Regeneration & Beyond: Exploring our Food System

10 Hillside Road,Greenwich CT 06830

09 November, 2021

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Hosted by Waste Free Greenwich, Food Rescue US - Fairfield County, The Foodshed Network and Greenwich Conservation Commission. On Tuesday, November 9th, Waste Free Greenwich, Food Rescue US - Fairfield County, The Foodshed Network, and Greenwich Conservation Commission will be hosting a screening of Kiss the Ground followed by a panel discussion, "Regeneration & Beyond: Exploring Our Food System" at the Performing Arts Center at Greenwich High School. Kiss the Ground is a documentary that sheds light on a new, old approach to farming called "regenerative agriculture" that has the potential to balance our climate, replenish our vast water supplies and feed the world. The panel discussion, featuring sustainability experts from the non-profit and business sectors, will focus on a host of topics related to our food system, including food insecurity, composting, waste reduction and more. 6:00 pm Environmental Fair 7:00 pm Film Screening 8:00 pm Panel Discussion Panelists: Waste Free Greenwich - Julie Deschamps Food Rescue US - Fairfield County - Danielle Blaine Greenwich Community Garden - Terri Browne Kutzen Sam Bridge Winter Farmers Market - Nick Bridge Curbside Compost - Nick Skeadas Baldor Specialty Foods - Thomas McQuillan Waste Free Greenwich - Sharon Psyhojos The Foodshed Network - Ali Ghiorse (moderator) The Kiss the Ground event is supported by the following community partners: Air Quality Revolution, Aux Delices, Curbside Compost, Earth Rise, Geoff Lazlo Food, Greenwich Botanical Center, Greenwich Community Gardens, Greenwich Environmental Advocacy Group, Greenwich High School Environmental Action Club, Greenwich Sustainability Committee, Live Eat Cook Healthy, Old Greenwich Honey, Pedal Greenwich, Pollinator Pathway and Sam Bridge Nursery Farmers’ Market.