made from recycled material including dresser drawers for nesting boxes. </div><div><br /></div><div>2 Brown Chicks encourages people to grow their own food whenever possible, and also to save the water necessary to do so through simple rainwater catchment technology. They purchase recycled 55-gallon food grade barrels and re-sell them. Their farm is a living example of how easy it can be to save water- here are photos of some of their rainwater catchment barrels:</div><div> </div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/TFCUexsjcGI/AAAAAAAAAWE/mT5uNB8CmXM/s1600/P7270185.JPG"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/TFCUexsjcGI/AAAAAAAAAWE/mT5uNB8CmXM/s400/P7270185.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499058401476571234" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/TFCUeRMSw6I/AAAAAAAAAV8/AAlMzqrnrr8/s1600/P7270183.JPG"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/TFCUeRMSw6I/AAAAAAAAAV8/AAlMzqrnrr8/s1600/P7270183.JPG"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/TFCUeRMSw6I/AAAAAAAAAV8/AAlMzqrnrr8/s1600/P7270183.JPG"></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/TFCUeRMSw6I/AAAAAAAAAV8/AAlMzqrnrr8/s400/P7270183.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499058392751326114" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div>Visiting with 2 Brown Chicks in Seattle was a great reminder that growing food and raising animals sustainably is deeply connected to cultivating sustainable communities. At least 50% of the profits from the farm go back directly into the community, mainly through their Community Activist Fund which funnels farm profits to local activist organizations that are specifically working for justice on issues that affect women of color, queer and youth-led organizations working toward sustainable communities, immigrant rights, universal healthcare, and the end of U.S. dominance in the world. </div><div><br /></div><div><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/TFCVaSjdCoI/AAAAAAAAAWM/mgCDrA-zzPM/s400/2brownchicks1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499059423909055106" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 225px; height: 300px; " /></div><div>Thank you 2 Brown Chicks for your queer community oriented politicized sustainable farm dreams! Best of luck in Alaska...</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div></div><div><br /></div></div></div>jonahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05990037662554041902noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3536153226595236082.post-25718598979494240572010-07-05T21:08:00.001-07:002010-07-05T21:12:49.174-07:00Gay Farm Tour 2010 in the works!We will be wrapping up filming this Summer with a final tour of the Pacific Northwest and a return to the South. Our intended dates are: <div><br /></div><div>July 21-23 Seattle area</div><div>July 23-28 Olympia, Washington and rural Washington </div><div>July 28-August 1 Portland, Oregon and rural Oregon </div><div>August 2-15 Southern Loop! </div><div>North Carolina, Tennessee, Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Indiana </div><div><br /></div><div>If you are in these areas and we haven't heard from you, get in touch soon!</div>jonahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05990037662554041902noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3536153226595236082.post-80374815703291977182010-06-09T18:12:00.000-07:002010-06-09T18:22:40.398-07:00Queer Farmer Field Day<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family:arial;font-size:13px;"><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">If you are in California, check out this event coming up! The Queer Farmer Film Project short will be shown, along with several other films.</span> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style=" ;font-size:13pt;"><span style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"><span style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;">The Rainbow Chard Alliance, Apprenticeship Program at the UC Santa Cruz Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems (CASFS), and the UCSC Lionel Cantú LGBTI Resource Center are hosting our </span><i><span style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;">second annual</span></i></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style=" ;font-size:13pt;"><span style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"></span></span></p><h2 style="text-align: center; "><span style=" ;font-size:xx-large;"><span style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Queer Farmer </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Field Day</span></span></span></span></span></h2><h1 align="center" style="text-align: center; "><span style=" ;color:windowtext;"><span style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;">Saturday, June 19th</span><span style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"></span></span></h1><h3 style="text-align: center; "><span style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;">At the UC Santa Cruz Farm</span><span style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"></span></h3><blockquote color="initial" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 40px; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border- padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><blockquote color="initial" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 40px; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border- padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><blockquote color="initial" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 40px; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border- padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><blockquote color="initial" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 40px; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border- padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><blockquote color="initial" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 40px; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border- padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><blockquote color="initial" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 40px; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border- padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style=" ;font-size:13pt;"><span style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;">You are invited to come celebrate the summer with other</span><span style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style=" ;font-size:13pt;"><span style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;">LGBTQ and supportive gardeners, farmers, and food lovers.