EARTH DAY

Hey all,

We got a lot going on this week cause tomorrow's EARTH DAY! yay! VOTE FOR THE RENEWABLE ENERGY SUSTAINABILITY FUND AMENDMENT! (amendment #1)

For starters, there will be tons of festivities during the lunch hour tomorrow. I'm not sure if it's too late to sign up but anyone interested in cooking should definitely participate in Organic Iron Chef. We'll also have a table in the quad selling FEAST t-shirts so stop by as well. We will have composting and other garden work as usual around 4.30 then around 7.30 Tapped will be screened. If the weather's good it will be in the garden and if not, we have MOSHER 1 reserved. It's a potluck so bring some food! (preferably something easily eaten without utensils). If we're outside it might get a little chilly so maybe bring a blanket as well.

This Friday there is a free screening of the movie "dirt - A story with heart and soil" at 7 pm at the Historic Raymond Theatre 129 N. Raymond in Old Pasadena (Next door to the Armory). It is in partnership with "City of Pasadena Greening The Earth Day & Armory Family Arts Festival"


Here is some info about the movie:
Filmmakers Bill Benenson and Gene Rosow tell the story of the life-giving wonders of soil with depth and visual flair, from the Big Bang to present day. Based on the book Dirt, the Ecstatic Skin of the Earth, the film explores how environmental degradation and industrial agricultural practices are damaging one of life’s most essential elements. Author William Bryant Logan appears in the film along with such luminaries as leading global sustainability activist Vandana Shiva, Nobel Laureate and Green Belt Movement founder Wangari Maathai, TreePeople’s Andy Lipkis, physicist Fritjof Capra and many more pointing to hopeful restorative efforts under way around the world. Narrated by Jamie Lee Curtis with a music soundtrack selected by original Morning Becomes Eclectic host Tom Schnabel. DIRT! is call to action for human beings around the world to unite to literally save the earth.
Master Gardener Mark Rice will lead a community discussion following the film. Admission is free. This special Conscientious Projector event is co-sponsored by Sustainable World and EDEN (Environmental Defense of the Earth Now), Peace & Justice ministries of All Saints Church, in partnership with the City of Pasadena and The Armory Center for the Arts. For more info, contact Marty Coleman at 626.792.4941 or visit www.dirtthemovie.org .