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Seeds

Get your Symphony of the Soil Peaceful Valley Crimson Clover seeds!
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We will be giving away crimson clover cover crop certified organic seeds at special Symphony of the Soil screenings and events. Get yours today.

List of upcoming screenings

REASONS TO GROW COVER CROPS

  • Increases organic matter and nitrogen
  • Stabilizes soil to prevent erosion
  • Creates habitat and food for beneficial insects
  • Improves water, root and air penetration
  • Increases earthworms and microorganism
  • Brings deep-rooted mineral to surface soil

Over 100 cover crops available at GrowOrganic.com

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New Parkway Theater Screenings

Tuesday October 22 in Oakland, CA
Q & A after the film with Deborah Koons Garcia, Producer/Director
Dr. Igancio Chapela, UC Berkeley Microbial Biologist
New Parkway Theater
474 24th St  Oakland, 94612
(510) 658-7900

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BAY AREA THEATRICAL SCREENINGS

bay area SYMPHONY OF THE SOIL BAY AREA THEATRICAL SCREENINGS:

** Friday 9/27 through Wednesday 10/2 in San Rafael, CA
CHRISTOPHER B. SMITH RAFAEL FILM CENTER
1118 Fourth Street, San Rafael CA 94901
(415) 454-1222

Q & A after the film with Director/Producer Deborah Koons Garcia and UC Berkeley Microbial Ecologist Dr. Ignacio Chapela at the screening on Friday, September 27, 6:30pm

Tickets available from the Smith Rafael Film Center:
http://www.cafilm.org/rfc/films/1906.html

 

** Saturday 9/28, 7PM in San Francisco, CA
The Roxie
3117 16th Street, San Francisco, CA
(415)-863-1087

Q & A after the film with Director/Producer Deborah Koons Garcia, & UC Berkeley Microbial Ecologist – Dr. Ignacio Chapela

Tickets available: http://roxie.com/events/details.cfm?eventID=5F37FBAC-B18B-8B3C-808DEAFED23D2C7F

 

** Wednesday 10/2 6pm in Napa, CA
Napa Valley Opera House
1030 Main Street, Napa, CA 94559
(707) 226-7372

6PM Reception in Cafe featuring wines from Demeter-certified Biodynamic® vineyards and food from local vendors supporting Label GMOs Napa County.

7PM Film followed by Q&A featuring Producer/Director Deborah Koons Garcia, Microbial Ecologist Ignacio Chapela – Associate Professor, University of California, Berkeley
Owner, and Winemaker, Frog’s Leap Winery, John Williams.

Tickets available through the Napa Valley Opera House
http://nvoh.org/napa-valley-opera-house/film-symphony-soil

Vendors and sponsors include Demeter-certified Biodynamic® Vineyards, Label GMOs Napa County, Frog’s Leap Winery, Charbay Artisan Distillery & Winery, La Toque,  Teeeny Tiny Coffee Company, Atlas Peak Olive Oil, St. Clair Brown Winery, Ca’ Momi, Silverado Cooking School, Boca Farm, Farmstead at Long Meadow Ranch, and Foodshed Pizza and Pasta.

 

**Friday 10/18 through Tuesday 10/22, 7PM in Oakland, CA
New Parkway Theater
474 24th St  Oakland, 94612
(510) 658-7900

Q & A after the film with Director/Producer Deborah Koons Garcia and UC Berkeley Microbial Ecologist Dr. Ignacio Chapela at the screening on Tuesday October 22.

 

**Saturday 10/26, 1PM in Santa Rosa, CA
Summerfield Cinemas
551 Summerfield Rd Santa Rosa, CA 95405
(707) 522-0719

Deborah Koons Garcia, Director/Producer and Vivien Hillgrove, Editor Extraordinaire/Herbalist in attendance for a Q and A.

For more information about this screening: http://summerfieldcinemas.com/events

 

Here’s the listing of ALL screenings on our website:
http://symphonyofthesoil.com/learn-more/blog/upcoming-screenings-list/

Soil Community Theatrical Screening Discounts

For select screenings only, members of the Soil Community can show this badge at the box office to get a discount to the screening of Symphony of the Soil. See list of participating theaters below. Discount Tickets are only available through the Box Office (not available online or via telephone sales). 

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CHICAGO: FACETS CINÉMATHÈQUE
1517 W. Fullerton Ave. in Chicago
800.331.6197

Tickets: $9 General Admission; $7 for Soil Community Members
Showtimes:
Fri., Oct. 4 at 6:30 & 9 pm
Sat.–Sun., Oct. 5–6 at 4, 6:30 & 9 pm
Mon.–Thurs., Oct. 7–10 at 7 & 9 pm

Producer/Director Deborah Koons Garcia will in person for a Q&A after all screenings on Friday – Sunday, Oct. 4 – 6.
Jim Slama of Family Farmed will be in attendance for QandA on Saturday, October 5 evening programs.