</span><span style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style=" ;font-size:13pt;"><span style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;">All sexual/gender identities welcome<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-style: italic; font-size:21px;"></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-style: italic;font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:21px;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style=" ;font-size:13pt;"><span style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-style: italic; font-size:21px;">Festivities from 2 to 9 pm.<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-style: normal; font-size:19px;"></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style=" ;font-size:13pt;"><span style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-style: italic; font-size:21px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-style: normal; font-size:19px;"> Farm Tours @ 2 & 5 PM</span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style=" ;font-size:13pt;"><span style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-style: italic; font-size:21px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-style: normal; font-size:19px;"> Workshops (Beekeeping, Fermenting, Pickling, & more!)</span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style=" ;font-size:13pt;"><span style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-style: italic; font-size:21px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-style: normal; font-size:19px;"> Work Party<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;"><span style=" ;font-size:19px;"><span style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style=" ;font-size:13pt;"><span style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-style: italic; font-size:21px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-style: normal; font-size:19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;"><span style=" ;font-size:19px;"><span style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"> Potluck Dinner @ 6 PM</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style=" ;font-size:13pt;"><span style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-style: italic; font-size:21px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-style: normal; font-size:19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;"><span style=" ;font-size:19px;"><span style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"> Live Music and Films</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style=" ;font-size:13pt;"><span style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style=" ;font-size:13pt;"><span style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;">All participants will be encouraged to bring their own gloves and garden tools, plate for dinner, and food to share. The CASFS apprentices will provide one large dish to serve to the group at dinner. Families and youth welcome. Unfortunately, no pets will be allowed on the farm during this event. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style=" ;font-size:13pt;"><span style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style=" ;font-size:18pt;"><b><span style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;">More about our sponsoring organizations:</span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style=" ;font-size:13pt;"><b><span style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;">Rainbow Chard Alliance</span></b></span><span style=" ;font-size:13pt;"><span style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"> is an autonomous group of Queer Farmers' working to redefine the family farm, fight for issues around both social justice and food justice, and promote local, sustainable, organic food consumption in our communities! To join our listerve email </span><a href="http://goog_2080633996/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(53, 66, 88); "><span style=" text-decoration: none; color:windowtext;"><span style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;">rainbow-chard-alliance</span></span></a><a href="http://googlegroups.com/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(53, 66, 88); "><span style=" text-decoration: none; color:windowtext;"><span style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;">@<wbr>googlegroups.com</span></span></a><span style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style=" ;font-size:13pt;"><b><span style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;">The Center for Agroecology & Sustainable Food Systems</span></b></span><span style=" ;font-size:13pt;"><span style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"> is a research, education, and public service program at the University of California, Santa Cruz, dedicated to increasing ecological sustainability and social justice in the food and agriculture system. To find more information about CASFS, visit our website at </span><a href="http://www.casfs.ucsc.edu/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(53, 66, 88); "><span style=" text-decoration: none; color:windowtext;"><span style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;">www.casfs.ucsc.edu</span></span></a><span style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"> and our blog at </span><a href="http://casfs.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(53, 66, 88); "><span style=" text-decoration: none; color:windowtext;"><span style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;">casfs.blogspot.com</span></span></a><b><span style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style=" ;font-size:13pt;"><b><span style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;">The Apprenticeship in Ecological</span></b></span><span style=" ;font-size:13pt;"><span style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"> </span><b><span style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;">Horticulture</span></b></span><span style=" ;font-size:13pt;"><span style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"> <wbr>provides training in the concepts and practices of organic gardening and small-scale farming alongside issues of Social Justice within our food system. This full-time program is held at the Center's 25-acre Farm and 3-acre Alan Chadwick Garden on the UCSC campus.