Thanks, Genie. That's very helpful -- Foley was quite innovative in
their cookbook. It's great to see they were able to use a local artist,
too. I'll give Jane Lindsley a call and pick her brain -- I'm hoping to
put past hosts in contact with future ones (eliminating me as the
middleman :).
In any case, thanks a TON for the info!
Best,
Greg
Genie's Mail wrote:
> Gregory, I don't have the experience,but I do have the notes from our KI
> tour last year and will send them to you. I wasn't running the tour at that
> time,but will send you this info and the contact person so that maybe she
> can help you. Jane Lindsley at 251.943.2480 was the project director for
> the grant they received for doing a KI program and maybe she can help you
> with the cookbook ideas. Just let her know that you got her name and number
> from me because Cheryl Temple is no longer working with AHF. Foley created a
> cookbook entitled, Key Ingredients: Cooking Along the Gulf Coast. To
> solicit recipes, Foley created a best cook contest. Twelve local citizens
> were chosen to represent the twelve regions of Baldwin County. Regions in
> Baldwin County divide the cookbook up, and each section of the cookbook
> begins with a brief historical sketch about the specific community being
> covered. Many of these sketches touch on food in some way - referring to
> settlement patterns, ethnic influences, local agriculture, etc. Local
> artist, Wilodean Brown, illustrates throughout the cookbook. Her pen-and-ink
> drawings illustrate the Best Cooks section of the cookbook. She is a
> self-taught artist who uses the crosshatching technique of lines and dots
> with shades and tones from black to light gray, and her subjects are of
> local scenes and family members. She has won awards for her work and
> exhibited her drawings in art shows throughout the southeast. Finally, short
> bios are provided for each of the best cooks included in the cookbook. We
> have a cookbook here if you want to borrow it and then return when you are
> finished.
>
> Genie Deason
> Alabama Humanities Foundation
> Community Programs Manager
> 205.558.3999
> www.ahf.net
> www.museumonmainstreet.org
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>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gregory Parker" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, July 28, 2006 1:54 PM
> Subject: Community Cookbooks
>
>
>> Hello Fellow State Coordinators,
>>
>> A few of my Key Ingredients local coordinators have asked for
>> information on community cookbook projects.
>>
>> When the recipes are paired with supporting "stories," they become a
>> valuable document of community folklife. But these projects are often
>> much more complicated than they first appear.
>>
>> I'm always trumpeting the West Chicago effort, which puts many
>> professional books to shame:
>>
>> www.westchicago.org/about/cbook-award.php
>>
>> But I think this is an exceptional sample.
>>
>> Does anyone have any experiences they'd like to share? Or, does anyone
>> have a local coordinator who would like to share their experiences with
>> a peer in Michigan? Ideally, I'd like to connect the Michigan
>> coordinators with veteran Key Ingredients coordinators in other states ...
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Greg
>>
>> --
>> Gregory Parker
>> Program and Development Officer
>> Michigan Humanities Council
>> 119 Pere Marquette Drive Suite 3B
>> Lansing, MI 48912
>> 517.372.7770 (tel)
>> 517.372.0027 (fax)
>> www.michiganhumanities.org
>
>
--
Gregory Parker
Program and Development Officer
Michigan Humanities Council
119 Pere Marquette Drive Suite 3B
Lansing, MI 48912
517.372.7770 (tel)
517.372.0027 (fax)
www.michiganhumanities.org
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