Join #FoodFri on October 10, at 1 p.m., EST, to chat with Richard Chisolm the Director of Cafeteria Man, a documentary that follows Tony Geraci, Chef and Baltimore School Food-Service Director, on his journey to replace processed school meals with locally-grown, freshly-prepared meals.

The film, which debutted on public television this past August, demonstrates the power of the food movement - the importance of healthy meals. It also emphasizes the importance of parents, of YOU. In Tony Geraci's own words,

"One of the single most important drivers for change are parents. Parents need to be part of this equation."

We couldn't agree more Tony! And, that is why we are excited to chat about Cafeteria Man.  The journey, challenges, and ultimate success in changing a large school district that serves 83,000 students, and later in Memphis schools, with 200,000 kids, is an inspiration!

Let't delve deeper into Tony Geraci's success and become the change agents our children need.

Join @MomsRising and @Cafeteria_Man on October 10, 2014, at 1 p.m., EST.

Together, we can provide food that fuels and give children a fighting chance.

To join and follow the conversation on Twitter use the #FoodFri Hashtag in each tweet.

You can also follow the chat on Twubs.com/FoodFri. Twubs allows you to follow MomsRising’s registered hashtags by creating an account. Below I have noted the steps.

1. Create an account using an email or your Twitter account.
2. Enter the desired hashtag, #FoodFri, #WellnessWed or #EcoTipTue, in the search box found at the top of the page. Click Enter. A new page will open with the desired chat.
3. Find the “Join This Twub” button found on the right-hand side bar and join the group.
4. Adjust the speed of the conversation to your liking. Options are: Fast, Medium, Slow, Slower, or Slowest.
5. Introduce yourself and join the conversation, by entering your comment, tips, or questions in the “Tweet to #FoodFri as [YourName] box”
6. Or, respond to a specific tweet by hovering over the right-hand side of the individual’s tweet and selecting one of the icons.

More about our #FoodFri Featured Panelist:

Cafeteria Man is a documentary that shows what's possible in our nation's schools. It follows Tony Geraci, Chef and Baltimore School Food-Service Director, on his journey to replace processed school meals with locally-grown, freshly-prepared meals. You can learn more about Cafeteria Man on their website, cafeteriaman.com. Follow Cafeteria Man on Twitter and Facebook.

Richard Chisolm is the Director, Cinematographer and Co-Producer of Cafeteria Man. He is an Emmy award-winning documentary filmmaker and cinematographer with over twenty-five years of production experience. Based in Baltimore, he has shot films and television programs on a wide variety of subjects in the US and abroad. Deeply committed to the value of real stories and the adventures of real people, Richard has worked for PBS, National Geographic, BBC, Discovery Channel, HBO, and many other broadcast entities. He was the Director of Photography for both of ABC's "Hopkins" prime time medical documentary series (2000 and 2008). He is also the recipient of a Peabody Award, a Columbia duPont Journalism award, two Kodak Vision awards, three CINE Golden Eagles, and is a Distinguished Alumnus of the University of Maryland.