</span><span style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style=" ;font-size:13pt;"><b><span style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;">UCSC's Cantu Queer Center</span></b></span><span style=" ;font-size:13pt;"><span style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"> provides a comprehensive range of educational, informational, and advocacy services and works to create and maintain a safe, inclusive multicultural environment for UCSC's GLBTI students, staff, faculty, and alumni. For more information go to </span><span style=" ;color:windowtext;"><span style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.queer.ucsc.edu/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(53, 66, 88); ">www.queer.ucsc.edu</a>.</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;font-size:180%;"><span style=" ;font-size:17px;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;font-size:180%;"><span style=" ;font-size:17px;"><span style=" border-collapse: collapse; font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"></span></span></span></p><span style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;font-size:180%;"><blockquote type="cite"><div><span style=" border-collapse: collapse; font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0.8ex; border-left-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-style: solid; padding-left: 1ex; "><div><div><div style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80); "><span style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"><span style=" ;font-family:'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><h3 style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(102, 0, 0); letter-spacing: -1px; "><a href="http://queerfarmerfieldday.blogspot.com/2009/09/blog-post_13.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(53, 66, 88); ">Directions to the Farm</a></h3><div><div></div></div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9RjkqZKvhmE/Sq2ROOGWvOI/AAAAAAAAAP8/nq342Yf5DZg/s1600-h/map.jpg" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(53, 66, 88); "><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9RjkqZKvhmE/Sq2ROOGWvOI/AAAAAAAAAP8/nq342Yf5DZg/s320/map.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; width: 301px; min-height: 263px; " /></a><b><br /></b><br />To reach the UCSC campus -<br /><br />Via Highway 17 south from San Jose/San Francisco Bay Area -<br /><br />* Cross the mountains on Highway 17 and proceed to Santa Cruz.<br />* Take the "Highway 1 North, Half Moon Bay" exit off of Highway 17.<br />* Follow the signs for Highway 1/Half Moon Bay onto Mission St. (Highway 1 North).<br />* Turn right on Bay Street and follow it onto the UC Santa Cruz campus, where it becomes Coolidge Drive.<br />* (Note to reach Highway 17 from 101, take 101 south to Route 85 south to Highway 17 south.)<br /><br />Via Highway 1 from the south -<br /><br />* Follow the signs to Highway 1 North/Half Moon Bay. This will put you on Mission St. (Highway 1 North).<br />* Turn right on Bay Street and follow it onto the UC Santa Cruz campus, where it becomes Coolidge Drive.<br /><br />Via Highway 1 from the north:<br /><br />* Highway 1 becomes Mission St. as you enter Santa Cruz.<br />* Turn left on Bay Street and follow it onto the UC Santa Cruz campus, where it becomes Coolidge Drive.<br /><br />Via the Santa Cruz Metro Service:<br /><br />* Bus lines coming into Santa Cruz will deposit you at the Greyhound station. Walk next door to the Santa Cruz Metro Station and look for the University 1 bus.<br />* Once on campus, get off at the Campus Facilities stop and follow the directions below.<br /><br />Once you are on the UC Santa Cruz campus -<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; ">To reach the Center's Farm facility — LOOK FOR SIGNS</span><br /><br />* Just past the campus's main entrance you'll see a pullout at an information kiosk where you can purchase a temporary guest parking permit (no permit needed after 5 pm or on weekends).<br />* After purchasing your permit, continue up the hill and turn right at the Carriage House/Campus Facilities parking lot (the first right you can make past the kiosk). The Farm is a 5-minute walk across the street from the parking lot.<br />* Walk across Coolidge and follow the signs that say Center for Agroecology/Farm Pedestrians.<br />* Walk 1/4 mile up the gravel road that parallels the paved bike path to a short set of stairs and a wooden entrance gate. PLEASE BE CAREFUL NOT TO WALK ON THE PAVED BIKE PATH! BIKES COME DOWN THE HILL RAPIDLY AND CAN INJURE YOU!<br /><br />For directions, call 831.459-4140 (pre-recorded), 459-3240</div></span></span></div></div></div></blockquote></span></div></blockquote></span><p></p></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div><br /></span>jonahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05990037662554041902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3536153226595236082.post-46759636078163790212010-05-03T17:46:00.000-07:002010-05-03T17:48:30.792-07:00Queer Farmer Short in City College of San Francisco LGBTQ Film Festival<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/S99ut00g7kI/AAAAAAAAAVc/mxxTdjV64Zs/s1600/LGBTQFilmFest2010.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 270px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/S99ut00g7kI/AAAAAAAAAVc/mxxTdjV64Zs/s400/LGBTQFilmFest2010.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467210206203145794" /></a>jonahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05990037662554041902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3536153226595236082.post-82500653818939681432010-03-30T09:15:00.000-07:002010-03-30T09:19:01.855-07:00Black Farmers and Urban Gardeners Conference<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/S7IkIuj2ULI/AAAAAAAAAVU/f47zznxgaVg/s1600/18738_326062681807_325942721807_4845713_7238607_s.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 70px; height: 130px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/S7IkIuj2ULI/AAAAAAAAAVU/f47zznxgaVg/s400/18738_326062681807_325942721807_4845713_7238607_s.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454461831055036594" /></a><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; "><div style="text-align: center; "><div style="text-align: left; "><span style="color: rgb(56, 118, 29); font-size:180%;"><b>APRIL 10, 2010</b></span><b><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">9:00 AM - 12:00 PM</span></span></b><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><br />388 Atlantic Ave., Brooklyn Between Hoyt and Bond </b></span><br /></div><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left; "><b><span style="font-size:130%;">BLACK FARMERS AND URBAN GARDENERS</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size:130%;">COMMUNITY FORUM </span></b><br /></div><br />Join the conversation and learn how you can take action around food, farming and policy in the black community! <br /><br /><div style="text-align: left; "><b>What’s for Dinner?