FREE film, food, chef demos, and more. All ages are welcome!

Tickets available for groups of youth from Austin & the West Side. If you are a school or community center wanting to bring youth, please contact [email protected].

We encourage you to take public transit, ride your bike, scooter, or walk to this NON-SMOKING event.

As part of Austin Eats' efforts to bring healthy food resources and lively discussion around local food access to the Austin community, this event is intended for those who live, work, play, volunteer, study, or worship in Austin. For more about the Austin Eats collaborative, scroll to the bottom of this page.

Not from Austin? Come and volunteer for this event! We need several dozen people to pull this off and make it a great evening. You'll get an Austin Eats t-shirt and be able to watch the film! Sign up here.

This Austin Eats Movie in the Garden event will feature portions of the powerful, acclaimed film, 'Food 2050', with community dialogue involving food justice advocates.

The clips being featured are as follows:

Food 2050: 7 Gen (2025) by Matthew Thompson (6 min)

After the mass slaughter of the buffalo and the forced relocation of the Sicangu Lakota people onto reservations, their once-abundant land has become a food desert. Traditionally a hunter-gatherer tribe, the Sicangu Lakota tribe is starting a new tradition by restoring their food system through the Food Sovereignty Initiative. The Initiative empowers regional food entrepreneurs to learn sustainable practices such as seed breeding, regenerative farming, indigenous recipes, and sustainable buffalo harvesting.

Food 2050: Mama's Kitchen (2025) by Matthew Thompson (6 min)

In China, increased consumption of meat and processed food has led to a significant decline in public health. At Mama’s Kitchen in Dali, China, the modern diet is being reimagined to a vision for a plant-forward future. Focusing less on meat/animal products and providing a path toward a diet of sustainably grown crops is only the beginning.

Food 2050: Lima 2035 (2025) by Matthew Thompson (7 min)

In Lima, Peru, two million people lack access to clean drinking water and fresh produce. Wealth inequality magnifies the effects of an already struggling food system. By building fog catchers, rooftop gardens, and reimagining public spaces, people can be empowered to build a better food future. A vision for a brighter future starts with addressing problems of necessity.

Food 2050: A Place of Cool Waters (2025) by Matthew Thompson (8 min)

In Nairobi, Kenya, almost half of impoverished children are malnourished; their parents are unable to afford produce from the markets. By expanding urban farming through education and increased access to seeds and high-quality soil, fresh produce will become accessible to everyone in Nairobi.

Food 2050: FoodNerve (2025) by Matthew Thompson (7 min)

Nigeria is one of the fastest-growing countries in the world. Such rapid growth has led to an agricultural system unable to keep up, leading to simultaneous issues of malnutrition and food waste. Visionaries in Lagos are using solar panels to power urban farming and have created an online produce exchange platform to guide their city, and their country, to a more sustainably nourished future.

Here is the lineup for our evening together:

6:30 pm: Doors open. Tell us your favorite veggie or fruit and register for raffle prizes.

6:30-8 pm: Food & Fellowship

• Tours of the BUILD farm are given by youth from Austin Grown

• Dinner bites

• Refreshing flavored waters at our Hydration Station

• Other community partners will be offering lots of freebies and fun

8 pm-9:30 pm: Film & Discussion

Masks are not required but are welcome.

Austin Eats is a collaborative working to rewrite the narrative around food in Chicago's Austin community. By synergizing organizations already promoting healthier food choices through grocery access, culinary entrepreneurship, food education, community gardens, and urban farms, Austin Eats will recreate Austin’s food access ecosystem. One Earth Collective is a member of Austin Eats.

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