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Community members are invited to join a free guided walking tour of food-producing front yard gardens at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Calvin Presbyterian Church Community Garden, 1736 N.W. Dixon St. at Northwest Cleveland Avenue.

The tour will include stops at five additional sites in the neighborhood, and it also will include a bonus site plus a brief lecture on fall and winter gardening by local Master Gardener Janet Throop.

Each host resident will give a brief overview of their garden how they transformed the space, selected what to plant and overcame challenges.

This is the third year for the Edible Front Yard Garden Tours, sponsored by the Food Action Team of the Corvallis Sustainability Coalition.

The goal of the tours is to encourage Corvallis residents to consider edible plants as an option when they landscape their yards, thereby increasing home food production in the community.

A second tour is planned for Wednesday, Aug. 27, in south Corvallis. For details, send email to info@sustainablecorvallis.org or call 541-230-1237.

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This delicate look at lower class kids in Missouri won the Grand Jury prize at Sundance.

"October Country" captured the struggles of a dysfunctional family in upstate New York, while "Oxyana" found echoes of desperation among drug-addled residents a West Virginian mining town, and this year's "12 O'Clock Boys" presents a lyrical view of daring teen street bikers from low income neighborhoods in Baltimore.

Directors Tracy Droz Tragos and Andrew Droz Palmero's "Rich Hill," which won the Sundance Film Festival's grand jury prize for documentary and opens this week, epitomizes the best and worst aspects of this non-fiction storytelling tendency: It's often overwhelming gorgeous and deeply sad in its depiction of three young boys fighting through their youth in the trenches of deep poverty in Rich Hill, Missouri (where the directors grew up). At the same time, it's a meandering portrait that never snaps into narrative focus with the stunning clarity of its images. But that same lack of cohesion reflects the conundrums facing its afflicted characters, enabling "Rich Hill" to share the pathos of their lives even when it doesn't fully gel.

The filmmakers, who also handle the camera work, quickly establish the ethereal qualities of the town during a transcendent opening sequence, which encapsulates the setting with sweeping gestures: We first see glimpses of boys shuffling about their cramped homes among the faster movements of the local elementary school and the static qualities of the city streets. As the music swells and a train rushes past, "Rich Hill" instantly conveys the rush of existence that bears down on the despondent lives at its center. There's an immediate sense of tension with the admission of one young neighborhood resident that the wealthier part of the population regards their community "with their noses 50 miles in the air"; for the rest of the movie, the boys are seen constantly struggling to determine their own confidence in the shadows of such lofty neighbors.

With its constant melancholic tone, which blends voiceovers and somber asides from its characters, "Rich Hill" often feels like a Terrence Malick movie that trades majestic spirituality for burgeoning teen angst. Revealing very few details about its subjects outside of their own admissions, it unfolds with a straightforward verite approach that makes its bleak reality fully immersive.

While the perpetual shifting between a trio of stories never obtains a satisfactory rhythm, but it does serve a point. The directors swiftly establish each distinct personality: Andrew, a soft-spoken, levelheaded man with a lanky frame, helps his peripatetic father work various odd jobs with no real sense of direction; Appachey, a chain-smoking 13-year-old first seen lighting his cigarette with a toaster, coasts around town on a raggedy skateboard and deals with his increasingly complaisant mother; Harley, who suffers from the greatest emotional problems of the three, lives with his grandmother in the wake of his mother's arrest for a dark incident only explained in the movie's final third.

Though none of the boys share a scene together, the varying degrees of discomfort that define their lives form a larger overview of instability. Harley is the most frightening embodiment of neglected youth, his disorders left unmedicated and his anger management issues constantly driving him to reject authority figures. Turning his back on school day after day as a tense exchange with a school official makes clear he's a sad figure trapped by his delusions with no firm guide to help him stabilize his situation. Yet that same issue haunts Appachey, a scowling, compact child with the disposition of a disgruntled old man as a result of the neglect surrounding him. Only Andrew seems to have a generally healthy attitude about his life, though that doesn't help his situation.

