Friday Pau Hana Film Night - SEEDS: The Untold Story

April 26, 2019 · 6:00PM - 8:00PM

place Big Island > Kailua Kona

Few things on Earth are as miraculous and vital as seeds. Worshipped and treasured since the dawn of humankind. SEED: The Untold Story follows passionate seed keepers protecting our 12,000 year-old food legacy. In the last century, 94% of our seed varieties have disappeared. As biotech chemical companies control the majority of our seeds, farmers, scientists, lawyers, and indigenous seed keepers fight a David and Goliath battle to defend the future of our food. In a harrowing and heartening story, these reluctant heroes rekindle a lost connection to our most treasured resource and revive a culture connected to seeds. SEED features Vandana Shiva, Dr. Jane Goodall, Andrew Kimbrell, Winona Laduke and Raj Patel.

Jill Wagner is the director of the Hawaii Island Seed Bank. The seed bank stores native seeds for many partners who are doing restoration on Hawaii Island. Ms. Wagner will talk about the Hawaii Island Seed Bank and what the community can do to support seed banking in Hawaii.