LAKEPORT — “The Living Land,” a 27-minute documentary film on agricultural practices, is scheduled for noon Friday, Sept. 5, in the ongoing free monthly series being presented by Third District Supervisor Denise Rushing at the Lake County supervisors” chambers, 255 N. Forbes St., Lakeport. Brown bag lunches are welcome.
The film features four individuals who have worked to change agricultural practices which lead to soil erosion and food contamination. It was produced in 1999 by the Foundation for Global Community of Palo Alto and is narrated by Peter Coyote.
The food pioneers featured include:
* Chef Alice Waters, who started a restaurant revolution by insisting on seasonal, locally produced products for her menus. She has written 11 cookbooks and Gourmet magazine named her the most influential figure of the American kitchen in the past 30 years.
* Wes Jackson, author of several books, including “New Roots for Agriculture” and “Becoming Native to This Place,” founder and current president of The Land Institute. He established and served as chair of one of the United States” first environmental studies programs at California State University-Sacramento.
* Farmer David “Mas” Masumoto, a Fresno organic peach and grape farmer and author of “Epitaph for a Peach,” “Letters to the Valley,” “A Harvest of Memories” (2004), “Four Seasons in Five Senses,” “Things Worth Savoring” (2003), and “Harvest Son, Planting Roots in American Soil” (1998). He received the UC Davis Award of Distinction from the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences in 2003.
* John Jeavons, director of the GROW BIOINTENSIVE Mini-Farming program for Ecology Action since 1972. He is the author of “How to Grow More Vegetables and Fruits, Nuts, Berries, Grains, and Other Crops Than You Ever Thought Possible On Less Land Than You Can Imagine.”
