Brook Trout (Fall 2024)
24" x 36", Photographic Pigment Print Mounted on Dibond
*Please expect up to 2 weeks to receive the artwork (it ships to you directly from the printer, so please enter a physical address valid for UPS/FedEx)
Part of a series currently on exhibit at the Jackson Gallery at Town Hall Theater in Middlebury, VT as part of a show entitled Cultivating Our Art: Reflections of Farmer/Artists on Farming as Muse
Artist Statement by Louisa Conrad:
At some point during our first year or two farming, the month of October took on new resonance. It became tinged with/associated with the fact of our goats’ food dying. All that nourishment in the pastures and woods suddenly halted, pinched off, taken away. And the knowledge of that imparted, in equal parts, a uniquely rich and intense final burst of appetite and urge for life-enhancement/nourishment before the long winter settled in. Before we snuggled up and commenced ruminating on all the tasty memories heretofore enjoyed. That first October was when I realized how much farming changed my perspective on a fundamental level. There’s a deep and wonderfully complex kind of knowledge-of-the-present I am allowed access to when farming. A present that is informed and contextualized by its place/pasture, as well as by its time – the seasons preceding and the seasonal facts that lay ahead, known and unknown. Art is making the acquaintance of (and attempting to document) a moment situated perfectly in its beautiful and wondrous SURROUND. For that awareness of the interdependency of both shapes my relationship with, and my understanding of, everything: myself, the farm itself – this particular earth, its voluminous capacity to nourish so many living things at once – soil, plants and flowers, bees and butterflies and the hummingbirds and bluebirds that bless us with their return each year, the wildlife, the creatures of the farm – cats and dogs and chickens and goats–and now our daughters alongside us, growing and thriving and becoming nourishers themselves, accompanied by that wild and wonderful awareness of their place in the fabric of the whole. I think of all these things when I’m documenting or portraying a goat in her moment – always situated somewhere in the spectrum of a season (time) and pasture (place). Trying to highlight (equally) both the subject and her surround: equal parts in the whole of her life on our farm.
We use only high-quality, GMO-free, local and/or organic ingredients to supplement our primary ingredient and principal flavoring agent: fresh, raw, creamy and delicious goat milk from our own farm! CLICK HERE for list of ingredients.
- We cannot accept any returns on food items, including caramels, chocolates, and cheese. If a food product is ordered by mistake, Big Picture Farm cannot give credit or replace free of charge.
- We can and will replace any products that arrives damaged so long as we are notified immediately.
- For non-perishable items, including apparel and tea towels, we will accept returns/exchanges if returned to us immediately and in the same condition in which it was received. Customers are responsible for the cost of shipping the item back to us and should be mailed to, along with a note of explanation, to:
USPS: Big Picture Farm, PO Box 344, Townshend, VT 05353
UPS/FedEx: Big Picture Farm, 109 Grafton Road, Townshend, VT 05353
PROCESSING TIME FOR ORDERS
We make all of our caramels and chocolates fresh for every order, and this can require up to 4 business days depending on the product you are ordering and our production schedule. If you are ordering caramels and/or apparel or other non-perishable gift items, you can expect that orders will ship out the next business day, as we almost always have those in immediate stock.
However, if you are ordering chocolates and other special confections, please be aware that it can take us anywhere between 1-4 business days to produce the chocolates PRIOR TO SHIPPING. For instance, if you order our Turtles or Goat Tricks Bar or Truffles, it could take us up to 4 business days BEFORE it ships. When you select a "shipping option" you are merely selecting the transit time, not total production plus transit time. So if you order Chocolates, then select 2-Day Express due to warm weather in your area, then the total time it will take to take your order could be anywhere from 4 - 6 business days.
DELIVERY OPTIONS
We ship with UPS, FedEx, and USPS depending on the time of year, size of package, and destination. Transit times vary depending on destination. Standard deliveries are only made on weekdays.
During Warm Weather Months (May-September), "standard delivery" service is only offered in New England. To all destinations outside of New England, 2-Day Express via UPS or FedEX must be selected to avoid melting.
RESTRICTIONS
Please note that we cannot ship to P.O. Boxes if you select a 2-Day shipping option via FedEX or UPS. You must provide a street address for your order. Be sure to include appropriate suite or apartment numbers when necessary to ensure proper delivery.