Local Wine Events

Event ID #283061

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FRESH celebrates the farmer, thinkers and business people across America who are re-inventing our food system. Each has witnessed the rapid transformation of our agriculture into an industrial model, and confronted the consequences: food contamination, environmental pollution, depletion of natural resources, and morbid obesity. Forgoing healthier alternatives, they offer a practical vision for a future of our food and our planet. Among several main characters, FRESH features urban farmer and activist, Will Allen, the recipient of MacArthur’s 2008 Genius Award; sustainable farmer and entrepreneur, Joel Salatin, made famous by Michael Pollan’s book, The Omnivore’s Dilemma; and supermarket owner, David Ball, challenging our Wal-Mart dominated economy. Bluemont Vineyard and eCycle Green collective are very excited to host this event and hope to raise awareness of the important matters in how and what we eat. Please join us for a screening of this powerful movie. Matt and Ruth Szechenyi with Briars Farmstead will speak before the movie about sustainable farming as learned from one of the featured farmers in the film Joel Salatin. Local Sixfortyseven will be serving samples of Briar's sustainably raised chickens. Limited seating, registration not required but warmly appreciated.