This project was made possible by the spontaeous sharing and aligned interests of a wide range of practitioners:
   
     
Free Soil
Amy Franceschini
www.futurefarmes.com/survey
Amy is a new media artist and educator. Her work is pervaded with images of growth-reminding us that both nature and our own creative natures are precious commodities that must be nurtured and sustained whether it is on the web or in our own backyards. Amy founded Futurefarmers in 1995, as a means to bring together multidisciplinary artists to create new work. She is currently teaching Media Theory and Practice courses at Stanford University and the San Francisco Art Institute.
amy[at]futurefarmers.com

Nis Rømer
Nis works with public art in the city, on the web and in the newsmedia. With a playfull and interactive approach, he makes situations for change and reflection. He has a special interest in the social and political organization of space and in how processes of globalization affects the city and our natural environment.
nisroemer[at]gmail.com

Stijn Schiffeleers
Working in many media Stijn reveals the subtleties of life via film, video and interactive installations. His work embodies a sense of play and sensitivity that reminds us to take a closer look at what surrounds us. Stijn lives and works between Gent, Belgium and San Francisco.

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Collaborators
Alison Edwards, Writer
Ali is a writer, farmer, and systems analyst/designer. She grows ideas, plants, and plans. Her mission to uncover relationships between people, places, and things is aided by a restless curiosity as to where things come from and where they go to. Looking at stories of economy and ecology from a systems perspective, she works to draw timely connections and illuminate new perspectives.  
Ali's research, writing, and strategy skills have recently been employed towards a variety of long term, multi-stakeholder sustainability planning projects for both businesses and non-profits.


Sabrina Merlo, Research + Production
Sabrina is a pioneer in urban interventions, DIY culture and community development. She led the Bayshore bike tour and worked for SLUG for years.


T
eacher With the Bus
http://www.dasfrachtgut.com
A project initiated by Jens-Peter Jungclaussen. The bus is a former school bus that runs on vegetable oil and serves as a mobile classroom combining
leisure with an environmental message that fosters education, entertainment, and sustainability.

Geoff Morris, Interaction Designer
http://geoffmorris.net/
Geoff Morris is currently finishing his M.A. in symbolic systems at Stanford University. He uses technology to reveal truth.

Noah Reinhertz , Research + Product Design
www.warehouse1310.com/index.php?id=9

Noah is a designer and educator. Currently he teaches 3d modeling at CCA and runs an artist space in San Francisco called Warehouse 1310.
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Interns
Nathan Cowen, Design Production
dada.cca.edu/~ncowen/
Nathan is currently working towards his BFA in Graphic Design at CCA.

Daniel Choe, Design Production
www.helloimdaniel.com/
Nathan is a design student at CCA.


Destiny Riggs, Research + Production
Destiny is a graduate student at UC Santa Cruz. She is studying art with a focus on the transformative power of art and culture as mediums for social change.


Corrine Matesich, Research + Illustration
Corrine is currently studying art at USF.




August 8, 2006
10am-5pm

Everyone is welcome, but seats
are limited, so sign up now!
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Where:
The tour begins in San Jose/ ISEA and travels across Silicon Valley.
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Why:

Because we like you and to make you
ask more questions!
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