Open Farm Lunch & Food Justice Presentations
August 12 & 13 12-2pm
Saving Seeds Farm
3 Flower Farm Lane, Sedgwick, Maine
Space is limited, RSVP by calling 207-359-2128 or emailing [email protected]
Cost:$10 or more suggested donation or join the morning work crew 9am - 12pm
Friday, August 12
Roast chicken*, new potatoes, salad and veggies, blueberry cobbler, herb tea or coffee
Campaigning for Fair Food, Coalition of Immokalee Workers
The Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) is a community-based organization of mainly Latino, Mayan Indian and Haitian immigrants working in low-wage jobs throughout the state of Florida. The CIW has waged successful campaigns to raise the income for farmworkers picking tomatoes for some of the largest food companies in the world, including McDonalds, Taco Bell, and Whole Foods. The CIW has also worked to expose modern day slavery and forced labor in Florida, earning national and international recognition for their innovative program of worker-led investigation and human rights education. Come hear their inspirational story!
Saturday, August 13
Rabbit stew*, salad and veggies, blueberry shortcake, herb tea or coffee
Presentation to be announced
*Organic chicken donated by Old Ackley Farm in Blue Hill. Rabbit raised on farm. Vegetarian option available.
And don't miss...
Sunday, August 14
Community Supper
followed by a showing of The Greenhorns, a documentary film about new farmers in America
Halcyon Grange, Blue Hill
5-9pm
Pig roast, local veggies, blueberry pies, and more!
Silent Auction to benefit Food for Maine's Future. Donations welcome.
These events are part of Food for Maine's Future's 2011 Food & Farm Activist Retreat. Learn more at www.savingseeds.wordpress.com. All proceeds benefit Food for Maine's Future.