[Southern California Permaculture] TONIGHT!/May 15/FREE/“Growing Cities” Urban Farming Film/ 7:00-8:30pm

[Margie Bushman, Santa Barbara Permaculture Network]

Please join us!  Developing a vibrant local 
foodsystem has never been more important for our cities...
Sponsors: Community Environmental Council, Food 
Bank of Santa Barbara County, Orfalea 
Foundation’s School Food Initiative, Santa 
Barbara Food Alliance, Santa Barbara Permaculture 
Network, and the Center for Urban Agriculture at Fairview Gardens.
Emacs!

Santa Barbara Central Library, Faulkner Gallery
Thursday, May 15, 7:00-8:30pm FREE

<https://www.facebook.com/events/1429811153934114/?source=1>https://www.facebook.com/events/1429811153934114/?source=1

Growing Cities is an inspiring documentary about 
urban farming in America. At a time when so much 
negative attention is paid to the food system, 
this film tells the stories of city-dwellers who 
are transforming their communities--one vacant 
lot, backyard beehive, and rooftop farm at a time.

Sponsors: Community Environmental Council, Food 
Bank of Santa Barbara County, Orfalea 
Foundation’s School Food Initiative, Santa 
Barbara Food Alliance, Santa Barbara Permaculture 
Network, and the Center for Urban Agriculture at Fairview Gardens.

Film trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlSlkAB8cBo


Community sponsors of the film will be available 
after the screening to answer questions about 
urban farming, community gardens, access to healthy food, and more.

Sponsors for the film represents a network of 
community groups who work to improve SB 
County’s  food system: the Community 
Environmental Council (which addresses pressing 
environmental issues and encourages people to eat 
local food); the Food Bank of Santa Barbara 
County (which is ending hunger and changing the 
health of Santa Barbara County); the Orfalea 
Foundation’s School Food Initiative (which 
empowers school districts to offer nourishing 
school meals); the Santa Barbara Food Alliance- 
(advocates for a resilient, local food system); 
the Santa Barbara Permaculture Network (ongoing 
events & programs for the community with a focus 
on ecological design & sustainability); and the 
Center for Urban Agriculture at Fairview Gardens 
(an urban farm producing local food crops 
available to the public at their farm stand & CSA 
program, while offering educational programs & classes).

According to the film’s producers, “Growing 
Cities is a film about urban farming in America. 
At a time when so much negative attention is paid 
to the food system — from mad cows to factory 
farms — this film tells the stories of 
city-dwellers who are transforming their communities one
vacant lot, backyard beehive, and rooftop farm at 
a time. Along the way these growers show that the 
urban farming movement is about much more than 
just the calories we consume and that everyone 
can take part in creating a healthier, more just, 
and sustainable food system.”


The Food Literacy Manager for the Orfalea 
Foundation’s School Food Initiative, Melissa 
Fontaine, encourages anyone curious about local 
food or gardening to attend this screening. 
Fontaine said, “I hope people will come, sit 
back, relax, and enjoy the show — and then go 
home and plant a tomato. Santa Barbara County is 
very fortunate to have agricultural land, and 
this movie will inspire people to take part in 
their local food system in a way that benefits 
our farmers, our health, and our environment. It 
also happens to be fun and delicious.”

Many film festivals included this film in their 
selection for 2014, including: Wild and Scenic, 
Portland Film Festival, Flagstaff Mountain Film 
Festival, Princeton Film Festival, and more.






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(805) 962-2571
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