"Fresh", the movie:
New thinking about what we’re eating
Friday, February 26th
6:00 potluck meal with local foods;
7:00 showing of the film;
8:00 discussion
FRESH celebrates the farmers, 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. Forging healthier, sustainable 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.
See the trailer at http://www.freshthemovie.com/about/more-trailers/ and for more information, see http://www.freshthemovie.com/.
Sponsored jointly by the Green Earth and Ethical Eating subcommittees of the Allen Avenue UU Social Action Committee, and the Adult Enrichment Committee.
Preble Street Soup Kitchen
We and First Parish UU Church commit ourselves to prepare and serve dinner to well over 200 clients once a month (
fourth Tuesdays) at the Wayside Soup Kitchen at 252 Oxford Street, Portland. Preparation is from 3:30 - 5 and serving and clean-up is from 5:30 - 7:30. Please see our website for more information.
Project FEED
Project Feed is a food pantry housed in Woodfords UCC Church. A number of our members work at the pantry and two of them are on the Board. Every week we contribute non-perishable food to the pantry, which can be left in the basket in the foyer of Allen Avenue.
Financial donations are also needed. Shaws Grocery stores will contribute 1% of your purchases made on Tues., Wed., and Thurs. for registered participants. To register go on-line to http://www.albertsons.com/cp/shaws/ and enter your Shaws Reward Number, 10 digit phone number and eventually the number 49001018456 for Project Feed. Thank you for your support! Over the past couple of years the pantry has earned over $6000 from an earlier paper receipt program.