<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><b>Eating Locally: Film & Discussion with</b></p>
<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><b>Renee Brooks Catacalos & Special Guest PBS Host John Shields</b></p>
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<p>Renee Brooks Catacalos, publisher and editor of Edible Chesapeake, and her special guest John Shields, restaurateur, cookbook author & PBS cooking show star, will present a film and discussion of innovative approaches that keep farms in our own area afloat on Thursday, June 28 at 7 pm at the Laurel Branch Library, 507 7th Street, in Laurel, MD.
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<p>Does buying from local farmers really save family farms? <i>Eat At Bill's</i> is a non-fictional look at the history and "backstage" stories behind California's Monterey Market and its second-generation owner Bill Fujimoto. This engaging film goes right to the heart of how individual buying decisions make a difference in local food communities.
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<p>Catacalos describes her own discovery of eating locally: "A couple of summers ago, my whole family discovered together how fabulous eating fresh could really be. On a lark, I challenged us to eat food exclusively from within a 150-mile radius of our suburban Washington DC home for a month, and that 'experiment' turned into a new paradigm of eating for us. I didn't realize it at the time, but the idea of eating locally was taking root in all of us. And for me, it was blossoming into a true passion."
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<p>"Chesapeake Chef" John Shields, host of several PBS series and a regular contributor to Edible Chesapeake, will discuss his experiences shopping at the Monterey Market during his years living and cooking in California.
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<p>After the 1-hour film, John and Renee will talk and answer questions about innovative approaches in our own local food community. Everyone's invited to this fun and informative evening. For more information, please call the Laurel Branch at 301-776-6790.
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<p><span>Bridget Warren</span></p>
<p><span>Chief of Public Relations & Programming </span></p>
<p><span>Prince George's County Memorial Library System</span></p>
<p><span>6532 Adelphi Rd.</span></p>
<p><span>Hyattsville MD 20782</span></p>
<p><span>301-699-3500 x237</span></p>
<p><span>301-927-0887 fax</span></p>
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