The Emporia Area Local Food Network, along with the Emporia Public Library and Flint Hills Technical College, will be host for a Local Food Film Festival to increase awareness of local food issues within the community and around the world, stated the news release.The festival will begin at 6:30 p.m. Feb.15 and continue every Monday evening through March 15. There will be a discussion after each film. The schedule is:
• Fresh — 6:30 p.m. Feb. 15, Emporia Public Library;
• Asparagus! Stalking the American Life — 6:30 p.m. Feb. 22, EPL;
• Food, Inc. — 6:30 p.m. March 1, Flint Hills Technical College;
• The Future of Food — 6:30 p.m., March 8, FHTC;
• Locavore — 6:30 p.m. March 15, FHTC
Admission is free, but donations are welcome and will benefit the Emporia Area Local Food Network, which works to promote the production, processing, preservation and consumption of local foods with projects such as the Emporia Community Garden and the Emporia Community Kitchen.