Cultivate Local Food Connections

LXCL:Bring your own lawn chair to enjoy the film, guest speaker panel, and snacks! We will use a portion of our proceeds for our Farm to Table for All program (<a href="https://cultivatefoodconnections.org/f2t4a" class="lxcl-link" dir="ltr">F2T4A — CULTIVATE: Local Food Connections</a>).

General Admission

-CANCELLED- The Lenga Lenga Sampler &amp; Film on the Farm Event is unfortunately cancelled. Good news, though - you will have another chance to try lenga lenga soon! Please join us instead for lenga lenga samples, recipes, and more at the Drake Sprout Garden Fall Harvest Party on Tuesday, September 8th, from 4:30-6:30pm. The Sprout Garden is located at 30th St &amp; Carpenter Ave. We will also have the blender bike there to make salsa with fresh produce from the garden!----Come discover something new at <a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.inharmonyfarm.org/" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">In Harmony Farm</a> in Earlham! Join us in celebrating Lenga Lenga - Iowa&rsquo;s next super food. Lenga Lenga is a nutrient-packed leafy green enjoyed around the world for its rich flavor and many health benefits. Many of the In Harmony farmers, originally from Central Africa, grow lenga lenga as a staple crop and are excited to inspire more Iowans to bring it into their kitchens as well.&nbsp; We will provide a simple meal for you to try lenga lenga a few different ways with recipes to take with you. Just bring your own lawn chair, grab a bite to eat, and check out the space at In Harmony Farm - a nonprofit empowering up-and-coming farmers to grow healthy food and build thriving farm businesses while using sustainable practices to improve soil health.&nbsp; Around 8pm we will then enjoy an outdoor film screening of Common Ground, followed by a panel discussion with local farmers. About the film: Common Ground is the highly anticipated sequel to the juggernaut success documentary, Kiss the Ground, which touched over 1 billion people globally and inspired the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to put $20 billion toward soil health. By fusing journalistic expose&rsquo; with deeply personal stories from those on the front lines of the food movement, Common Ground unveils a dark web of money, power, and politics behind our broken food system. The film reveals how unjust practices forged our current farm system in which farmers of all colors are literally dying to feed us. The film profiles a hopeful and uplifting movement of white, black, and indigenous farmers who are using alternative &ldquo;regenerative&rdquo; models of agriculture that could balance the climate, save our health, and stabilize America&rsquo;s economy &ndash; before it&rsquo;s too late.

Hi <span contenteditable="false" data-custom-variable="{{firstname}}" fr-original-class="fr-deletable styled-tag-chip" fr-original-style="" style="color: rgb(42, 42, 196); overflow-wrap: anywhere; user-select: none; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 255); border: 1px solid rgb(191, 191, 255); border-radius: 4px; margin: 0px; padding: 1px 8px; font-size: 11px; display: inline-block; box-sizing: inherit;">First name, Thank you for registering for our event and supporting our work. Your registration greatly helps further our work with local food initiatives and regenerative farming practices. If you have any questions leading up to the event, please email:<a fr-original-style="" href="mailto:admin@cultivatefoodconnections.org" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">admin@cultivatefoodconnections.org</a> Please remember to bring your own lawn chair, as seating will be very limited. We look forward to seeing you for the film!

-CANCELLED- The Lenga Lenga Sampler &amp; Film on the Farm Event is unfortunately cancelled. Good news, though - you will have another chance to try lenga lenga soon! Please join us instead for lenga lenga samples, recipes, and more at the Drake Sprout Garden Fall Harvest Party on Tuesday, September 8th, from 4:30-6:30pm. The Sprout Garden is located at 30th St &amp; Carpenter Ave. We will also have the blender bike there to make salsa with fresh produce from the garden!----Come discover something new at <a href="https://www.inharmonyfarm.org/" target="_blank">In Harmony Farm</a> in Earlham! Join us in celebrating Lenga Lenga - Iowa’s next super food. Lenga Lenga is a nutrient-packed leafy green enjoyed around the world for its rich flavor and many health benefits. Many of the In Harmony farmers, originally from Central Africa, grow lenga lenga as a staple crop and are excited to inspire more Iowans to bring it into their kitchens as well.  We will provide a simple meal for you to try lenga lenga a few different ways with recipes to take with you. Just bring your own lawn chair, grab a bite to eat, and check out the space at In Harmony Farm - a nonprofit empowering up-and-coming farmers to grow healthy food and build thriving farm businesses while using sustainable practices to improve soil health.  Around 8pm we will then enjoy an outdoor film screening of Common Ground, followed by a panel discussion with local farmers. About the film: Common Ground is the highly anticipated sequel to the juggernaut success documentary, Kiss the Ground, which touched over 1 billion people globally and inspired the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to put $20 billion toward soil health. By fusing journalistic expose’ with deeply personal stories from those on the front lines of the food movement, Common Ground unveils a dark web of money, power, and politics behind our broken food system. The film reveals how unjust practices forged our current farm system in which farmers of all colors are literally dying to feed us. The film profiles a hopeful and uplifting movement of white, black, and indigenous farmers who are using alternative “regenerative” models of agriculture that could balance the climate, save our health, and stabilize America’s economy – before it’s too late.

Cultivate Local Food Connections

Iowa’s Next Super Food: Lenga Lenga Sampler & Film on the Farm Evening

In Harmony Farm

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