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At the Sotheby's auction sell rare vegetables
Auction house Sotheby's will auction "The Art of Farming". As lots of them will be exhibited not paintings or sculptures, and vegetables. Rare varieties of pumpkins and eggplants will be available in mid-September, the price of 1 thousand dollars for a box. Such an unusual auction on the idea of the organizers, should help the development of farming and the spread of nutrition programs.
Until now, "Land" initiative auction houses were limited to "green" trades. The resulting revenue went to organizations that deal with ecology and conservation. But they sold at such auctions in the major works of art.
For example, this spring, Christie's conducted in New York trading, timed to celebrate Earth Day. Participants included Leonardo DiCaprio, Alec Baldwin, Edward Norton and many others. Among the lots - the work of contemporary artists, "environmental" journey, and even meetings with Hollywood stars and politicians. The five most expensive lots included work by Kenny Scharf, Subodh Gupta, Damien Hirst and the day of golf with Bill Clinton. Lucky walk with the ex-president of the United States in the fields of the National Golf Club, Donald Trump in Westchester cost $ 80 thousand dollars But the auction brought 657 thousand dollars
But now that the lots were prosaic vegetables - this has not happened. However, this is not some tomatoes and cucumbers, which can be bought in any supermarket. Sotheby's displays rare varieties, such as Turkish orange eggplant, pumpkin varieties of pink banana squash, and even "Lady Godiva". They do not grow everywhere, but those who support the idea of a healthy lifestyle, certainly interested in these vegetables. Besides, now it is very fashionable - to use environmentally friendly food, but also one that is sold near the place where it grew. His garden has even the president's family. On the lawn of the White House for two years now grow spinach, rhubarb, kale and other greens. In 2009, with a presidential garden collected about 50 kg of various vegetables. First Lady Michelle Obama herself is not averse trouble with the beds. And help her in the pupils of a nearby school and members of the Cabinet.
Proponents of the idea of a healthy diet are called squashes and pumpkins for auction Sotheby's, «works of art." Indeed, the more difficult to grow, they have no such taste like a vegetable shop, and look like they often are not as presentable as their counterparts from the supermarket shelves. In addition, their origins can tell a lot of fun. The purpose of the auction - to support farming. In addition, part of the proceeds will go to fund the program, which educates American children a harmonious nutrition (long time not to eat junk razuyu).
Ludmila Pashkova
(RBC daily)
think that some participants in the forum, whose main activity is cultivation of vegetables, this auction will be interesting. He bought the rare varieties and will be cultivating them in Russia, Putin's tyranny exhausted habituating people to the fruits of Western democracy.