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Share the HEALTH: A message from Troy
March Featured Artist - Jem Taylor
“My name is Jem Taylor and I’m a junior at the Berkshire Waldorf High School. I am a budding photographer with a passion for foreign travel and culture. Proceeds from this show will contribute to my Spanish class trip to Costa Rica this April and further my photography projects while there.”
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January Featured Artist - Shanon Waddingham
“The world is magical through the lens of a camera. Things that seemed insignificant, can seem profound. Things you thought would be an amazing shot, once viewed on the computer, are bland and uninteresting.
“You just really never know: and that is part of the joy of being a photographer. There is always magic occurring...
“I am a photographer and my prints are many different sizes from 4x6“ to 24x36” and normally on canvas but sometimes on metal. I primarily make my income on my sports photography at dog agility events, but I also have had success with my portraits and scenic views. I just finished a show at the Chatham Grill of my old cars which went really well. I think my best attributes as a photographer is my composition of my subjects and also my ability to take candid shots that capture moments that people feel really represent who they are.”
Wine Spotlight!
New Year, New Board!
Q&A with Bill Tynan!
Bill has been working for the Berkshire Food Co-op since August 2011. When he started, his position was titled Operations Coordinator, and that has morphed into his current position, Receiving Coordinator. We asked him a few questions to get to know him better! Here's what he had to say:
Q: Who inspires you?
A: Successful people who have combined success with social involvement, such as Bill & Melinda Gates.
Q: What was the best concert you ever attended?
A: Hard to pick one. Let’s just say any performance by Arlo, Lyle Lovett or John Prine.
Q: What are you passionate about?
A: Living life honestly.
Q: What’s your favorite movie?
A: Nightmare Before Christmas. We watch it every year around Thanksgiving.
Q: What’s the craziest thing you’ve ever done?
A: Participated in Project Nim, which was about teaching a chimpanzee sign language. There are a couple of books out on this. Also, HBO made a movie, which is still sometimes on one of the HBO cable channels.
Q: What’s the coolest thing you’re working on right now?
A: Rethinking our old farmhouse’s design with aging in mind.
Q: Who would you most like to swap places with for a day?
A: Stephen King. Just to get into his thought process for a day would be awesome.
Q: What’s the best meal you’ve ever had?
A: It’s hard to pin down. My wife’s a really good, inventive cook and I don’t think I’ve ever had a meal that surpasses hers.
Q: What’s your secret talent that no one knows about?
A: Investing. It all started when my uncle told me to insist on getting paid in Eisenhower silver dollars when I was mowing lawns as a youngster. Currently, I’m a participant in the Co-op’s Owner Loan Program.
Q: What was your favorite band 10 years ago?
A: Bruce & the E Street Band.
Q: If you could snap your fingers and become an expert in something, what would it be?
A: Weather research. I spent four years in a mobile weather unit when I was in the Air Force and was intrigued that no matter how exacting one was, you could never be 100% correct.
Q: What’s the best advice you’ve ever heard?
A: Trust yourself and in what you believe. Make sure what you believe in is well based.
Q: Seen anything lately that made you smile?
A: Early late fall mornings when the eastern sky is a marvelous combination of reds, pinks and purples.
Q: What’s something—big or small—that you’re really good at?
A: The ear and mind is always open.
