The Smithsonian’s Folklife Festival celebrates sustainable agriculture this year.
Farmers and malls don’t often go together, but they will later this month when the Smithsonian Folklife Festival turns part of the National Mall into a vibrant celebration of sustainable ag—and NewFarm.org will be there.
Posted June 16, 2005:
The Rodale Institute®, which brings you NewFarm.org, has been invited to participate in the Food Culture USA portion of the Folklife Festival, which runs from June 23 to June 27 and June 30 to July 4, 2005 in Washington, D.C. Food Culture USA, say its creators, “celebrates the extraordinary story of the American food revolution of the last 30 years. The program focuses on three of its driving forces: the immigration that has introduced new foods and tastes to American cooking, the grassroots movement for sustainable agriculture and its connection with traditional methods of growing, and the role that chefs and cooks as tradition-bearers have played in encouraging appreciation for the great variety of American foodways.”
“The growing interest in food has introduced a number of movements in the United States,” said co-curator Stephen Kidd of the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage. “These include a boom in organic products and produce; the ascendancy of the soybean; the benefits of free-range meat and sustainable farming; and the interest in experiencing food at alternative markets rather than shopping at conventional grocery stores.” The Festival explores and celebrates all of these changes.
(Note: the photo caption said it was taken a month ago. Sorry it's so tiny.)
