From PlanIt Green:

Join PlanItGreen for this exciting webinar on local food resiliency featuring Star Farm, the Buy Fresh Buy Local Campaign and the Illinois Harvest of the Month Farm to School Program. There will be opportunities to connect to each of these initiatives as a consumer, an advocate or as an investor.

About Our Speakers

Stephanie Dunn, Executive Director

Star Farm Chicago is a women-led non-profit urban farm and landscaping company with 4 years of CSA service, backyard garden builds, and farm dinners. Rooted in the Back of the Yards neighborhood on Chicago's Southside, Star Farm works to build food sovereignty and opportunity for women, children, and adults and youth with disabilities through vocational training and horticultural therapy, while supporting local schools and food pantries to grow their own food.

Molly Gleason, Communications Director

The Illinois Stewardship Alliance is a statewide non-profit organization that brings together farmers and eaters across Illinois to solve problems in the food system. Through community organizing, we work with farmers across the state to create and champion farmer-led policy solutions, and we work with eaters to use their purchasing power and political power to support farmers and drive policy change. In 2019, the Alliance brought together a coalition of food and farm organizations across the state to launch Buy Fresh Buy Local Illinois, a statewide promotional program to support local food. The Buy Fresh Buy Local Illinois program aims to grow the local food economy by making it easy for shoppers to find and support local farms and the businesses that carry their products.

Diane Chapeta, Farm to School Program Manager

Seven Generations Ahead (SGA) is a statewide non-profit dedicated to its mission of being a catalyst for sustainable and healthy communities. Illinois Harvest of the Month – one of two SGA farm to school programs - helps school districts, feeding sites, and early care centers source and celebrate seasonal, local food. Each month, registered participants highlight a different local item on their cafeteria menus or in their school gardens. Illinois Harvest of the Month brings more money to local farmers, healthier food to the cafeteria, and educational opportunities for students about healthy eating.

Please RSVP to Lisa at admin@sevengenerationsahead.org

Please join this meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone.

https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/213406901

You can also dial in using your phone.

United States: +1 (872) 240-3212

Access Code: 213-406-901

From Deep Roots Project:

Deep Roots Co-Executive Director Estelle Carol and Education Content Director Lesley Pritikin will present "What if I Could Never Go to the Supermarket Again?" from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 27. (This substitutes the 4th webinar in their original First-time Food Gardener series that had been announced for this date.) They will cover the most important lessons learned about soil preparation, sun tracking, crop planning, crop rotation, companion planting, container planting, buying and growing seedlings and more. An eBook link will be sent to all who register.

From Deep Roots Project:

Webinar series presented by Veronica Porter on Wednesdays at 1 to 2 pm on May 6, 13, 20, 27.

There is a huge and growing interest in learning edible gardening brought on by coronavirus. Veronica Porter will explain the steps for setting up your first garden ASAP, and will help you have a successful harvest already in your first season. This 4-part series is for people with no prior gardening experience and will provide insider tips that can save time, energy and a lot of frustration. Veronica will answer your questions. The webinar recordings will be posted on our YouTube channel.

Stress from trips to the grocery store brings fears of coronavirus exposure, combined with worry that the food system will fail intermittently. Other shoppers and eaters have been angered by the high prices of organic food as well as the low-nutrients and chemicals in processed foods that dominate our food supply. There is no better time than now to contribute to your health and to a happier, healthier community!

After registering, for the webinars, we will contact you via email with a link to join in. It’s that easy! You only need to sign up once to join in the whole series. Jump in at any time!

From Deep Roots Project:

Webinar series presented by Veronica Porter on Wednesdays at 11am to noon on May 6, 13, 20, 27.

There is a huge and growing interest in learning edible gardening brought on by coronavirus. Veronica Porter will explain the steps for setting up your first garden ASAP, and will help you have a successful harvest already in your first season. This 4-part series is for people with no prior gardening experience and will provide insider tips that can save time, energy and a lot of frustration. Veronica will answer your questions. The webinar recordings will be posted on our YouTube channel.

Stress from trips to the grocery store brings fears of coronavirus exposure, combined with worry that the food system will fail intermittently. Other shoppers and eaters have been angered by the high prices of organic food as well as the low-nutrients and chemicals in processed foods that dominate our food supply. There is no better time than now to contribute to your health and to a happier, healthier community!

After registering, for the webinars, we will contact you via email with a link to join in. It’s that easy! You only need to sign up once to join in the whole series. Jump in at any time!

From Deep Roots Project:

Webinar series presented by Veronica Porter on Wednesdays at 1 to 2 pm on May 6, 13, 20, 27.

There is a huge and growing interest in learning edible gardening brought on by coronavirus. Veronica Porter will explain the steps for setting up your first garden ASAP, and will help you have a successful harvest already in your first season. This 4-part series is for people with no prior gardening experience and will provide insider tips that can save time, energy and a lot of frustration. Veronica will answer your questions. The webinar recordings will be posted on our YouTube channel.

Stress from trips to the grocery store brings fears of coronavirus exposure, combined with worry that the food system will fail intermittently. Other shoppers and eaters have been angered by the high prices of organic food as well as the low-nutrients and chemicals in processed foods that dominate our food supply. There is no better time than now to contribute to your health and to a happier, healthier community!

