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Plant This Movie

2021-03-20 18:00:00 2021-03-20 20:00:00 America/Chicago Plant This Movie The Urbana Free Library - Zoom

Saturday, March 20
6:00pm - 8:00pm

Add to Calendar 2021-03-20 18:00:00 2021-03-20 20:00:00 America/Chicago Plant This Movie The Urbana Free Library and Solidarity Gardens CU present Plant This Movie- a film about urban farming, gardening, food security, and community. The Urbana Free Library - Zoom

The Urbana Free Library and Solidarity Gardens CU present Plant This Movie- a film about urban farming, gardening, food security, and community.

Plant This Movie presents a comprehensive look at the evolution and growing impact of the international urban agriculture movement -- from cities across the United States to diverse countries around the world.

Featuring leading urban farming advocates, the film explores the inspiring success story of Cuba, and travels globally to communities of urban farmers in Shanghai, Calcutta, Addis Ababa, London, and Lima.

In the US, the film visits innovative projects in New York, New Orleans, Los Angeles, Berkeley, Philadelphia and Portland – including the largest rooftop garden in the world, blighted areas transformed into urban farms, student-run gardens and CSA, and other projects that show the explosion of creative local efforts.

The film begins by tracing the evolution of the household yard in America from a necessary source for food to the ubiquitous lawn, now the # 1 irrigated urban crop. After the highly productive Victory Gardens of WWII, the country moved rapidly to a more centralized food system, and people became divorced from the source of their food.

As Plant This Movie vividly illustrates, the ingredients for scaling up urban farming and reconnecting people to the food we eat are now all around us. The movement provides hope that people across the nation and the world will once again have access to healthier, locally grown food, using the land near where they live as a primary source.

 

Narrated by Darryl Hannah.

 

"Highly Recommended. Visits gardening sites across the world where urban gardeners are successful raising fish, vegetables and fruits. The information presented is valid and accurate as it portrays farming of yesteryear to now. The message is clear -- urban gardens do work to produce fresh food as they did in the past."
— Science Books and Films (AAAS)

 

Solidarity Gardens was launched in June of 2020 by Cunningham Township in collaboration with Sola Gratia Farm, Channing Murray Foundation, Urbana Park District, The Urbana Free Library and other community partners. By providing seeds, tools, knowledge, and redistribution, we intended to address current and worsening food insecurity by supporting local residents in growing food for themselves as well as our neighbors in need.

 

This event is open to all ages and will be screened via Zoom. Registration is required and limited to 100 participants.

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Adult |

TAGS: | Gardening |

The Urbana Free Library

Phone: 217-367-4057

Hours
We're closed Friday July 04 due to Independence Day
Mon, Jun 30 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Tue, Jul 01 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Wed, Jul 02 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Thu, Jul 03 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Fri, Jul 04 Closed
(Independence Day)
Sat, Jul 05 9:00AM to 6:00PM
Sun, Jul 06 1:00PM to 5:00PM

About the library

Conveniently located at the corner of Race and Green in downtown Urbana.

Upcoming events

Tue, Jul 01, All day
The Urbana Free Library - Children's Area

Tue, Jul 01, 10:00am - 10:25am
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Tue, Jul 01, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Wed, Jul 02, 10:30am - 11:30am
The Urbana Free Library

Wed, Jul 02, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Wed, Jul 02, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Teen Open Lab - The Lewis Auditorium

Wed, Jul 02, 6:00pm - 6:45pm
The Urbana Free Library - Cherry Alley

Thu, Jul 03, 10:00am - 10:30am
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Thu, Jul 03, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Thu, Jul 03, 5:30pm - 6:15pm
Urbana Park District Health and Wellness Center

Fri, Jul 04, All day
The Urbana Free Library

Sat, Jul 05, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
The Urbana Free Library - Busey-Mills Reading Room

Mon, Jul 07, 9:30am - 11:30am
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Mon, Jul 07, 10:00am - 11:30am
The Urbana Free Library - The Satterthwaite Conference Room

Tue, Jul 08, 10:00am - 10:25am
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Tue, Jul 08, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Tue, Jul 08, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Wed, Jul 09, 10:00am - 11:00am
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Wed, Jul 09, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Wed, Jul 09, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Teen Open Lab - The Lewis Auditorium

Thu, Jul 10, 10:00am - 10:30am
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Thu, Jul 10, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Orchard Downs Community Center

Thu, Jul 10, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Thu, Jul 10, 5:30pm - 7:00pm
King Park

Thu, Jul 10, 6:00pm - 8:30pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Sat, Jul 12, 11:00am - 11:45am
The Urbana Free Library - Megan's Reading Room,The Lewis Auditorium

Cancelled
Sat, Jul 12, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Silver and Vawter

Sat, Jul 12, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
The Urbana Free Library - Corner lot at Race St. & Green St.

Sat, Jul 12, 3:00pm - 3:45pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Mon, Jul 14, 9:30am - 11:30am
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Mon, Jul 14, 1:00pm - 4:30pm
The Urbana Free Library

Tue, Jul 15, 10:00am - 10:25am
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Tue, Jul 15, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Tue, Jul 15, 6:00pm - 8:30pm
The Urbana Free Library - MacFarlane-Hood Reading Room

Wed, Jul 16, 10:00am - 11:00am
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Wed, Jul 16, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Teen Open Lab - The Lewis Auditorium

Wed, Jul 16, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Wed, Jul 16, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
The Urbana Free Library - Online

Thu, Jul 17, 10:00am - 10:30am
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Thu, Jul 17, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Sat, Jul 19, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Mon, Jul 21, 9:30am - 10:30am
The Urbana Free Library - Children's Area,Megan's Reading Room

Mon, Jul 21, 9:30am - 11:30am
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Tue, Jul 22, 10:00am - 10:25am
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Tue, Jul 22, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Wed, Jul 23, 10:00am - 11:30am
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Wed, Jul 23, 10:00am - 11:00am
The Urbana Free Library - Megan's Reading Room

Wed, Jul 23, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Wed, Jul 23, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Teen Open Lab - The Lewis Auditorium

Wed, Jul 23, 4:30pm - 6:00pm
The Urbana Free Library - MacFarlane-Hood Reading Room

Thu, Jul 24, 9:00am - 10:45am
The Urbana Free Library - Children's Area,Megan's Reading Room

Thu, Jul 24, 10:00am - 10:30am
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Thu, Jul 24, 11:15am - 12:15pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Thu, Jul 24, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Thu, Jul 24, 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Ivanhoe Estates

Fri, Jul 25, 3:00pm - 3:45pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Sat, Jul 26, 8:00am - 12:00pm
Urbana Farmer's Market

Sat, Jul 26, 9:30am - 11:30am
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Sat, Jul 26, 11:00am - 12:00pm
The Urbana Free Library - Busey-Mills Reading Room

Sat, Jul 26, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Krannert Art Museum

Sun, Jul 27, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Mon, Jul 28, 9:30am - 11:30am
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Mon, Jul 28, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Mon, Jul 28, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
The Urbana Free Library - MacFarlane-Hood Reading Room

Tue, Jul 29, 10:00am - 10:25am
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Tue, Jul 29, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Wed, Jul 30, 10:00am - 11:00am
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Wed, Jul 30, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Teen Open Lab - The Lewis Auditorium

Wed, Jul 30, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Thu, Jul 31, 10:00am - 10:30am
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Thu, Jul 31, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium