Weedeater Screening (& Mostly Foraged Dinner)

Brasil presents Weedeater Screening (& Mostly Foraged Dinner).

WEEDEATER follows Nance Klehm, a plant communicator and radical ecologist, who describes herself as a “steward of the earth.” Klehm is an ecological systems designer, a permacultural grower, a horticultural consultant and a talented and much sought after teacher and speaker.  She is respected internationally for her work on land politics and growing for fertility.

Meeting her for the first time feels as though you are catching her mid sentence and mid-stride.

WEEDEATER trots along side Nance through various landscapes, gathering together a collection of her thoughts and philosophies on everything from wild, uncultivated weeds to human waste composting to “the dark cosmos”- soil.

An accurate portrait of Klehm would be impossible to confine to a formal or traditional documentary narrative.  Instead, WEEDEATER attempts to sketch Klehm’s character as well as reflect the depth and complexity of her intimate relationship with the earth and all of its inhabitants in the unique and intimate structure and style of this experimental film.

Curating the Fancy Foraged Dinner, and in attendance for conversation about the process of making the documentary WEEDEATER, is Eden Batki. An artist and chef in her own right, Batki is self-taught and interested in home based cooking that incorporates locally sourced ingredients.

This film is an art collaboration and invitation for community participation and sustainable cohabitation. Edible Houston is the presenting sponsor, whose mission is to celebrate local, sustainable, and seasonal food culture in the greater Houston area.

Edible Houston has told over a hundred stories, big and small, that give readers an understanding of how soil, seeds, green spaces, pollinators, farmers, producers, chefs, markets, education and community support collectively work to increase the opportunity to buy good, healthy locally grown and produced food and drink in Houston. It paints a picture of a local food community that is both inspiring and reassuring, and makes you want to be a part of it.

Edible’s motto is Live Local – Live Well.

Filmmakers:

Eden Batki, Artist & Chef          
Marty Windahl, Artist & Tarot Genius
Amy von Harrington, Visual Artist

Official Trailer:       www.vimeo.com/124718465
Official Website:      www.weedeaterdocumentary.com
Official Facebook:   www.facebook.com/weedeaterfilm

Fancy Foraged Dinner (Tuesday only) with screening included: $55 –  
Tickets to the screening: $8 –

TWITTER: https://twitter.com/edible_houston