PLEASE BE OUR GUEST at an online screening & discussion of the acclaimed film "Can You Dig This," hosted by Chicago-area organizations Austin Coming Together, One Earth Film Festival, and Austin Renaissance Council, as part of the Austin Eats Initiative.

Register Here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/can-you-dig-this-screening-discussion-online-tickets-170829765427

FULL FILM DESCRIPTION:

Delila Vallot/2015/84 min/Food-Agriculture

FILM DESCRIPTION: South Los Angeles. What comes to mind is gangs, drugs, liquor stores, abandoned buildings and vacant lots. The last thing that you would expect to find is a beautiful garden sprouting up through the concrete, coloring the urban landscape. As part of an urban gardening movement taking root in South LA, people are planting to transform their neighborhoods and are changing their own lives in the process. Calling for people to put down their guns and pick up their shovels, these "gangster gardeners" are creating an oasis in the middle of one of the most notoriously dangerous places in America.

"Can You Dig This" follows the inspirational journeys of four unlikely gardeners, discovering what happens when they put their hands in the soil. This is not a story of science and economics. This is a story of the human spirit, inspiring people everywhere to pick up their shovels and "plant some shit."

Some strong language. Some heavy themes.

This event is part of Austin Eats, a collaborative working to rewrite the narrative around food in Chicago's Austin community. By synergizing organizations already promoting healthier food choices through grocery access, culinary entrepreneurship, food education, community gardens, and urban farms, Austin Eats will recreate Austin’s food access ecosystem.

Do you live, work, or go to school in Chicago's Austin community? If so, we encourage you to attend in person! For in-person tickets, click here.