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SUMMARY:Film Screening - Island On The Edge (Director Nick Versteeg Attending)
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DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:THE HOMEGROWN COLLECTIVE : EDUCATION SERIES=0D=0A=
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Join us on Wednesday May12th as we launch the Homegrown Collective's new Education Series hosting Vancouver Islander Nick Versteeg and his brilliant & informative piece documentary, ISLAND ON THE EDGE!=0D=0A=
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This event will feature the film screening, an open dialogue with Director Nick Versteeg, and a more broad discussion amongst participants around food security on Vancouver Island as The Homegrown Collective starts looking at next steps we can together take to ensure a long & healthy lifestyle for us all.=0D=0A=
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hosted at Sunset Room | 401 Herald Street (behind Value Village)=0D=0A=
by donation - all proceeds to HomeGrownCollective.ca=0D=0A=
doors at 6pm, screening at 6.30pm, group discussion at 7.30pm=0D=0A=
for additional information, please email us at info@homegrowncollective.ca=0D=0A=
Limited capacity, please RSVP by email=0D=0A=
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ABOUT THE FILM:=0D=0A=
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“Island on the Edge”=0D=0A=
a documentary produced and directed by Nick Versteeg=0D=0A=
Written by Don Genova | Co-produced by Jason Found=0D=0A=
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The Documentary:=0D=0A=
The film examines the history of food production on Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands. It asks, what would happen to our food supply if we were suddenly cut off from the rest of the world?.=0D=0A=
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The film chronicles the efforts of several crusaders in the field of food production in our region and documents how people can get involved with supporting the local food movement.=0D=0A=
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We return to the archives going back twenty-five years to listen to what our government, and our farmers predicted the future of farming would be. The story features people who are making a difference with innovative ideas and action they are taking to create a more sustainable food system.=0D=0A=
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The Goal of the Documentary=0D=0A=
The objective is to get a dialogue going between food producers and the consumers who buy their food. What has to be done to create more jobs in agriculture? How can we convince government to get behind these critical issues? And what can we do to make sure we have enough local and good tasting food?=0D=0A=
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We have shown ”Island on the Edge” 29 times to over 5000 people!=0D=0A=
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ABOUT THE DIRECTOR:=0D=0A=
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Nick Versteeg=0D=0A=
Producer/Director, DV Cuisine=0D=0A=
www.dvcuisine.com=0D=0A=
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Nick was born in 1949 in the historic town of Dordrecht in The Netherlands. When he was 17 years old he became a Pastry Chef in The Netherlands and had his own pastry shop for six years before immigrating to Canada to start a new adventure. He went to Film school in Vancouver, British Columbia and started DV Media in 1980, a company producing commercials and corporate videos ten years=0D=0A=
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For the past 20 years Nick has been producing and directing documentaries for television, A&E, The A&E History Channel, Discovery Channel, CBC and CTV in Canada.=0D=0A=
For the past fifteen years he has specialized in the culinary field and produced a variety of specials for the US and Canadian Food Networks and has co-produced 2 seasons of “The Next Great Chef” an 11 part series for Global Television, which won four LEO Awards and as producer he was also nominated twice for a Gemini Award (The Canadian Television Awards)=0D=0A=
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“The Bocuse d’Or” series (named after the famous French chef Paul Bocuse), was a big ratings hit on the US and Canadian Food Network. Nick was also nominated for his 4th James Beard Award for the Bocuse d’Or 2007. He won the prestigious James Beard Award as the producer for the documentary “On the Road to Bocuse d’Or” was nominated again for “Master Chef” and won another James Beard Award for his documentary on the "World Pastry Cup".=0D=0A=
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Today he is living with his wife Elly in the Cowichan Valley on Vancouver Island where he is specializing in productions ranging from documentaries on culinary stories worldwide to specialized shows on food issues, food security and food sustainability.=0D=0A=
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In 2009 he produced a documentary on Vancouver Island, called “Island on the Edge” which has been shown to about 4000 people in 29 town hall meetings on Vancouver Island and on three different locations in the USA.=0D=0A=
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When time permits Nick does national and international speaking engagements on topics ranging from the history of his life and career to educating people on food issues from around the world.=0D=0A=
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hosted at Sunset Room | 401 Herald Street (behind Value Village)=0D=0A=
by donation - all proceeds to HomeGrownCollective.ca=0D=0A=
doors at 6pm, screening at 6.30pm, group discussion at 7.30pm=0D=0A=
for additional information, please email us at info@homegrowncollective.ca
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