Video on Connie Green and her passion for wild foods
Santa Cruz aerial photo at the Homeless Garden Project farm
A wonderfully warm weekend was the perfect set for a photo op. For a couple of hours local artisans laid in the cover crops of vetch, favas and calendula while a flying camera hovered above them to capture these shots. The Homeless Garden Project farm hosted us and gave our project a warm embrace. What an amazing u-pick farm and mission! Here is who showed up: Silk Road Elixirs (aka Cardamon Tuesday), Shelly's Biscotti, Creative Cultures, The Penny Ice Creamery, El Salchichero butcher shop, Uncommon Brewers, Melinda's Gluten Free, Three of a Kind sparkling drinks, Santa Cruz Mountain Breweing, Voss Gardens, Serendipity Saucy Spreads, and the folks from the Homeless Garden Project.
2/17 Call for Bay Area and Santa Cruz Food and Drink artisans
MAP is planning its second photo shoot of Bay Area artisans including Santa Cruz to be held in February. The location is to TBA but we are set for Sunday Feb. 17, 2013. The set up will be as the first— using a remote control helicopter ( handmade and artisan in its own right), we will take a series of high resolution photos as you lay in a field with the tools of the trade and the food or drink that represent you. This photo will be part of a larger an interactive "atlas" of American artisan, small production handmade food and drink. Bring yourselves, your art, a story and food to share with your cohorts and join the fun... because it really is fun. Sign up first on the home page for information and fill out the form on the blog below to participate.
a photo success story
The rain stopped and the clouds cleared for a very nice photo experience. Twenty-three amazing artisans from around the Bay Area and Northern California came out for the shoot with their hand made and hand gathered products. The quad helicopter holding the camera buzzed like a swarm of bees above and captured the warm feeling buzzing on the ground. Thank you to everyone who made it out and participated in the shoot. The challenge now is to get more and more people involved and to travel around California and the country capturing the inherent beauty of real good American food and the people who make it. The photo here is provided by Kenny Blum Photography and his magical helicopter that makes aerial photography for MAP happen.