The Food Font Weaver Street Market in Carrboro, NC went well yesterday. Lots of people stopped by and made letters out of peppers from Peregrine Farm. There were two types of peppers – purple bells and cubanelles. We had a short break when a rainstorm came through, when every
An article about Food Font was written by Cliff Bellamy and was printed in the Herald Sun newspaper on Friday August 3, 2012. The article is called Playing With Food- With a Purpose and talks about the inspiration behind Food Font, the project itself, and about past projects. . Yo
Today we are Driving to North Carolina!! Food Font will be at the Weaver St. Market in Carrboro, NC at 11am – 1pm If you are in the area – stop by and make a letter! We will be making an alphabet out of peppers from Peregrine Farm Links: Event Listing – Weaver Street
This past weekend we setup the Food Font Booth for the first time at the Elmwood-Bidwell farmer’s market in Buffalo, NY. The setup worked well since it protected us from the light rain and sun, provided enough room for two people to make letters at the same time, and had enough
Food Font had its first farmer market event at the Elmwood-Bidwell Market in Buffalo, NY. People at the market made a food alphabet out of food from local farms. The food that was used included peaches from Bozard’s Farm; squash, onions, tomatoes, beans: from Native Offerings
Food Font, a project where people can create food alphabets and use them in an interactive design tool to the Elmwood-Bidwell Farmers Market in Buffalo, NY on July 28th from 9 am – 1pm. The Buffalo News wrote a short writeup in the Grub-Pub area about the upcoming event. If you
Green Corps is a work/study program supported by the Cleveland Botanical Garden. For the program, high school students work to transform vacant lots in the city into urban farms. The students are paid for their work and they develop work skills, leadership, and help build a healthier
Yesterday I worked on making a new image to represent the Food Font project. I attended a picnic over the weekend and I found lots of people who were willing to get a picture taken of their hand holding a piece of food. I think the image gives the message of food + creativity + commun
In talking about my new project Food Font I often mention the possibility of being able to use a food alphabet made of food, such as kale to make images, posters, signs, where you write with your food. I have learned that people have a strong opinion of kale – they either LOVE i
