Talking Gourds: Love Affair w/ Local Food at West End Stories & Poems, 9/10!

08 Sep Talking Gourds: Love Affair w/ Local Food at West End Stories & Poems, 9/10!

Leslie Ament of Naturita and Art Goodtimes of Wrights Mesa will be hosting “A Love Affair with Local Food: Can We Recreate a Resilient Food System.” The event features Melanie Eggers and Bodie Johansson at the West End Stories & Poems series at the Naturita Community Library on Thursday, Sept.ember 19th at 6 pm MST.

West End Stories & Poems is free and open to all ages, thanks to the generosity of the library, a Town of Telluride CCAASE grant, private donors and Talking Gourds’ Fischer and Cantor poetry contests.

The Fischer and Cantor contests are both currently open for submissions.

For more information on poetry contests and Talking Gourds programs, visit the website www.tellurideinstitute.org/talking-gourds. For questions about the event, text 970-729-0220 or email Goodtimes at art@tellurideinstitute.org

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Melanie and Bodie have been working in local regenerative agriculture for many years now,” explained Goodtimes, director of the Telluride Institute’s Talking Gourd Poetry Program. “We are excited to talk with them about how we can bring resilience to our food systems in the West End. Come and join the discussion.”