The Greenhorns

• 0.0 Documentary
• 2010-10-01
• 40 minutes mins

Armed with a camcorder, farmer-filmmaker-activist Severine von Tscharner Fleming spent two years crisscrossing America, meeting and mobilizing a network of revolutionary young farmers resettling the land. 'The Greenhorns' is an ode to their grit and entrepreneurial spirit, an exploration of sustainable agriculture, and an enticement to reclaim our national soil. The ninety minute feature is the culmination of well over 200 hours of original footage from all regions of the United States, as well as original animation by young urban farmer and artist Brooke Budner, and rare agricultural archival footage from the Prelinger Archives. Ultimately, The Greenhorns shows us how farmers can move out of the margins recent history has consigned them to, and back to the heart of the American food landscape.

Starring:

Severine von Tscharner Fleming (Voice) Amy Courtney (self - Freewheelin Farm, Davenport, CA) Brock Fulmer (self - Bay Area Meat CSA, Berkley, CA) John & Stacy Brenner (selves - Broadturn Farm, Scarborough, ME) Chris Velez (self - Intermountain Nursery, Prather, CA) Ned Conwell (self - Blue House Farm, Pescadero, CA) Pilar Reber (self - Sunnyside Organic Nursery, N. Richmond, CA) Brooke Budner (self - Urban Gardener, San Francisco, CA)

Director:

Severine von Tscharner Fleming

Writer:

Severine von Tscharner Fleming