Olbrich Botanical Gardens: “Chocolate Country” Documentary Film & Presentation

“Chocolate Country” Documentary Film & Presentation

at Olbrich Botanical Gardens

February 6 Saturday 6:30 – 8 pm

Walk-ins Welcome

$9 Olbrich members/$11 public

Take the unique opportunity to see the award-winning documentary “Chocolate Country” then hear about the bitter history of chocolate in person from Lynn Handler, Northwest Earth Institute Program Coordinator and award-winning educator and

media specialist. “Chocolate Country” tells the story of the Loma Guacanejo cooperative, an alliance formed in the Dominican Republic backcountry to secure better profits for farmers while protecting the local rainforests.

It also illustrates the chocolate process – from pod, to bean, to cocoa powder, to delicacy. This film won the Grand Jury Prize as Best Short Documentary in the 2007 Seattle International Film Festival and is a snapshot portrait of a community on the cusp of great change. This program is offered in collaboration with the Southeastern Wisconsin Initiative for Fair Trade. Fair trade chocolate, provided by the Four Corners of the World Fair Trade Store in Milwaukee, is available for purchase before and after the program.

The cost of the program is $9 for Olbrich members and $11 for the general public. Walk-in participants welcome. For more information or to register call 608-246-4550 or visit www.olbrich.org.