The Center for the Environment at Catawba College and Bread Riot will host a screening of “Cafeteria Man” on Tuesday, March 18, at the center facility on the Catawba campus.
Bread Riot, a non-profit food advocacy organization, will offer a tasting of local foods at 6 p.m. before the movie, which begins at 6:45. A panel discussion will follow the movie with Dr. Chris Magryta of Salisbury Pediatrics and Kim Hurley, child nutritionist with the Rowan-Salisbury School System.
An optional presentation will be made during the food tasting by Jared Cates of the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association about the recent CONNECT Our Future Regional Food System Assessment and Action Plan. Jon Barber, of the SEED Foundation of NC, will also talk about his organization’s efforts to support local foods in Rowan County. Barber is a member of the Rowan County Board of Commissioners.