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The Future of Food
Directed by Deborah Koons Garcia
88 min, USA 2004
Please join us for a screening of the documentary "The Future of Food" by Deborah Koons Garcia. This film explores the workings of the modern seed industry and its impact on our food supply. It also looks in depth at the alarming introduction and proliferation of genetically modified seeds.
Following the film we will host an open discussion to explore alternatives to large scale industrial agriculture, seed saving and exchange, urban community gardens and related topics. Come share your thoughts and hear how the seeds of Not A Cornfield will be used in future projects.
ABOUT THE NOT A CORNFIELD PROJECT
Growing in the historic center of Los Angeles, the Not Cornfield project transforms an industrial brownfield site into a cornfield for one agricultural cycle. Now the Los Angeles Historic State Park, the site popularly known as 'The Cornfield' had remained derelict for more than a decade. The project serves as a potent metaphor that provides a focus for reflection and action in a city unclear about the location of its energetic and historic center.
ABOUT LAUREN BON, NOT A CORNFIELD ARTIST
Lauren Bon resides in Los Angeles and holds a Masters of Architecture degree from MIT and a BA from Princeton. Ms. Bon is a trustee of the Annenberg Foundation and President of Not A Cornfield, LLC. Her recent urban, public and land art projects in the U.S., Hong Kong, Belfast and Northern Ireland, as well as her role as a trustee, make her uniquely poised to build the capacity of the Foundation in the area of site based philanthropy, serving communities through education, civic, health, artistic initiatives and programs. Not a Cornfield art project is being developed through a grant by the Annenberg Foundation. |
