Sustainable LA

Join us at the first ever Sustainable LA Street Festival Grand Ave, in front of MOCA and the California Plaza Sunday, August 17th, from noon to 6pm. Part of the Downtown LA Film Festival the Sustainable LA Street Festival includes an organic farmers market, slow food court, live music, over 60 green business, craft, and non profit vendors, green films, panel discussions, plus activities for children and families, organic gardening and cooking demostrations, Theodore Payne Foundation native plant sale, and a wine and beer garden provided by Silver Lake Wines. Best of all; the festival, films, and panel discussions are FREE! Films at MOCA: Enjoy over 20 environmental-theme documentary short and feature films, including the Live Earth Shorts Program and ranging in topics from urban farms to alternative fuels and L.A.'s diverse bicycle culture. All screenings are free at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) theater, adjacent to California Plaza. LA Premiere Screening of FLOW For Love Of Water (2008, USA, 93 mins) the new environmental documentary film. Following a successful Sundance premiere Irena Salinas's film comes to LA, a cautionary documentary detailing the precarious future faced by both rich and poor nations unless change is realized soon. Water is our most important natural resource, more crucial to our civilization than gold, iron, or even oil. Our water supplies are being stretched to the limit by population, social, and economic pressures. Panel Discussions at California Plaza: Four panels will tackle topics on the minds of all environmentally-conscious Angelenos: "Electric Cars: Are They Ready For Their Close-up?" "Green Collars Jobs - Building a Renewable Future" "Think Slow, Eat Local - A New Way Of Thinking About Food," "Pocket Parks: Grassroots Gardens in the Urban Landscape." Moderators include Anna Scott, Downtown News; Russ Parsons, food columnist for the LA Times, and the author of How to Pick a Peach: The Search for Flavor from Farm to Table; Ken Bensinger, automotive reporter, LA Times, and Jan Perry, Los Angeles City Councilperson, Council District 9 The Sustainable LA Festival is accessible by the Metro Red Line and multiple bus lines. Visit www.MTA.net to plot your route. We encourage cyclists. Bicycle Valet provided by The Bike Oven. http://www.dffla.com/press.asp#sustainableinfo