‘Food Stamped’ Film, Meal and Discussion Set for Thursday

Text reads: The Food Collaborative: land, body, community.  Celebrate National Food day at a screening of food stamped! The Haven, West 112 Market st. Thursday Oct. 24, 2013, 6:30pm, suggested donation $3.00.  A healthy meal prepared by Whole Foods within the budget of SNAP (Food stamps) benefits.  The film: A couple attempts to eat healthy on $3.00/person/day.  A panel and audience discussion on related health, economics, and politics, moderated by Paul Feedman UVA Dept. of Politics.  Take the food stamp

The U.Va. Food Collaborative celebrate National Food Day at a screening of "Food Stamped" on Thursday, Oct. 24.

In celebration of National Food Day on Thursday, the University of Virginia Food Collaborative is screening a documentary film, “Food Stamped,” that follows a couple as they attempt to eat a healthy, well-balanced diet on an average food stamp budget – $1.50 per person per day. Along the way they consult with members of Congress, food justice organizations, nutrition experts and people living on food stamps to take a deep look at what they describe as America’s broken food system.

The event will include a post-screening panel discussion, led by U.Va. politics professor Paul Freedman, and a healthy meal prepared by Whole Foods on a budget of less than $1.50 per serving.

The event is free and open to the public and begins at 6:30 p.m. at The Haven, 112 West Market St., just off the Downtown Mall. There is a suggested donation of $3.

The film will be followed by a panel discussion of topics raised by the film, including health, food economics and politics, featuring Joe Caputi, the Charlottesville branch manager at the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank; Stephen Hitchcock, director of The Haven, a day shelter for the homeless; and Galen Fountain, an instructor at U.Va.’s Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy.

The event is co-sponsored by the U.Va. Food Collaborative, Whole Foods, Market Central and The Haven.

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