Farming
the Future: Farm Life on Long Island
LI
AgriCULTURE: Celebrating Local Foods with the Power of Film
FREE
farm tour and outdoor screening of FARMING THE FUTURE: FARM LIFE ON LONG ISLAND
at St. Joseph’s Farms at CSJ Brentwood
Presented by Cinema
Arts Centre and St. Joseph’s Farms at CSJ Brentwood in partnership with ChooseLI, made possible with support from the Long Island Community Foundation
5:00
- 9:00 PM Saturday, Septermber 18th (Rain-date: September 19th)
Location:
1725 Brentwood Rd, Brentwood, NY 11717 **Must enter at 104 Second Avenue, Islip
11717
Admission
is FREE
Please bring your own food/snacks/drinks/water - There will be NO FOOD sold on site.
Cinema Arts Centre and
St. Joseph’s Farms at CSJ Brentwood are excited to present a Free and Fun
family-friendly evening at the movies! Join us for an outdoor screening of the
local documentary, FARMING THE FUTURE: FARM LIFE OF LONG ISLAND. The screening
will feature a tour of St. Joseph’s Farms at CSJ Brentwood, a Q&A with
local experts, live music, a playground for the kids, and more! Remember
to bring picnic blankets and chairs!
Farming the Future:
Farm Life on Long Island celebrates the enduring way of life, work ethic, and
value system of Long Island family farmers, whose rural heritage spans more
than three centuries, and chronicles their struggles with everything from
weather and suburban sprawl to competition from abroad. Narrated by actor William Baldwin, a Long Island native,
the film also features an interview with Farm Aid president and music legend Willie Nelson.
5:00 – Live performance
from The Sound Cellar, tabling with Strong Youth and other local organizations, and playtime on the
playground
7:00 – Introduction to
the film and farm by the Sisters of St. Joseph
7:30 – Outdoor film
screening of Farming the Future: Farm Life on Long Island (1 hr)
8:30 – A Q&A with
local experts
Panel
discussion will feature:
suzanne j. zoubeck
Green Thumb CSA - Huntington
https://www.greenthumborganicfarm.com/csa
Teddy Bolkas
Thera Farms
https://www.facebook.com/TheraFarms/
Dan Heston
Director of
Agricultural programs
Peconic Land
Trust
https://peconiclandtrust.org/
Kimberly Quarty
Director of
Conservation Planning
Peconic Land
Trust
https://peconiclandtrust.org/
Eugene Murphy
Suffolk County Farmland Committee
Make sure to stay tuned
for more events in our new program series, LI agriCULTURE:
LI
AgriCULTURE: Celebrating Local Foods with the Power of Film
engages our community in Long Island’s rich landscape of sustainable food
production through the power of documentary film, helping to foster pride in
our shared agricultural and aquacultural heritage, and inspiring us to choose
more local foods. Presenting dynamic documentary screening and discussion
programs, virtually and in a variety of locations, our program will connect
audiences to local food producers and encourage and empower our community to
include more locally and sustainably produced foods in our daily diets. Learn
more: https://cinemaartscentre.org/li_agriculture/
