Brainstorm November 19

Visual Elements Ideas: 

• light & shadow as metaphor - fade in/fade out 
• revolving refrigerator contents / cabinet
• stop-motion animation with refrigerator magnets
• burlesque outro / musical #

 

THINGS WE STILL NEED TO TALK ABOUT: 

• watermen/on the bay
• Dionysus' kitchen & catering co. 
• Sip n' Bite
• Woodberry Kitchen  

 

MFCA

• mass production (scale of production can be seen)
• distance from source to plate
• import of seafood
  • versus the wealth of seafood in MD historically
  • state of the Chesapeake
• CUSMANS, JIMMY FARRELL

FARMERS MARKETS

• locally sourced
• fresh
• access economically & locationaly
• where are they located?
• why are they located where they are?
• "history" of farmers markets initiatives in Baltimore and beyond
• in response to lack of Fresh Food (closing the food gap0)

COMMUNITY GARDENS

• distance from source to plate
• BD CO-OP

REFRIGERATOR

OUR DAILY BREAD

• Donations
• Farms, grocery stores, Churches (food gatherings)

SCHOOLS

• TONY GERACI
• currently serves processed/distantly sourced foods
• Great Kids
  • GREG STRELLA
• the future - eductaion
  • Montessori schools
    • DENZEL MITCHELL
  • curriculum on growing food
  • ability to make healthy choices

COVERED MARKETS

• Lexington 
  • Historical foods (crabs, old bay, st. mary's ham)
• unique to Baltimore
  • history of markets
• Chesapeake seafood 
  • damage to bay

RESTAURANTS

• JOHN SHIELDS
• Chesapeake Seafood
• MCFA

CSA

• SNAP program - JOYCE SMITH
• Provides nutritious food
• supports local food sources

TAKE OUT

CORNER STORES

• walking distance
• social/economic class
• cons
  • lack of space
  • demand for healthy food (produce)
• pros
  • intimacy, personal relationship, time

GERTRUDE'S FARM

• located across from corner store?
• "current landscape"
• evidence of changing landscapes of food in Baltimore
  • industrialization
  • death of local sources nationwide in past
  • present-future: local/urban farms, regional 
    • KATE CLANCY 

SUPERMARKETS

• usually sells food from across the globe

ARABERS

• MFCA
• local presentation, distant source

FOOD BANK

• donations

DUMPSTERS

• removal of mass production 

STREET VENDORS

• local presentation of food that comes from far away

CONVENIENCE STORES

• accessibility (walking distance)
• cheap/junk/processed food
• food is secondary

FARM TRUCKS

FOOD NOT BOMBS & OTHER PRIVATE ENTERPRISES

• aim to close food gap
• funded ($ and food) by donations and volunteers
• connected to dumpsters
• DAVID