We met Jennie Grant, founder of the Goat Justice League in Seattle, WA. She fought to legalize keeping goats in backyards across the city and won. Today she has four goats in her backyard and taught us how to milk them...we even got some milk straight from the udder. Check it out!
A great excerpt from our interview with Daron Joffe (aka Farmer D), a leading figure in the biodynamic and organic farming movements, as well as eco-entrepreneur and owner of Farmer D Organics Garden Center in Atlanta, GA. In this clip he offers some wonderful advice and insight for young people trying to find their niche in sustainable agriculture.
After traveling across the country visiting urban farms we came back to our hometown, Omaha, NE, and found there was more than we thought growing in our hometown. Bees, goats, bicycle-riding farmers, and the greenest restaurant in America are just a few of the things included in this webisode!
"If you can grow food in the back of a truck, you can grow it anywhere!" That's what we learned from the Compass Green project in Brooklyn, NY - its an old truck that has been transformed into mobile greenhouse that is touring the country to teach people about sustainable farming practices and to inspire people to grow their own food.
An excerpt from our interview with Malik Yakini of the Detroit Black Community Food Security Network. He's an amazing public speaker and knows a ton about food justice in Detroit and across the country. Don't miss this exclusive outtake!
Check out our visit to the Free Farm right outside downtown San Francisco. This place is amazing! They grow tons of food right in the city and then give it away for free at the Free Farm Stand...no money involved whatsoever. A really amazing way to help feed people who need it most.
Our first stop in L.A. was with Warren Ontiveros of the Backwards Beekeepers. We saved around 20,000 bees from being exterminated and relocated their hive safely to Warren's backyard - collecting about 40 lbs. of delicious honey in the process.
The GROWING CITIES channel includes exclusive clips, outtakes, and other exciting bonus material from the upcoming documentary film about Urban Agriculture across America, GROWING CITIES (growingcitiesmovie.com). The film follows two friends on their road trip across country as they meet urban farmers who are revitalizing our cities one vegetable, bee, and chicken at a time. Through their journey they re-imagine what's
The GROWING CITIES channel includes exclusive clips, outtakes, and other exciting bonus material from the upcoming documentary film about Urban Agriculture across America, GROWING CITIES (growingcitiesmovie.com). The film follows two friends on their road trip across country as they meet urban farmers who are revitalizing our cities one vegetable, bee, and chicken at a time. Through their journey they re-imagine what's possible in cities and inspire a whole new generation of farmers, no matter where they live.
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