“What’s On Your Plate” Book Signing & DVD Release

Beth, Sadie & Safiyah

This week I got to meet the makers of one of my favorite movies– “What’s On Your Plate?” — at their book signing and DVD release! This beautiful film was made by Catherine Gund, and featured her daughter Sadie and Sadie’s friend Safiyah. The film follows the two lovely young ladies as they learn about where their food comes from, and as they become active about the need for more fresh food and farmers markets to be available in all neighborhoods of New York City. They were so brave to go out and interview many people for the film, even Scott Stringer, Manhattan Borough president, who helped coordinate a book featuring healthy recipes by Harlem chefs. Now Ms. Gund and the girls  have a book out also called What’s On Your Plate, with activities for kids. It was a privilege to meet these inspiring people, especially Sadie and Safiyah who are so mature and accomplished for their age, as well as the Angel family farmers who were also featured in the film. I hope they keep up their great work. See: www.whatsonyourplateproject.org.

The girls and film-maker/author Catherine Gund
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Beth Fiteni