 

NEW YORK: QUAD CINEMAS
34 W 13th St  New York, NY 10011
(212) 255-2243

Tickets: $11 General Admission; $8 Soil Community Members
Showtimes: 1:00pm | 3:35pm | 6:40pm | 9:10pm

Special QandA:
Friday, October 11 (after the 6:40 and 9:10 evening program)
Deborah Koons Garcia, Producer/Director
Dr. Igancio Chapela, UC Berkeley Microbial Biologist

Saturday, October 12 (after the 6:40 and 9:10 evening program)
Deborah Koons Garcia, Producer/Director
Dr. Igancio Chapela, UC Berkeley Microbial Biologist
Dr. Michael Hansen, Senior Scientist Consumers Union

Sunday, October 13 (after the 6:40  evening program)
Deborah Koons Garcia, Producer/Director
Dr. Igancio Chapela, UC Berkeley Microbial Biologist

Contact The Quad Cinema for advance tickets
212-255-2243
34 West 13th Street | New York, New York 10011

LOS ANGELES: MUSIC HALL 3 BEVERLY HILLS
9036 Wilshire Blvd.
Beverly Hills, CA 90211
310-478-3836
Showtimes 12:00 | 2:30 | 5:00 | 7:30 | 10:00

Promoting Soil Socially

FOF-poster_2MBSymphony of the Soil is currently promoting its theatrical tour but we need your help!

For a limited time only Lily Films will be giving away DVDs to Deborah Koons Garcia’s first feature documentary, The Future of Food.

Each day we will post about a Symphony of the Soil upcoming event to promote on Twitter and Facebook and will be picking two winners, one on Facebook and one on Twitter, at random who share that event information to their friends and followers. The winners will receive a DVD copy of The Future of Food.

Winners will be announced each day at 5pm PST on Facebook and Twitter. Winners will need to email [email protected] for information to receive the Future of Food DVD.

Good luck!

How to enter the Lily Films DVD Give Away Contest on Twitter:
1.) Follow Symphony of the Soil on Twitter @soilsymphony.
2.) Each morning at 9am PST @soilsymphony will tweet the event that we will be promoting for the day with the tag #lilyfilms. You need to copy and paste that tweet into your own Twitter account and tweet it.
3.) By 5pm PST @soilsymphony will pick a winner at random to win a free DVD of The Future of Food. Please note that these DVDs are for home-use only and may not be used to screen publicly. DVDs will be mailed out no later than 5 days after the date of winning.

For more information or if you have any questions please email info[at]lilyfilms[dot]com

Twitter Contest Rules:
– US residents only.
– One tweet per day per person. Posting duplicate, or near duplicate, updates or links is a violation of the Twitter Rules. If anyone found using/making multiple accounts to enter, that person will be ineligible to win.
– Any tweet that does not include @soilsymphony and #lilyfilms will not be considered.
– Contestants can add additional tags # to the tweet for more visibility.

How to enter on Facebook:
1.) LIKE Symphony of the Soil on Facebook
2.) Each morning at 9am PST Symphony of the Soil will post information about an event that we will be promoting for the day. You need to copy and paste that into your own Facebook account and post it or simply share it. Make sure your posting is public.
3.) By 5pm PST Symphony of the Soil will pick a winner at random to win a free DVD of The Future of Food. Please note that these DVDs are for home-use only and may not be used to screen publicly. DVDs will be mailed out no later than 5 days after the date of winning.

For more information or if you have any questions please email info[at]lilyfilms[dot]com

Facebook contest rules:
– US residents only.
– One update per day per person.
– All entries must tag Symphony of the Soil on Facebook by typing out @Symphony of the Soil or by Sharing the posting. Any entry that is not tagged will not be considered.
– All entries must have that particular post’s sharing settings set to Public
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Symphony of the Soil in New York City at the Quad

Symphony of the Soil will be in New York at the Quad Cinema
October 11 – 17, 2013
1:00pm | 3:35pm | 6:40pm | 9:10pm

Evening programs Friday, October 11 and Saturday October 12 Q&A with
Producer/Director Deborah Koons Garcia
UC Berkeley Microbial Biologist Igancio Chapel

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Contact The Quad Cinema for advance tickets
212-255-2243
34 West 13th Street | New York, New York 10011

Tickets available soon through MovieTickets.com

 

 

Chicago community partners

As the Symphony of the Soil Chicago premiere at Facets Cinémathèque fast approaches in less than a month (Symphony of the Soil screens from October 4 – 10, 2013) we at Lily Films have been working with groups in the Chicago area. We would like to take this moment to thank all of them for helping promote this event and encourage their members and supporters to share this documentary and expand it to new audiences.

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