Join us tonight, Monday February 13 at Zeitgeist Art Center for the 7:30p showing of new documentary THE GREENHORNS by Severine von Tscharner Fleming. "The Greenhorns" documents the emergence of a new cultural icon, the young American farmer. Michael Pollan contributes. More details below.

Trailer at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zH7o3fxw6oE

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More details about Zeitgeist and its other offerings, go to their site at  http://zeitgeisttheater.wordpress.com/

Tickets are $7 -- $6 for students and seniors, $5 for Zeitgeist Members, free if you are or become a Patron.

Zeitgeist Arts Center, 1618 O.C. Haley Blvd., NOLA 70113 -- 3 blocks off St. Charles, between Terspichore and Euterpe, in Central City. Easy, safe parking in front of theater.

For more info, contact Guy Henoumont anytime at [masked] or at [masked] .

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 The project began in November 2007 when activist and young farmer Severine von Tscharner Fleming graduated college and hit the road in her retrofitted station wagon. She was looking for a few acres of her own to grow on. Along the way, she started recording the stories and visions of fellow young farmers America.  These young 21st century farmers are the ‘greenhorns.’ Viewers may be surprised by such a diverse and sophisticated group of growers: punky urban gardeners, radical Christians, ex-suburbanites, Industrial Designers, former teachers, children of migrant farm workers, inner city kids and many more. The film’s arresting visual style renders this crowd in open fields and dewy meadows, and just as eloquently on urban rooftops, community greenhouses, repurposed refinery lots and neighborhood backyards.  Collectively, the film’s farmers have overcome innumerable obstacles. They have been kicked off rental property only to fight for land on rooftops and in between multi-lane highways. They have lost crops and money but found a partner. They have gone years without a day off but discovered a passion. Through these and many other hardships, these greenhorns still optimistically strive to feed their communities and steward a piece of the earth.  Dozens of interviews with experts and movement leaders give another shade of meaning to the current ‘greenhorn’ phenomenon. Authors Michael Pollan, Eric Schlosser, Richard Heinberg and others help viewers understand why these farmers strive the way they do.