What’s Happening

Melinda Hemmelgarn was at the True/False Reel Gone Roundup, and afterwards wrote this thoughtful piece in the Columbia Tribune. If you’re at all concerned about the loss of farmland and where our food comes from –and will come from–you should check out this article.

Save the homeland by protecting the farmland

Also, Melinda put us in touch with the American Farmland Trust, dedicated to protecting our nation’s strategic agricultural resources. Check out their new Farm and Food Policy Campaign at http://www.farmland.org/.

We’ve also added a link to AFT on The Moenkopi Group’s site under Resources and Links.

We just got back from the True/False Documentary Fest in Columbia, MO.  Paul Sturtz and David Wilson, co-directors of the fest, put on a great weekend.  We saw some great films, including The Mother and Man on Wire.  Best of all, though, was the fun time we had at the Reel Gone Roundup. Buses picked everyone up downtown and drove us out to an old defunct sale barn.  There was live music on the bus and the same inside the auction house.   Breakfast  from the Uprise Bakery was followed by a live auction to raise money for the fest, and then Knee Deep screened.  It was a treat  to see the bales of hay strewn around the floor in front of the screen–a perfect way to see the show!  Our thanks to everyone at the fest for their hard work.