By Staff Reports
RAINSVILLE, Ala.—James Farmer, Editor at Large for Southern Living, will be on campus as guest presenter for NACC’s first ever Sand Mountain Soiree on Sat., Feb. 27, 2016, at 11 a.m. Tickets are $30 per person. It will be held in the NACC Tom Bevill Lyceum. The event includes brunch, a book signing, and demonstrational speech. It will be an informative and fun morning of “farm to table” with Farmer.
Farmer is the author of the Wall Street Journal best-selling garden book, A Time To Plant; Sip & Savor; Porch Living; Wreaths For All Seasons; A Time To Cook, Dinner on the Grounds and A Time to Celebrate.
Southern born and bred, James is a professional garden, floral and interior designer; cook; author and lifestyle expert. In addition, Farmer is editor-at-large for Southern Living and a frequent guest on television and radio. Farmer’s natural Southern grace and warm personality light up any room. A skilled and entertaining speaker, Farmer is truly a young and fresh voice for his generation. Whether he’s teaching how to plan the perfect summer picnic, using everyday items to create exquisite tabletops, creating drop-dead gorgeous flower arrangements and wreaths, or making his grandmother’s skillet peach pie, Farmer masterfully guides his audience through the art of elegant garden living. He enjoys signing and selling his books at the end of his lectures.
Chasley Bellomy, NACC Event Planner, said, “I first heard about James Farmer my junior year of college. His sister and I were at Auburn University at the same time, and I remember looking at her wedding pictures and thinking, ‘Who did those flowers?!’ Turns out, it was her brother, James. So since then, I have been following him on social media, through Southern Living and in the news. I really wanted the community to have an event in the late winter. If you are like me, I start having cabin fever in February and March and need a fun event to look forward to! I thought James would be the perfect fit for our community. He was raised in an area like ours and grew up on his grandmother’s recipes. He enjoys gardening, designing, planting and cooking. He has published seven Wall Street Journal’s best selling books on these topics and has joined Hoda and Kathy Lee on the Today Show several times. Dr. David Campbell, NACC President, has been so supportive of my ideas, and it is something we have been very excited about. We hope the community will join us on campus February 27 for our first ever Sand Mountain Soiree!”
For additional information about this event, contact Bellomy at 256-638-4418 or 256-228-6001, ext. 2248, or by email at bellomyc@nacc.edu.
