The 2008 stall and launch of the Village Produce films
06 October 2008
The stall opened straight after the sunday service, and we were showing the eight new Village Produce films alongside offering well known and new produce.
The response to the films was very good, and they seem to work the way we had hoped. The Höfer films were of course more popular - listening to frog sound or the bells ringing and the women shouting and laughing - but the films from Lawson Park and Wjelsryp were requested frequently. There was a real sense of different locations, and Höfen is one.
The stall went a bit slower this year - we think for various reasons. A bit of village politics, but there is also an enormous increase in markets all around. Good news is, that our "over-priduction" will now be on offer at the Royal Academy in November.
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Meeting to discuss this year's event
18 June 2008
We met to watch the recently finished Village Produce films, and to discuss what should happen during the village fete this year. Village politics seem to be a bit strange at the moment, and it seemed necessary to question if we want to continue at all.
Which was answered with a clear yes.
The new product will be DVDs of the films which have been produced together with cinematograper Annemarie Lean-Vercoe and editor Sue Giovanni.
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Filming Höfer Goods
11 January 2008
A selection of Höfer Goods has been filmed as part of a joint initative by
myvillages.org, public works and Grizedale Arts to nurture and further international exchange of rural goods and ideas. The films will be first shown as part of Grizedale's Agrifashionista project in March 2008.
Thanks to Annemarie Lean-Vercoe for her hard work carrying the camera and pushing for meaningful footage!
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Village Fete and Höfer Goods / Kirchweihwochenende und Höfer Waren 2007
05 October 2007
Wapke came again, not only as a regular Höfen, but also to keep it international and to present horsemilk produce from her village in Friesland.
Ankelika explaining and selling the "Weckglaslampe" to Rudi Fischer.
The two wheels have been donated for the exhibition by Rosa and Siglinde.
The milk testing and processing kit has been contributed to the exihibition by Walter Böhm.
Hildegard explaining and selling.
The village road - lunch time on Sunday.
The chapel is only used once a year for service - held in the street because the chapel is only big enough for 10 people.
We had some objects and produce from Grizedale on display as well.
Spruchbeutel
Flaschenstrumpf
Bärbel arranging the stall.
Deckchentasche
"Weckglaslampe", one of the new products this year, makes use of old "Weck" jars, that have been sanded with the patterns of local doylees, and fitted with a low voltage light bulb, so the lid can remain closed.
For the second round of Höfer Goods we again set up a stall with new and more traditional produce from the village, and had an exhibition with curious and historic objects from different households.
After the success in the first year, we had even more visitors, sold everything again, and decided to go into the third round in 2008.
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Workshops and produce development 2007
05 June 2007
Rosa came up with the idea to use cut outs of fruit, and old nylons, to label jars and conserves.
Following on from the frog and porcelain theme from 2006, we decided to look at forms of storage and fabrics that everybody had at home and could contribute with.
The first workshop followed again the "Volpertinger" principle, and we came up with a number of ideas which were then developed into prototypes during a second workshop, and later produced.
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