# It's okay to play with your food

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**Published on:** 2024-08-03
**URL:** https://paragraph.com/@vrbish/vrbish-008

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Welcome to Vrbish #008! Two months of Vrbish, wow! I guess time really does fly when you're having fun...1st Vrbs MeetupIt's okay to play with your food?Communications Grant UpdateWhere are they now? - an update on builders featured in previous editions of Vrbish1st Vrbs Coffee & Crypto MeetupThe 1st Monthly VRBS Coffee & Crypto Meetup will be held on August 10th (see flyer for details) - RSVP & Share 👉 https://partiful.com/e/f3MUYawkrizinM5EapclNew Artists make a splashTwo new members of the Vrbs Artist Residency program caught my eye this week. Uhursu is making street art to improve his neighborhood, creating a welcoming and beautiful space for the community. Check out his introduction video in the post below! uhursu Godlieb @uhursu @rocketman_w @VrbsDAO @TOADi The start of something revolutionary. Thank you 5 9:22 PM • Jul 31, 2024 The second that caught my attention is Taroron, creating Vrbish pieces out of his food, with plans to eventually open a Vrbish kitchen! When my Mom told me stop playing with my food, she was really holding back my creativity and future career as an artist... rocketman ▀▄▀ @rocketman_w welcome @taromonnu to the artists residency! creating vrbish food every day, with plans to eventually open a vrbish kitchen / cafe 27 9:44 AM • Aug 1, 2024 Communications Grant UpdateVrbs InstaLet's give a warm welcome to Travis Sapolin who will run the Vrbs Instagram account! Slowly but surely we are spreading the word to all types of audiences in all types of places!Farcasterrocketman on Warpcastwelcome @travsap to the communications grant going to be running the vrbs insta account instagram.com/vrbs.build https://imagedelivery.net/BXluQx4ige9GuW0Ia56BHw/aadee661-9520-4f21-4e46-444e5a96dc00/originalVrbs Coffee SocialsIf you didn't know, I received funding to build the Vrbs Coffee brand. A major focus of my go-to-market strategy is creating entertaining mascot-driven content. To include the community in this process, I am funding a grant from the Vrbs Coffee marketing budget. Apply below and let me know if you have any questions!https://vrbs.buildPixel Art & Animations for Vrbs Coffee Social Media Profiles | Vrbs GrantsThrough the Vrbs Coffee marketing budget I am hiring Vrbs community members to create pixel art and/or animations to be posted as organic content on Vrbs Coffee social media accounts (X, TikTok, Instagram). Hire 1-3 artists, meet and align on goals for the artwork, develop initial art pieces and iterate based on social data.Where are they now?Interviewing Vrbs Builders has provided me with a fresh perspective. There are so many different ways to make an impact, and each of these people has done it in their own way. Let's check in on builders featured in past editions of the newsletter!Vetch - Camp DostVetch (featured in Vrbish #003) used a Vrbs donation to make Camp Dost an immersive and special experience for children with cancer: Vetch | BIP-420 @vetchy_ Special thanks to @VrbsDAO & the members who voted to support Camp Dost, a summer camp for children with cancer. Vrbs donation helped supplement our programming / immersive storytelling budget - including costumes, materials & a piece of treasure each camper got to take home! 31 11:53 AM • Jul 29, 2024 Cool Beans - Forest CleanupCool Beans (featured in Vrbish #005) is a testament to consistency. He has now posted 25 vlogs on YouTube, documenting trash cleanup in a National Forest. Cool Beans taught us about SolarPunk Living and the benefits of Bioregionalism! Checkout his latest vlog below: Kishan - Behind the PixelsKishan (featured in Vrbish #004) has an update on the video series: "We’ll be going live with first episode around mid August All the episodes will be up for mints and 100% of the funds will go to Vrbs DAO treasury to be used for artist residency and other programs." Keep an eye out for the release of the first episode!Thank you for reading! Vrbish has one mission: To amplify Vrbs and the creators that support it. Please share this with a friend and help us share these stories. We could all use some more good in the world. Share

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