Happy Thanksgiving from studio-e

Giving thanks while sharing food—what could be better! 

Before we head off to give thanks we'd like to share a few seasonal recipes with you. We've selected a gluten free stuffing and a delicious cranberry sauce that we have made using local cranberries and maple syrup. 

Recipes are from the The Gaining Ground Table, a cookbook we designed and produced for Gaining Ground, a local, nonprofit, organic farm that donates all of its produce to area food pantries and meal programs. Graining Ground is a place we are thankful for! [read more]

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recipes by season

The Gaining Ground Table: Inspirational Recipes Season by Season is now available for purchase. Since 1997, studio-e has contributed our time and our designs to Gaining Ground, an organic farm that donates all of its produce to area food pantries and meal programs.

Compiling and refining the cookbook was a two-year process. The farm solicited recipes from the local community and tested each one; Gaining Ground staff then narrowed them down to the 350 best recipes and organized them by type and season.

This past weekend, Gaining Ground held its annual Harvest Fest, to celebrate the end of its 16th growing season and unveil the new cookbook. Both Lynn and Jessica were in attendance, enjoying the festivities and the beautiful fall weather. By the end of the day, Gaining Ground had sold roughly 400 books!

Cookbooks are $20 each. Visit Gaining Ground’s website for more information.

gaining ground

As a strategic design firm committed to education, studio-e believes that it’s important to give back to the community, provide programs that assist in protecting the environment and support the work of non-profits.

We manage to touch upon all three areas in our work with Gaining Ground, an organic farm that donates all of its produce to area food pantries and meal programs. Located in Concord, MA, not far from the studio, Gaining Ground raises and distributes roughly 20,000 pounds of produce each growing season.

Since 1997, studio-e has contributed our time and our designs to Gaining Ground. We began by refining its logo and brand identity, and have since worked on the farm’s fundraising and special events pieces, as well as its biannual newsletter. We also designed Gaining Ground: A Model of Hunger Relief and Meaningful Volunteerism, and are currently designing the Gaining Ground cookbook.

While our support of Gaining Ground is indicative of the kind of unique work that we do, it also speaks to the strength of our relationships within the community—and the kinds of relationships we hope to cultivate with future clients.

environmental film festival a success

Locals flocked to the Wild and Scenic Environmental Film Festival last night, hosted by the Organization for the Assabet River and sponsored by studio-e.

Liz and Jess attended the sold-out event, held in Maynard, and marveled at some of the issues presented. Some of their favorite films included Burning the Future: Coal in America, in which activists grapple with the environmental devastation caused by coal-mining in West Virginia, and Goldfish, in which two girls who’ve watched Finding Nemo too many times break into school to free the class goldfish — by flushing him down the toilet.

For more information about the festival, visit the event’s website.

As a design firm committed to education, studio-e believes that it’s important to give back to the community, provide programs that assist in protecting the environment and support the work of non-profits.

Below is a trailer for one of the festival's films, Homegrown Revolution.

volatile long-term financial tsunami

Every time you turn on the news these days it’s nothing but doom, gloom and more doom. This is why studio-e is providing CASE District I Conference attendees with the chance to vent—and find some humor in all the gloom.

What fundraising phrase drives you up a wall? Conference participants can share their phrases with studio-e at our booth, #516. These phrases will enter attendees in a drawing to win a Kindle, on which they can read about something other than the current global crisis. After the conference, studio-e will compile the best, worst and most annoying phrases—to embrace, avoid or burn. [read more]

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