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“The Real Dirt on Farmer John” Potluck and a Movie! 5pm Sunday April 11th at Reynolds High School.
Come and celebrate Earth Day with us! Slow Food Asheville will host a screening of this epic tale of a maverick Midwestern farmer at the Reynolds High School Minitorium. Farmer John is the true story of a young farmer who manages to meld the traditions of family farming with the power of art and free expression. This sometimes silly sometimes serious movie is a powerful story of transformation and renewal, it heralds a resurrection of farming in America. Defying all odds, John gradually transforms his land into a revolutionary farming community, a cultural mecca, where people work and flourish providing fresh vegetables and herbs to thousands of people every week.
Please bring a potluck dish to share if you wish (no alcohol please, we are inviting teens to join us and want everyone to feel comfortable). We will eat from 5pm-6pm and the movie will start at 6 pm with a $5 donation. Proceeds will go towards Slow Food Asheville’s ongoing educational work. We will host a discussion of the movie afterwards. See below for directions.
On 240 heading east continue straight under I40 on to 74A, or from I 40 take the Bat Cave exit on to 74A – continue about 3 miles. You will go under the parkway, You will see the Reynolds Fire department on your right, then turn right on to Rocket Drive. There is a very big rocket in the middle of the road. The high school will be on your left. Come in the front doors under the awning.