Edgewood Orchard Galleries recently
learned that their benefit cookbook, An
Artist’s Food for the Soul, will be included in the Paris Cookbook Fair to
be held March 3-6, 2011 in Paris, France. Anne Emerson and daughter Nell
Jarosh, who produced the cookbook with graphic designer and photographer Dan
Cross of Idea Studio, have no idea how the cookbook came to the attention of
the organizers of the show. This is the first year the annual international
fair will have a special section for charity cookbooks.
An Artist’s
Food for the Soul was published in July, 2009 to celebrate the
gallery’s 40th anniversary.
All labor, materials, and full-color printing (by Castle Pierce in
Oshkosh), were donated, and 100% of the book’s $24.95 price is given to
charities, primarily in Door County, that benefit children. Nearly 3,400 books
have been sold, raising over $84,000. If all 6,000 books sell, the total amount
raised and donated will be $150,000.
This is the second benefit cookbook
Edgewood Orchard has published. The first, An
Artist’s Food for Thought, is now out of print. It raised $76,000. for
non-profit organizations addressing hunger. An Artist’s Food for the Soul is a mixture
of all-new favorite recipes from gallery artists, staff and family along with
beautiful artwork, photos and stories throughout. The money raised has been
given to many Door County social service, educational, and cultural
organizations serving children.
An Artist’s
Food for the Soul is sold throughout the county at places that donate
the full purchase price back to the fund, which is part of the Door County
Community Foundation. The book is
currently available at Base Camp/Ecology Sports, Clay Bay Pottery, The Cookery,
Cornucopia, Door County Coffee & Tea, Gills Rock Stoneware, Great Northern
by Design, Harbor Tea and Spices, Jacksonport Craft Cottage, Madison Avenue
Wine Shop, The Main Course, Main Street Market, the Miller Art Museum,
Passtimes Books, Red Cup Coffee, Spin, and the YMCA.
Though Edgewood Orchard is closed
for the winter, the cookbook can be ordered through the gallery website,
edgewoodorchard.com, for shipping in time for holiday giving.
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