Spring 2013 Video by Megan Lubetkin From the filmmaker: The Farm at VYCC and the Winooski Partnership for Change teamed up to create an incredible after school program for Winooski High School students during the springtime on the farm. The program centered around celebrating food and farming. Everyday the students came to work on the [...] Read more »
Local Growers Guild
Video by Ivana Huang From the filmmaker: The Local Growers Guild (LGG) provides a wonderful community for farmers all over Bloomington, IN. As a frequent visitor to the Farmer’s Market, I find it imperative to support local farming initiatives. They provide delicious and organic food for everyone to enjoy! Visit Ivana Huang website at: ivanahuang.com [...] Read more »
Fracking the Fork
Video by: Kelly Brichta From the Filmaker: Offical “Fracking the Fork” documentary filmed this 2012 spring semester. Edited before the decision to defer all parcels. However, issue is still critical to address in the area to prevent future nominations by oil/gas companies to lease the land. The film was made in a class called “Creating [...] Read more »
Farm Trekking Adventures: Colombian Coffee Growers
Sachamama Nature Reserve, Salento Colombia We are so pleased to bring this story about a dedicated family in Columbia who is growing coffee. They have embraced and adopted the ways of slow food and land reclamation and in the process, established their own way of growing and selling coffee. The filmmakers behind the story are [...] Read more »
“SAHAY – Fit to Feet”
Smart Tool Design Will Help Barefoot Farmers in India This Design school project (it is currently a prototype) holds great promise for the barefoot farmers in India and around the world. This design was developed at DSK ISD International School of Design, India Team members – Dorian Hernould, Arthur Trichelieu, Harika Arumalla, Maxime Dubreucq, Rachana [...] Read more »
Trouble in the Fields
Farmers Contend with Texas Drought The state of Texas is currently in the midst of a major drought. In this short film from Jenna Creech, Meteorologist Rusty Garrett indicates the state has not been this dry since the 1950′s, adding: “Truly, the current Texas drought harkens back to the dustbowl day’s of the 30′s…” A [...] Read more »
Vegetare
Video by: Kristen Baumlier From the filmmaker: Vegetare (which is Latin for “to grow”) is a stop motion animation short which is a visual journey of the growth and production of food. The piece features images of crops of cabbages, cauliflower, corn, tomatoes, and eggplant plants growing from seedlings to harvest. To learn more about [...] Read more »
Harold Wright: Five generations on the same (once-tobacco) land
Photography, audio, and production by Alix Blair From RAFI-USA TCRF: This is a story of Harold Wright, third generation farmer on land his grandfather bought in the 1900′s, now farming with his children and grandchildren. It was once an area rich- financially and culturally- with tobacco. But when that left, the community was devastated. Harold [...] Read more »
Agriculture Stewardship Program Farm Tour
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Wendell Berry and Sustainable Farming
Writer and agriculturalist Wendell Berry started following sustainable farming practices long before many new what “organic” meant. Read more »