September is Hunger Action Month
Just Eat it
Monday, September 28, 2015
7:15 pm
Roxy Theater
20 Main St., Potsdam
September is Hunger Action Month, a time for inspiring action to solve the problem of hunger in our midst. To help raise awareness of some of the troubling aspects of our food system, GardenShare has again teamed up with Cinema 10. Join us on September 28 to see Just Eat It, a new documentary.
Filmmakers and food lovers Jen and Grant dive into the issue of food waste from farm, through retail, all the way to the back of their own fridge. After catching a glimpse of the billions of dollars of good food that is tossed each year in North America, they pledge to quit grocery shopping and survive only on discarded food. What they find is truly shocking.
More information about the screening and a public discussion facilitated by David Sommerstein will be available soon.
Tickets are $4.50, students and seniors $3.50.
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North Country Food Day Youth Summit Returns!
October 22 will see a gathering of school students from across the North Country for the third biennial Food Day Youth Summit.
This day of inspiring workshops and action planning will be kicked off by keynote speaker, Dominic Frongillo. Dominic made history by becoming the youngest person ever elected to the Town Council in Caroline, New York, and served as one of the youngest Deputy Town Supervisors in New York State. Internationally recognized for his work on clean energy, Frongillo is an inspiring speaker engaging young people to action and change around a variety of issues.
Workshops to be presented include: - Leadership and Change-maker Skills
- Hunger 101
- Junk Food Safari
- School Gardens: In the Curriculum, Lab, and Cafeteria
- Beyond Chefs and Farmers - Careers in Food and Agriculture
- Snack Attack
- Farm to School
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