Ojai, CA - Come share and celebrate the bounty of the Ojai Valley with a potluck dinner and conversation surrounding ‘The Frontlines of the Good Food Movement’ with documentary film producer and food activist Dulanie Ellis on Friday, November 18th. Ellis, co-chair of the Ojai Valley Green Coalition Food Council, will also preview a sampling of her feature documentary (currently in production), FARMY: An Army of Farmers, which chronicles the emerging social movement of combat veterans who are becoming organic farmers and ranchers.

Hosted by the Coalition at the Chaparral Auditorium at 414 E. Ojai Ave. in Ojai, there will be a meet and greet from 6:30 p.m.to 7:00 p.m., followed by food sharing from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., finishing with Ellis’s talk and film preview 8:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Every once in a while we just need to get together over a table brimming with favorite foods, bubbling with lively conversation and surrounded by a community of friends - some old, some new. That's really what Thanksgiving is all about, the ancient communal gathering around the harvest, feeling the blessing of hard work applied to the land and the bounty that pours forth.

The Coalition invites you to join us for such an event. It’s free; just bring a tasty dish (chips & dip do not qualify) to share. We encourage organic and local, if possible, and please bring your own plate, cup & utensils to help reduce our landfill waste.

To make reservations email ojaiculinaryclub@gmail.com . If you have questions please also email the same address or call 805-669-8445.