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Fresh Thoughts Movie & Book Club | Kankakee County

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Kankakee County Extension Office
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Kankakee

Join the University of Illinois Extension as we learn about the horticultural lessons in popular books and movies!

  • 1/6 Kiss the Ground unveils a game-changer: We can reverse global warming and the Earth’s soil is the solution. Bring your own snack and relax while watching the movie with others interested in the world’s climate crisis.
     
  • 1/13 Slow Food Nation book by Carlo Petrini: It is critical that Americans look for insight from other cultures around the world and begin to build a new and better way of eating in our communities.
     
  • 1/20 Biggest little farm video Documentary: 7 years is spent transforming the arid landscape of Ventura Valley, California into a fully functional farm.
     
  • 1/27 Lost Child In the Woods Saving Our children from Nature – Deficit Disorder by Richard Louv: decreased exposure of children to nature.

If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate, please contact froning@illinois.edu. Early requests are strongly encouraged to allow sufficient time for meeting your access needs.