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    Connect to the Planet Through Your Plate with Cleveland Metroparks "Inviting the Planet to Dinner"

    News & Press | August 2010

    Connect to the Planet Through Your Plate with Cleveland Metroparks "Inviting the Planet to Dinner"

    Posted: August 10, 2010
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    FOR IMMEDIATE
    RELEASE:                                             
               



    AUGUST 10, 2010



     



    FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:



    BOB ROTATORI - 216-635-3263 -or-



    CATHERINE POMIECKO - 216-635-3275




                                       
     



    There is no more personal way to connect to the earth than
    through food!



     



    Discover the true cost of your everyday meal to
    the earth with Cleveland Metroparks "Inviting the Planet to
    Dinner" Series on Thursday nights, September and October, at
    Rocky RiverNatureCenter in Rocky River Reservation.



     



    Alternate between documentary film screenings exploring current
    food-related issues and live chef demonstrations each week. A
    discussion will follow most documentaries, which focus on topics
    from land to sea. Registration is not required for the free film
    screenings in the Series.



     



    The "Eco-Kitchen Theater" programs of the Series teach
    participants how to prepare earth-friendly recipes followed by a
    tasting afterwards. A $5 fee and registration is required for the
    "Eco-Kitchen Theater" programs.



     



    "Inviting the Planet to Dinner" September programs
    are:



    DIRT!� September 2, 7 -
    8:30 p.m., Cost: Free



    Discover our dependency on the ultimate natural resource - soil
    - in this documentary. Learn how our relationship with this
    foundation of life can alter the food chain.  Get up-close and
    personal with dirt!



     



    Eco-Kitchen Theater�
    September 9, 7 - 9 p.m., Cost: $5



    Learn how to grow, prepare and share the food of
    the fall season with chefs Ruth Kostadinov and Doug Zimmer from
    Gatherings Kitchen in Lakewood. The chefs offer live preparations
    of earth-friendly food recipes. Registration, beginning September
    1, and the $5 fee can be made by calling 440-734-6660.



     



    What's on Your Plate?�
    September 16, 7 - 8:30 p.m., Cost: Free



    Follow two young girls on their year-long discovery of their
    place in the food chain. Learn the journey behind the food on your
    plate from beginning to end in this provocative documentary.



     



    Eco-Kitchen Theater�
    September 23, 7 - 9 p.m., Cost: $5



    Perfect grilling techniques and learn how to choose sustainable
    meats in this installment of "Eco Kitchen Theater." A
    chef will prepare earth-friendly recipes perfect for the next
    grill-out (Chef TBA). Registration, beginning September 1, and the
    $5 fee can be made by calling 440-734-6660.



     



    End of the Line� September
    30, 7 - 8:30 p.m., Cost: Free



    If you enjoy seafood, this informative documentary will serve as
    a wake-up call. At the current rate of consumption, by 2048 most of
    the seafood enjoyed today will be gone due to over fishing. 
    Dive into the devastating effects on the oceans and learn which
    fish to order at the next dinner outing. Preview the film at href=
    "http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103609401931&s=0&e=001mNWw55ay6CNYSOA0whVizZB6iZfBUAaFUk5nEpqa0ZQeV_8B0h_R7xO0V_J_w-73o6l2nmdJQnkzJfx6Vocf_H-PE2vzOfVQZ0ZZaU8CQVuXHszLBUL2Qw=="
    shape="rect" target="_blank">www.endoftheline.com



     



    "The goal of this Series is to raise
    awareness of where our food comes from and then offer ways to live
    consciously of that," said Wendy Weirich, Rocky
    RiverNatureCenter manager.



     



    October program details and dates will be announced in the
    October issue of the Park District's monthly publication,
    Emerald Necklace, and online at clevelandmetroparks.com



     



    All programs are held at Rocky
    RiverNatureCenter, located at 24000 Valley Parkway in Rocky River
    Reservation, north of Cedar Point Road in North Olmsted.



     



    For more information or to make "Eco-Kitchen Theater"
    reservations, call 440-734-6660.



     



    Become conscious of the benefits of
    locally-grown produce for both the earth and body and put those
    ideas into practice through the "Inviting the Planet to
    Dinner" Series in Cleveland Metroparks - part of
    your life, naturally!



     



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