Lots of work still to go on Food Chain, and as we move deeper into the editing phase, I just wanted to take the time to thank everyone who has donated, shared, supported the project thus far!
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I had the priveledge this past week, of joining the Coalition of Immokalee Workers and thier allies, as they joined together in a 6 day fast for fair food at the Publix HQ in Lakeland Florida. The fasters perservered over the course of 6 days, through sweltering heat, thunder storms, and intimidation and harrasment by Publix officials and ultimately broke their fast on day 6, supported by the Kennedy family and hundreds of activists, farm workers, and concerned citizens from around the country.
While it is true that the agricultural system within the US is a complex industry with a...
Enter Collier county, Florida. A classic tale of two towns. On the one hand you have Naples, the nation’s second-wealthiest metropolitan area. On the other, Immokalee, dubbed by Barry Estabrook (of Tomatoland) the "tomato capital of the United States of America". Now, I know what you're thinking, "Oh Immokalee!? Yeah, they produce like 90% of the fresh domestic tomatoes consumed in winter/spring months in the US right? What are they, the nation's third wealthiest metropolitan area?". Well, believe it or not, despite keeping us...
Farm Labor Documentary Project Origins: In August of this year, I set out with 4 other intrepid New Yorkers on a quest to figure out where our food (specifically fresh fruit + wine) comes from. And to film a documentary about our journey out of the city and into the fields. On a certain level we were feigning naivety - where does food come from? well farms of course! - yet as we would soon find, our naivety to the modern American agricultural system was not feigned, but rather a naivety ingrained and reinforced within us to an extent far beyond what we were conscious of.
