WLBT 07.27.24

“We have a lot of artists, vendors, and musicians out today with us to celebrate this Arts for Everybody movement,” Carlton Turner, site partner with Sipp Culture, said. Art for Everybody is a national push to educate the public on the power of art and it’s impact on one’s mental and physical health.

WJTV 7.16.24

Homegrown Utica, led by local artists and community leaders, will host the Homegrown Utica Fest on July 27.

The festival, held on Utica’s Main Street, will highlight Utica’s relationship and culture around food and rural living through storytelling, mural-making, farming tables, visual art, music, and more.

National League of Cities, 1.4.24

In Utica, Mississippi, community organizing, led by a partnership between the town, Sipp Culture, and Arts for EveryBody, aims to address food access challenges through collective purchasing and the establishment of a cooperative grocery model.

Mississippi Free Press, 11.15.23

Utica Locals Tackle Food Desert Woes With ‘Homegrown’ Festival