The first festival was this weekend at the Magnolia Film Festival in Starksville, MS. WOAO? kept the food conversation going as Saturday night’s feature film.

The second festival will take place in none other then the sunshine state itself at the Florida Film Festival in Maitland, Fl on April 10th. WOAO? was selected to kick off the Food Focused Film weekend! As always, if you’re in the area stop on by it should be a great time.

And while the Wild and Scenic Environmental Film Festival has come and gone, we still have a lasting impression of the warmth and fun we had there, plus a fun interview to snack on! Check out the interview from See Jane Do with Shelley and WOAO?’s very own Marty Mesh! Hear what inspired Shelley to make WOAO?, Marty’s thoughts on the future of organic growing and their comments on natural vs organic: http://www.livestream.com/cognizantproductions/video?clipId=flv_0cb26468-a5f5-4ae4-8c64-e593ab9c9983

And speaking of some tasty multi-media press, tune in to Heritage Radio Network at 1 pm today to hear Shelley joining Hungry Filmmaker’s co-curator, Cathy Erway, on her show, Let’s Eat In. Ana Joanes, director of FRESH, will be there as well, so we’re excited to start talking about eating food, having babies, writing books, and making films as we gear up for the 2nd Installment of Hungry Filmmakers this Tuesday, February 23rd! If you haven’t gotten your tickets yet, get one soon: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/93405 And check out our listing in the NY Times Dining Calendar!

Plus, DVDs will be out to manufacture soon and WOAO? website is being updated, dandified & expanded as we speak! Check back soon for more features…

OH, and very important–the comment period has been extended to March 3rd regarding Genetically Engineered Crop contamination, so DON’T FORGET to tell USDA to keep GE Alfafa OUT of our food system! Here’s the True Food Network’s easy Action Page: http://ga3.org/campaign/alfalfaEIS?rk=V1WKc_9aH2M2E

Enjoy!

Shelley and the WOAO? team

Local celebrity/environmental activist, Park Overall, will be there to introduce the film. The panel will be moderated by the editor of The Greeneville Sun, John M. Jones, Jr.

All proceeds from the screening will benefit the WOAO? post production (final techie stuff) & Rural Resources. We are eager to get this movie out of our hands and into the community.

For those of you who can’t make it but would like to help out and be a part of this essential part in production, we are still welcoming donations (see details on our website).

Another quick note: Our website will be expanding in the coming months and you’ll soon have the option to purchase the preview DVD, so keep a look out.

What’s ORGANIC About Organic?–fundraising screening
Sat. November 21st, 7pm. Doors open at 6:30pm
Where : The Behan Arena at Tusculum College
Panel Discussion will immediately follow the screening.
Locally & sustainably grown hors d’oeuvres prepared by Rachel Bewley will be available for all in attendance.
$10 / person