FRESH is coming to the big screen in NYC!

After thousands of community screenings and grassroots word-of-mouth, you can finally watch FRESH at the theater. We’re opening at the Quad Cinema Friday April 9th. In the spirit of our grassroots model, we’ve organized a long list of how-to workshops, farm to table dinners, lectures and tastings just for you.

So pick up your fork, get your hands in some dirt and discover new ways to support real food in the city! Almost all FRESH Week event tickets include a redeemable voucher for a FRESH movie ticket at the Quad, so what are you waiting for? GET FRESH NYC!

For a full listing of NYC FRESH events please visit http://bit.ly/bQvMMM

Below is just a sampling of the events we have planned.

Thursday, April 1st: FRESH KICK-OFF: WINE & CHEESE TASTING
Nibble, sip and chat beside Xavier Roux’s 60-foot ant sculpture at The Invisible Dog, the FRESHest new gallery in town. ana Sofia joanes, the director of FRESH, will be here at 6:30pm for this kickoff event to FRESH Week, so come by and say hello! Cheese and carbon-neutral, bio-dynamic wines from Paul Dolan vineyards will be featured.

Saturday, April 3rd: CITY CHICKENS 101
Have you heard about the urban chicken craze sweeping the city? Spend this Saturday morning learning how to manage a flock of your own at Taqwa Community Farm, near Yankee stadium. Two of NYC’s intrepid urban chicken keepers will show you the ropes without ruffling any feathers.

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Sunday, April 4th: THE COWNESS OF THE COW

Does the man in the white cowboy hat look familiar to you? Joel Salatin, the Virginia-based “beyond organic” farmer, featured prominently in FRESH, will give two lectures at Columbia Teachers College on this Easter Sunday.

Saturday, April 3rd: SUN IN BLOOM
Sun In Bloom, a new Holistic Eco-Eatery in Park Slope, offers a delicious raw vegan dinner. The evening will be introduced by Owner & Chef, Aimee Follette, who will share the journey that led her to open Sun In Bloom and the overall vision of the positive impact she is passionate about making.
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Thursday, April 8th: BEER & CHOCOLATE IN BKLYN

Brooklyn’s Sixpoint Craft Ales and Mast Brothers Chocolate unite for a tasting at the Masts’ Chocolate Factory in Williamsburg. Redd Ale and another chocolate-minded brew will be featured alongside the sweet creations of Mast’s bean-to-bar process.

For a full listing of NYC FRESH events please visit www.FRESHthemovie.com

Photos courtesy of Polyface Farms, Just Food & EssG on Flickr