Working to shine light on our local food systems, the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh is launching a new “Food & Farm Film Series.” For the series, the library is teaming up with organizations and individuals involved in our local food systems. The library will screen films that highlight the work of these local food innovators, often co-hosted by the organizations themselves. All screenings are free.
Leading the series will be film, “Food Systems, Ch. 4: The System,” to be shown this Thursday, April 4, in the Carnegie Museum of Art theater.
Food Systems, Ch. 4: The System is the final chapter in the four-part film series Food Systems, which explores topics such as home cooking, hunger, origins of poverty, and solutions to a growing food problem.
The fourth chapter in this series takes a deeper look into how food and cooking shape community and family. Throughout the film, numerous faces from all segments of Pittsburgh’s food community, such as restaurants and nonprofits, join the discussion. Topics such as access to healthy food, community gardens, and privilege enhance the central theme of the conversation: neighborhoods. Beyond individuals, the film examines how food issues can stem from an entire neighborhood that is considered a food desert, or lacks adequate transportation to areas with grocery stores.
Introducing the film will be Food Systems director David Bernabo. The trailer for the film can be viewed online.
The current schedule for the entire Food & Farm Film Series can be view on the Carnegie Library website.
More information on the event can be found online.
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