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YWCA Greenwich, Greenwich Library Peterson Business Program Series, and J.P. Morgan Private Bank present Women and the Sustainable Food Revolution: Transforming the Way We Eat on Thursday, October 14, 2010 from 6-8 pm at YWCA Greenwich.

A very special guest panel of notable women leaders in the sustainable food revolution will educate, inform and inspire you as they discuss what’s wrong with the way we eat and how their initiatives are helping to pave the way for change, plus share practical advice for eating more sustainably each and every day.

Please join Jayni Chase, Founder, Green Community Schools and the Center for Environmental Education; Annie Farrell, Farm Activist and Advisor, Millstone Farm; Betsy Fink, Owner of Millstone Farm and President of the Betsy and Jesse Fink Foundation; and Amy Kalafa, Documentary Filmmaker, Certified Health Counselor and Partner, Trainer’s Table as they discuss why the choices we make every day about the foods we eat matter.

Among topics to be discussed are how the way we we eat impacts human and environmental health and threatens biodiversity, how climate change is impacting agriculture, why food security is a matter of national security, how energy figures into the  food production equation, how food policies and food marketing influence food choices everywhere from school lunch to grocery store shelves, and why establishing Community Supported Agriculture programs and backyard, school, community and urban gardens are practical solutions to the problems we face.

Location: YWCA Greenwich, 259 East Putnam Avenue, Greenwich

Program Schedule:

6-6:45 Open reception with Local Food and Sustainable Wine

6:45-7:30 Moderated Panel Discussion

7:30-8:00 Open Discussion & Networking

This event is free and open to the general public, but seating is limited and registration is a required. You may register by calling Tiffany Metti at the YWCA Greenwich at 203-869-6501, ext. 106 or online at www.ywcagreenwich.org/sustainablefood.

Do you have a question for the guest panelists?

Please submit your questions in the comments section below or email them to info@fairfieldgreenfoodguide.com for consideration during the panel discussion. Audience questions will also be taken during the moderated panel discussion.

This event is sold out as of Feb. 24.

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Please join me for a very special  screening of the documentary food film FRESH on Saturday, February 27 from 2:00-4:30 pm at Audubon Greenwich. Immediately following the film, I will moderate a panel discussion with prominent members of the local/sustainable food movement. Please join us afterwards for complimentary organic wine and local cheese in the exhibition area. A special outdoor educational program for children 5 and up is being offered free of charge so the whole family can enjoy an afternoon at the beautiful venue.

ABOUT THE MOVIE: Local, organic and sustainable food movements are gaining ground across our country.  FRESH provides a vivid glimpse into our nation’s broken food system and celebrates the farmers, thinkers and business people across America who are re-inventing our food system and working for change. Come out and learn about the policies that are responsible for our current food system and see what we need to change so we can all access food that sustains our health, our farmers, and our planet.

ABOUT THE PANEL: The panelists will include: Amy Kalafa, co-producer of the ‘Two Angry Moms’ movie; Rachel Khanna, an organic chef and Certified Health Counselor; Dan Levinson, Founder and Chairman of Westport Green Village Initiative(GVI); Deb Marsden, founder of CT Farm Fresh Express; and Melina Brown (chicken expert and founder of the Southern CT/Westchester Backyard Poultry Meetup). Analiese Paik, a sustainable foods advocate and founder of the Fairfield Green Food Guide, will moderate the panel discussion.

The panel discussion, exhibitors, and an organic wine and Connecticut cheese reception will follow the movie. Space is very limited and tickets are available in advance only. Buy tickets for $7 online at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/91186. (If tickets/space remains, admission will be $15 at the door so please buy in advance.)

Doors open at 2:00 pm / Movie at 2:30 pm. Movie length: 72 min. (Snow date: Feb. 28th).

Co-sponsored by: Fairfield Green Food Guide and Greenwich Audubon

For more information, please visit: www.FRESHthemovie.com or the Audubon website

Event location: Audubon Greenwich, 613 Riversville Road, Greenwich, CT 06831 Questions? Call Jeff Cordulack at Audubon Greenwich: 203-869-5272 x239.

FOR PEOPLE WITH KIDS BUT WANT TO ATTEND THE FRESH EVENT, THIS KIDS PROGRAM WILL RUN DURING THE MOVIE:

Saturday, February 27

Be An Animal Tracks and Traces Detective

2:30-3:45 pm

Learn about the different tracks and traces left by our local animals and then join us for a short walk outside to search for animal signs. Ages 5 & up. RSVP required for this program. Sign up by calling the store at 203-869-5272 x221.

A MESSAGE FROM THE PRODUCERS OF “FRESH: The Movie”

FRESH is more than a movie, it’s a gateway to action. Our aim is to help grow FRESH food, ideas, and become active participants in an exciting, vibrant, and fast-growing movement.

When I write we, I don’t mean our small team (officially two of us, with lots of amazing helps from our interns and volunteers) but I mean YOU. All of you. FRESH is a grassroots efforts for a grassroots movement. It’s been tremendously exciting to see the movie catch on and spread like wild fire, being used all over the country as a platform to raise awareness and connecting people to the solutions available in their community.

Within a month of our launch, we’ve received over 20,000 visitors and hundreds of screenings have already been organized. We want to reach 1 million folks. Not just because that would totally feel nice to our ego (mine especially!), but because, we believe that FRESH can truly help get us to a tipping point, when sustainable food will no longer be just a niche market.

Please help us reach 1 million people (to start with that is.) Organize a home screening or a community screening. Get in touch with us, let us know what we can do more and better. We’re open!

Ana Joanes & The FRESH Team

About Audubon Connecticut/ Audubon Greenwich

Audubon Connecticut, the state organization of the National Audubon Society with more than 9,000 members statewide, works to protect birds, other wildlife and their habitats using education, science and conservation, and legislative advocacy for the benefit of humanity and the earth’s biological diversity. Through our network of nature centers, wildlife sanctuaries, and local, volunteer Chapters, we seek to connect people with nature and inspire the next generation of conservationists.