03/01-03/31 Rural Vermont’s Activist Farmers: Photos & Stories, on display at the Bradford Public Library
Rural Vermont’s Activist Farmers: Photos & Stories, on display at the Bradford Public Library through the month of March, with opening night reception on Wednesday, March 3rd, 6:30 - 8 pm.
Throughout much of March, an exhibit featuring Rural Vermont’s farmer-activist Board of Directors will be on display at the Bradford Public Library. Professional photographs and interviews tell the stories behind the farmers driving the nonprofit Rural Vermont and its work to secure fair prices for farmers and local food options for Vermonters. On Wednesday, March 3rd from 6:30 - 8 pm, Rural Vermont and the Bradford Public Library will host a free opening night reception with refreshments and live storytelling about the farmers and foods sustaining rural communities.
Rural Vermont’s Activist Farmers: Photos and Stories gives a glimpse into the lives of fifteen farmers who are united around a common vision of economic justice. Professional photographer Corey Hendrickson of Hendrickson Photography and talented volunteer Robbie Stanley of Charlotte traveled the state to capture Rural Vermont’s board members in their element and on their farms. Volunteers spent an afternoon with each of these folks and documented why they are finding time between haying, weeding, milking, marketing, and everything else farmers do from sun up until sun down to make Rural Vermont a top priority.
At the reception on Wednesday, March 3rd, join Rural Vermont to take in the exhibit while munching and mingling with neighbors and friends. The greater community’s farmers and food producers will be celebrated and honored with some informal storytelling, so bring along poems, stories, or readings to share about favorite farmers, special meals, or the harvest season!
The exhibit will be on display at the Bradford Public Library through the end of March. The library is open Wednesday and Thursday from 12 - 8 pm, Friday from 10 am - 5 pm, and Sunday from 9 am - 2 pm.