Whole Foods Campaign "Let's Retake Our Plates" to Benefit Slow Food Dallas

What do you know about the cattle that your burger came from? Is that salmon fillet from a wild-caught fish or farm-raised — and what does that mean for the planet? Can you identify all of the ingredients in your favorite cupcake? What does it mean for a tomato to be labeled organic, conventional or local?

All of the questions and messages about food and where it comes from can be daunting, especially when you just want to get dinner on the table in a hurry. But your conscience tugs at you, saying: "What I eat matters. Not only for my health but for that of other people and the planet."

You're not alone. A lot of us feel this way. And you're right: food choices do matter. What we put on our plates affects the world and its people every day. We cast a ballot with every bite. We vote with our food dollars for organic, for ethical trade, for planet-friendly, for whatever is important to us. The more we vote for better choices, the more positive change happens in the food industry and in the world.

Bottom line: what we eat matters. Yes, the small food choices we make every day can add up to big change. Yes, it requires more than swallowing thoughtless food conventions. Yes, it makes a difference.

Let’s Retake Our Plates.

It all starts with learning where your food comes from and we’re doing our part with a film series about our food supply and the visionary people who are making it better, one bite at a time. Tickets are $7 at the door, first come, first served and 100% of the proceeds will benefit Slow Food Dallas. For more information contact Carla Chavez at carla.chavez@wholefoods.com or 972-757-4963.

Tuesday, April 20
7:00pm
The Magnolia (West Village)
3699 McKinney Avenue, Suite 100
Dallas, TX 75204

The Future of Food

The Future of Food, a groundbreaking documentary released in 2004, distills the complex technology and key regulatory, legal, ethical, environmental and consumer issues surrounding the troubling changes happening in the food system today-genetically engineered foods, patenting, and the corporatization of food-into terms the average person can easily understand. It empowers consumers to understand the consequences of their food choices on our future. (2004)

Wednesday, April 21
7:00pm
The Magnolia (West Village)
3699 McKinney Avenue, Suite 100
Dallas, TX 75204

The Garden

The 14 acre community garden in South Central Los Angeles was the largest of it's kind in the United States. It was started as a form of healing after the devastating L.A. riots in 1992. Since that time, the South Central Farmers have created a miracle in one of the country's most blighted neighborhoods. Growing their own food. Feeding their families. Creating a community. But now bulldozers threaten their oasis. The Garden is an unflinching look at the struggle between these urban farmers and the City of Los Angeles and a powerful developer who want to evict them and build warehouses. (2008)

Thursday, April 22nd
7:00pm

The Magnolia Theater (West Village)
3699 McKinney Avenue, Suite 100
Dallas, TX 75204

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Angelika Plano (Shops at Legacy)
7205 Bishop Road
Plano, TX 75024

What's On Your Plate?:

What's on your plate? is a witty and provocative documentary produced and directed by award-winning Catherine Gund about kids and food politics. Filmed over the course of one year, the film follows two eleven-year-old multi-racial city kids as they explore their place in the food chain. Sadie and Safiyah take a close look at food systems in New York City and its surrounding areas. With the camera as their companion, the girl guides talk to each other, food activists, farmers, new friends, storekeepers, their families, and the viewer, in their quest to understand what's on all of our plates. They visit the usual supermarkets, fast food chains, and school lunchrooms. But they also check into innovative sustainable food system practices by going to farms, greenmarkets, and community supported agriculture programs. They discover that these programs both help struggling farmers to survive on the one hand and provide affordable, locally-grown food to communities on the consumer end, especially to lower-income urban families. (2009)