We are currently making a documentary film about young farmers, and have already filmed quite a bit, and begun formulating the major themes of the film. But the larger goal of the film project is to invite young farmers themselves to articulate which issues are important, and which avenues (political, economic) we ought to explore in the future.

Green, or inexperienced, we may be, but I doubt any of you would consider yourselves meek, and it becomes ever clearer that we will be the inheritors of the sustainable food movement.

Which solutions do you see emerging in the context of your local food economy? Have you heard of innovative land-tenure arrangements that you’d like to hold up as examples, can you imagine useful legislation that we might craft to support the entry of new-optimists/ecologists into the small farm sector?  How can we entice more folks into a productive, rural livelihood?

 

Click here to download a PDF containing a few ‘trigger questions’ to inspire your comments, but please don’t limit your insights to the questions, or even to this page. If you feel moved, please begin a protracted brainstorm about “who we are” as a young farming demographic, “what we can promise” society at large, and “how the public can support us.”  Like John Jeavons says: First, “grow food” then “grow soil” then “grow people who do both.”

Please email comments to: thegreenhorns@gmail.com