We will continue the popular FarmArts project, a collaborative endeavor that celebrates the broad swath of colors and textures that is farming. We will again feature a photography exhibit, memorable quotes and live music throughout the venue, including some photos from our Keynote Speaker Lisa M. Hamilton’s travels to farms the world over. On Friday night we will screen the documentary Garbage Warrior, the subject of which is Michael Reynolds, our other Keynote Speaker.

If you have a quote in mind submit it to quotes@pasafarming.org. We are also seeking musically talented friends of PASA to provide music. If you are interested, please contact lauren@pasafarming.org.

For the past three years, a grant from the Bernheim Bequest to the PA Chapter of the Sierra Club, has made a very special exhibit of agricultural photographs possible at the PASA conference. The 2010 installation, Loving Your Mother: Farming As If the Earth Matters, will feature over 300 images that convey the joys and sorrows, people, produce and animals that create our sustainable agriculture community. This show gives photographers of all ages and skill levels the opportunity to share artistic expression of their agricultural world. PASA would like to thank Donald L. Gibbon, curator of the show, who is both a photographer and recipient of the grant. Those interested are encouraged to contact him at dongibbon@earthlink.net regarding images for the 2010 exhibit.

Be sure to visit the show and sale from the Farmland Preservation Artists — a group of enthusiastic artists that have formed a collaborative enterprise with the Art Alliance of Central PA and the Centre County Farmland Trust. These artists share a captivation in the beauty of a pristine rural and agricultural landscape, which they seek to depict in many of their works. Artists will be present throughout the show. The Farmland Preservation Artists increase support for farmland preservation through the exhibition and sale of art, contributing funds to the Centre County Farmland Trust and the Art Alliance of Central PA. As the host of this unique show, a portion of the proceeds will benefit PASA as well.

PASA would also like to recognize and acknowledge Pat Little, the professional photographer who captures our conference annually, allowing us to share images in our materials and on the website. See more of Pat's work on his website, patlittleimages.com.