Our new 20 minute work-in-progress currently being edited by Adam Barton (HBO's CHINA's UNNATURAL DISASTER - The Tears of Sichuan Province) http://www.hbo.com/docs/programs/chinadisaster/synopsis.html) will have its first public screening to close the second day of events at the sold out Direct Farm Marketing Summit "Developing Sustainable Foodsheds to Enhance Food Access and Nutrition hosted by Roots of Change and the USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service.
The goal of the summit is to improve direct markets for producers and to increase access to culturally appropriate and nutritious food to consumers, particularly those in low-income communities, urban and rural.
In a recent interview with Michael Dimock of Roots of Change he had this to say about Annie and Jeff Main. Jeff and Annie are important in the story of the transformation of Agriculture in California towards sustainability and the nation because they represent a new type of farmer. A farmer that is willing to embrace the public and not fear change...One of the underlying problems that is effecting any possibility of sustaining food and agriculture is that most people still have a great deal to learn about what it takes to be a farmer. What it takes to feed a nation. Annie and Jeff are great representatives of one of the most important jobs in civilization which is to produce food.
Stay tuned for more updates on the conference and our new cut
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
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