Local Food Systems in Old Industrial Regions Conference - August 3 - 7
Eat Local, Kalamazoo: Is That a Hen in Your Yard? - August 11
Eat Local, Kalamazoo: Local Foods Scavenger Hunt beginning in September!
Fair Food Film Festival
Where does our food come from? Why does it matter?
To explore the answers to these important questions, Fair Food Matters and its community partners* hosted southwest Michigan's first Fair Food Film Festival in 2008.
Now we're in the planning stages for our next festival, to be held in the spring of 2010. If you'd like to help, please email us.
Below, check out the intriguing films we offered last year - from quirky to educational.
- King Corn: King Corn: Two friends, one acre, and the commodity that supports our fast-food nation
- Organic Opportunity: Small Farms & Economic Development:Exploring Woodbury County's (Iowa) pioneering economic development campaign based on local, organic agriculture.
- Food & Community: a tasty program of movie scenes and brief essays by local writers.
- The Real Dirt on Farmer John:How one man revolutionized his family farm and redeemed his own life.
*Presented with support from Kalamazoo Film Society, Bronson Hospital, Kalamazoo Public Library, Kalamazoo Valley Museum, Kalamazoo College, Michigan Land Trustees and Portage United Church of Christ. Logo courtesy of Mehring Design.
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A licensed facility for new & existing food businesses, local-produce processing, and job training.
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Celebrate local food, local farming, and sustainable living with great speakers, music and more.
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Fair Food Film Festival
Exploring where our food comes from and why it matters.