Slow Food Films August 31, 2008

View some thought provoking films during San Francisco’s Slow Food Nation celebration over the Labor Day Weekend. In honor of this event, the San Francisco Public Library’s Environmental Center will be celebrating our environment and food that is sustainable and of benefit to us all. Come to the Library and view these films – for free!

SLOW FOOD Films
Sunday, August 31, 2008 at 12:30 p.m.
Main Library – 100 Larkin St, San Francisco, CA
Lower Level, Koret Auditorium

"King Corn" Directed by Aaron Woolf (Screening time 12:30 – 2:00 P.M.)
“By growing an acre of corn in Iowa two friends uncover the devastating impact that corn is having on the environment, public health and family farms.”

"The Future of Food" by Deborah Koons Garcia (Screening time 2:10–3:40 p.m. P.M.)
"An in-depth investigation of the disturbing truth behind unlabeled, patented, genetically engineered foods that have quietly filled U.S. grocery store shelves for the past decade and an exploration of alternatives to large-scale industrial agriculture.”

Main Library 100 Larkin St. (at Grove) (415) 557-4277 www.sfpl.org

All programs at the Library are free and open to all.

Official Website: http://sfpl.org