Film Screenings
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Highlighting Farmer Mental Health Awareness
ZoomJoin Farm Aid for a film screening and discussion of "Out of the Shadows," a short film reflecting on the mental health crisis in rural America. The 20-minute film screening will be followed by a panel discussion and resource sharing led by Farm Aid's Hotline Team. Register at farmaid.org/breakingbread Breaking Bread is Farm Aid's Popular Education Series to learn from our shared experiences and organize our community.
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Film Screening: How to Poison a Planet, featuring a Q&A with Rob Bilott
Ohio Union US Bank Conference Theater 1739 N High St, Columbus, United StatesJoin The Ohio State University's Environmental Professionals Network for a free film screening of How to Poison a Planet, a new documentary about PFAS contamination across the water's world systems, including here in the U.S. The event will feature a Q&A with the environmental attorney who was the inspiration behind the film Dark Waters, Rob Bilott. The film screening is free, but registration is required. Agenda: 5:00 p.m. Doors open at U.S. Bank Conference Theater at the Ohio Union. Snacks and refreshments are served. 6:15 p.m. Welcome remarks provided by Dean Kathy Seward Northern, JD, Associate Dean for Outreach, Engagement and Professional Identity & Jones Day/Robert M. Duncan Designated Associate Professor of Law, The Ohio State University, Moritz College of Law. 6:20 p.m. Screening of Revealed: How to Poison a Planet (1hr 35min showtime; IMDb link). 7:55 p.m. David Hanselmann, Member, Ohio Soil and Water Conservation Commission, and original Founder and Coordinator of the Environmental Professionals Network (EPN) at Ohio State, provides brief reactionary remarks to the film and introduces the panel. 8:00 p.m.?Fireside discussion, featuring documentary cast member and inspirational environmental attorney Rob Bilott, JD, Taft Law Firm; Author, Exposure and Juliana Huizenga, PhD, senior environmental engineer at Cyclopure. Conversation moderated by Callia Téllez, 2L Student, Ohio State, Moritz College of Law. 8:35 p.m.?Audience Q&A with Bilott, Huizenga, and Téllez. 9:00 p.m. Event concludes.
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The Lavender Project’s agriCULTURE Fest
Dayton, Ohio Dayton, United StatesThe Lavender Project is a creative partnership that aims to celebrate the stories of women and LGBTQ+ farmers of color through digital storytelling, public mural projects, and community events that connect art and culture with food, seeds, and farming. You're invited to attend The Lavender Project's two-day agriCULTURE Fall Fest, which roots itself in the heart of Dayton, with two evenings of culture, community, and celebration. Night One — Sunset Stories at The Neon On Thursday, October 2nd, the festival opens at The Neon Theater with a special screening of Farming While Black at 7:30 PM (tickets $7). Guests arrive early at 6:30 PM for an art show and seed social, where they engage with original agricultural photography and take home free seed packets. ?? Tickets available here: neonmovies.com/movie/farming-while-black Night Two — Moonlight Markets in St. Anne’s Hill On Friday, October 3rd, the celebration continues in St. Anne’s Hill with a Night Market from 6–9 PM at Fifth Street Brewpub. The market features local farmers, artisans, food, and drink, creating a lively open-air gathering space. The night also includes the Hall Hunger Initiative’s closing ceremony for their “Eat Fresh, Buy Local” campaign, grounding the festivities in community health and sustainability. Fifth Street Brewpub will be offering a craft beer made with locally grown lavender from Mission of Mary, with a portion of proceeds going to support this campaign, and a new monthly special of vegan crab cakes made with Lion's Mane mushrooms locally sourced from Guided by Mushrooms.
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Ohio Soil Health Week
Multiple in-person and virtual locationsOhio Soil Health Week provides a time and space to celebrate, honor, and protect Ohio's soils. This weeklong celebration includes outreach, education opportunities, and events to raise awareness around Ohio's most valuable natural resource: our soil. To see a list of all statewide and virtual events, visit ohiosoilhealthweek.com/events.