Environmental Film: "Eating Alaska"

"Eating Alaska" is a one-hour documentary about a former vegetarian who moves to Alaska, marries a fisherman and hunter and begins to wonder about the "right" thing to eat on "the last frontier." What ensues are humorous and enlightening adventures as the filmmaker follows a group of women deer hunters, communes with the Alaska Vegetarian Society, and talks moose meat with a group of Native Alaska kids in a small village public school, all in search of a meal that makes sense politically, socially, spiritually and tastefully. This wry look at what's on your plate explores ideas about eating healthy sustainable food from one's own backyard, either urban or wild, versus industrially produced food shipped thousands of miles. The film is sponsored by NCW Audubon Society; the film series is presented by WVMCC, Chelan-Douglas Land Trust and Trust for Public Land.