Organizers and Supporters

The North Quabbin Garlic and Arts Festival is organized by a volunteer committee of neighbors and Seeds of Solidarity Education Center, a non-profit organization. Supporters include the Forster/Stewart Family, and 200 community volunteers.  The members of the organizing committee are listed below.

Agriculture Ricky Baruc
Artists Lou Leelyn
Diane Nassif
Chef Demos Michelle Gilman
Community Grants Deb Habib
Lydia Grey
Community Organizations Lydia Grey
Ruth Curry
Exhibitor Ways to Participate Deb Habib
Lou Leelyn
Family Stage Pam Harty
Field Layout Kelly Suprenant
Food Laura Pepper
Healing Arts Janet Masucci
Host Dory Forster
Kids Activities Deb Habib
Lydia Grey
Nina Wellen
Music Stage Jim McRae
Parking Bruce Scherer
Recycling and Composting Deb Habib
Renewable Energy Janice & Steve Kurkoski
Site Operations Bruce Scherer
Information and Sales MaryEllen Kennedy
Sally Howe
Volunteers Bev McLeod
Word, Stories and Song Stage Paul Richmond
Treasurer Rachel Scherer

Organizers pretending to relax. Photo by Janice Kurkoski