GROW! Movie Screening & Panel Discussion

[David Wells]

Time	Thursday, October 6 · 6:00pm - 10:00pm
Location	Lipscomb University Campus - Axel Swang Center, Room 108 3901 Granny White Pike Nashville, TN
More Info	Please join us on Thursday, October 6 on the Lipscomb University Campus as we celebrate our local food & farming community & RAISE FUNDS for the Community Food Advocates' Field of Greens Fund with the FIRST AND ONLY Nashville screening of GROW! the Movie- a new 50 minute documentary that captures the energy and independence of a fresh crop of young farmers in Georgia who have turned to the fields for a fulfilling life. Tickets are available for a suggested donation of $15 & should be reserved in advance. All monies raised will go to the Field of Greens Fund funding grants available to local farmers & producers serving our food shed in 2012. 6:00 p.m. - Doors open. Mix & mingle with our local food & farming community & enjoy pre-show refreshments provided by Whole Foods - Franklin. 7:00 p.m. - GROW! Movie screening with introduction from filmmakers Anthony-Masterson & Christine Anthony. 8:00 p.m. - Time for dessert from our local artisan bakers & a lively discussion of local food & farming issues in Middle Tennesse with our panel of farmers, producers & chef: Jennifer Hagan-Dier, Board Member of Community Food Advocates (Moderator) Amy Delvin Tavalin & Brandon Tavalin, Farmers for Delvin Farms Eric Wooldridge, Farmer for Bells Bend Neighborhood Farms Karen Overton, Poultry Farmer for Wedge Oak Farm Jeremy Barlow, Chef/Owner of tayst restaurant Tickets to this event are LIMITED, please RSVP by Wednesday, October 5 through this event page, the Community Food Advocates' email invitation or by emailing Jennifer Hagan-Dier at jhaga...@gmail.com. DONATIONS WILL BE COLLECTED AT THE DOOR. About GROW! the Movie: It's not just 'Old MacDonaldrarian life. Armed with college degrees, some are unable to find jobs in the current economic slump. Fed up with corporate America and its influence on a broken food system, they aim to solve some of the current system's inequities by growing clean, fair food. Mostly landless, they borrow, rent or manage farmland in order to fulfill their dreams of doing something meaningful with their lives. GROW! takes a look at this new generation of sustainable farmers through the eyes, hearts and minds of 20 passionate, idealistic and fiercely independent young growers. In the film they speak of both the joys and the challenges involved in tending the land. Filmed on 12 farms throughout the state of Georgia during an entire growing season, GROW! provides an honest and inspiring look at this next generation of farmers. Anybody who appreciates the value of good, wholesome food grown close to home, who cares about our food supply and the future of farming will want to see GROW! For more info on the film or to see the trailer visit: growmovie.net/ or vimeo.com/channels/growmovie

--
David Wells
Farm Manager
Nashville Urban Harvest
Glencliff Garden Project