Enjoy
movies about growing local food in a global food economy.
All
movies will be shown at the
Cost
for movies is $5 - $10 sliding scale
Thursday March 27: Eat at Bill’s: Life in the
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Eat
at Bill’s is a documentary about the phenomenon that is the Monterey
Market, a family owned produce market in
Bill’s
determination to support the maximum number of small growers and his passion
for connecting customers with the very best has attracted a small army of
restaurant customers. Bay Area chefs know the Monterey Market’s back room
is the place to find the season’s finest.
Thursday April 17: Broken Limbs:Apples, Agriculture and the
New American Farmer
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Told
from a hometown perspective, the film presents the stories of farmers
attempting to create this new model for agriculture and emerging, more
sustainable solutions to the crises of recent years – solutions
applicable not just to apples and not just to farming, but to nearly any sector
of the American economy troubled by the effects of consolidation and
globalization
Thursday May 22: King Corn
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
King
Corn is a feature documentary about two friends, one acre of corn, and the
subsidized crop that drives our fast-food nation. In King Corn, Ian Cheney and
Curt Ellis, best friends from college on the east coast, move to the heartland
to learn where their food comes from. With the help of friendly neighbors,
genetically modified seeds, andpowerful herbicides, they plant and grow a
bumper crop of
Thursday June 12: The Real Dirt on Farmer John
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
The Real Dirt on Farmer John will turn every
idea you ever had about what it means to be an American farmer, or an American
dreamer, on its head. Meet Farmer John, the incredible human being whose
inspirational story of revolutionizing his family farm and redeeming his own
life has won accolades and awards at film festivals around the world.
For
additional information, contact Susan Stansbury 650.938.9300 x11
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Susan
Conexions: Partnerships for a Sustainable Future
650.938.9300 x18
sosofsky@conexions.org
www.conexions.org/vhd
Join Valley of Heart’s Delight for our
new FUN
INFORMATIVE FOOD FILMS monthly
series starting on Thursday, March 27
from 7:30am – 9:00pm. We’ll be seeing a fabulous new
film: Eat at Bill's:
Life at the Montery Market. For more information,
see www.conexions.org/vhd/events or call