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Documentary Film: The Garden

Posted on October 2, 2009
by Cris Bisch

This film explores - " the story of the country’s largest urban farm, backroom deals, land developers, green politics, money, poverty, power, and racial discord."

Synopsis of The Garden - The fourteen-acre community garden at 41st and Alameda in South Central Los Angeles is the largest of its kind in the United States. Started as a form of healing after the devastating L.A. riots in 1992, the South Central Farmers have since created a miracle in one of the country’s most blighted neighborhoods. Growing their own food. Feeding their families. Creating a community.

But now, bulldozers are poised to level their 14-acre oasis.... Read more... Watch the official trailer.

Indie Express interview with Scott Kennedy, director and writer of The Garden

What Happened to South L.A.'s Urban Farm?

'Director Scott Hamilton Kennedy, who documented the story of the largest community farm in The Garden, chats with actress Daryl Hannah, activist Tezozomoc, and moderator Dean Kuipers about what happened after the bulldozers rolled."

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Mostly Green - Every day, I learn more about what it means to care for God's creation and what I "need". Living a healthy, green and sustainable lifestyle is a process of changing... and surrendering to the blessed loss of "want". More About Cris »

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