This Friday (3/18) see the provocative film "Just Eat It" for free at the Center for Spiritual Living in Tacoma (206 North J Street). 7-9pm This is part of the Meaningful Movies Tacoma series, and is an opportunity to experience the story of food waste in America. Stick around for a discussion after the film. [cid:image001.png@01D17F98.53B173B0] Watch the trailer: www.foodwastemovie.com<http://www.foodwastemovie.com> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkASAZGIuu0 ________________________________ For Immediate Release Diane Tilstra DATE: March 18, 2016 Cell: 206-948-8309 Email: mdtilstra@aol.com<mailto:mdtilstra@aol.com> TIME: 7:00pm to 9:00pm Meaningful Movies Tacoma www.meaningfulmovies.org<http://www.meaningfulmoves.org> PLACE: 206 N. "J" St. Meaningful Movies Tacoma presents "Just Eat It" a provocative film about food waste in America. With our love of food, culinary magazines and cooking shows, how can we toss 50% of our food in the garbage? What is the cost to our community and landfill implications? See this free documentary on Friday, March 18, 2016 at Center for Spiritual Living, 206 North "J" St., Tacoma, WA. "Just Eat It" --a 75 min run time produced by Peg Leg Films' Jenny Rustemeyer. A facilitated discussion with a speaker/panel follows the film. Filmmakers and food lovers Jen and Grant dive into the issue of food waste from farm, through retail, all the way to the back of their own fridge. After catching a glimpse of the billions of dollars of good food that is tossed each year in North America, they pledge to quit grocery shopping and survive only on discarded food. What they find is truly shocking. On a hopeful note; In December, 2015, Maine State Representative Chellie Pingree introduced the Food Recovery Act, HR 4184. To learn about how it aims to prevent wasted food in farms, groceries, restaurants, schools and to help clarify misleading "sell-by" dates, go to https://pingree.house.gov/foodwaste Meaningful Movies Tacoma thanks its sponsors for the March screening: UWTacoma's Center for the Study of Community and Society; Greater Tacoma Community Foundation Spark Grants; RAD Team Tacoma...sparking bipartisan conversations; Seabury School...education with the brakes off! Pierce County Conservation Gleaning Project Central Co-op A trailer can be found at www.foodwastemovie.com<http://www.foodwastemovie.com> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkASAZGIuu0 Emily Campbell Sustainability & Active Transportation Assistant Office of Environmental Policy and Sustainability City of Tacoma 253.591.5172