I received this email from a fellow Nutritionist and wanted to pass it along to anyone that is interested in an educational night in the park.
Food for Thought: Food, Films and Picnics at the Orange County Great Park.
Meet up with friends and family and join us for a new film series that promises not only thought-provoking entertainment but also an evening of picnicking outdoors. Get inspired by award-winning documentary films, and dialogue with nationally recognized speakers. Bring your own picnic dinner or buy something tasty from a gourmet food truck, the newest food experience sweeping the nation. Local food trucks, championing sustainability and fresh food, will be available before the films and talk.
Programs will be held at the Great Park’s Farm & Food Lab. The films will be held outdoors on the lawn. Lecture will provide seating under tent.
Admission is free. Location is near the Sand Canyon exit for the 5 Freeway. For directions or more information please visit www.ocgp.org or call 949-724-7420.
Film Series:
Thursday Evenings – Picnics begin at 6:30 p.m., Film at Dusk
“King Corn”
Thursday, April 21
In this Peabody Award winner, two college friends start a wild journey to learn where their food comes from and they plant and grow an acre corn farm in a local community in Iowa. With humor, beauty and insight, the film explores their path to understanding the broader food production system and farming in America. 88 minutes. Guest speaker: Director Aaron Woolf.
“Food, Inc.”
Thursday, May 19
This Academy Award Nominee film reveals surprising and shocking truths about what we eat, how it’s produced, and who we have become as a nation. The film interviews forward thinkers such as Michael Pollan (In Defense of Food) and Eric Schlosser (Fast Food Nation) to stimulate a deeper understanding of where we are with our food system and how it impacts us as people. 94 minutes
“DIRT! The Movie”
Thursday, June 9
This recent documentary brings to life the science, history, art and philosophy of our most precious living national resource, all within a global perspective. The movie captures the wonder of dirt and the realization that “in taking care of living breathing dirt we are taking care of ourselves.” 90 minutes.
Bring friends, your own picnic, or buy from a local Food Truck and enjoy this outdoor film series. For more information see www.ocgp.org
Pura Vida!
Alica Fowler, NTP
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