</b><br /><b>Connecting the Dots Between Food Access, Policy and the History of Agriculture from the Black Perspective </b><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left; "><b>PANEL DISCUSSION </b><br /><br /><b>Maya Wiley,</b> Founder and Executive Director of the Center for Social Inclusion <br /><br /><b>Kolu Zigbi,</b> Program Officer for Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems at the Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation <br /><br /><b>Jennifer Steverson,</b> Public Programs Curator at Weeksville Society Heritage Center <br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><b>Space is limited to 150 guests. Stay tuned for registration information.<br /></b></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;">For general information, please email blackfarmersconf@gmail.com.</span></span><br /></div>jonahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05990037662554041902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3536153226595236082.post-6574282008872167902010-03-07T16:49:00.001-08:002010-03-07T16:57:22.927-08:00Queer Farmer Film Project on Queericulum Panel 3/13 in San Francisco<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/S5RJxWZFUGI/AAAAAAAAAVE/hOsS3Rh0JNY/s1600-h/queericulum-ft.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/S5RJxWZFUGI/AAAAAAAAAVE/hOsS3Rh0JNY/s400/queericulum-ft.gif" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446058961570975842" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; ">If you are in the SF Bay Area and you want to get your faggotry on next weekend, please come check out <a href="http://www.playajoy.org/queericulum">Queericulum</a> an event at Mama Calizo's Voice Factory, whose organizers are slating it as "The school of a gay man’s dreams: a day full of homo-focused work/playshops with an evening dinner theatre cabaret finishing with a nighttime dance party."</span><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; ">The Queer Farmer Film Project will be participating on a panel in a workshop called Fagriculture. Here is the write up for the workshop: Fagriculture will focus on how the Queer community is responding to the need for more farms, farmers, urban “fagriculture”, local and healthy food, and how we can play direct and indirect role in making that happen. We all eat and we are all concerned about the cost to our health and health of the planet to the effects of industrial farms and food. We are responding by reclaiming our role in growing more of our own food, preparing and sharing with with the community. The workshop will feature several panelists sharing their own stories of how they became food and farming activists. Panelists are rural farmers, city farmers, filmmakers, urban food advocates, gardeners, ecological designers.</span><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; ">Saturday, March 13th</span><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; ">Mama Calizo's Voice Factory<br />1519 Mission at 11th</span><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">Fagriculture panel 10:30AM-12</span></div></div>jonahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05990037662554041902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3536153226595236082.post-86089589650772443492010-02-04T21:07:00.000-08:002010-02-07T10:33:46.578-08:003 Upcoming Benefit Events: Portland and Seattle!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/S2urhXCQTWI/AAAAAAAAAU0/fkj1emV4PAU/s1600-h/JonahFlyerpdx.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/S2urhXCQTWI/AAAAAAAAAU0/fkj1emV4PAU/s400/JonahFlyerpdx.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434625964960140642" /></a><div style="text-align: center; ">1. Friday, February 12th</div><div style="text-align: center; "><a href="http://www.peoples.coop/">People's Co-op</a></div><div style="text-align: center; ">3029 SE 21st Ave</div><div style="text-align: justify; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span> Portland, OR </div><div style="text-align: center; ">7:30 potluck and music</div><div style="text-align: center; ">bring something to share</div><div style="text-align: center; ">8:30 10-minute film short screening</div><div style="text-align: center; ">followed by q&a with director Jonah Mossberg</div><div><br /></div><div> 2. Saturday, February 13th </div><div> <a href="http://www.inotherwords.org/">In Other Words Bookstore</a></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> 8 NE Killingsworth St. </div><div style="text-align: justify; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span> Portland, OR</div><div style="text-align: justify; "> 7-9PM<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span> 10-minute film screening<br /></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>followed by q&a with a panel of Portland area queer farmers</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/S2urX9TY_3I/AAAAAAAAAUs/zZCsGaoKhBg/s400/JonahFlyerseattle.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434625803433869170" /></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> Monday, February 15th <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> ENVY The Plant Store<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> 1546 15th Ave <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> Seattle, WA <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>6-9 PM <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> Food and Drinks <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Music by Neil Young's Necklace</div><div style="text-align: center;"> 7:30 10 Minute Film Screening</div><div style="text-align: center;"> this event is in partnership with <a href="http://www.outsustainability.com/">Out For Sustainability</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">and <a href="http://www.alleycatacres.com/">Alley Cat Acres</a> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">**P L U S**</div><div style="text-align: center;">AFTERPARTY</div><div style="text-align: center;">@<a href="http://www.rplaceseattle.com/">RPlace</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">9-12</div><div style="text-align: center;">BYO ipod if you have one </div><div style="text-align: center;">for a DIY DJ frenzy</div><div style="text-align: center;">21+</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>jonahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05990037662554041902noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3536153226595236082.post-78317730668682916052010-01-17T15:18:00.000-08:002010-01-28T20:56:26.458-08:00NYC Benefit Events a Success!