Live Painting with Emma Peters of Fruit Stand Art - Sunday, October 25th

Photo credit (above): Nick Seth-Smith

This Sunday, we’re welcoming local artist Emma Peters of Fruit Stand Art to the Mar Vista Green Tent for a special live painting experience celebrating the beauty of seasonal produce.

Emma will paint a still life inspired by the fruits and vegetables available from vendors at the Mar Vista Farmers’ Market. Her work invites us to slow down and appreciate the everyday beauty of food, nature and the connections they bring into our lives.

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Meet the Artist

Fruit Stand is Emma’s art project & business celebrating food, art and nature through colorful illustrations of fruits, vegetables and plants. Inspired by her mom, Sydney, Emma’s love of produce grew from visits to farmers’ markets, family food traditions and discovering what’s in season.

After rediscovering her love of drawing in 2020, Emma created Fruit Stand to share that joy through prints, candles and other products (shop here). Her digitally hand-drawn and painted illustrations often get mistaken for watercolor or colored pencil. Today, she collaborates with local businesses and creative communities to bring her work to life.

This year, Emma began exploring live painting as a more hands-on way to connect with people through art and community.

Emma at the Atwater Farmers’ Market, soaking up all inspiration from the in-season fruits & vegetables.

Photo credit: Emma Peters

Celebrating What’s in Season

The Mar Vista Green Tent is a place to explore small, practical ways to care for our planet and one another. From growing your own food to reducing waste and supporting local businesses, everyday choices can add up to meaningful change.

Shopping for seasonal produce is one way to put those values into practice. It helps us connect with the natural rhythms of the year, discover what grows in our region and support the farmers and vendors who bring fresh food to our community.

Through her painting, Emma hopes to celebrate that abundance and encourage us to look a little closer at the food we eat and the people who grow it.

Come Say Hello!

Join us for this special live painting experience at the Mar Vista Green Tent. Stop by to watch Emma paint, explore the farmers’ market and celebrate the season with us!

When: Sunday, October 25, 9 AM–2 PM  
Where: Mar Vista Green Tent at the Mar Vista Farmers’ Market  
Address: 12198 Venice Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90066

*Please note that this is a live painting event only. Fruit Stand Art prints will not be available for purchase at the Green Tent, but you can explore Emma’s collection online at https://fruitstand.art and follow her on Instagram at @fruitstand.art.

Emma with her first live still life painting at the Atwater Farmers’ Market.

Photo credit: Emma Peters

The Farmlink Project - November 10th at the Mar Vista Green Tent

This Sunday join us at the Mar Vista Green Tent to learn about The Farmlink Project. This grassroots non-profit organization was started during the pandemic by a group of college students with the goal of combatting food waste and food insecurity. They hope to eventually put themselves out of business!

Farmlink believes they can bring an end to hunger alongside massive food waste in our lifetime. They connect farms that have surplus produce with communities experiencing food insecurity. They are on a mission to feed people in need, rebuild food systems, reduce carbon emissions, and empower the next generation of young changemakers.

In April of 2020, after securing 13,000 eggs from one farmer, Farmlink founders rented a U-Haul Truck and drove this load to an LA Foodbank. With this successful delivery, they realized a nationwide network could be created to connect farms with communities and food banks.

At the Farmlink project, they believe that Food Access is an inalienable human right. For now, Farmlink is acting as the “link” connecting the broken supply chains in the agricultural and food access industries. "Our long-term goal is to set up infrastructure which will render our work obsolete."

In the United States, farms are throwing out 20 billion pounds of food, and simultaneously have 40 million food insecure Americans.

Since 2020, Farmlink has:

~ Rescued $100,000,000+ total pounds by January 2023

~ Made $83,000,000 meals possible by January 2023

~ Driven $5,400,000 economic relief to farmers and truckers 

~ Moved 580,000 lbs of food in 2021 in response to disaster relief

~ Prevented 153,825 tonnes of CO2e since 2020 (that's the same as 182,042 acres worth of carbon sequestered by US forestland)

Celebrating a year of food recovery

The Farmlink Project - October 24 at the Mar Vista Green Tent

Celebrating a year of food recovery

This Sunday join us at the Mar Vista Green Tent to learn about The Farmlink Project. This grassroots non-profit organization was started during the pandemic by a group of college students with the goal of combatting food waste and food insecurity. They hope to eventually put themselves out of business!

Farmlink believes they can bring an end to hunger alongside massive food waste in our lifetime. They connect farms that have surplus produce with communities experiencing food insecurity. They are on a mission to feed people in need, rebuild food systems, reduce carbon emissions, and empower the next generation of young changemakers.

In April of 2020, after securing 13,000 eggs from one farmer, Farmlink founders rented a U-Haul Truck and drove this load to an LA Foodbank. With this successful delivery, they realized a nationwide network could be created to connect farms with communities and food banks.

At the Farmlink project, they believe that Food Access is an inalienable human right. For now, Farmlink is acting as the “link” connecting the broken supply chains in the agricultural and food access industries. "Our long-term goal is to set up infrastructure which will render our work obsolete."

In the United States, farms are throwing out 20 billion pounds of food, and simultaneously have 40 million food insecure Americans.

In two years, Farmlink has:

~ Fostered a team with over 200 fellows from over 93 universities, with an average age of 21

~ Rescued 70 million lbs of food

~ Served 58 million meals across 48 states to 266 food banks

~ Moved 580,000 lbs of food in 2021 in response to disaster relief

~ Provided over $4.3 million in economic relief to farmers and truckers

~ Launched Carbonlink, a carbon offset program that has prevented roughly 26 million lbs of CO2e

This weekend at the Green Tent, join Rae Godfredsen, a member of Farmlink's Creative Team, to conceptualize the amount of how much food we waste each year, discuss solutions, and get involved.

The Farmlink Project - July 24 at the Mar Vista Green Tent

Celebrating a year of food recovery

This Sunday join us at the Mar Vista Green Tent to learn about The Farmlink Project. This grassroots non-profit organization was started during the pandemic by a group of college students with the goal of combatting food waste and food insecurity. They hope to eventually put themselves out of business!

Farmlink believes they can bring an end to hunger alongside massive food waste in our lifetime. They connect farms that have surplus produce with communities experiencing food insecurity. They are on a mission to feed people in need, rebuild food systems, reduce carbon emissions, and empower the next generation of young changemakers.

In April of 2020, after securing 13,000 eggs from one farmer, Farmlink founders rented a U-Haul Truck and drove this load to an LA Foodbank. With this successful delivery, they realized a nationwide network could be created to connect farms with communities and food banks.

At the Farmlink project, they believe that Food Access is an inalienable human right. For now, Farmlink is acting as the “link” connecting the broken supply chains in the agricultural and food access industries. "Our long-term goal is to set up infrastructure which will render our work obsolete."

In the United States, farms are throwing out 20 billion pounds of food, and simultaneously have 40 million food insecure Americans.

In two years, Farmlink has:

~ Fostered a team with over 200 fellows from over 93 universities, with an average age of 21

~ Rescued 70 million lbs of food

~ Served 58 million meals across 48 states to 266 food banks

~ Moved 580,000 lbs of food in 2021 in response to disaster relief

~ Provided over $4.3 million in economic relief to farmers and truckers

~ Launched Carbonlink, a carbon offset program that has prevented roughly 26 million lbs of CO2e

This weekend at the Green Tent, join Rae Godfredsen, a member of Farmlink's Creative Team, to conceptualize the amount of how much food we waste each year, discuss solutions, and get involved.