SAVE THE DATE - JAN 10 5 PM BFT CTR FOR THE ARTS - "FRESH"!
Tia
the Beaufort Center for the Arts. I just found out that the next
presentation in the “Movies We Can Talk About” Program is one by
CabinFeverFilms that bears the self-explanatory title, ““Fresh”.”
The following are excerpts from the press release regarding this very
important, very worthwhile film that gives us further insight into our
food system here in America (if you would like to see the full press
release, please email me and I’ll send you a PDF copy).
“. . .celebrates the farmers, thinkers and business people across
America who are reinventing our food system. . .they offer a practical
vision of our food and our planet’s future. . . addresses an ethos
that has been sweeping the nation and is a call to action America has
been waiting for.
“. . .recaptures our sense of agency. . .that our individual actions
in fact do matter. Throughout the film we encounter the most
inspiring people, ideas, and initiatives around the US.. . . showcases
real people. . . with personal stories of change.
. . .“features: Will Allen. . . former professional basketball
player. . . now one of the most influential leaders of the food
security & urban farming movement. His farm and not-for-profit,
Growing Power, have trained and inspired. . .growing food
sustainably. . . .go beyond growing food. . . a platform to develop
alternatives to the industrial food system.
“Joel Salatin- world-famous sustainable farmer and entrepreneur, made
famous by Michael Pollan (also in the movie)--author of “The
Omnivore’s Dilemma. ‘in the redemption business: healing the land,
healing the food, healing the economy, and healing the
culture.’ . . .created a rotational grazing system that . . .allows
the land to heal. . . allows animals to behave the way the were meant
to.
David Ball - supermarket owner. . .With the rise of Wal-Mart and other
big chains. ..saw his family-run supermarket dying, along with a once-
thriving local farm community. . .reinvented his business, partnering
with area farmers to sell locally-grown food and specialty food
products at an affordable price. . . brought the local economy back to
life.
“. . .recaptures our sense of agency and makes us believe that our
individual actions in fact do matter. ..encounter the most inspiring
people, ideas, and initiatives around the US. . . showcases real
people connecting audiences. . .with personal stories of change.
Discussion afterward will include ideas on how to show this film more
widely.
Please share this information with your email lists of friends who
want to know or need to know about this aspect of life we all
participate in three times a day and the impact it has on our
environment, our neighborhoods, our future.
HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!