Here is the newest summary of our last farm visited during Art Harvest program!
On Saturday, June 8th Township Valley Farms in Browns Valley. Our hosts, Kim & Martin Pedley gave us a tour of their property surrounded by golden rolling hills freckled by oak trees so artist could choose what agriculture they wanted to capture.
A large pond complete with remnants of trees expertly carved out by a now, deceived beaver. Their “hair” sheep that were being protected by a giant Pyrenees dog. A beautiful flock of hens, one of which laid an egg for us while watching! All of their hens have been held every day of their life and fed only organic grains; you know those eggs taste yummy.
Township Valley Farms delivers truly farm fresh eggs which by the way can be purchased at New Earth Market in Yuba City. Fields of various hops and basils made an awesome back drop for photo shoots and sketches. Look for Township Valley Farm’s Pesto sauce and fresh basil in a few months at New Earth Market. Artist was treated with homemade lemonade (made with lemons grown on the farm) after their artistic adventures in the fields.
Next trip is on July 13th! Contact D. Ellen Day at 674-5873 to sign up!
Todd Duda is a Berkeley alum who has been involved in the arts for most of his life. Todd has been a professional drummer for over 35 years and has opened shows for such acts as Willie Nelson, George Strait, Gregg Allman, Elvin Bishop and Blue Oyster Cult, just to name a few. Currently, Todd is a singer/songwriter and a member of the band WeaKness.
When you think about going to the beach, images of the glorious sun shining down on the blue water and white peaks of the ocean waves crashing onto sandy beaches comes immediately to mind. But for a select few, this imagery was more than that, it was all part of an amazing lifestyle, that of a surfer or he’e nalu, a Hawaiian term which means “to ride the waves.”