<div>Many thanks to all who came out for the Queer Farmer Film Project benefit events in NYC. We packed the house at <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.bluestockings.com">Bluestockings</a> and threw a really great party in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. We raised a lot of money, thank you to all who donated and helped us move closer to our production goals! Here are some photos from the queer farmer panel/discussion at Bluestockings:</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/S1OePAkoJMI/AAAAAAAAAUE/973Ggti3hSA/s1600-h/panel2.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /></span><img style="text-decoration: underline;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/S1OePAkoJMI/AAAAAAAAAUE/973Ggti3hSA/s400/panel2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427855956600431810" /></a>From left-right Karen Washington, Bilen Berhanu, Owen Taylor, Dana Gentile, Jonah Mossberg.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/S1OeOcuTYyI/AAAAAAAAAT8/odDGRnrLrnw/s1600-h/panel1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/S1OeOcuTYyI/AAAAAAAAAT8/odDGRnrLrnw/s400/panel1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427855946977338146" /></a>The discussion was a really interesting forum for talking about queerness and farming. Some of the questions I asked the panelists were, "What is the relationship between queerness and agriculture, if any?" "Is agriculture a safe place for queer folks? And if not, what needs to change?" <div><br /></div><div>Slow Food did a blog post about the event, which you can read here: <a href="http://www.slowfoodusa.org/index.php/slow_food/blog_post/farming_thats_so_queer/">Farming?! That's So QUEER!</a><br /><div><br /></div><div>Out-FM, WBAI 99.5FM's queer radio show covered the panel and put together this piece about Karen Washington which you can find here: <a href="http://outfm.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=309:black-queer-farmer-karen-washington">Black Queer Farmer Karen Washington</a>. You can also listen to an interview I did with Out-FM <a href="http://outfm.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=304">here</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>We estimate that about 200 people came to the party on January 9th. Here are some photos from the fun:</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/S1OeOEu92mI/AAAAAAAAAT0/n_4Sx0D4jCo/s1600-h/sikelianos.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/S1OeOEu92mI/AAAAAAAAAT0/n_4Sx0D4jCo/s400/sikelianos.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427855940537670242" /></a> Sikelianos and Sikelianos sing it.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/S1OeNg7MYKI/AAAAAAAAATs/msGXI9FGv64/s1600-h/bell%27s+roar.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/S1OeNg7MYKI/AAAAAAAAATs/msGXI9FGv64/s400/bell%27s+roar.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427855930925277346" /></a> thank you Bell's Roar<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/S1OeNXl8GdI/AAAAAAAAATk/UWmhkzZqD2c/s1600-h/mygaybanjo.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/S1OeNXl8GdI/AAAAAAAAATk/UWmhkzZqD2c/s400/mygaybanjo.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427855928420211154" /></a> My Gay Banjo twing twanging<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/S1Ocg_Qw-BI/AAAAAAAAATM/IorcGRDKZuU/s1600-h/18649_268348110768_108805810768_3230561_3191477_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/S1Ocg_Qw-BI/AAAAAAAAATM/IorcGRDKZuU/s400/18649_268348110768_108805810768_3230561_3191477_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427854066463078418" /></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> everybody loves gay farmers<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/S1OcgqZ5oLI/AAAAAAAAATE/86vycfhCmYA/s1600-h/18649_268348105768_108805810768_3230560_3617621_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/S1OcgqZ5oLI/AAAAAAAAATE/86vycfhCmYA/s400/18649_268348105768_108805810768_3230560_3617621_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427854060864250034" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/S1OcgcuVzCI/AAAAAAAAAS8/p8M1j8u6Lg8/s1600-h/18649_268348095768_108805810768_3230559_2606081_s.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /></span></a><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /></div></div>jonahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05990037662554041902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3536153226595236082.post-1518799070462048632009-12-26T15:12:00.000-08:002009-12-26T15:18:52.690-08:00NYC BENEFIT EVENTS<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/SzaZJL3AdPI/AAAAAAAAASk/VOWmR8zFnfA/s1600-h/nycqueerfarmer.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 314px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/SzaZJL3AdPI/AAAAAAAAASk/VOWmR8zFnfA/s400/nycqueerfarmer.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419687584668349682" /></a><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family:arial;font-size:13px;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">Please join us in NYC for our upcoming benefit events! </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">1:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">Queer Farmer Film Project screening and queer farmer panel/q&a/discussion</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">Wednesday, January 6th 7PM</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">Bluestockings Bookstore (for more info: </span></span><span style=";font-family:'lucida grande';"><a href="http://bluestockings.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">http://bluestockings.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><wbr>com/</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">)</span></span></a></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">172 Allen Street (between Stanton and Rivington) </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style=" "><span style=" ;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">Join director/producer Jonah Mossberg at Bluestockings Bookstore for a screening of a 10-minute short version of the film and post-discussion about it’s and subject matter (gender, sexuality, queerness and agriculture) with a panel of a few of New York City’s own queer farmers including Owen Taylor from Just Food, Bilen Berhanu of Greenthumb, and more. </span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">2: </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">NYC Benefit Party for the Queer Farmer Film Project</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">Saturday, January 9th 7PM </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">1399 Pacific Street, Brooklyn (Take the A, 3, or LIRR to Nostrand Ave)</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">T W O * F L O O R S <br /></span></span></div><div><span