Common Ground -- Free Movie Night at the South Lake Tahoe Library

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A Lake Tahoe Master Gardeners and Grow Your Own High Elevation Gardening Event - showing of Common Ground at the South Lake Tahoe Library.

Common Ground is an environmental documentary that was a favorite at last year's 9th annual Tahoe Film Fest. Organizers are excited to screen this movie to kick off the start of the popular Grow Your Own High Elevation Gardening Festival in partnership with the Lake Tahoe Master Gardeners and our Grow Your Own partners.

A striking wake-up call for the entire world, this dramatic and gorgeously shot documentary focuses on the power of regenerative farming to transform the Earth, and how soil health is the key to all health. Filmmakers Rebecca and Josh Tickell dig into the impact contemporary agriculture has on everyday lives, with celebrities including Laura Dern, Jason Momoa, Rosario Dawson, Woody Harrelson, and Donald Glover introducing us to farmers, scientists, and concerned citizens on the literal ground working to save the planet. The film delves into the financial and political drivers behind farming decisions, including a look at the unsettling racial history of American agriculture, the role of government lobbyists, and the influence of chemical companies like Monsanto. Ultimately it delivers a hopeful message as a growing number of innovative farmers find strategies to not only produce nutritional food, but also revive our faltering ecosystem.

The movie will be shown on May 29 at the South Lake Tahoe Branch of the El Dorado County Library (1000 Rufus Allen Blvd, SLT) with an information table at 4:30 p.m., and the movie starts promptly at 5 p.m. Seating will be limited to 50 on a “first come” basis. Before the movie, representatives from Grow Your Own (UC Davis TERC, Lake Tahoe Master Gardeners, and/or Slow Food Lake Tahoe) will be available to answer gardening questions and get you excited for the upcoming Tahoe growing season.

To order seedlings and for more information on Grow Your Own High Elevation Garden Festival, go to https://www.slowfoodlaketahoe.org/events
Purchase your high-elevation edible seedlings and pick them up at these FREE community events celebrating the joys and benefits of edible gardening in high-elevation regions.

Festival Sites and Plant Pick-Up:

Fri, May 31 Tahoe City
UC Davis TERC Tahoe City Field Station

Sat, Jun 01 Truckee
Slow Food Lake Tahoe Gardens

Sat, Jun 08 South Lake Tahoe
Taillac Historic Site