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Jan
29
Feature film about food waste in the U.S. followed by a talk-back by Our Neighbor's Table Executive Director, Lyndsey Haight.
Price: FREE
Movie Trailer (click here)
(Content warning: Some strong language)
FREE, but please consider bringing a donation of a high-priority item from this list for Our Neighbors' Table.
WHEN: Wed., January 29, 6:00-8:30 pm
WHERE: HC Media Studio 101, Haverhill
located at 2 Merrimack Street
Note: Do NOT go to the Elm St. location. That is just their office. The film will be shown at the 2 Merrimack St. location)
Parking: Goecke Parking garage
at 86 Merrimack Street, Haverhill
(Parking is $0.50 per hour until 8:00 pm)
For other parking options, please see the City of Haverhill's website here.
Summary:
WASTED! THE STORY OF FOOD WASTE aims to change the way people buy, cook, recycle, and eat food. Through the the eyes of chef-heroes like Bourdain, Dan Barber, Mario Batali, Massimo Bottura, and Danny Bowien, audiences will see how the world’s most influential chefs make the most of every kind of food, transforming what most people consider scraps into incredible dishes that create a more secure food system. WASTED! exposes the criminality of food waste and how it’s directly contributing to climate change and shows ushow each of us can make small changes – all of them delicious – to solve one of the greatest problems of the 21st Century.
Feb
20
Journey to Polyfaces Farm to learn how regenerative agriculture uses natural systems to enhance ecosystem health and provide nutritious, farm-fresh products.
Price: FREE
Polyfaces film visits farmer Joel Salatin, the self-described "lunatic farmer" first featured in Michael Pollan's The Omnivore's Dilemma, and his family on their farm in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia.
The film will be followed by a Q&A with local regenerative farmers from Cedar Rock Gardens in Gloucester.
WHEN: Thurs., February 20, 5:00-8:00 pm
WHERE: Salisbury Public Library Meeting Room, Salisbury
FREE
Content Warning: This film shows footage of farm animal processing (chickens, turkeys, rabbits) for meat production in a straightforward manner that might be upsetting for some viewers. The segments that show this are short.
Image: polyfacefarms.com
Feb
20
Explore new trails and connections with public lands.
Price: FREE
WHERE: Greenbelt's Mehaffey Farm Trailhead & Willowdale West, Rowley
Please RSVP for parking details. DO NOT drive onto the farm itself.
WHEN: Thursday, February 20, 9:30-11:30 am
Please bring your own snowshoes. We have limited pairs to loan out-- if you need to borrow a pair, please contact jane@ecga.org to inquire about availability.
