Gardens of Destiny – Nov. 14, 2007
Awareness Film Night and the Sooke Community Health Initiative – Food Security present:
“GARDENS OF DESTINY”
A VANCOUVER ISLAND PREMIERE
Admission by Donation
ABOUT THE FILM ITSELF
GARDENS OF DESTINY
In this documentary, filmmaker Jocelyn Demers meets Dan Jason on Salt Spring Island, on Canada‚s west coast. Jocelyn Demers explores Dan‚s garden and seed world and investigates what other experts from the agriculture milieu think about Dan‚s observations.
The film investigates many important issues related to pollution and health.
These include: How humans have died because of genetically modified plants, the resilience that results in insects and pests because pesticides are utilized in agriculture; and why some countries have environmental courts of justice. The film also reveals how a major food crisis was created because of mono crops due to pressure from the World Bank. Additionally, it examines how organic food has proven to be protective against cancer.
GARDENS OF DESTINY offers several easy and fun solutions for citizens and governments. Two of these remedies include supporting organic growers and starting your own organic garden.
POST SCREENING Q & A WITH DAN JASON
Dan is an organic gardener with a fantastic selection of seeds, vegetables, grains, medicinal plants and flowers. Mr. Jason has been a long time critic of the non-organic food system in North America. He is also the head of the grassroots organization called the Seed and Plant Sanctuary for Canada, a network of Canadian gardeners who are preserving as much plant diversity as is possible.
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PR: KATE KITTREDGE
