Tag: Culture
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Goodbye San Diego
The time has come for Jessica, Travis, and I to say our goodbyes to San Diego, as we pack up for our move north to Aromas, Ca—Terra Cultura’s new found home. All three of us have lived in San Diego before, Jessica and I grew up here, and we are very lucky that this gentle…
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Terra Cultura On The Radio!
We were really excited to be interviewed yesterday on Robin Carpenter’s Farm and Foodshed Report on KWMR, which is based in Point Reyes Station, Ca. Robin clearly understands Terra Cultura’s interdisciplinary vision, and asked wonderful and thoughtful questions. The conversation circled around the need for a strong community to support each other, the land, and the…
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See You In Oakland!
We’re packing up to head to Oakland, CA for the Terra Cultura Presents: Plant the Seed Benefit Concert this Thursday! And yeah, we’re pretty excited about it. People are coming from all over the area and beyond to help make it a magical night—from Davis, Sacramento, Berkeley, San Francisco, Burlingame, Felton, and of course us,…
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Harvest Feasts, And Sharing The Bounty
Fall is a good time for reflection, for reevaluating what’s important and where to focus our energies. As the seasons transition, thoughts bend towards harvests and feasts, for those fortunate to have bounty to share. But we also know that these are difficult times, and that there are many people, places and projects in need…
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Programs In Progress! Eco-Art Projects, Professional Development, and More. . .
Harvest time is in full swing, and so is Terra Cultura’s residency at the Barn 8 art space at Leichtag Commons! We’ve been busy taking every opportunity to design and implement programming, testing out our hands-on, eco-arts curriculum ideas within a supportive and diverse community. Family Friendly Eco-Arts Project Coastal Roots Farm hosted its last Family…
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Agonizing Affections
For my first Terra Cultura blog entry, I wanted to share some new and very personal work with you. I chose these photographs because I think they resonate with our ethos, which is a turn back to the real: real food, real people, real talk about survival. We are facing a crisis in our everyday…
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Interview with Jessica Perez, Blue Bus Adventure
Jessica Perez and her partner Nick Cahill are doing something that not too many people are courageous enough to endeavor: They are packing up their lives, downsizing to the bare essentials, and hitting the road in a 1988 Thomas School Bus, which they’ve painstakingly converted into a dream tiny home on wheels. Inspired by pioneers…
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Welcome to The Almanac! or Terra Cultura: An Introduction…
If you’re interested in exploring the intersection of agriculture, art and community, with an eye for environmental stewardship and economic feasibility, then you’ve come to the right place. As you may know, The Almanac is the weblog of Terra Cultura. Terra Cultura is in the process of becoming a farm and education and community center…