"Rich Hill" mostly repeats its observations of these characters over the course of a few years, but it manages to convey one strong argument in the implication that the sins of the parents have been visited on their children. "I never had any dreams or hopes," Appachey's mother says, which at least partly explains her son's unearned confidence. The similarly aggressive Harley asserts that he "doesn't need an education, I can make it out there anyway," and has no firm parental figure to tell him otherwise. The ultimate tragedy for these boys is that they have plenty of drive but no direction.

"Rich Hill" constantly explores their situations through sputtering glimpses of individual moments. Though some dramatic exposition develops around Harley's destructive resistance to stay in school and Appachey's behavioral problems with other classmates, the movie generally cycles through their disarray with a perceptive eye for details. The free-roaming structure is salvaged by a persistent commitment to enabling the barren Missouri landscape and the claustrophobic interiors to the define the mood. There are moments when Tragos and Palermo run the risk of transforming their subjects into tools exploited for the sake of the movie's artistic vision, but the best part of "Rich Hill" is that its participants rise above the limitations of the material. "You're looking at me through some special lens or something," Harley says late in the proceedings, linking the subject's willingness to take control of his life with his ability to take control of the movie.

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Two of Greenwichs top garden and landscape designers were prominently featured in a July 2 New York Times Home Section story called The Garage That Bloomed.

The story was about the founding and creation of The Lotus Garden 30 years ago.

The 7000 sq.ft. rooftop community garden, which has been featured in countless publications and garden directories, has long been considered one of New York Citys hidden treasures.

Thirty years ago, as they were just starting their working partnership, Mark and Carrie Greenwald of Maher & Greenwald Fine Gardens negotiated a watershed agreement between the Zeckendorf organizations one of the countrys biggest developers at the time directly with the local West Side community to construct and endow this unique garden.

The Greenwalds continue to mix public and community work in with their thriving residential design/build practice; they have just won another National Landscape Design Award from the Perennial Plant Association for a local residential project overlooking Norwalk harbor and a Greenwich Green and Clean award for their gardens at the Town Hall Annex on Havemeyer Avenue.

Other local public works include the Byram Shubert and Cos Cob libraries, exit 28 (Round Hill Road) on the Merritt Parkway and a number of projects for the Greenwich Housing Authority (Town Hall Annex, Greenwich Close at Brookfield/Field Point.)

For more information on Maher & Greenwald Fine Gardens visit Mahergreenwaldgardens.com.

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Amko Leenarts is the Director of Interior Design for Ford Motor Company, creating the interior look for Ford's products worldwide. He spoke with Gizmodo about the design influences, technology, and safety considerations that go into future designs, and later today he'll be in Gizmodo's comments section answering your questions.

Amko has been with Ford since 2012, after a 12 years tour of duty with France's Peugeot-Citroen motor company. The Netherlands-born designer oversees the interior design teams working on Ford and Lincoln vehicles that will be coming out in the next several years.

Check out our interview below, and come back to Gizmodo at 1PM EST today, when we'll be hosting a commenter Q&A session with Amko.

Gizmodo: When you're doing interior styling, how closely are you following trends? Are you trying to make something that looks new right now or are you trying to predict what will look good down the line?

Amko Leenarts: The length of development that we do in cars is one of the longest in the world of industrial design. It varies from three to five years. So we are obliged to watch the meta-trends, but we don't necessarily have to be hyper-fashionable with the latest trends, because usually they go quickly back out of fashion as well. And remember, our cars keep being on the road for quite awhile, so we don't want them to be completely out of fashion within a year's time. However, there are some of what we call meta-trends that happen in terms of cultural environment, certain traditions in the world, obviously that leads us to certain material trends. So the materials that we add to the design have to have some sort of relevance in where the car is sold.

Gizmodo: How do you differentiate a car for the U.S. market versus one that's built for Europe or China?

