Nature's Nest Farm Art Festival and Farmer's Market

Step through the rusty, recycled garden gate into a land of fun! This festival is a delight to a junker's senses!

Kathy Rose, owner of Nature's Nest Organic Farm and Bed and Breakfast doing what she does best! The festival has a target of being as close to a zero waste event as possible. All food vendors are required to serve in recyclable materials...even the plactic cups! Here Kathy digs through the one true waste receptacle to retrieve recyclables. Her comment? "I suppose you've never seen anyone did through a trash can." Then we all had a good laugh!

Thousands of people attend this festival held each spring at Nature's Nest. There is so much to do...fun and learning for the whole family!!

The Junk Beautiful crew returns!. Here is most of the cast of characters involved with the book shooting at Nature's Nest. Morgan (Kimberly's daughter), Miss Kimberly, Doug the famous welder man, yours truly, Kathy Rose, owner of Nature's Nest, and Skylos the pup who was one of the many pet models in the book. Missing are my daughter (Ebeth is in China..lucky dog!), Keavey, and Doug Smith the artful photographer who is mending from his cycling accident. Please send him good vibes!! It was so much fun to return to the scene of many good memories.

We had the pleasure of shooting a good amount of Junk Beautiful Outdoor Edition on Kathy's property. Here is another one of her recent junk additions to the grounds. This giant spool table found under a gazebo was picked up for a mere 25 bucks. Don't you think it looks awesome? I guess there is more work to be done on this beauty...can't wait to see what is in store!

Sustainable living is a big focus at the festival! Listening to music while you learn is an added bonus!

Kathy's mission is to showcase and support local artists and businesses through the festival. Pat Grady of Embellishing Bliss is just one of the many artisans who use recycled materials to produce their works of art. Pat is photgraghed here with her handbags crafted from recycled ties. Learn more about Pat at www.em-bliss.com.

Here is a closer view of Pat Grady's impeccable work!

What's a country festival without a good old fashioned human tractor pull. Go Team JMS! This was exhausting so when we were done pulling we had to go in search of food and drink. No problem there! Lots of good eats and treats are available at the festival.

This delightful artisan is a scrapper for sure! Alison Love Unzelman, among other things creates Eco Bangles. Each piece she creates has its own story to go along with its one-of-a-kind appeal. You can look for her items on www.earths-journey.com

Her bangles are a true form of recycling. They are crafted from cardboard mailing tubes, old maps, stamps and other reclaimed materials. Awesome!

Beautifully embellished salvaged glass plate garden stakes were available for the picking.