Documentary to be shown at Houlton Higher Education Center

Slow Food Aroostook County and the Houlton Higher Education Center will be showing the documentary film “A Chemical Reaction” Wednesday, June 2 at 6:30 p.m. at the Houlton Higher Education Center.
“A Chemical Reaction” is a documentary movie that tells the story of one of the most powerful and effective community initiatives in the history of North America.  It started with one lone voice in 1984.  Dr. June Irwin, a dermatologist, noticed a connection between her patients’ health conditions and their exposure to chemical pesticides and herbicides.  With relentless persistence she brought her concerns to town meetings to warn her fellow citizens that the chemicals they were putting on their lawns posed severe health risks and had unknown side effects on the environment.
A tentative online question and answer discussion with executive producer Paul Tukey is scheduled after the film. Tickets are $3.50 per person. For more information, go to www.ChemicalReactionMovie.com or call Slow Food Aroostook County at 538-7912.