PANUPS: Resource Pointer #391 (The Fate of Small Farms)

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PANUPS: Resource Pointer #391 (The Fate of Small Farms)

 

 

 

 

Resource Pointer #391 (The Fate of Small Farms)

July 26, 2005

 

For copies of the following resources, please contact the appropriate

publishers or organizations directly.

 

*The Real Dirt on Farmer John*

2005. Taggart Siegel (director). Documentary film about John Peterson,

visionary farmer and early developer of subscription based, Community

Supported Agriculture. Reveals the challenges of small farms and the

emerging models for sustainable and community-supported agriculture.

82 minutes. Contact Collective Eye, 442 Shotwell Street; San

Francisco, CA 94110; phone (415) 647-2049; email

info; website http://www.therealdirt.net.

 

 

 

*Transformational Farm Policy: Will It Work?*

2005. Chuck Hassebrook. A speech by the Executive Director of the

Center for Rural Affairs on the need for a new type of farm policy

that recognizes the the cultural, economic and social importance of

small farms, acknowledges farmers as entrepreneurs, and rewards

environmental stewardship. Available online at

http://www.cfra.org/resources/speeches.htm. Contact Center for Rural

Affairs,145 Main St - P.O. Box 136; Lyons, NE 68038-0136; phone (402)

687-2100; fax (402) 687-2200; email info; website

http://www.cfra.org.

 

 

 

*The Future of Food*

2004, video. Lily Films. Examines the changing nature of food as

multinational corporations increasingly exert control over food

systems in Canada, Mexico, and the U.S. Looks at the rise in patented,

unlabeled genetically engineered food, explores alternatives to

industrial agriculture, and offers organic and sustainable agriculture

as the solutions to the ecological, economic and cultural crisis

facing North American farms. 88 minutes. Playing in New York City and

other U.S. cities in September and available on DVD later in the year.

Contact Lily Films, P.O. Box 895, Mill Valley, CA 94942; email

info; website http://www.thefutureoffood.com.

 

 

 

*The Fate of Family Farming: Variations on an American Idea*

2004. Ronald Jager. Explores the history and future of U.S. family

farming the agrarian values on which it's based-the fundamental good

of nature, local communities, and simple living. Discusses the work of

Louis Bromfield, Victor Hanson, and Wendell Berry, as well as the

economic and ecological challenges of small farms and their strategies

for survival. 244 pages. $17.95. Contact University Press of New

England, Order Department, 37 Lafayette Street, Lebanon, NH 03766;

phone (800) 421-1561; fax (603) 643-1540; website http://www.upne.com.

 

 

 

* Broken Limbs: Apples, Agriculture, and the New American Farmer*

2004, video. Bullfrog Films. As apple growers by the thousands are

going out of business and facing bankruptcy, filmmaker Guy Evans seeks

to determine what has gone wrong in this natural garden of Eden. In

this documentary he finds hope in sustainable agriculture and outlines

ways in which individuals can play a role in saving America's farmers.

57 minutes. $35. Contact Bullfrog Films, PO Box 149, Oley, PA 19547;

phone (800) 543-3764; email info; website

http://www.brokenlimbs.org.

 

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