GROW!: GROW! goes to La Grange, Georgia

Monday, April 16, 2012

GROW! goes to La Grange, Georgia

WEDNESDAY April 18th

7-9 p.m. April 18, LaGrange College library — “Grow!” a documentary about young farmers, featuring Pine Mountain growers Chris and Jenny Jackson. A discussion about the film will be led by Chris Jackson.

Registration for the film events are not required, but recommended. Register by calling 706-298-0585.

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GROW!
A 60 minute documentary that captures the energy and independence of a fresh crop of young farmers.

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It's not just 'Old MacDonald' on the farm anymore. All across the U.S. there is a growing movement of educated young people who are leaving the cities to take up an agrarian life. Armed with college degrees, some are unable to find jobs in the current economic slump. Fed up with corporate America and its influence on a broken food system, they aim to solve some of the current system's inequities by growing clean, fair food. Mostly landless, they borrow, rent or manage farmland in order to fulfill their dreams of doing something meaningful with their lives.

GROW! takes a look at this new generation of sustainable farmers through the eyes, hearts and minds of 20 passionate, idealistic and fiercely independent young growers. In the film they speak of both the joys and the challenges involved in tending the land.

Filmed on 12 farms throughout the state of Georgia during an entire growing season, GROW! provides an honest and inspiring look at this next generation of farmers.

Anybody who appreciates the value of good, wholesome food grown close to home, who cares about our food supply and the future of farming will want to see GROW!

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