FRIDAY! Free screening of acclaimed documentary SYMPHONY OF THE SOIL

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The Camden Conference and Maine Farmland Trust are pleased to present a special showing of Deborah Koons Garcia’s new documentary, Symphony of the Soil on Friday, August 22nd at 7 p.m. at the Camden Opera House. Deborah Koons Garcia, the film’s director, writer and producer, will be joined for a live discussion after the film by sustainable agriculture visionary, Fred Kirschenmann, and John Piotti , CEO of the Maine Farmland Trust.

Symphony of the Soil explores the complexity and mystery of “the living skin of the earth.”  The film is an important work that examines how many of today’s large-scale farming practices, while producing abundant food, are damaging the soil used for growing it. Filmed on four continents and sharing the voices of soil scientists, farmers, and activists, soil is revealed to be a living organism, the foundation of life on earth.

Deborah Koons Garcia is best known for her 2004 film, The Future of Food, which addressed the issues of genetically engineered crops and the corporate control of our food supply.

Fred Kirschenmann is making a return visit to the Midcoast after delivering a stirring keynote address at last winter’s Camden Conference. He is a longtime national and international leader in sustainable agriculture and continues to manage his family's 1,800 acre certified organic farm in North Dakota.

John Piotti was a founder of Maine Farmland Trust in 1999. His work with MFT was recently honored when Maine magazine named him one of “50 people who have made a difference in Maine.”

This event was made possible through a grant from the Elmina B. Sewall Foundation as a follow-up event to February’s Camden Conference, “The Global Politics of Food and Water,” and presents an exciting opportunity to further explore the issues raised at that widely praised and sold out event. 

The event is free and open to the public.

Event Date: 

Fri, 08/22/2014 - 7:00pm to 10:00pm

Event Location: 

Camden Opera House

Address: 

Camden Opera House
29 Elm St
Camden, ME 04843
United States

Contact Name: 

Camden Conference

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(207) 236-1034

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