From diane.brandon at gmail.com  Wed Jun  1 15:10:42 2011
From: diane.brandon at gmail.com (Diane Brandon)
Date: Wed, 1 Jun 2011 18:10:42 -0400
Subject: [CoolCommunities] Fwd: Screening of "Meet Your Farmer", June 5th,
	7pm at York Library
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Message-ID: <7854F09A-59E5-47DF-9BE6-77B321AD9ED8@gmail.com>

Local food reduces fossil fuel use for transporting food....  this  
sounds like a great event!


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> Date: June 1, 2011 3:36:16 PM EDT (CA)
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> "Meet Your Farmer"
> Sunday, June 5th, 7-8:30 pm at York Public Library
> Discussion to follow with remarks from local farmers
> from Zach's Farm and Rumsey Farm.
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> Maine Farmland Trust is hosting a screening of eight short  
> documentaries which tell the diverse stories of eight Maine farms:  
> from Aroostook to York, from potatoes to dairy, from large  
> commercial operations to small farms that sell directly to local  
> people. The result:
> Meet Your Farmer.
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> Hosted by Great Works Regional, Kittery and York Land Trusts, as  
> part of the Gateway to Maine: Outside public programs collaborative,  
> the event will feature the film screening and remarks from York  
> farmers, John and Abe Zacharias, from Zach's Farm, and Margot  
> Simonds and Robert Munn from Rumsey Farm.
> "Throughout seacoast Maine and New Hampshire (and all across the  
> country), there is a surge in consumer demand for locally grown  
> food. Anyone living in the region has likely noticed the growing  
> increase in Farmers' markets, roadside farm stands and restaurants  
> that are sourcing their ingredients locally," said York Land Trust  
> Executive Director Doreen MacGillis.
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> Seacoast Eat Local, a nonprofit organization that works to connect  
> consumers with locally grown and locally made foods cites many  
> factors supporting the trend including the freshness, flavor, and  
> higher nutritional value of foods that don't have to be bred for  
> long-distance shipping. Consumers also seem keen on the knowledge  
> that buying locally harvested and produced food means more money  
> stays within the community and less negative environmental impact  
> occurs.
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> "The films are part of our effort to get out word about what's  
> happening with farming throughout Maine. With 1,000 farm recently  
> added in Maine, the story of farming in Maine defies simple  
> classification," explains Piotti Executive Director of Maine  
> Farmland Trust.  "It is at once robust and threatened.  It is as  
> diverse as Maine's 8000 farms."
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> After the screening at York Public Library, Anna Witholt Abaldo of  
> Maine Farmland Trust and local guest farmers will provide additional  
> commentary to the films and answer questions from the audience.  
> This  Gateway to Maine: Outside event is free and open to the  
> public. No advanced registration is required.
> Great Works Regional Land Trust | P.O. Box 151 | (office=Beach Plum  
> Farm) | (610 Main Street, Ogunquit) | South Berwick | ME | 03908
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