We’re making a quilt to illustrate and celebrate the many visions of a just and sustainable food system!

WITH THE COLDEST ADELAIDE WINTER in years, now is the time to get
quilting. We’re making a quilt to illustrate and celebrate the many
visions of a just and sustainable food system, and we would love your
contribution!

Like a landscape that feeds its community from a patchwork of farms and
wild places, the quilt highlights the diversity of ideas, strategies and
projects that make up a sustainable food system, and when completed will
be exhibited, used to teach about the food system we need, and may even be
entered in the Royal Adelaide Show!

Wherever you are, we invite you to embroider, print, patch, appliqué, sew,
stitch your vision for a just and sustainable food system. It might be
something specific (like worm farms, or compost bins, or fruit trees
planted in the streets, or rooftop gardens, or farmers’ markets, or
heirloom seeds) or general (like stronger communities, or thriving local
economies, or diverse polycultural farms, or food sovereignty, or fair
trade) or a project you’re already involved with. Use pictures, use words,
use whatever you like (provided it can all be sewn together in the end!)

Squares should be 30cm x 30 cm, with a 3 cm border all the way around (so
the area for your image is 24 x 24 cm). Feel free to use your own fabric,
or contact us if you would like to be sent fabric to get you started.

Submissions are due Friday 20 January 2011, but sooner is always welcome.
Please contact us at sophie.green[at]foe.org.au, or leave a message at 08
8211 6872 to register your interest.

Please pass on to anyone else who you think may be interested!