Tenney Memorial Library, Newbury VT: The 4th Thursday Film Series featuring Freedom and Unity: The Vermont Movie continues on Thursday, May 28th at 6:30 pm. This six-part documentary explores the history and contemporary culture of our state; all segments are stand-alone 80-minute films.

Part Five, "Ceres' Children" looks at some of Vermont’s cherished traditions: participatory democracy and the conservation ethic, from the ideas of George Perkins Marsh, one of America’s first environmentalists, to contemporary volunteer groups and activist movements. The film captures 21 st century debates over natural resources, then circles back in time to show how these concerns originate in the ethics of farmers who depended on the natural world for their survival. The disappearance of dairy farms has raised a tough question: how big is too big? How can Vermont survive in a world economy? Can Vermont be a model for small, local and self-sufficient farming?

Frank Bryan will lead a discussion after the movie. The 4th Thursday Film Series at Tenney is free; all are welcome and refreshments will follow.

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