A Farm for the Future

September 20th, 2009 by admin

FARM FOR THE FUTURE FILM- 7:00PM, September 26,
Harvest Festival – Friday, September 25 through Sunday, September 27

We participated in the 3-day Harvest Festival running from Friday, September 25 through Sunday, September 27 in partnership with the Newburyport Farmers Market, The First Parish Church of Newbury and the Spencer-Peirce Little Farm.

Saturday evening at the First Parish Church we will be showing the movie, “Farm for the Future”. Wildlife film maker Rebecca Hosking investigates how to transform her family’s farm in Devon into a low energy farm for the future, and discovers that nature holds the key.

With her father close to retirement, Rebecca returns to her family’s wildlife-friendly farm in Devon, to become the next generation to farm the land. But last year’s high fuel prices were a wake-up call for Rebecca. Realizing that all food production in the UK is completely dependent on abundant cheap fossil fuel, particularly oil, she sets out to discover just how secure this oil supply is.

Alarmed by the answers, she explores ways of farming without using fossil fuel. With the help of pioneering farmers and growers, Rebecca learns that it is actually nature that holds the key to farming in a low-energy future.

A ‘Visioning our Future’ discussion will follow the show.

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