Entries Tagged as 'Farms & Ranches'

Who are we?

June 26th, 2008 · 3 Comments

As I get ready to dash off to a meeting for the Festival, please let me stand up and cheer Farms of Tuolumne County!  This non-profit is our great partner in the Foothill Farmlands ARTS Festival.  Without them we’d be a regular old art festival.  But, we’ve got 35+ family-owned farms in Tuolumne County, and [...]

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Donors and Sponsors, Part I: Ideas Born…

June 25th, 2008 · Leave a Comment

Community non-profits and their causes–We couldn’t do anything without our donors and sponsors!  The Foothill Farmlands ARTS Festival is a living example of just that.
This project began with three people and one powerful foundation having synchronistic inspiration:  Olivia Armstrong, Central Sierra Arts Council’s executive director (11/2005 to 6/2008), Sasha Farkas, Farms of Tuolumne County’s president, [...]

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Another Day in the Foothills…

June 24th, 2008 · Leave a Comment

Smokey air all over California right now!  Hopefully blue skies and starry nights will return soon.  This is when I worry about WATER!  Midwest farmers in a deluge; California farmers praying for crops to hang on.
But despite thick brownish-gray smoke, my team and I visited Rosemary’s Roses today. Hoyt Cory and his sweetie Lynn Driscoll [...]

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Greetings From B.Z. (the director)

June 18th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Just two & 1/2 months away! The Foothill Farmlands ARTS Festival is rolling along, but each day it’s like a train going down a hill as we plan and prepare for YOU!
We’re inviting all of you out there in the Nether-World to ACTUALLY travel to Tuolumne County, CA, this September.  Or maybe you’re a [...]

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