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DocuClub In the Works: Green Gold (A Stalk-umentary)

DocuClub & the AFI/Discovery Channel SilverDocs Film Festival present In-the-Works: Green Gold (A Stalk-umentary)

Monday, December 5, 2005 7:00 p.m.
(Wine & cheese reception to follow)
At MAKOR, located in the Steinhardt Building, 35 W 67th Street (btw Columbus & CPW).

The Asparagus Capital of the World takes on the U.S. War on Drugs, Free Trade, and the Fast Food nation, all to save its beloved “roots”.

Thirty years ago, Oceana County, Michigan proclaimed itself the Asparagus Capital of the Nation! Hailed as “Green Gold”, asparagus was exactly what this poor rural community needed - a spring cash crop at the end of a long cold winter. But in a twist of fate, the U.S War on Drugs ushers in a free trade policy that threatens to take it all away. Virtually overnight, Oceana’s asparagus farmers find themselves smack-dab in the middle of the turbulent global economy. They decide to pull up their bootstraps and jump head-on into the fray. While Mrs. Asparagus advocates at home in Oceana’s National Asparagus Festival, the farmers take their fight from Senate Trade Hearings to the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, from high-powered marketing think-tanks to the mountains of Peru. This is the story of one rural American community scrambling to keep its proud identity and source of survival against impossible odds. Green Gold! (a stalk-umentary) journeys to the heart of the Asparagus Capital of The Nation to discover why one little vegetable matters so much. Join us for Green Gold! A film by Anne de Mare and Kristen Kelly.

Members must RSVP at mail@docuclub.org or call 212-582-3055 and plan to get there 15 minutes early to ensure seating. Advanced tickets for guests & the general public are strongly recommended and can be purchased by phone by calling Makor’s box office at 212 601-1000.