Bitterroot Valley Food System
Community Food Project (CFP) and related events
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Great Turning Gathering #7
Firday, December 4, 7pm - 9:00 pm, at 1st Christian Church, 328 Fairgrounds Rd. (across from the H.S.) Free and Open to the public. Educator Kathleen Kennedy will be helping us transform our despair and apathy, in the face of overwhelming social and ecological crises, into constructive, collaborative action. Based on Joanna Macys: The Work That Reconnects. Joannas work is detailed in the book Coming Back to Life and is viewed by many as being essential in assisting us as we transform from an industrial growth society into a truly life-sustaining society.
Call Veronica Lassen, 363-3076 for more information or go to www.joannamacy.net.
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Food, Inc. - the movie (94 mins.)
Saturday, December 12 - 7:00 pm, at 1st Christian Church - Fairgrounds Rd, across from Hamilton high school. Free & Open to the public. This documentary challenges the industrial agriculture system that grows, processes, and distributes our food, and is dominated by a few large corporations. Featuring interviews with Michael Pollan, (Omnivore's Delimma), Eric Schlosser (Fast Food Nation), and influential farmer Joel Salatin of Polyface Farm. We will learn how our food dollars shape the world. Discussion to follow. Coffee and tea provided, bring snacks.
Attention TEACHERS: Discussion Guide for grades 9 - 12: by the Center for Ecoliteracy - download at http://www.ecoliteracy.org/publications/food_inc.html. This 102-page guide provides questions and activities about the film's themes, including health, sustainability, animal welfare, and workers' rights. It is designed to help high school students make more thoughtful choices about food and participate in a meaningful dialogue about our food systems.
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(and - - see the cool picture below - what is it made of?)
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