ARC brings scholars, artists, students and community members together to collaborate on media arts projects that address social issues in California’s Central Valley and Sierra Nevada regions.
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The Art of Regional Change thinks this article will give you some ideas on how to use media arts to enact social change in your local community. Enjoy!
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The Art of Regional Change Thank you Jim Zingo, Staff Research Associate for UC Cooperative Extension, for setting up a Passion for the Land screening at the Native Tree Committee meeting this coming Friday! For details/contact information, a link to the Native Tree Committee website has been provided below.
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Volunteers gather to watch oak seedling planting demonstration at the Varian Family's V6 Ranch near Parkfield on February 2, 2008. Doug McCreary of the University of California Integrated Hardwood Range Management Program and local UCCE colleague Bill Tietje were on hand to assist with training. ...
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64th Annual California Association of Resource Conservation Districts Annual Conference
November 19-21, 2009
Location: The Resort at Squaw Valley Olympic Valley, CA
Fore more information, visit www.carcd.org
Using Media as a Conservation Tool, Moderator, Mark Egbert, El Dorado County & Georgetown Divide RCD’s
"Passion for t...he Land" Holly George, UC Cooperative Extension and Gary Romano, President of Sierra Valley RCD
Time:1:30PM Thursday, November 19th
Location:The Resort at Squaw Creek, 400 Squaw Creek Road, Olympic Valley, CA
The Art of Regional Change thinks you're gonna dig Gary Romano's digital narrative, "Is Sustainable Attainable?" Once a 3500-acre family farm in 1945 was whittled down to 65 acres in 1989. By that time, industrial farming was dominating, and family farms disappearing. Gary, a third-generation farmer in California's Sierra Valley, explains how he... and his wife have diversified their farming to keep it viable. The couple turned to organic productions; they hold on-farm farmers markets, invite the community for farm tours and even produce organic Bloody Mary mix.
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Gary Romano, a third-generation farmer in California's Sierra Valley, explains how he and his wife have diversified their farming operation to keep it viable. The couple turned to organic production, they ...
See MoreThe Art of Regional Change would like to extend a huge thank you to Terry Jochim, CBCIA and Nevada County AG Commission member, who set up a Passion for the Land screening for this coming Wednesday, November 18, 2009. Information about the event can be found below and on our Events Tab. We encourage everyone to come watch and join in the discussion. Thank you Terry!
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The Department of Agriculture will be showing a video, Passion for the Land at the next AAC Meeting. The meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, November 18, 2009, at the Eric Rood Administration Building, 950 Maidu Avenue, Nevada City, California in the Board of Supervisors Chambers. It will be shown from 6:30 p.m. to app...roximately 7:30 p.m.
The Sierra Valley is the kind of place people imagine when they think of country living: wide open spaces filled with meandering streams, grazing cattle, and farm houses along the winding two-lane road. Located high in Sierra Nevada mountains between the rapidly growing cities of Truckee and Reno, this remote area has long been the home of Native American tribes as well as generations of farmers and ranchers. Today, this rural community faces challenges from people who question agriculture as the most viable use of the land. Planned residential development and environmental regulations also threaten residents' businesses and way of life. Greater communication between community members and government officials-both local and in Sacramento-would help shape future policies so that they preserve the community's heritage while protecting agricultural production and natural resources for future generations.
Passion for the Land is a digital storytelling project designed to help Sierra Valley residents communicate with policymakers, community leaders, and educators about the challenges of sustaining working landscapes, wildlife habitat, and the rural way of life. The project brings together Cooperative Extension workers, ranchers, farmers, artists, UC Davis scholars and students. Extension workers, ranchers and farmers by collaborating with a media artist will create video ‘letters to the editor' that articulate the benefits of agriculture and highlight the dirt-level stewardship practices of the people who call this place home. They will present and discuss these stories at a series of public screenings with elected officials, county staff, and state regulators. UC Davis scholars and students will participate in project development, story production, community research and the public screenings.
