The Other Side of Immigration
Handling the Local Harvest: A Film and Book Event for Curious Consumers
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Jordan Hall, NYS Agricultural Experiment Station
630 West North Street, Geneva, NY 14456
6:30 PM Pre-film reception with Finger Lakes juices and wines
7:00 PM Film showing, with discussion following
This event is free and open to the public
The film: The Other Side of Immigration (documentary) by director / producer Roy Germano
The book: Farm Hands – Hard work and hard lessons from Western New York fields (non-fiction) by Tom Rivers
Join other consumers, farm owners, and local food advocates for an exploration of the lives of immigrant farm workers and what compels them to travel to our region for the annual fruit and vegetable harvest or to work at local dairy farms. The film’s director, Roy Germano, will be on hand for an exclusive Q & A session immediately following the documentary. Tom Rivers, a Western New York journalist, will be signing copies of Farm Hands, which documents his year-long effort to physically perform the field work typical of farm workers in Upstate New York.
Hosted by the Geneva Chamber of Commerce Agriculture Council and Geneva Community Health, in cooperation with the NYS Agricultural Experiment Station and Cornell Cooperative Extension.
Financial support comes from Lyons National Bank, Red Jacket Orchards, Martini Vineyards, and Pedersen Farms.
Please distribute this notice to others you think may be interested in local food and farm labor issues.
Additional information:
The Other Side of Immigration – trailers, screening, contact
http://www.theothersideofimmigration.com/
Farm Hands by Tom Rivers – ordering, reviews, author information
Map to NYS Agricultural Experiment Station
http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/pubs/press/images/stn_gva_map.gif
