Events
Mitchell's Pecha Kucha Presentation
Charleston Wine & Food Fesival: Giddy Goat Voted A Local Favorite
Lowcountry Local First - Revival / Cary Ann Heart and 10% Shifters
A couple of short videos from this great event last Thursday night. Farrah is in the choir of this great band led by the wonderful Cary Ann Hearst. Thanks to LLF for letting us be a part of this.
"Stay out of the chain stores" performance (taken from a 1920's spiritual song) - This song was taken from an old spiritual written in the 1930's by Rev. J.M Gates of Mount Calvary Church in Atlanta, GA. Re-discovered by Karalee Nielson and arranged by Cary Ann Heart. A really prescient and important song and a great linchpin to a night that included a second line jazz parade, a revival tent and a good ol' fashioned preachin' session.
An Impromptu jam with Cary Ann and members of the Second Line Jazz Funeral Band (really amazing!)
She's Got Moxie. Post & Courier does great interview with Farrah about the Organic Process
Q: What inspired you and your husband, Mitchell Davis, to create Organic Process Productions, a media company that has produced award-winning documentaries, books, video projects and multimedia events?
A: Our passion for media arts and our compulsive need to tell meaningful stories. It also lets us work together and mutually express the love we have for life, which is quite a blessing.
Q: In 2009, you became involved in a number of agricultural projects, including the Rosebank Farms Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program and making your own "Giddy Goat Cheese." How has the move to a more agrarian lifestyle been different from the technology-driven media industry you had been involved in?
OPP Documentary News: Web of Water wins PBS National Education Innovation Award
The exciting thing about the Organic Process media / farm mash-up is that we use our local farming and Giddy Goat cheese as a catalyst to support our media production projects. These projects are aimed at an intelligent and constructive use of media to support our community. This week we got some great news that recognizes our efforts in this area and supports our vision.
1. Our environmental education project Web of Water was selected as a PBS Education Innovation Award winner. The national award recognizes innovative projects that demonstrate new ways of teaching and learning. Congratulations to Ian Sanchez (pictured here) and the crew who worked with us on this incredible project.
Watch All the webisodes for the Web of Water project
2. Our initial GiveGround.tv video Oyster Man Mike (which was also a selection in the 2009 Charleston International Film Festival) was selected for the Southern Views series at the Echo Park Film Center in Los Angeles. All Oyster Man Mike wanted from this was "a walk down the red carpet, a couple of cold ones, and a chance to shoot the shit with some good folk." Now he can add another honor to the list. We recently saw Mike at an event on John's Island and we are happy to report he is doing great.
OYSTER MAN MIKE (documentary short)
OPP Documentary News: Web of Water wins PBS National Education Innovation Award
The exciting thing about the Organic Process media / farm mash-up is that we use our local farming and Giddy Goat cheese as a catalyst to support our media production projects. These projects are aimed at an intelligent and constructive use of media to support our community. This week we got some great news that recognizes our efforts in this area and supports our vision.
PBS NATIONAL INNOVATION AWARD: Our environmental education project Web of Water was selected as a PBS Education Innovation Award winner. The national award recognizes innovative projects that demonstrate new ways of teaching and learning. Congratulations to Ian Sanchez (pictured here) and the crew who worked with us on this incredible project.
Watch All the webisodes for the Web of Water project
GIVE GROUND FILM RECOGNITION: Our initial GiveGround.tv video Oyster Man Mike (which was also a selection in the 2009 Charleston International Film Festival) was selected for the Southern Views series at the Echo Park Film Center in Los Angeles. All Oyster Man Mike wanted from this was "a walk down the red carpet, a couple of cold ones, and a chance to shoot the shit with some good folk." Now he can add another honor to the list. We recently saw Mike at an event on John's Island and we are happy to report he is doing great.
OYSTER MAN MIKE (documentary short)
Giddy Goat: New Season, New Products and new Places to get your Giddy!
We are gearing up for a great 2010 season and look forward to getting back to the Charleston Farmers Market the first week of April. Also look for us at other farmers markets around town and we will start popping up in small retail stores and restaurants over the coming weeks.
MEET THE GIDDY GOATS OF SPLIT CREEK FARMS
GIDDY GOAT AT BREWVIVAL 2010
We were excited to share our cheese with over 1000 people at the Brewvival. The turnout was fabulous and being among the nation's top craft breweries was a fabulous place to introduce our artisinal cheese to a wider audience. Look for more Coast beer and Giddy Goat pairing events throughout the Spring. Thanks to our friends at Coast and Charleston Beer Exchange for letting us be a part of this wonderful event.
BIN 152: We are excited to be supplying our Ginger and Pimiento Goat Cheese to one of our new favorite spots in downtown Charleston, Bin 152. We are planning a tasting event and expect to be in regular rotation in the next week or two. Located at 152 Queen St. it was opened by Fanny and Patrick Panella. They are good people and we are very happy to be working with them.
From the Charleston City Paper: "The store is a wine and cheese bar, antiques store, and art gallery selling wines from around the world but focusing on small producers and under-appreciated wines. They offer artisan cheeses, charcuterie, pâtés, and other cured meats to accompany the wines, and the menu may expand into plated meals later. All antique furniture in the bar is available for sale and they feature a different artists' work every month.
NEW PRODUCT:
We are also happy to announce a new product for 2010, Italian Herb Goat Cheese Balls in olive oil. So far the reception has been great and these ship more easily than the fresh cheese, so are available for mail-order. Check it out in the OPP Store.
Skinful Halloween 2009 video project
Ok, so it is not exactly agriculture, but we are always up for some fun. We had heard rumors of this party for years, but never actually got there to see it for ourselves. We want to thank Dr. Brian King for inviting us to be part of this highly useful hedonistic evening. I have really never seen a party quite like it and we are happy to be helping tell the story of this highly unique event now in it's tenth year. We will start putting up some short clips here (and on facebook) and try keep them coming through till the 2010 event.
skinful 2009 : episode 1 from OPP on Vimeo.
Indie Grits Promo Video
A hilarious promo from the guys at Indie Grits. We will be traveling up Monday to check out the space for the Ben Timpson / projection show on April 19th Indie Grits After Party.