Fresno State Library
Farm To Fork Exhibition and Great Grape Event
Fresno State’s Henry Madden Library presents its newest exhibition, “Farm to Fork: Food, Family, Farming” opening September 18 in the Leon S. Peters Ellipse Gallery. Curated by the Library’s Special Collections Research Center, in partnership with the Tulare County Museum of Farm Labor and Agriculture, “Farm to Fork” will feature the immigration history of the Valley’s largest ethnic populations (from Armenians and Basque to Chicanos and Southeast Asians), as well as their contributions to agriculture in the Central Valley. It will also showcase antique farming equipment as part of a “non-petting zoo.”
Another highlight will be traditional recipes and cooking tools from several families who settled in the Valley and made it one of the most agriculturally productive, ethnically diverse places in the world.
“Farm to Fork” is an informative, family-friendly exhibition, free and open to the public through December 18, 2015. A series of related “Farm to Fork” events are being planned throughout the year, beginning with “The Great Grape” on Saturday, October 10, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Fresno State Department of Viticulture and Enology (located on Barstow between Cedar and Maple). In partnership with the V.E. Petrucci Library, this free event celebrating grapes, raisins, and wine is open to the public. It will feature fun activities for kids and families, light food and drink, table displays, and tours of Fresno State’s unique vineyard, winery, and library facilities. Parking is free.
For more information, visit library.fresnostate.edu or contact Cindy Wathen at 559.278.1680 or ciwathen@csufresno.edu.
Sponsors
The Henry Madden Library would like to thank the following Farm to Fork and Great Grape sponsors for their generous support!
Silver Level Sponsors
J. D. Heiskell & Company
Peeve's Public House
Bronze Level Sponsors
California Fresh Fruit Association
Rue and Gwen Gibson Farm Market
www.fresnostate.edu/agf/farmmarket
San Joaquin Valley Winegrowers Association
Speck Media
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