The Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS), in collaboration with the Park Scholars Program is proud to present the movie Ingredients. Each year CEFS partners with the Park Scholars’ Program to mentor 2-4 NC State students for their Civic Engagement Project. This year, CEFS is proud to host Rachel Nagley and Sam Shain as they work to help raise awareness on NC State’s campus about local foods.

Prior to the movie, come learn more about what you can do to support more local on campus. A highlight will be a sweet treat from NC State Dining made with ingredient’s from NC State’s Agroecology Farm. You can also participate in our survey on local foods!

Immediately following the movie with be a discussion panel to discuss local foods, on campus(es) and beyond.

Panelists:
* Dara Bloom is an Assistant Professor and Local Foods Extension Specialist in the Department of Agricultural and Human Sciences at NC State University.
* Chris Dunham is the Nutrition and Sustainability Specialist for NC State Dining
* Kim Hunter is chef/owner at Kimbap Restaurant in downtown Raleigh who sources a large portion of her menu from local farmers
* Kai Rundquist works under the Center for Environmental Farming System’s NC 10% Campaign as NC State’s Local Food Ambassador
* Courtney Tellefsen is a “momprenuer” who set out 10 years ago on a mission to support local farmers and help change our food system and started The Produce Box

About the Movie (From the Ingredients’ Website):

At the focal point of this movement, and of this film, are the farmers and chefs who are creating a truly sustainable food system. Their collaborative work has resulted in great tasting food and an explosion of consumer awareness about the benefits of eating local.

Attention being paid to the local food movement comes at a time when the failings of our current industrialized food system are becoming all too clear. For the first time in history, our children’s generation is expected to have a shorter lifespan than our own. The quality, taste and nutritional value of the food we eat has dropped sharply over the last fifty years. Shipped from ever-greater distances, we have literally lost sight of where our food comes from and in the process we’ve lost a vital connection to our local community and to our health.

A feature-length documentary, INGREDIENTS illustrates how people around the country are working to revitalize that connection. Narrated by Bebe Neuwirth, the film takes us across the U.S. from the diversified farms of the Hudson River and Willamette Valleys to the urban food deserts of Harlem and to the kitchens of celebrated chefs Alice Waters, Peter Hoffman and Greg Higgins. INGREDIENTS is a journey that reveals the people behind the movement to bring good food back to the table and health back to our communities.