31 Aug 2009

The Garden Movie

Thanks to Roku and Netflix, I finally was able to watch the documentary film "The Garden". If you haven't seen it yet, I suggest you add it to your Netflix Queue tonight. The film was nominated for an Acedemy Award and does an excellent job of following the ups and downs of the lagest community garden in the US in South Central LA. The South Central Farmers are inspirational to us all, especially now as we look to ways to increase our connection to The Earth, The Communnity and food.

Movie synopsis:

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.

The Garden follows the plight of the farmers, from the tilled soil of this urban farm to the polished marble of City Hall. Mostly immigrants from Latin America, from countries where they feared for their lives if they were to speak out, we watch them organize, fight back, and demand answers: