Screening of Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead at CornUcopia

Screening of the Film:

Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead

 Tuesday, March 12th from 6:00-8:30pm

Location:

CornUcopia Place Community Kitchen (7201 Kinsman Rd. Cleveland 44104)

Community Partner: Menu For the Future (Sustainable Cleveland 2019)

    

About the Film: 100 pounds overweight, loaded up on steroids and suffering from a debilitating autoimmune disease, Joe Cross is at the end of his rope and the end of his hope. In the mirror he saw a 310lb man whose gut was bigger than a beach ball and a path laid out before him that wouldn't end well- with one foot already in the grave, the other wasn't far behind. FAT, SICK & NEARLY DEAD is an inspiring film that chronicles Joe's personal mission to regain his health.

With doctors and conventional medicines unable to help long- term, Joe turns to the only option left, the body's ability to heal itself. He trades in the junk food and hits the road with juicer and generator in tow, vowing only to drink fresh fruit and vegetable juice for the next 60 days. Across 3,000 miles Joe has one goal in mind: To get off his pills and achieve a balanced lifestyle.

 

Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead Trailer

Details:    

Special $7 combos will be sold next door at the Bridgeport Cafe. This event is FREE and open to the public. Parking is FREE. No childcare will be provided.

Purpose of the REELTalk Film Series:

The purpose of the REELTalk Film Series is to increase community awareness from within and promote understanding of how our health is affected by physical, social and emotional conditions. These health factors are inextricably linked and can affect how we work, live, play and lead in our communities. The outcomes of this series will raise awareness and promote understanding by watching a handful of exciting films that examine "health" from the perspective of "what we eat and why ". The films will showcase these conditions and what can be done to improve overall health, not just as individuals, but as a collective community. Each film will be followed by small group conversations fostering dialogues generating citizen action.

 

  

 Questions? Contact Neighborhood Leadership Institute

Phone: 216-658-1355

Email: jessica@neighborhoodleadership.org

GROW, SHARE, EAT & LEARN LOCAL A NEIGHBORHOOD CONTEST

How do you GROW, SHARE, EAT and LEARN about food in your neighborhood?

The Sustainable Cleveland 2019 Vital Neighborhoods Committee is having a contest to find Cleveland's most inspiring local food stories in 2012, the Year of Local Foods. 

To be eligible for the contest, your neighborhood must be within the City of Cleveland.

CONTEST ENTRY:

Sign Up on the contest website to create a group profile telling how your project strengthens your community or organization and how you worked together to accomplish it in 250 words or less.  You'll be able to upload photos and video too.

OR

You can also submit via mail to: 

Vital Neighborhoods Contest

3500 Lorain Avenue

Cleveland, Ohio 44113

DEADLINE: August 20th, 2012

PRIZES:

Two Grand Prizes will be awarded, one for each cateogry:

• Best Resident-led Initiative
• Best Organization-led Initiative

Winning submissions will be featured during the 2012 SC2019 Sustainability Summit!

Questions? Call 216-664-3465. 

The Vital Neighborhoods Committee is part of the SC2019 Initiative. Its goal is to  inspire neighborhood action around sustainability. 2012 is the Year of Local Foods in Cleveland. 

Local food is:

1. Production

2. Process

3. Distribution, and4. Consumption

of food 100 miles from farm to fork. 

