SAVE THE DATE
Sunday, October 17 1:00 – 2:30 p.m.

The Normal Theater  

Exclusive B-N Screening of the New Documentary Living Downstream-- a personal look at the connections between chemicals in our environment and cancer.

Following the screening there will be a Q/A session with central IL native and  internationally-recognized scientist, author, and cancer-survivor Sandra Steingraber, and Living Downstream documentary filmmaker Chanda Chevannes. Ticket Information coming soon . . . Thank You to Our Partners!

The Land Connection is grateful for the following community organizations who have partnered to help bring Living Downstream to Bloomington-Normal: Ecology Action Center Illinois Lake Management Association Bloomington Farmers Market Friends of Kickapoo Creek. If you or your organization would like to contribute, please contact terra@thelandconnection.org.

And before the screening, please join us for a special Autumn Harvest Celebration to benefit The Land Connection.    

Autumn Harvest Celebration featuring Small Plates made with delicious local ingredients prepared by fabulous local chefs Upstairs at Medici – 11:00 – 12:30 with Special Guests Sandra Steingraber (author of Living Downstream, the book) and Chanda Chevannes (director of Living Downstream, the documentary).

• Indulge in amazing food and drink (try the aronia berry mimosa!)from local farmers and food artisans
• Connect with local farmers and local chefs Ken Myszka, Stu Hummel, and Mike Mustard (Epiphany Farm Enterprises) and Josh Huddleston (Medici)
• Mingle with members of the community and meet internationally-recognized scientist, author, and cancer-survivor Sandra Steingraber, and Living Downstream documentary filmmaker Chanda Chevannes

The Autumn Harvest Celebration benefits The Land Connection. The Land Connection is working in Central Illinois to...

• preserve precious farmland
• connect retiring and aspiring farmers
• train new sustainable farmers
• help new farmers access farmland
• make more healthy local foods available to all members of our community
• create economically vibrant rural communities
• ensure that healthy farmland and clean air and water will be here for future generations