BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Halifax X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Halifax BEGIN:VEVENT UID:752@devourfest.com DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20211023T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20211023T155000 DTSTAMP:20211018T014329Z URL:https://devourfest.com/program/kiss-the-ground-w-alone-out-here-in-per son/ SUMMARY:Kiss the Ground w/Alone Out Here - IN PERSON DESCRIPTION:Kiss the Ground\nNarrated and featuring Woody Harrelson\, this film reveals that by regenerating the world’s soils\, we can stabilize E arth’s climate\, restore lost ecosystems\, and create abundant food supp lies. Kiss the Ground illustrates how\, by drawing down atmospheric carbon \, soil is the missing piece of the climate puzzle.\nCountry\, 2020\, 84 m inutes\nDirectors Joshua Tickell\, Rebecca Harrell Tickell\nDistributor Ro co Films\n\nAlone Out Here\n\nA farmer’s 22-year commitment to transform the genetics of his herd are pitted against the beef industry\, who hold the future of his family’s 4th generation farm in their hands. Through h is incredible journey of loss and survival\, we learn what it takes to be true to yourself\, at any cost.\nAustralia\, 2021\, 24 minutes\nDirector L uke Cornish\n\nThis film will feature an in-theatre tasting by Chef Jenni Lessard. Dish: Askiy Garden Salad- Lakota squash\, bean and maple purée\, amaranth and late harvest greens\, spruce tip &\; juniper vinaigrette\ , puffed wild rice\, charred corn\, bison dry meat.\n\nThis film will be f ollowed by a panel featuring (bios below):\n\nAngus Ells (Bragg Lumber Com pany)\nJoe Piotti (Sweet Earth Farm)\nDr. Andy Hammermeister (Dalhousie Fa culty of Agriculture)\nCatherine Manning (Manning Family Farm)\nModerator Joey Pittoello (JustUs!)\n\nSponsored by the Nova Scotia Federation of Agr iculture\n\nJenni Lessard\n\nJenni Lessard is a Métis chef\, recipe devel oper\, and Indigenous Culinary Consultant for Wanuskewin Heritage Park. Sh e grew up in the boreal forest of Northern Saskatchewan\, with no TV recep tion. She filled her time picking berries\, rosehips\, and lake mint\, the n used them in her cooking. Jenni’s first restaurant\, at age 14\, was F light Delight\, a burger truck at the La Ronge Municipal Airport. In 2005\ , with no formal culinary training\, Jenni opened New Ground Cafe in the f arming community of Birch Hills\, SK. Live music events\, art\, and Jenni ’s unique blend of storytelling and cooking garnered a province-wide cli ent base\, when she moved to Saskatoon to focus on catering. Jenni is Secr etary of the Indigenous Culinary of Associated Nations\, Vice President of Métis Local #126\, and sits on the steering committee of Slow Food Saska toon. She makes her home in the Qu’Appelle Valley on Treaty Four Territo ry. @chefjenni\n\nPanellists: \n\nAngus Ells (Bragg Lumber Company)\nAngu s Ells grew up on a mixed livestock and crop farm in the Annapolis Valley and has been involved in farm management and consulting agronomy for the p ast three decades. He is currently the manager of carrot operations for Br agg Lumber Company – the Canadian farming division of the Oxford Food Gr oup. Angus has been involved in several agricultural organizations and com munity groups. Angus resides in Sheffield Mills\, Kings County\, N.S. with his wife Nova Keddy.\n\nJoe Piotti (Sweet Earth Farm)\nJoe Piotti operate s a mixed 200 acre farm/woodlot in Colchester County\, managing Belted Gal loway grass fed beef cattle\, forest raised Berkshire pigs\, pasture raise d poultry\, a certified organic haskap orchard\, Christmas tree lot and wo odlot. Before farming\, Joe worked in the banking and investment banking i ndustries for over 35 years in New England. Joe actively farms with his w ife Stephanie\, and two young children\, Luke &\; Sadie.\n\nDr. Andy Ha mmermeister (Dalhousie Faculty of Agriculture)\nDr. Andrew Hammermeister i s the director of the Organic Agriculture Centre of Canada (OACC) and an A ssociate Professor in the Faculty of Agriculture at Dalhousie University\, Nova Scotia\, Canada. Andy is the Director of the Organic Agriculture Cen tre of Canada which offers online organic courses and co-manages the natio nal science program for organic agriculture. Andy grew up on a mixed beef and grain farm in southeast Saskatchewan. He has a Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture with a specialization in soil science from the University of S askatchewan. He completed his Master’s in Land Reclamation and his Ph.D. in Applied Ecology at the University of Alberta.\n\nCatherine Manning (Ma nning Family Farm)\nCatherine Manning of Manning Family Farm grew up on a dairy farm\, completed her BSc in Animal Science at NSAC and agriculture h as always been a huge passion in her life. She is actively involved in the 4-H program\, on both club\, county\, and provincial levels and is involv ed with the NS and Maritime Angus Associations Catherine and her husband D ean\, have mixed farm operation consisting of greenhouses\, vegetables\, g rain and beef cattle in Falmouth\, NS. They were recently awarded The Envi ronmental Stewardship Award (TESA) from the Canadian Cattlemen’s Associa tion for 2021.\n\nModerator Joey Pittoello (JustUs!)\nJoey Pittoello is Ge neral Manager at Just Us! Coffee Roasters Co-op\, in Hortonville\, Nova S cotia\, and is responsible for producer-relationships. This allows him th e opportunity to regularly visit organic coffee\, chocolate\, and sugar pr oducers around the world--many of whom practice organic regenerative agric ulture and agroforestry. He is also the past chair of the Atlantic Canada Organic Regional Network (ACORN) and currently sits on the Organics Nova S cotia (ONS) steering committee. Joey has worked on several commercial orga nic farms over the past 15 years\, and currently lives and works with his wife and two children on their hobby farm in Hortonville.\n\nIn keeping wi th Nova Scotia provincial health regulations and a desire to keep all our guests safe and healthy\, Devour! will require proof of full Covid-19 vacc ine immunization along with a valid photo ID upon entry to all events with no exceptions. For all Devour! Covid Protocols\, please visit our website . 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