style=" ;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">Food! Gay farmers! Cocktails! Gay Bands! Dancing! <br /><br /></span></span></span></span><span style=" ;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">T H E * L I N E U P<br />7pm <br />Cocktail and Hors D'oevres hour<br />Appetizers provide by local chef Ash Fulk of Top Chef<br /><br />8pm<br />Movie showing:<br />Queer Farmer Film Project (10 minute teaser)<br /><br />8:30pm <br />Queer bands:<br />My Gay Banjo <br />Sikelianos and Sikelianos<br />Bell's Roar<br /><br />10pm<br />DJs and dancing until 2am<br /><br />Band Websites:<br />My Gay Banjo<br /></span></span></span></span><a href="http://www.myspace.com/mygaybanjo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; "><span style=" ;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style=" "><span style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">http://www.myspace.com/</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><wbr>mygaybanjo</span></span></span></span></span></a><span style=" ;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style=" "><span style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><br /></span></span></span></span></span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/MyGayBanjo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; "><span style=" ;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style=" "><span style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">http://www.facebook.com/</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><wbr>MyGayBanjo</span></span></span></span></span></a><span style=" ;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"><br /><br />dancealisadance (of Sikelianos and Sikelianos)<br /></span></span></span></span><a href="http://www.myspace.com/dancealisadance" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; "><span style=" ;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style=" "><span style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">http://www.myspace.com/</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><wbr>dancealisadance</span></span></span></span></span></a><span style=" ;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"><br /><br />Bell's Roar<br /></span></span></span></span><span style=" ;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style=" "><span style=""><a href="http://www.myspace.com/bellsroar" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">http://www.myspace.com/</span></span></a><a href="http://www.myspace.com/bellsroar" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><wbr>bellsroar</span></span></a></span></span></span><span style=" ;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"><br /></span></div></span>jonahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05990037662554041902noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3536153226595236082.post-50973733699955368612009-12-02T17:19:00.000-08:002009-12-06T13:07:56.894-08:00A Brunch Benefit for the Queer Farmer Film Project!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/SxwdHbYz9GI/AAAAAAAAASM/RI-CKrZ923c/s1600-h/12434_553531591150_5901135_32637608_8377149_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 251px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/SxwdHbYz9GI/AAAAAAAAASM/RI-CKrZ923c/s320/12434_553531591150_5901135_32637608_8377149_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412232865640608866" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:'lucida grande';font-size:11px;">Save the date..<br />Sunday December 20th </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:'lucida grande';font-size:11px;">Fancy House, Philadelphia, PA (e-mail queerfamerfilmproject@gmail.com for address)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">2-6pm</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:'lucida grande';font-size:11px;"><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:'lucida grande';font-size:11px;">Big gay acoustic lineup including:<br />Gender Mountain (Dave End's new drag cover band)<br />My Gay Banjo<br />dancealisadance<br />Fancy House queer farmer one-person band on harmonica/banjo<br /><br />also likely to perform: Laura Rabbit and Bell's Roar<br /><br />We will watch a 10 minute version of the film, including two Philadelphia queer farmers!<br /><br />Food! Gay farmers! Friends! Gay Bands!<br /><br />Brunch will be light and warm: soups and hot beverages!</span></div></div>jonahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05990037662554041902noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3536153226595236082.post-14247465200307444532009-11-08T10:26:00.000-08:002009-11-08T10:43:32.277-08:00Looking for benefit collaborators in NYC and PhillyThe Queer Farmer Film Project will be passing through the Northeast mid-December to early January and we are looking for folks who want to collaborate on benefit events in New York City and Philadelphia. We are hoping to hold screenings of "Out Here:A Queer Farmer Film Project," and have other queer filmmakers/artists/musicians show their work or play some music to raise some funds for the QFFP and ideally, a local organization or cause as well. We are open to the possibilities and are trying to nail down the dates soon, so if you have any suggestions or contacts in these areas, please get in touch. <div><br /></div><div><br /></div>jonahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05990037662554041902noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3536153226595236082.post-3558074127879202742009-10-27T13:53:00.000-07:002009-10-27T14:32:55.319-07:00Queer Farmer Film Project short in SF Trans Film FestivalThanks to the editing support of Zibby Jahns and MEV Luna, I recently completed a short film called, "Out Here: A Queer Farmer Film Project," which will make it's debut in Fresh Meat's <a href="http://www.trannyfest.com/">San Francisco Transgender Film Festival</a> on November 6th. This is very exciting news- if you are in the Bay Area, please come see it if you can. The film is a taste of what the larger project hopes to evoke; the relationships that queer people have to agriculture as told through their stories. <div><br /></div><div>Here are the details: </div><div>Friday, November 6th </div><div>Mama Calizo's Voice Factory </div><div>1519 Mission Street at 11th </div><div>San Francisco </div><div>Tickets $12 at the door only</div>jonahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05990037662554041902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3536153226595236082.post-40714288971403179972009-08-18T21:25:00.000-07:002009-08-18T22:16:09.359-07:00Updates on Tennessee and the future.