Free Movies This Weekend

We're inviting you to four free movies this weekend as part of Schoharie Watershed Month. It's all about “Good Food. Clean Water.”

The Watershed Agricultural Council (Council) is hosting the 2nd Annual Environmental Film Series and showings of What's On Your Plate?, Vanishing of the Bees, The Greenhorns and Reclaiming Our Water. The four documentary films highlight watershed-foodshed-viewshed topics. We're showing the movies on May 20, 21 and 22 at the Doctorow Center for the Arts, 7971 Main Street in Hunter (see below for detailed schedule).

Share your views during the pre-screening audience discussions during intermission each day. On Saturday, featured speakers include local beekeeper Heidi Ruelmann about raising bees and Colony Collapse Disorder and Kenji Ban, Natural Agriculture Farmer with the Catskill Mountain Foundation. Come early (seating is limited to 133) and enjoy the farm goods sampling table promoting local farmers and value-added products. Share your thoughts with the roving videographer. Take the Buy Local pledge and choose to spend your food dollars with a local farmer; we'll reward you with Pure Catskills goodies when you return your validated postcard.

Here's the Film Series Schedule (visit our webpage dedicated to movie previews for more information):

Friday, May 20
4 pm: What’s on Your Plate? (76 min)
5:15 pm: 15-minute intermission & discussion
5:30 pm: Reclaiming Our Water (60 min)

Saturday, May 21
12:45 pm: Discussion with local beekeeper Heidi Ruelmann about raising bees and Colony Collapse Disorder
1 pm: Vanishing of the Bees (90 min)
2:30 pm: 20-minute intermission & discussion with Kenji Ban, Natural Agriculture Farmer with the Catskill Mountain Foundation
2:50 pm: The Greenhorns (50 min)

Sunday May 22
1 pm: What’s on Your Plate? (76 min)
2:15 pm: 15-minute intermission & discussion
2:30 pm: Reclaiming Our Water (60 min)

Where: Doctorow Center for the Arts, 7971 Main Street, Hunter (between the Post Office and the Library)

Thanks to the NYC Department of Environmental Protection who matched the monies from a Stream Management Implementation Grant, and the Catskill Mountain Foundation for giving a good deal on the three-day theater rental. Join us this weekend for the 2nd Annual Environmental Film Series...popcorn is optional.