“Montana Fare: A Community Food & Film Fest” will be held from 10am-2pm on Saturday, April 11, 2009 at the Emerson Cultural Center. The event begins with taste testing during the Bozeman Winter Farmers’ Market from 10am-1pm, followed by the premiere of the documentary Montana Fare, a new film by MSU film graduate Jaime Jelenchick. Supervised children's activities related to local food will be available for kids ages 3-10 from 1-2pm. This event is free and open to the public.
Montana Fare tells the story of two women based in rural Montana—farmer and rancher Jenny Sabo and Native American tribal elder Minerva Allen. The short 20-minute film covers a number of relevant food issues, including nutrition, food access and security, changing taste preferences and homogenization, disassociation/distance from food, and public health. Along with inspiring local scenery and down-to-earth, poignant discussions with both women, Montana Fare captures how two people with distinct pasts and different futures decide what food to put on the table.
The documentary will be followed by a short Q&A with the women featured in the film and a panel discussion that highlights “Food and Family Health, Food Access/Distribution, Economics of Local Food, and Growing Your Own”. Children’s activities will run simultaneously so parents can drop off their kids to attend events in the theater.
For more information about the event, please call (406) 599-3642 or email Jaime Jelenchick at jjelenchick@yahoo.com.
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