An Evening with Michael Ableman
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541-386-6772
TheHistoryMuseum@hrecn.net
541-386-6772
TheHistoryMuseum@hrecn.net
An Evening with Michael Ableman
FEEDING THE FUTURE: Stories and Images from the New Frontiers of Food and Agriculture
To kick off this spring's Farm Life exhibit, the Hood River County History Museum is pleased to host farmer, author and photographer Michael Ableman, whose book Fields of Plenty broadened people’s perception of farming and food sources.
Michael farms at the 120-acre Foxglove Farm in British Columbia, and he is the founder and executive director emeritus of the Center for Urban Agriculture at Fairview Gardens, a non profit organization based on one of the oldest and most diverse organic farms in southern California, where he farmed from 1981 to 2001. Foxglove Farm currently produces strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, asparagus, melons, greens, roots, and a wide range of annual Mediterranean vegetables. Diverse orchard plantings, grain production, and mixed livestock are in development.
The purpose of Michael's visit is to further the bigger discussion about agriculture in the Gorge, the United States, and the world - how can farmers succeed and communities eat well, now and into the future?
Co-sponsored by the Hood River Valley Residents Committee, Gorge Grown Food Network, and The Hood River County History Museum. Books will be available for purchase and signing at the end of the program.
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Reception at The History Museum – 5:30 – 6:30 PM
Program at The Columbia Center for the Arts – 7:00 – 8:30 PM
Tickets are $10
Available at The History Museum and Waucoma Book Store in Hood River
