Farm to Table — an Ourlando Event

Ourlando is organizing the Farm to Table event at the Enzian!

Sunday Nov 15, 2009

12:oo PM – 2:30 PM

Enzian Theater, 1300 S. Orlando Ave

The purpose of this event is to connect the community with their food source, network and promote a sustainable community for Orlando and the surrounding areas. Come, be a part of this and support the local food movement.

Featuring the documentary “Food Fight” by Chris Taylor and food by Chef Josh Oakley.

Come meet our local farmer’s and local food vendor’s. The event begins with passed hors d’oeuvre made with locally grown produce by Chef Josh Oakley, the executive chef of Enzian. Followed up with the showing of Food Fight.http://foodfightthedoc.com

After the documentary, there will be plenty of time to meet and mingle with our local farmers and vendors. We will also be featuring the organically, fresh brewed beer of Orlando Brewery, fair trade coffee from Austin’s and assorted blends of tea from Dandelion Communitea just to name a few.

Tickets: $18, includes hors d’oeuvre, beer, coffee and tea.

Tickets available at the Enzian box office and through their web site.

Support local, independent business and help build a sustainable local food economy.

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Food, Inc. Playing in Winter Park

Food, Inc. is a documentary film about where our food comes from and how it is affecting our nation.  It is produced and directed by Robert Kenner who worked over six years to bring the film to the screen.  The Food, Inc. website describes what the film is about,

The veil on our nation’s food industry is lifted, exposing the highly mechanized underbelly that’s been hidden from the American consumer with the consent of our government’s regulatory agencies, USDA and FDA. Our nation’s food supply is now controlled by a handful of corporations that often put profit ahead of consumer health, the livelihood of the American farmer, the safety of workers and our own environment.

Food, Inc. was released in June and is currently only playing at Regal Winter Park Village.  It is listed on their schedule as far out as August 6.  I have not seen it so I cannot leave a review.  If you have seen Food, Inc. please Comment and let others know what you thought.

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