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vol 4 | issue 05 | november 2013 The Voice of Agriculture for Our Region
8 CAPTURING THE 22 4-H POSTER ART AnnuAl
Ag ART
in
EQUINE SPIRIT
CONTEST WINNER
SHOWCASE
Central Florida equine artist Morgan Turney’s love for art was
Mindy Z. Colton merges her apparent from her early days, featuring
CaPTUrING The eqUINe SPIrIT: a FarMer’S haNdS aT
N CaNvaS:
love of horses and sculpture into and today her winning entry in MINDY Z. COLTON’s RENEWAL
Work oRObERT HARpER’s NATURAL FLORIDA
a FlorIda NaTIve FT:
an artistic blend of expression the 4-H Poster Art Contest is
aNd hIS CraWILDLIFE DEpICTIONs OF
through pieces like Renewal, a testament to her talents and pAUL sCHULZ
MIXING IT UP
which is currently on display in future ambitions.
WITH THE CULINARY OF FLORIDA
WEALTH
Winter Haven.
26 THE BIRTH OF AN
ON THE COVER
16 PAINTING WILDLIFE INDUSTRY, PART I OF
The work on the cover,
entitled, “Wetland IN AGRICULTURE
CONCLUSION

Sanctuary” is by local Paul Schulz, a Winter Haven In part one of the conclusion
peach grower and artist native, shares the labor of love to our exclusive Circle B
DEPARTMENTS
Robert Harper. The piece he puts into his paintings and Bar Reserve outdoor exhibit 12 President’s Column
was chosen to represent the
the inspiration behind some of preview, the story depicts
14 Publisher Letter
state of Florida, and hangs his works.
how the citrus industry is
18 Commissioner’s
in The National Association
more committed than ever to AgriCorner
of Home Builders Housing 20 A FARMER’S HANDS
Center in Washington DC. preserve and sustain its cultural 25 Editor’s Blog
AT WORK ON CANVAS heritage, natural environment 29 agcommunity
The background art shown
For a grower who has bailed hay, and ecosystems for future 34 Calendar of Events
here is another piece by 39 Classified Directory
Robert Harper, entitled sold watermelons, raised beef generations.
cattle, and grown citrus in his 42 Recipe Spotlight
“Mystic.”
lifetime, Robert Harper talks about

FOR MORE PHOTOGRAPHY
one other work that gives him
from this edition, visit our website great satisfaction: painting natural

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