Art & Culture with ArtsFest! and Grassroots Music Fest
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Mike Hansen and his banjo Sally open up the show with an intro to Grassroots Festival coming up in Miami. Local favorites such as Hindu Cowboys and Raffa & Rainer are playing alongside a diverse lineup: Chaka Khan, Arrested Development, Fishbone, Donna the Buffalo, The Lee Boys and many more. Betcha want to listen to Mike play Sally all night long. Go ahead, you can play that part two or three times, we will totally understand. Watch a short video of Mike & Sally here
Next up is Emma Kruch and Jenn Dolan representing ArtsFest. ArtsFest is a celebration of Central Florida arts and culture that takes place for the entire month of February 2012. ArtsFest includes 302 FREE arts and culture events held in 87 locations throughout Lake, Orange, Osceola and Seminole counties. Of course, Leah and Julie rummage through the extensive lineup of events.
2011 webstats in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog.
Here’s an excerpt:
A New York City subway train holds 1,200 people. This blog was viewed about 7,900 times in 2011. If it were a NYC subway train, it would take about 7 trips to carry that many people.
Local Music with ELLA Producer Robert Johnson
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Robert Johnson is the Producer of ELLA Fest, which is celebrating five years this October. The event is the only Central Florida fest that celebrates Florida Female Artistry with music, visual art, poetry, and crafts. The event showcases a wide range of super talented females including rising star Dani Shay who returns for the third year in a row after her career recently sky-rocketed during a stint on America’s Got Talent.
Sacred Economics with Charles Eisenstein
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Charles Eisenstein is the author of Ascent of Humanity and Sacred Economics. He writes about civilization, consciousness, money and human cultural evolution on the web magazine Reality Sandwich. He is a Yale graduate with degrees in Mathematics and Philosophy and currently serves on the faculty of Goddard College and is currently featured on the cover of Ode Magazine.
Charles tells a story about how to create the more beautiful world our hearts tell us is possible. We talk about bringing the sacred back into the economy with a particular interest in local economies and living in the gift.
Charles believes the time has come to stop making people pay for intellectual property. That is why the entire text of The Ascent of Humanity is on line (and Sacred Economics is being released on Reality Sandwich). He offers this as a gift. If you feel grateful and would like to sustain his work, you may give a gift to Charles as well. Speaking of gifts, this radio program is also a gift to you, and if you would like to give back, here’s a way.
Rollins Sustainable “Living Lab” at the Mowbray House
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We welcome Rollins College student Kristin Urban house manager of the Mowbray House, a sustainable “living lab” located on the Rollins College campus and Ann Francis, adviser to Eco-Rollins and manager of the student-run sustainability program.
As part of her move, Kristin used plastic, recycled moving bins called BungoBoxes. Tom Cannon joins us again on the Front Porch to share the fantastic progress that this local start-up has made.
INTERESTING TIDBITS:
– The Mowbry House: A five-bedroom, three-and-a-half bath, 2,800-square-foot residence houses seven eco-minded students.
– A worm farm: The Red Earthworms eat students’ food waste, junk mail and dryer lint.
– Organic soap-making station: Students sacrificed part of the kitchen to make their own soap.
– Medicinal plant garden: Tomatoes, radishes, broccoli, carrots and even okra.
Cottage Foodie Advice & Resources
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I start talking after about 15 minutes – I was late (oops!) for the days show!
This is a super info packed show filled with tips, resources and trends for the budding food entrepreneur in Central Florida.
Annual Events/Festivals to Hawk Your Wares
- Central Florida VegFest
- Eat Local Week by Slow Food Orlando
- Winter Park Harvest Festival —> Featuring an Entrepreneur showcase!
- http://edibleorlando.com - Summer 2012 Edition
- Sustainable Food Guide by the Simple Living Institute
- Florida Market Maker
- Local Harvest plus http://www.localharvest.org/ark-of-taste.jsp (Endangered Varieties)
- Online Labels (DIY) —> Longwood
- Label USA (Longwood)
- Express Label (Longwood)
- http://allamericancontainers.com/ —–> containers from miami & tampa
Distribution
- http://localrootsdistribution.com/ —-> Farm to Restaurant Distribution
- http://homegrowncoop.org/ —> new store front, Home Delivery & Pick-up
- Orlando Organics —> Home Deliver Service
- Food Trucks & Pedal Powered Street Food
- Supper Clubs (Check out Post Punk Cafe)
- DIY Packaging Promotion: Homemade Cookie Stamp, make your own for packaging: Ace Rubber Stamp
- Slow Money —> pairing the deep pockets with the grassroots food movement
Markets are Up! with Sharon Yeago from Farmers Market Coalition
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An informative discussion of the current state of farmers markets in America with Floridian Sharon Yeago, President of the Farmers Market Coalition.
We highlighted the new Florida Cottage Industry Food Act, SNAP & EBT Access at Markets, Tips for Market Success, Fresh From Florida, Florida Market Maker and the benefits of Farmers Markets outlined below. Also mentioned was the Audubon Park Community Market and the newly forming Mills 50 Community Market.
Seven Ways to Celebrate Farmers Market Impacts
- Farmers markets and community education: Innovative partnerships that allow markets to serve as hubs of information
- Farmers markets and public health : Promoting good nutrition and healthful habits
- Farmers markets as economic engines: Business incubation, job development, and local spending
- Farmers at the center of the system: Governance and policies that put farmers first
- Farmers markets and food equity: Improving access to healthful foods in underserved neighborhoods
- Farmers markets and civic engagement: Growing social capital and engaging volunteers
- Farmers markets and rural renewal: Supporting agricultural diversity and farm viability, while inspiring a new generation of producers
Sharon Yeago is the President of the Farmers Market Coalition and has been involved with small farmers for the past ten years. She is a past Chairman of the Board for the Florida Association of Community Farmers Markets and developed Buy Local Florida, one of the first programs supported by the USDA’s Farmers Market Promotion Program. Sharon developed this program that has increased the number of community farmers markets in Florida by 30% through mentoring, creating new markets, and educating market managers on working with small farmers, value added products, and best management practices.
Sharon has been a community farmers market manager for the past nine years and recently retired as the manager of the High Springs (FL) Farmers Market, which she founded. She recently completed the High Springs Food Security Project, a grant funded program sponsored by the Project for Public Spaces and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. Prior to joining the agricultural community, Sharon developed extensive experience in the nonprofit world through her work with cultural and music programming.
Folk Musician Matt Butcher discusses Ghostwriting Album Release
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Local music legend Matt Butcher is moving to Nashville to see what happens next. Here’s a listen to how he got here with a preview of tracks from his new album, Ghostwriting.
Enjoy the video below that was mentioned on air.
“Stickin’ Around” by The Heathens from Benjamin Piety on Vimeo.










