We can no longer pretend that our food system is working. Its impact on Earth’s climate, the rights and health of communities, and the conservation of our sacred biodiversity can no longer be ignored. With the spread of new green solutions and agricultural practices like regenerative agriculture and agroecology, it’s time to reassess our collective relationship with agriculture, with land, and with each other. 

At this time of extreme disconnection and polarization, we look to food as a way to remember our common humanity — to remember the one thing we all do (eat). The growing recognition of the need to reconnect with our foodways is leaving people searching for narratives to guide them. But all too often, popular narratives focus purely on agricultural practices, suggesting that collective healing can be standardized and scaled. 

Liberation Agriculture is an upcoming film series focused on communities across the U.S., from Detroit, to South Dakota, to Nebraska, to Iowa who are cultivating much more than soil. Through their diverse stories, we weave the thread that reconnects agriculture with culture, showing that our most basic means of nourishing ourselves can’t be broken down into its constituent parts — it has to be valued as a holistic part of our lives. Those showcased speak to issues of land access, economic, racial, and social justice, and sovereignty, highlighting that the solution we need is a revolution. 

Green America, Regenerosity and A Growing Culture are excited to announce a special event offering a sneak peak of the series, which will be officially launched in 2024. 

We invite you to join us for a viewing of select clips and a panel discussion featuring the communities shown in the series. The discussion moderated by Nikki Silvestri, will focus on history and healing, radical listening and visioning, and on moving forward together, with an audience Q&A.