Growhio's Winter Newsletter

Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Announcing 2012 Market Vendor Program Now accepting applications Are you a start-up farmer? Are you interested in selling at a farmers' market? Want to reduce your risks and costs? Sign up for Growhio's community vendor assistance program!   Learn more about our program - in person: The Year of Local Food - A First Taste, E4S Cleveland Network Event Date: Tuesday, February 21 - 5:30pm Location: Great Lakes Brewing Company Tasting Room Register. This year's Celebration Point for the Sustainable Cleveland 2019 initiative is Local Food.  Consistently ranked at the top of national surveys reporting on local food initiatives, Cleveland has become a leading voice in the urban agriculture movement.  Learn what is in store for our community in 2012 as the Year of Local Food kicks off including Growhio's efforts and vendor assistance program. Let's Grow Cleveland! EcoTuesday February Meet-Up - Delving Deeper - Growhio drives local food success! Date: Tuesday, February 28 - 5:30pm Location: Gardens Under Glass at the Galleria; 1301 East Ninth Street Cleveland, Ohio 44114 Price: Events are $5 in advance, $10 at the door.  Register. In-depth follow up to E4S snapshot presentation on Growhio's efforts and vendor assistance program. Call for Nominations Growhio's Inaugural Restaurant Awards It's time recognize those restaurants that go above and beyond to incorporate sustainability and source local food at their restaurants!  We are seeking nominations for restaurants that are outstanding stewards of our local food community. Winners will be selected by committee and receive a host of benefits such as: Participation in VIP awards event Inclusion in Growhio's online and print Local Food Guide (published each fall) Promotion on Growhio's website Receipt of self-promotional materials package Help us celebrate our local food culinary champions. Self-nominate or nominate your favorite restaurant now! Market Ready Training By OSU Extension The Market Ready Training program is an opportunity for agricultural producers and entrepreneurs to learn more about reaching new markets, improving profitability, and developing better relationships with buyers.  Led by experts at The Ohio State University and ACEnet with panels of local producers, buyers, and practitioners, this training will help food producers and food businesses better prepare for both retail and wholesale markets.  Market Ready Workshop Tuesday, February 28, 2012 from 9:00 – 4:30 pm Location: Mustard Seed Market and Café, 3885 West Market Street in Akron Cost: $75 per person and $25 for each additional person from the same business.  Breakfast and lunch provided. Registration:  Contact Julie Moose at moose.14@osu.edu or by phone at 740.289.2071 ext. 223 This workshop is presented in partnership with the following; ACEnet, Center for Integrated Food Technology, Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Food Policy Coalition, Countryside Conservancy, Growhio, Ohio Ecological Food and Farming Association, Ohio Farm Bureau, Ohio Produce Growers and Marketers Association, Ohio Proud, The Ohio State University, and the Ohio Wine Association. Downtown Farmers' Market Survey Help Plan the 2012 Season Take the survey! Downtown Farmers Market at Public Square needs your help in determining what’s best for the 2012 farmers market season. We want to learn a little bit about you and also want you to share your ideas about the timing and location of this year’s farmers market as well as vendors and food items you’d like to see at the market. Your opinion is very important to us as your feedback and suggestions will help to improve the market as we continue to grow in our third season. Participation in the survey is voluntary and your responses will be kept private. Tremont Farmers Market Winter Thaw and Spring Awakening Benefit Friday, March 9, 2012 6:30-9:30pm at Lava Lounge, 1307 Auburn Avenue As the winter thaw gives way to a spring awakening, join Ricardo Sandoval of Lava Lounge, Fat Cats & Felice for cocktails, savory food & fun times to directly benefit Tremont Farmers Market. $35 advance / $40 door - includes 2 drink tickets & savory food: wine or beer, crispy shrimp with herb lemon butter, lamb meatballs, lasagna, stuffed eggplant, roasted yukon gold potatoes, hummus & ziti in fresh tomato sauce with herbs and olives Purchase tickets online or contact Jim Votava or Kristen Trolio at 216-575-0920 for other payment options. GardenWalk 2012 Applications Available GardenWalk Cleveland is a free, self-guided tour of gardens, urban farms, vineyards and orchards in select Cleveland area neighborhoods takingplace July 21-22, 2012. Tour at your own pace in each designated neighborhood, which will have a headquarters with car parking, bike parking, restrooms, water and maps. If you are interested in having your garden on the tour, please apply online today!  follow on Twitter | friend on Facebook | forward to a friend  Copyright © *2011 Growhio, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: Growhio c/o KCDC, 17407 Lorain Avenue, Suite 200, Cleveland, Ohio 44111   unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences

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EcoTuesday February: Delving Deeper - Growhio drives local food success!

Join us Tuesday, February 28, 2012, 5:30 PM

Galleria at Erieview

1301 East Ninth St., Cleveland, OH

Price: $5.00/per person in advance ($10 at the door)

Register

Come one, come all and hear a nice In-Depth follow up to a snapshot presentation from Growhio, one of several new but essential local food initiatives emerging from the Sustainable Cleveland 2019 (first year summit) and going strong three years later.  We were happy the folks at Growhio reached out to us and requested the opportunity to share with everyone a deep dive: a great history of progress, the latest developments brewing, and current key projects to benefit those who want to get involved in growing and specifically - marketing their produce with special benefits and incentives.  We'll also hear great perspectives from local market managers, current vendors, and other key stakeholders who will share firsthand their perspectives from being involved.  We'll also have YOU who attend the opportunity to offer your best ideas, suggestions, and hopes to get plugged in to the local food movement and programs that Growhio is driving forward.

It is important stuff, and I've enjoyed tracking this group's progress since engaging with this group three years ago and helping contribute to its development.   Join us for a special session with Growhio on Feb 28th!  Fresh, free local food and drink for all.   Call 216-849-8651 with any questions!  BY: SUDHIR KADE RAGHUPATHY

LESS Productions' SC2019 Local Food Video