<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:'times new roman';font-size:small;">Well folks, Gay Farm Tour Summer 2009 has come to an end. It closed with an amazing week in middle Tennessee where I visited several queer land projects and farms run by queer folks. About an hour east of Nashville, there is a collection of around 100 queer folks living rurally, most all of whom are involved in food growing of some sort. This community of queer folks is centered around two larger notable queer communities- one of which is called <a href="http://www.planetida.com/index.html">Ida</a> and the other I am not legally allowed to reveal the name of. Ida, which was my most wonderful host for the week, is home to 8 queer folks and on a beautiful piece of land that has several houses and barns which people occupy. I spent time getting to know MaxZine the main gardener there and one of the oldest residents. Ida is host to the notorious Idapolooza queer music festival to which 100s of queers flock to every year. Its known for being a highly sex positive space and just a safe space for being queer. One of my favorite things about Ida is one of their composting toilets that looks like a striped palace, has a very long dramatic staircase leading up to its platform which is home to not just one, but two lovely places to shit so you and a friend can do your business and have a chat at the same time. </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-family:'times new roman';font-size:13px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-family:'times new roman';font-size:13px;">The other community I visited is home to author of Wild Fermentation and The Revolution Will Not Be Microwaved, Sandor Katz. Sandy and another resident Spiky gave me a great tour of the gardens where they grow lots of food. This community is home to lots of folks and known as a sanctuary for faerie identified folks and gay men. I don't want to say too much about it, because its the kind of place where the beauty and uniqueness of it are beyond the capacity to be described and captured in words. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-family:'times new roman';font-size:13px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-family:'times new roman';font-size:13px;">I also spent a day hanging out at <a href="http://www.littleshortmountainfarm.com/">Little Short Mountain Farm</a>, a new farm in the area running a CSA for its first year. I spent time with the CSA manager, Jimmy Rose, who talked a lot about what it means to be a queer farmer in a rural area. My visit to Tennessee brought me to a greater understanding of the difference in experience between queer farmers in the city and those in the country. I know that in the future, I want to focus on interviewing those queers who are living rurally, I know they are out there and their voices and experiences are a much needed contrast to that of urban queer farmers. <br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-family:'times new roman';font-size:13px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-family:'times new roman';font-size:13px;">Unfortunately, I was SO BUSY filming that I didn't have time to snap any photos in TN, so you'll just have to stay tuned to see these places and farmers. This tour has been amazing and rejuvenating, I met amazing farmers and saw unbelievably gorgeous land. It was such an honor to be taken into peoples lives for a day or two and to be able to ask folks any question and have them answer with such gusto and heart. So many thanks to all the farmers who participated and have interest in this project so far. Now that the tour is over, posting on this blog will subside for a while as I focus on making a trailer for the movie, applying for grants so that we can do more traveling and start on post-production, and having benefit events to raise some cash. I'll also be submitting a short film from footage shot this summer to the <a href="http://www.freshmeatproductions.org/callentries.html">transgender film festival</a> in San Francisco. Stay tuned... </span><br /></div></div>jonahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05990037662554041902noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3536153226595236082.post-91138768001890270272009-08-07T10:09:00.000-07:002009-08-07T12:30:18.932-07:00Beltane Farm<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">On this trip, I was lucky enough to be able to make a stop through my home state of Connecticut for a few days. Although once a highly agricultural state, Connecticut today isn't really well known for it's agricultural production, so I was really surprised and excited to be in touch with gay farmer Paul Trubey of </span></span><a href="http://www.beltanefarm.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">Beltane Farm</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"> in Lebanon, Connecticut- just one town over from where I grew up. </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/SnxgOISGs9I/AAAAAAAAAP0/xLmUgyDiMjw/s320/P8050155.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367270651776644050" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">Beltane Farm is a goat farm producing delicious artisanal goat cheeses like Chevre, French style ripened cheeses and Feta. They sell at farmer's markets all over the state, wholesale, and have cheese tastings every weekend at the farm. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/SnxgOf3vPhI/AAAAAAAAAP8/rOOph3279gw/s320/P8060200.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367270658108505618" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">Paul told me that the name Beltane Farm comes from the old Mayday celebrations of Northern Europe- cheese and other dairy products were central to these celebrations as a way to welcome a renewed milk supply and honor the successful kidding and lambing of the early spring. Coincidentally, Paul and his husband Mark purchased the 8-acre farm on May, 1- about 14 years ago. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"><br /></span></span></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/SnxgO6_5UII/AAAAAAAAAQE/sL_d0GS2yyA/s320/P8060161.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367270665390477442" /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">This is Beltane farmer Paul, who I was able to spend the afternoon with. Here he is with 16-year old (thats really old for a goat!) goat Maddie. I loved the way that Paul related to the goats- he knew each individual goat and many of them responded to him by name, especially one baby goat named Milagro (or Miracle in English) that Paul had nursed back to health from an infection inside his house, literally propped up with pillows on the couch. </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/SnxsV8jOcGI/AAAAAAAAAQk/glZVopC5Jww/s320/P8060191.