FOOD, INC. Screening At The Crest: July 3rd

This Friday, July 3rd, Pesticide Watch Education Fund will host a special opening-night screening of the new film Food, Inc. And we hope to see you there!

Local advocates and leaders will share their perspective and provide solutions to many of the problems raised in the film, hailed as the next Inconvenient Truth. Learn more about the event at our website.

WHAT: Food, Inc., lifts the veil off our nation's food industry, exposing the highly mechanized underbelly that's been hidden from the American consumer with the consent of the US Department of Agriculture and Food and Drug Administration. A handful of corporations that often put profit ahead of consumer health, the livelihood of the American farmer, the safety of workers and our own environment now control our nation's food supply. Food, Inc. reveals surprising -- and often shocking truths -- about what we eat, how it's produced, who we have become as a nation and where we are headed.

The Sacramento Valley is home to a number of the largest industrialized agri-businesses in the country, growing crops such as olives, rice, nuts, and citrus as well as cattle-raising. However, the region is also home to an emerging movement of local and sustainable agriculture.

Following the film, chefs, academics and activists will participate in a lively discussion on how the region, state and country can tackle the challenges facing farms and the food system.

WHERE: The Crest Theatre, 1017 "K" Street, Sacramento

WHEN: 8:00-9:30pm Film; 9:30-10:30 Panel

WHO: Ann Martin Rolke, chef, blogger, author; Gail Feenstra, Food Systems Analyst, UC Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education Program; Jaclyn Hopkins, coordinator EAT Sacramento; Elizabeth Martin-Craig, Pesticide Watch Education Fund community organizer.

COST: $12.00