"Coal Country" Documentary and Hoes Down Harvest Festival

On today's show (complete with initial technical difficulties) Mari-Lynn Evans, executive producer of the new documentary Coal Country, explains what's missing in most coverage of the coal issue. Coal Country will screen at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art on Wednesday night. It will travel to other cities in the future, and then will air on Planet Green. Also, Dru Rivers and Hallie Muller of Full Belly Farm in Guinda, CA invite listeners to attend their farm's Hoes Down Harvest Festival this weekend. The festival offers children's activities, farm tours, great food, live music, and camping! And at just 45 miles from campus, it's a great bike ride for those interested.

- The dunk-tank at Hoes Down Harvest Festival -

Announcements we'd have made if we'd had time:

~ Weds. 6-7pm in the UCD Memorial Union: "Greening Our Lifestyles: Trend or Tradition" workshop hosted by the Black Graduate and Professional Students and the Cross Cultural Center

~ Thurs. 5pm at the UCD Student Farm: Students for Sustainable Agriculture event, all are invited!

Music Playlist:

"Shady Grove" by Colby Maddox (Old Town School of Folk Songbook, Vol. 1)

"Take This Hammer" by Jon Langford (Old Town School of Folk Songbook, Vol. 1)

"Black Lung" by Kathy Mattea (Coal)

"Minneapolis" by Lucinda Williams