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367283980205715554" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">There is also an old house on the property, which Paul estimated had been around since 1840. When I asked about the history of the land, Paul told me that there was a pretty large population of Jewish folks who began settling in rural portions of the state, such as Lebanon. Paul said he had uncovered some old bottles with hebrew writing on them in his attic. This was a part of my home state's history that I never knew about. I did a bit of further investigation and found out that Jewish farming in Connecticut is actually a really important part of the state's agricultural history. Jews began fleeing crowded New York City to return to the land and began farming initially for subsistence, and later for profit as demand grew from growing urban cities like Hartford and Willimantic. Many Jews also used their farms as tourist destinations for fellow Jews to escape the extreme heat of New York in the summer time. Jews even started the first farmers' credit union in the United States in Fairfield, Connecticut. Who knew?</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/SnxpKUU2JWI/AAAAAAAAAQM/kV-AHMMvqi8/s320/P8060178.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367280481894540642" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">Here is the beautiful old barn at the farm where milking and cheese making happens</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">. </span></span></span></div></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/SnxpKy4C-8I/AAAAAAAAAQU/WRFcR1TStN8/s320/P8060179.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367280490095246274" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">This is where the milking magic happens goes down twice a day. </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">Paul cares for two kinds of goats La Mancha and Oberhasli. Here are some photos of the Betlane Farm goat superstars: </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/Snxxxw9bBFI/AAAAAAAAARE/_DEN_ra646g/s320/P8060187.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367289955688842322" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Oberhasli Boy goats.</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/SnxxxGQEMII/AAAAAAAAAQ8/bjvGaxsbnWg/s320/P8060173.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367289944224313474" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The La Mancha's look like they don't have ears. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /><br />These kids melted my heart!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/SnxxwYaMiPI/AAAAAAAAAQs/TGQGsj4vAE0/s320/P8060164.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367289931918772466" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/SnxpLAsYhqI/AAAAAAAAAQc/72mREecOR4U/s320/P8060160.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367280493804422818" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">This goat was scratching her booty like this in the barn the entire time I was visiting.</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/Snxz1pmM1WI/AAAAAAAAARc/OXKykUQ6Jk8/s1600-h/P8060181.JPG"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/Snxz1pmM1WI/AAAAAAAAARc/OXKykUQ6Jk8/s320/P8060181.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367292221455127906" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Sweet beard.<br /></span></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/Snxz1LB_cbI/AAAAAAAAARU/Aou4tlh4bAY/s1600-h/P8060169.JPG"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/Snxz1LB_cbI/AAAAAAAAARU/Aou4tlh4bAY/s320/P8060169.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367292213250191794" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/Snxz0gKBB9I/AAAAAAAAARM/Wv5JBoehCmY/s1600-h/P8060182.JPG"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/Snxz0gKBB9I/AAAAAAAAARM/Wv5JBoehCmY/s320/P8060182.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367292201741125586" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-size:small;">And some shots from around the farm...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/Snx0rSbYWoI/AAAAAAAAARk/ROahq184Ngg/s320/P8060193.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367293142948665986" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-size:small;">Overlooking one of the goat pens, a lovely place to relax.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/Snx0sEawZMI/AAAAAAAAAR0/qXHuiE0FYw4/s1600-h/P8060201.JPG"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/Snx0sEawZMI/AAAAAAAAAR0/qXHuiE0FYw4/s320/P8060201.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367293156367819970" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/Snx2K9VW0tI/AAAAAAAAAR8/7NM-xJ7Ea94/s1600-h/P8060202.JPG"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/Snx2K9VW0tI/AAAAAAAAAR8/7NM-xJ7Ea94/s320/P8060202.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367294786553696978" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/Snx0sEawZMI/AAAAAAAAAR0/qXHuiE0FYw4/s1600-h/P8060201.JPG"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/Snx0sEawZMI/AAAAAAAAAR0/qXHuiE0FYw4/s1600-h/P8060201.JPG"></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/Snx0r_UkJ7I/AAAAAAAAARs/4VqvAdGfA3c/s320/P8060194.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367293154999674802" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153); text-decoration: underline;font-size:13px;"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EbYvlg8qIhU/Snx2LKDGSfI/AAAAAAAAASE/WEssaual-3U/s320/P8060197.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367294789966776818" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-size:small;">Beltane Farm was a terrific example of successful small scale food production. The farmer was happy, the animals were happy, and the people who buy his products- many straight from the farm are happy too. It was really refreshing to meet a gay farmer in my old neck of the woods- and especially interesting to talk to someone living rurally. Compared to most queer city farmers, Paul's experience was dramatically more isolated and lacked a sense of greater queer community. The intricacies and distinctions in experience amongst queers in agriculture are surfacing with each farmer that I meet. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-size:13px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-size:13px;">On to Tennesse!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></span></div>jonahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05990037662554041902noreply@blogger.com1