If only we would all start a “farm” in our backyard. “farm”= producing some food- any food. When we put all our eggs in any one basket, there is huge risk in the investment. This film talk about the state of our agricultural system in 2023, so the recent government changes (some of which have been profoundly painful for farming), are not reflected in this story. Shout out to the farmer raising Katahdin Sheep- I could tell by the hair. Second shout out to Seattle protests against WTO in the 90s. I was in high school and became aware of the problem with international corporate monopolies on our food system, on all living systems. Neo liberals believe lower prices through monopolization is good- well, it’s not, it’s really not- it’s about profit for steak holders, not community. American ideals of greatness have been hollowed out- the foundational values of “everyone can” has shifted to corporation addiction. Hog farmer Webster Davis said it best in his poem towards the end of this watch- “Where or where has prosperity gone?”
Website to Farm Action, the organization farmer Joe Maxwell helped found.
EEC Forest Stewardship 