BFC February Films and Your Foodshed
Brooklyn Fire Proof is proud to be the winter host of the fledgeling Bushwick Food Coop, and we are happy to be hosting the 2011 BFC February Food Film Series in our BFP East Gallery Space.
There are some great guest speakers lined up and every screening will have a related local food or wine tasting (including selections from our own organic wine list!) These are all wonderful films about sustainable agriculture issues and if you havent seen them yet now is the time to come on out! Show up and support your local NYC foodshed and community! You know we’ll be there.
–
details about the series from the Bushwick food Coop:
The Bushwick Food Co-op will be hosting a screening series in February which will offer a different organic-food or sustainable agriculture themed film and guest speaker every Thursday evening at Brooklyn Fireproof.
All screenings will be held at:
Brooklyn Fireproof – 119 Ingraham St. at Porter Ave.
7-10pm, includes Q&A with guest speaker, free wine & food tastings, raffles and popcorn and snacks for sale
$5 suggested donation or volunteer for coop work hours
Proceeds from the screenings will go towards raising community awareness about BFC and sustainable food systems, building membership and local community partnerships, and opening a storefront.
2/3 Dirt! The Movie
One teaspoon of dirt contains a billion organisms working in remarkable balance to maintain and sustain a series of complex, thriving communities that impact our daily lives. Dirt! The Movie uncovers the surprising ways we can repair our relationship with dirt and create new possibilities for all life on earth. You may never look at the ground beneath your feet quite the same.
w/Guest speaker: Claudia Joseph, environmental educator, permaculture teacher, and active Brooklyn community gardener.
2/10 Gasland
The largest domestic natural gas drilling boom in history has swept across the United States. The Halliburton-developed drilling technology of “fracking” or hydraulic fracturing has unlocked a “Saudia Arabia of natural gas” just beneath us. But is fracking safe? When filmmaker Josh Fox is asked to lease his land for drilling, he embarks on a cross-country odyssey uncovering a trail of secrets, lies and contamination.
w/Guest speaker: Wes Gillingham, director of the Catskill Mountainkeeper and on the front lines of the struggle to stop the gas mining process called fracking to protect New York’s drinking and agricultural water resources.
http://www.gaslandthemovie.com/
2/17 What’s Organic About “Organic”?
WHAT’S ORGANIC ABOUT “ORGANIC?” delves into the debates that arise when a grassroots agricultural movement evolves into a booming international market. As the film moves from farm fields to government meetings to industry trade shows, we see the hidden costs of conventional agriculture. We also see how our health, the health of our planet, and the agricultural needs of our society are all intimately connected. The film compels us to look forward, towards a new vision for our culture and encourages us to ask, “How can we eat with an ecological consciousness?”
w/Guest speaker: Ben Flanner, head farmer of the Brooklyn Grange rooftop farm.
2/24 Garlic Is As Good As Ten Mothers
A zesty paean of praise to the greater glories of garlic. This lip-smacking foray into the history, consumption, cultivation and culinary/curative powers of the stinking rose features chef Alice Waters of Chez Panisse, and a flavorful musical soundtrack.
w/Guest speaker: Anne Saxelby / Patrick Martins, founder of Slow-Food USA and Radio Host of “The Main Course,” on Bushwick’s own Heritage Radio.
The Bravery goes into outer space at The Nut Roaster!
A few months ago, The Nut Roaster’s versatile green screen studio had the rare pleasure of going into outer space, via the super-cool band, The Bravery. Check out this cosmic video for “Slow Poison” by The Bravery, shot here at Brooklyn Fire Proof;
Oh the magic of green screen! Be sure to check out our amazing Green Screen Package studio special on this site!
New ‘Slow Poison’ Music Video by The Bravery
NYC’s own The Bravery recently stopped by The NutRoaster to work on a music video for their new song ‘Slow Poison’ from the album Stir the Blood.
The video was inspired by frontman Sam Endicott’s synesthesia- a condition that allows him to associate specific sounds with colors. Trippy, no? So is the vid!
Nutroaster Studios All **STAR** Cafe!
When filming at the Nutroaster Studios make sure to check out our cafe located across the street. Not only do they serve coffee but if you call ahead they can cater your entire crew with tasty sandwiches. They come with these crunchy pickles I love!
The best part is…
Local Wiz Kid Nate has many talents and one of them happens to be Latte Art! Maybe the hippest of the Brooklyn Fireproof family this fly cat is well trained in the million year old practice of Latte Art. Which is served up hot and steamy right here in our cafe! The best part is that Nate will give you a personal demonstration of how he makes flowers, leaves, and hearts. Just make sure you tip him!
