There’s a tomato at the center of this evening—but the conversation is much bigger.
Dear friends,
On September 14, from 6–8 PM, we’ll gather at Farm.One in Brooklyn, a community space and vertical farm growing herbs, flowers, and greens in the heart of the city. We’ll spend the evening moving between films, food, drinks, and conversation, exploring the ways imagination can shift our relationship to waste, and to the food systems we’ve built around us.
We couldn’t be happier to share this evening with you, and hope you’ll join us.
When: Monday, September 14
Time: 6:00 - 8:30 pm
Where: Farm.One Brooklyn
About this event
Ceres and Farm.One invite you to an evening inspired by the tomato, bringing together Wen-Jay Ying, founder of Local Roots, and Joe McDowell, founder of sustainable spirits company ACID, for a collaborative food and drink experience.
Throughout the evening, we’ll screen three short films exploring sustainability, resourcefulness, and closed-loop food systems—from an ode to the tomato, to the UK’s first fine-dining zero-waste restaurant, to a story of transformation from sea to table.
Your ticket includes the Local Roots living grazing table and one cocktail or mocktail featuring ACID spirits. Additional beverages will be available for purchase at the Farm.One bar.
Films and the evening
Amoris Pomum, Directed by Felipe Sanguinetti · 4 min
Narrated by Argentine actor Ricardo Darín and featuring words from a 1971 poem by Pablo Neruda, this lush short is an ode to the beauty, complexity, and fleeting nature of the tomato.
A Failure of the Imagination, Directed by Matt Hopkins · 10 min
Following five years at Silo, the UK’s first fine-dining zero-waste restaurant, the film traces chef Douglas McMaster’s effort to challenge the unsustainable practices of the modern food system by reimagining what a restaurant can be.
Fragmentos de Mar, Directed by Wolf Lass · 7 min
Discarded clam shells from Mexico City restaurant Contramar’s signature ceviche are transformed into sculptural objects and lighting, tracing a journey from sea to table, and from table to new forms.
The short film program will screen twice in an adjoining space, making it easy to move between the films and the food and drink experience.
Following the films, FoodPrint director Jerusha Klemperer will moderate a conversation with Wen-Jay Ying and Joe McDowell about the challenges of transforming our food system—and the imagination it takes to do so.
And there’s a little something to take home: every ticket includes a Ceres tote bag with a complimentary 4 oz bottle of Tomato ACID, crafted and distilled exclusively for the evening. A few lucky guests will find additional Ceres merch tucked inside their totes, too.
Come for the tomato. Stay for the films, the questions, and the possibility of imagining food differently.
Warmly,
Maayan and the Ceres team