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Food Font at Weaver Street Market in Carrboro, NC

Posted on August 6, 2012August 6, 2012 by Kbaumlier

The Food Font Weaver Street Market in Carrboro, NC went well yesterday. Lots of people stopped by and made letters out of peppers from Peregrine Farm. There were two types of peppers – purple bells and cubanelles.

We had a short break when a rainstorm came through, when everyone went under the overhang area of Carrboro to stay dry. Soon the rain stopped, the jazz band started up again, and we set up the alphabet area and continued making the Weaver Street – Peregrine Farm Pepper alphabet. Thanks to everyone that came out for the event.

Pictures from the event as well as the images of the alphabet can be seen on the Flickr site.
Below are slideshows from the event. (NOTE: if you are on some mobile devices the slideshows will not show up since they are made with Flash so view the pictures from the Flickr site.)

Links:

Weaver Street Market – Food Font Event

Peregrine Farm – Website

Food Font Article in the Herald Sun

Posted on August 6, 2012August 6, 2012 by Kbaumlier

An article about Food Font was written by Cliff Bellamy and was printed in the Herald Sun newspaper. The article is called Playing With Food- With a Purpose and talks about the inspiration behind Food Font, the project itself, and about past projects. . You can read it on the Herald Sun website.

Links:

Food With a Purpose – www.heraldsun.com

Food Font Farmers Market Booth – Up and Running

Posted on August 2, 2012August 4, 2012 by Kbaumlier

This past weekend we setup the Food Font Booth for the first time at the Elmwood-Bidwell farmer’s market in Buffalo, NY.

The setup worked well since it protected us from the light rain and sun, provided enough room for two people to make letters at the same time, and had enough space for a crowd to gather to watch and join in the activity.

Food Font will be at the Weaver Street Market in Carrboro, NC next Sunday April 5th from 11 am – 1pm. Look for our setup!

Here is a slideshow of the Food Font setup from the Flickr site.

Blueberries, Okra, and Buffalo!

Posted on August 2, 2012August 31, 2012 by Kbaumlier

Food Font had its first farmer market event at the Elmwood-Bidwell Market in Buffalo, NY. People at the market made a food alphabet out of food from local farms. The food that was used included peaches from Bozard’s Farm; squash, onions, tomatoes, beans: from Native Offerings Farm; cucumbers, okra from Winter Farms and blueberries from Erdle farm.

Before the end of the event the entire list of letters, numbers, and characters got done. People still stopped by to make letters – so we ended up with some extra Q’s and A’s. (and maybe some extra P’s) The alphabet shows the mood of the event – upbeat, creative, and curious. There are some really elegant letters and numbers that were made. Some people really took some time in crafting a letter, carefully adjusting blueberries, okra, or picking out the right green bean.

Thanks to everyone who came out to the event! Pictures from the event are up on the Food Font Photo page and also on Flickr. The Elmwood-Bidwell food alphabet will eventually be edited and put into the Food Font interactive design tool when built.

This upcoming weekend Food Font will be at Weaver Street Market in Carrboro, NC where people will be making a Food Font out of peppers from a local farm.

One last update is that the resources on the Food Font website have been updated. Directions for making a food font, uploading your pictures, and promotional materials are all on the site to help you make a food alphabet that you can submit to the site. What food would you like to write with?

This Weekend – Food Font comes to Buffalo, NY

Posted on July 26, 2012July 26, 2012 by Kbaumlier

Food Font, a project where people can create food alphabets and use them in an interactive design tool to the Elmwood-Bidwell Farmers Market in Buffalo, NY on July 28th.

Food Font is an interactive art project where people can make alphabets out of food, take pictures of each letter, and later use these and other food alphabets in a fun, free, interactive online design tool. With the tool, you can write with various food alphabets, choose backgrounds, and do basic layout techniques to make images that can be saved, shared electronically, and also printed. The tool can be used to make images, posters, signs, and other printed materials.

The Buffalo News wrote a short writeup in the Grub-Pub area about the upcoming event.

If you are in the area – come stop by and make a letter out of local produce! (but we are not Buffalo wings I just had to use that image!)

Links:

Buffalo News – Food Font Writeup