Film "Food Fight" Feb. 17th, 7:30-9:30 @Alcott school

This message is from our friend Debbie Barr, who would like to invite you to this film and discussion. Hope you can make it!

Kitty

The Focus on Food film series is part of ConcordCAN's Food for Thought campaign to start a public conversation about food. 

Our next film, Food Fight, includes two terrific speakers: Scott Soares, Agriculture Commissioner and a food entrepreneur, JD Kemp. 

For anyone interested in food and gardening...this is a great opportunity to consider how our local growers fit into the regional picture...and what MA consumers should do regarding the Farm Bill 2012...coming up this year in Washington. May be  our last chance for 5 years to change the direction.

I know members of the Ag Committee will be coming, and I hope you will come too! We need GARDENER voices heard! Scroll down for the invitation..and feel free to add your own message to your membership.

The Film Series is cosponsored with the Walden Woods Project.

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Focus on Food Friday Night Film and Discussion Series

Friday, February 17^th, 7:30-9:30 PM, Alcott School   Doors open at 7 PM.   

“Food Fight”

screening & discussion with 

Scott Soares, MA Commissioner of Agricultural Resources

J.D. Kemp, CEO of Organic Renaissance FOODEx

Our speakers will bring us up to date on initiatives in our Northeast regional food system 

as well as the impact of the 2012 Farm Bill on farm land conservation, small farms and consumers.

                    

How did it happen that our food today is lower in taste and nutrition, and higher in fat and salt, than it was in 1960? And that in just two generations, American consumers of food have traded under-supply and malnutrition for excess and obesity?  

Food Fight tells the story.

Winner of the prestigious Audience Award from the International Documentary Association,  the film features interviews with Michael Pollan, Alice Waters, Marion Nestle, and other chefs, farmers, and politicians who are dedicated to reversing recent trends. 

This film screening is co-hosted by ConcordCAN and the Walden Woods Project. Learn more at: concordfood.ning.com

If Concord Schools are closed due to bad weather, the program will be cancelled.      

MORE ABOUT OUR SPEAKERS: 

Scott Soares is an advocate of sustainable farming and has taken a leadership role in building strong partnerships at the local, state and regional level aimed at achieving this goal. He grew up on his family farm, and joined the Department of Agriculture in 1996. His primary focus is enhancing economic opportunities for the Commonwealth’s farming community that meets the needs of an increasingly discerning public that is keenly interested in sustainable agriculture.

J.D. Kemp launched Boston-based Organic Renaissance Food Exchange in 2009 to help 're-regionalize' the Northeast food system. Food Ex offers an online platform to local food buyers such as restaurants and grocery stores, plus warehousing and logistical support so they can purchase directly from local food producers.