Films showing at our Eco-Center
Wed., Oct. 9 – Ingredients – an exploration of the growing local food movement — showing how partnerships between local farms and the communities they serve can lead to healthy sustainable food supplies. Preceded at 5:45 by locally sourced, a non-GMO reception catered by Namu Gaji, a restaurant here in the Mission. The film will be followed by a discussion of the process by which restaurants and schools can make healthy choices in their food sourcing.
Thu., Oct. 10 6:30 PM — More Than Honey – on bees and ecology, followed by a discussion of the importance of pollinators to our food system, and current challenges to honey bee survival.
Sat., Oct. 12 6:30 PM — The World According to Monsanto, followed by a discussion of seed sourcing, monoculture, consolidation of seed supply, and impacts on farming.
Wed., Oct. 16 6:30 PM — Food Inc., followed by a discussion of current food marketing systems and alternatives that promote sustainable agriculture, locally sourced food, and community-owned businesses.
Thu., Oct. 17 6:30 PM — Scientists Under Attack, followed by a discussion of science in policy and the influence of industry on scientific debate.
Sun., Oct. 20 6:30 PM — King Corn, followed by a discussion of the extent of GMO corn and its impact on biodiversity and the indigenous maize varieties in Mexico. Speaker: Miguel Robles of the Biosafety Alliance.
Wed., Oct. 23 6:30 PM — Silent Forest and Seeds of Freedom, followed by a discussion of the advent of genetically engineered trees, and the fundamental need for a healthy, sustainable, diverse source of seed for agriculture.
