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Community Profiles

Sheila, the horses, and Sara at Earthly Mirth

Profile of a Farmer: Sara Brown

August 29th, 2006
Sara Brown, a woman who's lived half her life in Northern California and the other half in the Ithaca area, says she got into farming in her early twenties when she learned how to farm with draft horses. "After that," she says, "farming just really came together."
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Gabe, Lisa, and Audrey (with Dominic on her back)

Profile of a Family: Ithacan Activists Return to New Orleans

August 1st, 2006
Before Katrina, Ithacans Audrey Stewart and Lisa Guido were thinking about moving to New Orleans. They're plan was to head down for at least six months—and then the storm hit. Rather than convincing them to stay in Ithaca, the destruction following the storm confirmed their commitment to helping residents in whatever ways they could.
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Jhakeem Haltom

Profile of a Musician: Jhakeem Haltom

June 5th, 2006
Last week at the Ithaca Festival, during the Thousands of One show on the Commons, vocalist for the group Jhakeem Haltom spoke about "the myth of race" being designed to keep us separate. "Even though Ithaca is a great community," he said, "I still see a lot of separation."
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David and Ella; photo by Ryan Curtis

Profile of a Yogi: David Corson

May 5th, 2006
Ithaca is a college town, sure. We have Cornell and Ithaca College, as well as TC3 and Wells College just a stones skip away. But Bikram?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s Yoga College of India? This town is getting crowded.
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Pamela Moss

Profile of an Artist: Pamela Moss

April 10th, 2006
Who are you when you are doing what you love? Who is it that you could be? These questions are a starting point for Pamela Moss after she's been commissioned to paint a portrait. The finished product is a portrait of the subject embodying their "higher Self."
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