Sierra Valley Storytellers
Carol Dobbas
Holly George
Dave Giocoechea
George Goodwin
Dave & Doris Goss
Bill Loveridge
Cindy Maddalena
Lacey Maddalena
Gia Martynn
Cindy Noble
Rick Roberti
Gary Romano
Sierra-Plumas Cooperative Extension Team
Holly George, Director
Cheree Childers, Administrative Assistant
Cindy Noble, Research Associate
Amy Rasband, Administrative Assistant
UC Davis Team
jesikah maria ross, Director, Art of Regional Change
Ryan Galt, Assistant Professor, Geography, Community Development
Louis Warren, Professor, History
Marian Parsons, Project Coordinator, Art of Regional Change
Time:6:30PM Wednesday, November 18th
Location:Eric Rood Administration Building, 950 Maidu Avenue, Nevada City, California in the Board of Supervisors Chambers
The Art of Regional Change This video shares the benefits and challenges of sustaining ag lands in CA. Similar to what so many of the Passion for the Land project participants brought up in their stories. Worth a view!
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The Art of Regional Change thinks you'll dig Rick Roberti's digital short about preserving the natural beauty of the Sierras. This includes building wetlands and a 17-acre wildlife preserve. Rick's barn has supported six generations of people and will hopefully witness several more in the beautiful, high desert valley.
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A barn on the Sierra Valley ranch of Rick Roberti and his family has seen six generations of farmers tend the land over more than 100 years. He said he expects the barn to witness many more years of stewardship in the high desert valley nestled in the northern Sierra Nevada.
The Art of Regional Change feels moved by Lacey Maddalena's digital narrative about keeping agriculture viable in the Sierra Valley. At the age of twenty-four, Lacey runs a ranch that has been in her family for over a hundred years. Put simply, she's one of our biggest heroes. Cheers to Lacey.
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Lacey Maddalena inherited her Sierra Valley, Calif., ranch after her father's untimely death when she was just 24 years old. She has come to realize that agriculture is not just what one does, but who one is. ...
The Art of Regional Change supports our friend George Goodwin in his efforts to preserve the rare and beautiful country in the Sierras. Watch his digital short to learn about how you can support land-use policies that will protect agriculture from residential development. Enjoy!!
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Eighty-year-old George Goodwin believes the agricultural land in California's Sierra Valley should be protected from residential development. His Swiss immigrant grandparents farmed in Sierra Valley. Goodwin, ...
The Art of Regional Change wants to give a shout out to its friends Anne Jensen and Frank Davis who worked with rancher Rick Roberti on the Passion for the Land project. An article about their efforts in the Sierra Valley is up on the Portola Reporter website. Also, ARC is mailing them hard copies. It's in the mail guys, promise.
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Traci BueStaff Writer5/27/2009 Sierra Valley landowners are exploring a new approach to education and advocacy of the land and a lifestyle they hope to preserve for themselves and for generations to come. ...
The Art of Regional Change Mike Ziser, Patsy Eubanks Owens, Holly George, and jesikah maria ross presented on ARC's mission, model, and projects at the WY Humanities Council's conference "Humanities Matter!" Oct 23-24, 09
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The Art of Regional Change agrees water is a thread that binds our livelihood. Check out Gia Martynn's digital short to learn how we can protect, restore and conserve the water of California. Enjoy!
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Gia Martynn, the watershed coordinator for the Feather River Coordinated Resource Management Group, calls water the "blue gold" of the California's Sierra Nevada. She says few Californians know where their water comes from, but believes it is imperative for all to understand its value.
The Art of Regional Change would like to thank Gia Martynn for her friendship and kindness! Gia managed to wrangle the ARC a spot on the Plumas County website. Check out what they're up to below. Also, those attending the bi-annual Steering Committee meeting on November 18th can look forward to a screening of the Passion for the Land DVD. We want your feedback!!
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The City of Portoal in Plumas County, Northern California, on the Feather River, Sierra Valley, near Lake Davis and Frenchman Lake, hosts the Railroad Museum and Williams House Museum, restaurants, dining
The Art of Regional Change has its fingers crossed for Cindy Noble and other ranching families fighting to preserve their land and agricultural lifestyle. Watch Cindy's digital short to learn about why some ranchers struggle to keep the land that has been passed down to them.
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Sierra Valley, Calif., native Cindy Noble inherited family land with her brothers, but a succession plan was not in place. As a consequence, the ranch may end up in the hands of developers. She said communication and succession planning are essential to agricultural viability.
