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Plowing at Howell Living History Farm

Three month stay on a old-time farm turns into a feature length documentary

In 2008, Jared Flesher started a blog called Farmbedded to document his 3 month stay at Howell Living History Farm, an educational facility that “preserves and interprets farming life and processes from the era of 1890-1910″.

Farmer Charles Napravnik of Asbury Village Farm

An Award-winning freelance journalist, Flesher writes about energy, the environment, and sustainability for The New York Times Online and The Christian Science Monitor. His work has also been also been published by The Wall Street Journal Online, New Jersey Monthly magazine, the Columbia Journalism Review, and Gannett New Jersey newspapers. During our interview (podcast below) about this film, Flesher said:

I decided to tell the story about The Farmer and the Horse because it tells a story about sustainability that I don’t think has been told before.

The rough cut of the film, 75 minutes long, is now complete and has been receiving great reviews from local farmers, environmentalists, and land conservationists.

Intern at Howell Living History Farm in 2008.

The Farmer and the Horse will premiere at Howell Living History Farm on August 6 at 9 p.m. Click here for more details:

http://thefarmerandthehorse.com/

Want to help?

The Farmer and the Horse is looking for a local organization, business, or individual to sponsor the screening. Contact director Jared Flesher at jtflesher@gmail.com for more details.

Listen here for our interview with Filmmaker Jared Flesher:

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