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  • From: Wesley Roe and Santa Barbara Permaculture Network <lakinroe@silcom.com>
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  • Subject: [permaculture] Nov 9 FILM Ground Operations: Battlefields to Farmfields with documentary filmmaker Dulanie Ellis Santa Barbara
  • Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2014 09:09:58 -0700





Ground Operations: Battlefields to Farmfields
with documentary filmmaker Dulanie Ellis



Sunday, November 9, 2014
7-9pm
Santa Barbara Central Library, Faulkner Gallery
$10 Suggested Donation

America Needs A Million New Farmers, Veterans Want the Job!

Joined by filmmaker Dulanie Ellis, in honor of the Veteran's Day holiday,
Santa Barbara Permaculture Network hosts a film showing of "Ground
Operations: Battlefields to Farmfields, a inspiring documentary describing a
national movement to connect veterans to agriculture.

In a world full of problems, Ground Operations is a story about solutions.
The transition from combat to civilian life is a challenge for many veterans.
But farming provides not only employment but physical respite and a means for
therapeutic recovery. As the U.S. is losing farmers to retirement and the
USDA is calling for one million new farmers to fill the gap, can
agriculture's problem become our veterans' solution?

Farming and ranching offer a place to de-escalate from war. Ground Operations
champions a growing number of veterans who are reclaiming their lives with
new careers in sustainable agriculture.

Sharing why they joined the military, how the war experienced changed them,
what the daunting return to civilian life has been, how they struggled to
find a positive pathway forward and ultimately, when they found sustainable
agriculture to be an answer to a dream. Their stories are as inspiring as
they are pragmatic as they find their next mission, food security for
America.

Following the film, there will be a discussion about the role veterans can
play as farmers, ranchers and artisan food producers. Please join us!

~In honor of the Veterans Day holiday, all donations will go to the Ground
Operations Campaign~

The event takes place on Sunday, November 9, 7-9pm, at the downtown Santa
Barbara Central Library, Faulkner Gallery,40 E. Anapamu St, 93101. Donation
$10, no reservations required. More info: www.sbpermaculture.org,
margie@sbpermaculture.org, 805-962-2571.

Hosted by: Santa Barbara Permaculture Network
www.sbpermaculture.org

Co-sponsors: Santa Barbara Food Alliance, SB Independent, Fund for Santa
Barbara, Edible Santa Barbara Magazine, Isla Vista Food Coop, Hopedance
Media, SOL Food Festival, Sojourner Cafe, Santa Barbara, Foodbank of Santa
Barbara County and Slow Money Santa Barbara



More Info:

Ground Operations: Battlefields to Farmfields is a social action campaign
featuring a Documentary Film, a companion E-Book, and a National Tour, with a
goal to strengthen the veterans-in-agriculture network and increase their
resources, so that they can create healthy new lives for themselves and
sustainable food security for us all. Learn more: www.groundoperations.net
Film Trailer on You Tube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZskF1VwvZSU

Homegrown by Heroes Brand:
Homegrown by Heroes is the USDA certification for agricultural operations
owned by veterans: www.hgbh.org

The Farm Bureau Resource Guide to Assist Veterans in Agriculture

http://mdfarmbureau.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/FBVetGuide_LR_Final1-2014.pdf

Farmer Veteran Coalition Facebook & Website
https://www.facebook.com/farmerveterancoalition/
http://www.farmvetco.org



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(805) 962-2571
P.O. Box 92156, Santa Barbara, CA 93190
margie@sbpermaculture.org
http://www.sbpermaculture.org

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