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 White Plains, NY - Pack a picnic dinner and sit back and enjoy the first in a series of Friday Nights at the Movies at Hilltop Hanover Farm in Yorktown Heights.
The first movie, on Friday, July 25, will feature My Father’s Garden, a powerful, one-hour documentary by Miranda Smith on the use and misuse of technology on the American Farm.
During movie nights, the farm stand will be open and visitors can takes tours around the farm starting at 6:30 p.m. The movie will begin at 8 p.m. Visitors are encouraged to bring a picnic dinner and flashlight. Admission is free.
My Father’s Garden tells the story of two pioneering farmers – Herbert Smith, the filmmaker’s father and a champion of the new chemical sprays of the 1950s and Fred Kirschenmann, who left his work as a university professor to help his family’s farm in North Dakota transition from chemical to organic farming. Their stories highlight the differences between organic and conventional agriculture, the challenges they faced and the consequences of their practices. The film adeptly addresses issues in farm history, industry and ecology.
The series continues with a showing of Natural Connections on Friday, August 1; other movies will be scheduled for the month of September.
Hilltop Hanover Farm, a 180-acre former dairy farm, was purchased by the county in 2003 for agricultural preservation, drinking water protection and the promotion of environmental stewardship through demonstration projects and sustainability programs. Admission to the farm is free and open to the public Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Hilltop Hanover Farm is located at 1271 Hanover Street in Yorktown Heights. It can be reached via the Taconic State Parkway. Take the Millwood/Route 100 exit to Route 100 north. Turn left onto Route 118. Make a right onto Hanover Street. The farm is on the left.
For more information on the farm or upcoming programs, events, and demonstrations, visit http://www.hilltophanoverfarm.org/ or call 914-962-2368.
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