After registering, for the webinars, we will contact you via email with a link to join in. It’s that easy! You only need to sign up once to join in the whole series. Jump in at any time!

From Deep Roots Project:

Webinar series presented by Veronica Porter on Wednesdays at 11am to noon on May 6, 13, 20, 27.

There is a huge and growing interest in learning edible gardening brought on by coronavirus. Veronica Porter will explain the steps for setting up your first garden ASAP, and will help you have a successful harvest already in your first season. This 4-part series is for people with no prior gardening experience and will provide insider tips that can save time, energy and a lot of frustration. Veronica will answer your questions. The webinar recordings will be posted on our YouTube channel.

Stress from trips to the grocery store brings fears of coronavirus exposure, combined with worry that the food system will fail intermittently. Other shoppers and eaters have been angered by the high prices of organic food as well as the low-nutrients and chemicals in processed foods that dominate our food supply. There is no better time than now to contribute to your health and to a happier, healthier community!

After registering, for the webinars, we will contact you via email with a link to join in. It’s that easy! You only need to sign up once to join in the whole series. Jump in at any time!

Webinar series presented by Veronica Porter on Wednesdays at 11am to noon on May 6, 13, 20, 27.

There is a huge and growing interest in learning edible gardening brought on by coronavirus. Veronica Porter will explain the steps for setting up your first garden ASAP, and will help you have a successful harvest already in your first season. This 4-part series is for people with no prior gardening experience and will provide insider tips that can save time, energy and a lot of frustration. Veronica will answer your questions. The webinar recordings will be posted on our YouTube channel.

Stress from trips to the grocery store brings fears of coronavirus exposure, combined with worry that the food system will fail intermittently. Other shoppers and eaters have been angered by the high prices of organic food as well as the low-nutrients and chemicals in processed foods that dominate our food supply. There is no better time than now to contribute to your health and to a happier, healthier community!

After registering, for the webinars, we will contact you via email with a link to join in. It’s that easy! You only need to sign up once to join in the whole series. Jump in at any time!

Webinar series presented by Veronica Porter on Wednesdays at 11am to noon on May 6, 13, 20, 27.

There is a huge and growing interest in learning edible gardening brought on by coronavirus. Veronica Porter will explain the steps for setting up your first garden ASAP, and will help you have a successful harvest already in your first season. This 4-part series is for people with no prior gardening experience and will provide insider tips that can save time, energy and a lot of frustration. Veronica will answer your questions. The webinar recordings will be posted on our YouTube channel.

Stress from trips to the grocery store brings fears of coronavirus exposure, combined with worry that the food system will fail intermittently. Other shoppers and eaters have been angered by the high prices of organic food as well as the low-nutrients and chemicals in processed foods that dominate our food supply. There is no better time than now to contribute to your health and to a happier, healthier community!

After registering, for the webinars, we will contact you via email with a link to join in. It’s that easy! You only need to sign up once to join in the whole series. Jump in at any time!

John Chester/2018/91 min/Sustainable Food & Agriculture, Environmental Advocacy, People & Culture

FILM DESCRIPTION: “The Biggest Little Farm” chronicles the 8-year quest of John and Molly Chester as they trade city living for 200 acres of barren farmland and a dream to harvest in harmony with nature. Through dogged perseverance and embracing the opportunity provided by nature's conflicts, the Chesters unlock and uncover a biodiverse design for living that exists far beyond their farm, its seasons, and our wildest imaginations. Featuring breathtaking cinematography, captivating animals, and an urgent message to heed Mother Nature’s call, “The Biggest Little Farm” provides us all a vital blueprint for better living and a healthier planet.

After the screening, join us via facilitated live chat on Zoom for a discussion with Film Director John Chester.

Conversation will be facilitated by Susan Lucci, Co-Founder of 2Big4Words, FeelReal and Global Purpose Leaders. Local Acton Partners will be:

• Johari Cole, Iyabo Farms/Pembroke Farmers Cooperative; Farmer, Small Farm Advocate, and Teacher

• Alex Poltorak, The Urban Canopy, Founder and CEO

The One Earth Young Filmmakers Contest screened nine first place winners on March 7, at the Gene Siskel Film Center, in Chicago. A jury of filmmakers and environmental activists chose these top films from 196 submissions, but scores are always very tight.

In this virtual event, we feature the nine, short, Honorable Mention winning films, which were just a hair's breadth away from first place.

As an added bonus, submit your questions via live chat on Zoom in a discussion with the filmmakers, facilitated by Young Filmmakers Contest Founding Director Sue Crothers.

Young Filmmakers and their short films:

• Grady Roderweiss-O’Brien “The Impossible Way” (4 min)

• Samantha Older “The Shortage of Helium” (3.5 min)

• Filmmakers not present “Green Gone” (3 min)

• Chloe Chin “Remember” (3 min)

• Dane Ottman “Sea Creature Complaints” (5 min)

• Jordan Renville "Change" (6 min)

• Natalie Shoultz "Racism and the Environmental Movement" (4.5 min)

• Taylor Anderson and Natalie Snodgrass “Feeding the Future of Chicago” (5 min)

• Patrick Thomas Keen “Tossed” (trailer)