2013 #Mountainair #CommunityGarden start up

Detail from community garden mural, Azusa CA. So when will our
garden get more of a mural than the big zigzag on building?

…Friday of last week, Tomas Wolff called a community garden meeting today. Not having heard to the contrary, shall we assume it is still on? Email wolff.clayworks@gmail.com or call 847-0324 to confirm and inquire after agenda details. Tomas writes,

Fellow gardeners,

 It being Spring, I thought it would be good idea to get together and talk about the community garden plans. How about Saturday, March 30th at 12:00 noon at the Mountain Arts on Broadway (MAOB) art center?

The trees are blooming in the valley!

Music appreciation courses from Curtis Institute of Music

Supplementary resources for #iCreate Music Outreach Program for Mountainair youth and adults as well as a useful resource for the MPS music department and anyone looking to hone their musical appreciation.

With the February 2013 announcement, Curtis becomes the first classical music conservatory to utilize a massive, open, online course (MOOC) platform in partnership with Coursera, a leader in MOOC education.

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EXPLORING BEETHOVEN'S PIANO SONATAS

Taught by Jonathan Biss (Piano '01)

Dates to be announced.

A series of lectures on one of the greatest bodies of music ever composed, from the point of view of a performer. Each lecture will explore a different facet of the music; all will attempt to locate the source of the tremendous psychological power of Beethoven’s music.

Sign up for this Coursera class: free, online

Fresh edition of Small Farm News

…now online and featuring a variety of stories of interest to farmers market vendors. local growers, kitchen and community gardeners. Read more food related posts at Everybody Eats. Most future gardening, local food and food sovereignty posts will appear there. 

Fresh edition of Small Farm News

Welcome to the newest edition of Small Farm News, the newsletter of the UC Small Farm Program. We no longer publish a traditional print newsletter, but have transitioned to this online-only format. We hope you find this new edition interesting, useful - and easy to share. You can read it all now or bookmark Vol. 1 2013 for later.

In this issue:

OFFCenter Spring Calendar

…Events/Calls for Art/Workshops/Ongoing classes. The OFFCenter Community Arts Project (808 Park Ave, SW Albuquerque 87102, 505-247-1172) is an iCreate music outreach partner…x-posted iCreate & Mountainair Arts

NORMAL STUDIO HOURS RESUME -- Tuesday, Mar 12 Spring forward! The studio hours will be back to our normal schedule: Tues - Thurs: 1 - 7 pm, Fri: 1 - 5 pm, Sat: 10 am - 2 pm Call for Art / Upcoming Exhibit / Spring Sale! "Re-Style/Free-Style" Upcycled Wearable & Functional Art Forum Clothing • Jewelry • Purses • Accessories & More CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS! Submit your creations: Wed., March 27th - Wed. April 3 during regular studio hours (see below)

Rescuing Wasted Food with People Power

…there is an iCreate recital this week-end. If someone sends me written information or it shows up in the public domain on a news feed, I will post it; if not, then not. That's basic blog policy for community announcements. While waiting, here's an interesting article, relevant to the iCreate community service and sustainability mission. 

Forty percent of the food in the U.S. goes to waste. Let’s sit with that for a minute. Almost half of what we produce is going to the landfill. Meanwhile, over 50 million Americans live in food-insecure households. Ouch. 

There are changes we can make in our own lives to adjust those numbers. By looking with a critical eye at what gets thrown away and reducing our own food waste we can raise awareness about the issue. We can also contribute to, volunteer with, support, and start organizations that save food from landfills and get it into the hands, and stomachs, of those going without. 

Boulder Food Rescue is one such project. Powered 90% by bicycle--that figure only drops to 80% during Colorado’s freezing winters--BFR picks up food that would otherwise end up in dumpsters and distributes it to over 40 organizations including soup kitchens, low-income schools, elderly homes, low-income family units and homeless shelters. In the last year and a half, the organization has rescued over 250,000 pounds of food....They’ve created what they call The Package Deal; a step by step guide to starting a food rescue program...

Read the rest of Rescuing Wasted Food with People Power.