Monthly Archives: March 2012

Boise State University Sustenance An Exhibition About Food by Idaho Artists Organized by the Visual Arts Center and the Treasure Valley Food Coalition                         May 11 – May 25, 2012 Visual Arts Center – Gallery Two – Hemingway Western Studies Center on the Boise State University campus, 1819 University Drive, Boise ID 83725-1510 Farm to table dinner with the artists celebrating local food, wine, and art – May 10th 6:30pm $60 Seating limited, for tickets contact Susan Medlin at ssmedlin@peoplepc.com Opening Reception: May 11, 2012 6-8pm, free and open to the public             In 2011, the Visual Arts Center and the Treasure Valley Food Coalition invited Idaho artists who have an interest in food issues and a desire to reflect that interest in their work to apply for inclusion in an exhibition called Sustenance.  Eighteen artworks by thirteen artists or artist groups have been selected for the exhibition by curator Kirsten Furlong. The artworks are about ideas related to obesity, food preservation, contemporary farming practices, and links between agriculture and architecture and include stop-motion video, sculpture, printmaking, painting, and photography. Proceeds from the sale of exhibited work will be divided equally between the artist and the Treasure Valley Food Coalition,…

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Many of you might remember the Abundance Project, an effort to bring healthy, local food to low-income residents.  The founder of that project, Kim Metez, is bringing her interest  in food and food policy to a new venue.  She’s hosting a new Radio Boise show, Chew on This airing every Sunday at 5:00 – 5:30 pm at 89.9 FM. Tune in weekly to hear a local perspective on food.  Listen this week to Janie Burns talking about our local food system and the Treasure Valley Food Coalition.  

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Local food is about nutrition, stewardship of local resources and a prosperous, resilient community. And that’s what the Treasure Valley Food Coalition is about, too. Please join us in our mission to promote a vibrant, local food economy. Here’s a video that explains our mission and shows how you can help: The Year of Idaho Food was our very successful 2011 campaign to celebrate the diversity and abundance of food grown in Idaho. This year, we will begin developing profiles of 12 food crops currently or historically grown in the Treasure Valley. Called the “Healthy Dozen,” these foods are: milk, wheat flour, beef, dry beans, potatoes, tomatoes, peppers, carrots, leafy greens, apples, strawberries and grapes. The Healthy Dozen profiles will show us how to increase interest in local food, improve local processing facilities and boost the economy and public health. We are excited to again be collaborating with Guy Hand whose Edible Idaho radio program put local food front and center last year as he followed the Year of Idaho Food. In 2012, Guy will begin reporting on and telling stories about the Healthy Dozen, broadcasting the results of our research and building awareness and support for a local food…

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