Delmarva and the Ground for Change to be feature film at the Monadnock Earth Day Festival.
On behalf of the Monadnock International Film Festival (MONIFF), Monadnock Farm & Community Coalition, and Monadnock Food Co-op, the featured theme for this year's Monadnock Earth Day Film Fest is "climate change and how producers are working to mitigate its effects" - whether its farmers on the Delmarva Peninsula of Delaware or Native American tribes scattered throughout the Southwest. The films Delmarva and the Ground for Change, Seeds of our Children, and Inhabitants dive deeply into the topic. Learn how producers and a business owner implement sustainable practices to mitigate climate change while maintaining or increasing profitability, and how advocates work to support them.
Date/Time:
Thursday, April 20, 2023 at 6pm - 8:30pm
Location:
Drennan Auditorium at Keene State College (KSC), Keene, New Hampshire
Details:
A panel discussion will follow the film focused on how farmers and business owners employ sustainable practices to mitigate climate change and how advocates work to support them. It will be moderated by Sasha Davis, Department Chair, Environmental Studies, KSC. Panelists will include film director, Karrah Kwasnik, farmers, Jenny Wooster of Picadilly Farm and Jack Rixey of Dog Days Farm (Tracie’s Community Farm), business owner, Sam Temple, Fire Dog Breads, and advocates Jen Risley of AMIBA and The Local Crowd Monadnock, and Julie Davenson of NOFA-NH.
Please note that while this event is free, that seating capacity is limited to 90. Preregistration is highly encouraged. Parking on KSC campus for Drennan Auditorium is free and accommodates 60 cars on a first-come, first-serve basis.
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You can still stream Delmarva and the Ground for Change through the Monadnock Earth Day Film Festival's VIRTUAL lineup.
Learn moreFilm Synopsis:
Environmental stewardship of farmers around the Chesapeake and Delaware Bays has made them leaders in practices that protect and promote healthy soils. These very practices also safeguard working lands against extremes posed by climate change. This film follows three different family-owned farming operations on the Delmarva Peninsula who all care about and depend on soil.