BBC World News America - Mark Lilly/Farmbus "First Person" Profile

Produced this long-form "first person" profile on Mark Lilly a farm-to-table entrepreneur and how he's managed to adapt in the age of COVID for BBC World News America which airs globally on BBC World Television and PBS stations across the country.

Filmed + edited by Maxine Collins (BBC)

Aired July 2, 2020

Intro:

THE COVID PANDEMIC HAS PUT TREMENDOUS PRESSURE ON THE NATION’S FOOD SUPPLY CHAIN–EXPOSING JUST HOW FRAGILE IT IS—PARTICULARLY IF YOU’VE PUT ALL YOUR EGGS IN ONE BASKET.

MANY SMALL FOOD BUSINESSES ARE FINDING THAT BEING NIMBLE AND ADAPTING QUICKLY ARE KEY TO STAYING AFLOAT, AS THEIR OPERATIONS ARE THROWN INTO CHAOS.

SOME ARE EVEN THRIVING, LIKE MARK LILLY, A RICHMOND, VIRGINIA-BASED SUSTAINABLE FARM-TO-TABLE ENTREPRENEUR, WHO SAYS HE’S BEEN READY FOR THIS FOR A LONG TIME…