Kirsten runs the organic, urban Joshua Farm in Harrisburg, PA. Located in a neighborhood with the highest rates of school drop-outs, poverty, crime and violence in the city of Harrisburg, Joshua Farm is dedicated to supporting at-risk youth through education programs and employment opportunities at the farm. This unique community provides organic, cheap and local produce to its surrounding area through its CSA program and its produce stand located on the property.
Read more about Joshua Farm: joshuafarm.wordpress.com
– thequiltproject | December 22, 2010
This was the first video I did for the project.
Brian and his wife, Linda, run a small (only 5 members) CSA out of their backyard. Aptly named, A Backyard Garden, the couple provides healthy organic produce and local honey to their next-door neighbors, who make up for half their CSA. Growing up in a suburban neighborhood, I know how easy it is to isolate yourself from your neighbors. But perhaps Brian and Linda are on to something, using food as a way to connect with neighbors in a healthy, positive way. As Brian notes (though not in this clip), if we all converted our quarter-acre plots of land into small, 21st century victory gardens, we could feed our families cheaply and get to know our neighbors in the process.
– thequiltproject | December 22, 2010
Here is the pilot video we did back in May of 2009. It’s a bit rough, quality kind of sucks, but hey, it was the first go-around. Essentially, we asked a handful of New Yorkers what community meant to them and let them pontificate on that for a good long time. Maybe too long. But it’s amazing the similarities in the sentiments they shared. Ignore the grainy, unfocused, badly lit video and listen to what these unique people have to say about community in NYC.
– thequiltproject | December 22, 2010
