In Need of Some Climate Optimism? Join Edible Brattleboro for a screening and discussion of Regenerating Life, a feature-length documentary that takes an ecological approach to unraveling the climate crisis.

The film purports that it is humankind's relentless destruction of nature that has caused the climate crisis and proposes that we can reverse this destructive process by Regenerating Life. Filmmaker John Feldman explores how life regulates the climate through photosynthesis and the carbon cycle; the water cycle; the dung cycle; and a vast interconnected soil network of fungi, microorganisms, and plant roots. He dives into the economic and political systems that have encouraged this destruction of Earth through the relentless quest for wealth and dominion and follows people who are working on solutions, looking for ways to repair the damage. By working with nature, they are restoring the forests, fields, wetlands, and oceans. They are regenerating soils to grow healthy food and build healthy communities as a solution to the climate crisis.

The feature will be viewed and discussed in three parts at Brooks Memorial Library, 224 Main St. in Brattleboro on consecutive Wednesdays. October 18 - Part 1: Water Cools the Planet (Didi Pershouse, who was interviewed in the film, will be present for the discussion). October 25 - Part 2: Life Sustains the Climate (John Feldman will join the discussion via zoom); and November 1 - Part 3: Small Farms Feed the World.

The event is free, open to public, and accessible to people in wheelchairs. For more information, contact Brooks Memorial Library at 802.254.5290 or visit www.brookslibraryvt.org. Presented in partnership with Edible Brattleboro.

Event Info

Nov 30, 2024, 6 PM

Dec 1, 2024, 2 to 5 PM

Dec 3, 2024, 6 to 7:30 PM