Amko: That is definitely one of the challenges that I would say in my experience is a little bit unique to Ford Motor Company, since we do make models that are sold all over the world with the same structure and a similar appearance. The challenge that we have as a design organization is to make sure that the design is as flexible as possible so it can handle different material executions. That could mean that we have a variability in the size of the cupholdersthey need to be bigger in the U.S. than they need to be in Europe, while the cupholder in China needs to be more deep but slightly smaller diameter. So apart from materials we also have functional differentiation between the different regions that is definitely a big challenge. And the designs that can handle that variability the best are the ones that we choose for further development.

You can see it very clearly, there are large differences between Europe, America and China, they ask for different materials because their tastes, the cultural references that people have with materials, are different. So to give you an example, in America we have more difficulties to have the American customer accept wood without any lacquer, they want the wood trim really shiny. While in Europe [dull wood without lacquer] is considered as a more high-end solution. So it's that kind of flexibility that we talk about.

Gizmodo: What do you do differently when you're designing the interior for a $15,000 economy car versus, say, a $70,000 luxury SUV?

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Naples, FL (PRWEB) July 30, 2014

Beasley & Henley Interior Design kicks of the 2014 awards season with 5 wins at the 35th annual Aurora Awards. The Aurora Awards are an event held every year, in association with the SouthEast Building Conference, to recognize excellence in design for south east region designers, architects, builders, and others in the design and building industries.

Led by Principal Designer Troy Beasley, Beasley & Henleys innovative design team won Best Interior Design for:

The Palmhurst - Beasley & Henley won Best Interior Design for their high-end finishes and transitional furnishings, with extensive indoor-outdoor spaces, in this luxury single-family home, marketed to empty nesters and vacation buyers. The team kept the design vibrant and youthful by adding touches of energetic burnt orange and deep blue, infusing the home with life, and providing a much needed contrast to the often muted color palette of this market. This 2900 sq ft model home is located in Naples, Fl and built by Stock Development.

The Napoli Beasley & Henley designed this small single family home for empty nesters and vacation buyers. It won the Aurora Award for Best Interior Design for the teams creation of comfortable finishes and expert use of coastal casual furnishings with many sophisticated touches. The casual atmosphere is complimented by classical furniture, adding a casual sophistication these home buyers seek. The palette is light with touches of blue, grey and yellow, bringing a relaxed coastal feel. Located in the Lely Resort of Naples, Fl it was built by Stock Development.

The Normandy Beasley & Henley won Best Interior Design of this 4,940sqft home for the homes atmosphere of relaxed sophistication. Incorporating light colors and high styled furnishings, the design team created sumptuous details such as attractive ceiling designs, inviting flooring and luxurious countertops. The furnishings feature a comfortable transitional flair with a color palette of tan, grey, and camel tones along with touches of green and gold. The judges were impressed with Beasley & Henleys lighting that is notable for its transitional, light style. This chic home, by Stock Development, is located in Quail West, Naples, FL.

The Whitaker- This 2288 sqft town home was designed to appeal to young professional couples and empty nesters. Beasley & Henley won for their use of chic, modern design with classical touches that attract this buyer. The color palette the design team chose is fresh and vibrant with tan and creams as staples, complimented with pops of the popular colors, hemlock green and dazzling blue. Located in Winter Springs, Fl it was built by Mattamy Homes.

@1377 Small Model - The 750 sq ft 1-bedroom space appeals to the young renter in the busy Brookhaven area of Atlanta Georgia. Beasley & Henley captured this market, and the award for Best Interior Design for the retro-pop design using modern design, vibrant colors, and funky artwork. The furniture is modern and scaled to fit well into the apartment floor plan. All the pieces were selected to be easily replicated by the renters in their own units. The design is gender neutral to appeal to all renters.

As always, the talented Beasley & Henley Interior Design provided their client with all the interior design including the floor plan analysis, interior detailing, interior specification, ID drawings, outdoor living spaces and luxury furnishings.

Beasley & Henley has won 65 Aurora Awards, 27 Sand Dollar Awards and 24 others including Best in American Living, Pillars of the Industry and more.

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