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22 Wednesday, April 21, 2021 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon WINNERS: Virtual fundraising event is set for May 10 HUNGER: Fresh vegetables are critical to healthy eating Continued from page 3 Continued from page 7 on its own.= " Bob Wade9s ballpoint drawing of a Sisters Folk Festival fan favorite, Ron Artis II (Framed by Clearwater Gallery and Framing, a MOTH Framing Sponsor). Wade describes his use of PHOTO PROVIDED medium: <I draw the dark and let the light show through.= Bob Wade’s drawing of Ron Artis II won an Award of Merit. " Mary Jo Weiss and Dennis Tower9s collabora- the tools for music-making volunteers 4 has produced tion in their pendant, <Hope and hope-building. I hold onto a guitar, an Adirondack chair the hope that we will stay and/or a ukulele every year Grows.= Weiss and Tower have in the struggle and expand for the past 10 years in sup- traditionally collaborated who is truly included in our port of My Own Two Hands.= Ben Westlund Advocate for MOTH each year to put community.= Spirit of Giving Award for the Arts Award 4 together a one-of-a-kind Tony Cosby, Engineering, Cascade A & E piece of jewelry that com- Cascade A & E has been bines Denny9s lapidary arts Construction and Woods and Mary Jo9s jewelry design teacher at Sisters High School showcasing and promoting Cosby has provided inspi- the arts and entertainment skills. <To us, combining beau- ration and hope for so many scene in Central Oregon since tiful natural stones with aspiring creators, builders, 1995, with a print and online outstanding jewelry design and students. He co-created magazine. The COVID-19 brings beauty, inspiration and the Americana Luthier Project pandemic has impacted the hope,= they said in an artists9 with Jayson Bowerman at creative economy in a big statement. <Of special note, Sisters High School in 2005, way, resulting in significant inscribed on the back of the and has since built more than ad-revenue loss for the publi- piece through the silver back- 450 handmade acoustic gui- cation over the past year. Despite this challenge, ing is an iris, which is the tars, and helped create the ukulele-building program publisher Jeff Martin and his flower of hope.= " Lawrence Stoller9s illu- with the late Bill MacDonald, team have soldiered on, even minated gemstone sculpture, helping to finish some 175 as other arts-focused maga- handmade ukuleles built by zines around the state have <Frozen Sky.= folded under the financial Stoller explained, <I was students. <Tony connects with his strain. first drawn to working with SFF noted, <Sisters Folk crystals because of their students as a friend and men- beauty, mystery, and mysti- tor and provides for them a F e s t i v a l a c k n o w l e d g e s cism. What started as a fas- 8home9 in his classroom,= Cascade A & E9s generosity cination led me on a verdant SFF stated. <He gives tire- toward our organization and path through the fields of lessly to the school commu- many others throughout their mineralogy, technology, art, nity. Continually improving 26-year history, and we are and seeking best practices for thrilled to honor them with the metaphysics and healing.= classroom engagement, Tony 2021 Ben Westlund Advocate Americana Folk Award Carly Garzón Vargas was has successfully combined for the Arts Award for their honored for her dynamic engineering, math, music, dedication and ongoing con- papercut, <Our Hands, Our construction, and adventure tributions to Central Oregon9s Work= (framed by Wildflower recreation for more than two thriving arts community.= Studio, a MOTH Framing decades to inspire students, showing that the Spirit of Sponsor). <We have a lot of work to Giving is alive and well in do moving towards the world this tremendous teacher and we hope for,= Vargas said. friend. Tony 3 along with <These hands hold some of his students and dedicated shouldn9t be a luxury, but a right. To achieve that end, S2T staff and board are striv- ing to fill the gap in fresh food availability by increasing on- farm cultivation and distribu- tion programming. By ramp- ing up efforts, S2T will be able to further support long- standing community organi- zations, including area food banks, schools, the Family Access Network, Deschutes Public Library-Biblioteca en Camino program and more for years to come. <Last year we grew nearly 5,000 pounds of fresh pro- duce which was distributed to the two area food banks 4 that9s a lot of salad,= said Audrey Tehan, Seed to Table Oregon9s executive director. An additional 5,000 pounds of Sisters-grown veggies were allocated to COVID-19 relief programs and an additional 30,000 pounds nourished community members through schools, outreach, partnership pro- grams, the Sisters Farmers Market and produce shares. <Even with all this, there9s still a vast and increasing unmet demand in our com- munity. The waitlist for our produce shares in 2020 was 50 families and we had to cap distribution through partner- ships, despite requests, sim- ply due to a lack of growing capacity,= said Tehan. Prior to the onset of COVID-19, S2T had been brainstorming about a farm expansion plan to address increasing demand. Once the pandemic hit, it became apparent the time to expand production was now. Support from individuals and grant- makers were key to farm expansion, including funds from the Oregon Community Foundation, Autzen Foundation, Maybelle Clark Macdonald Fund, The Roundhouse Foundation, and more. Through doubling the size of the farm plot, adding new greenhouses, and beginning to utilize mechanical cultiva- tion techniques, the S2T team is projecting that in four years the farm9s annual output will double to nearly 100,000 pounds of fresh veggies. <Increasing on-farm effi- ciency so we can focus on harvesting and getting food to our neighbors will be a key focus of our expansion,= explained Farm Manager Madeline Steen, who is in her third year of the role. <We9re fortunate to have community support in expanding to serve our community9s local organiza- tions, neighbors and families. We9re ready to make our big- gest impact so far in access to fresh foods,= said Tehan. CHECK OUT THIS WEEK’S NUGGET INSERT! Art goes on display Sisters Folk Festival invites the public to join the My Own Two Hands col- lective show opening on Friday, April 23 from 4 to 7 p.m. in the Duncan and Cindy Campbell Gallery and upstairs studio space located at the Sisters Art Works building, 204 W. Adams Ave. in Sisters. All visitors will be expected to practice social distancing and proper mask wearing at all times while inside the building. All of the MOTH art will be on display Monday- Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. from April 23 through May 14, with private art viewings available outside of those times upon request. Contact kate@sistersfolkfestival.org to make an appointment. <Art lovers are highly encouraged to make time to see all of the amazing art- work that has been so gen- erously donated by the tal- ented 2021 MOTH artists,= SFF offered. High-quality photos of the artwork that will be available to bid on at the online auction platform from May 10-15, will be featured on SFF9s website for virtual viewing begin- ning Thursday, April 22. Follow Sisters Folk Festival on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter for up-to-date event information. For more information on the My Own Two Hands auction and fun- draiser, visit www.sisters folkfestival.org. 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