The Greenhorns

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.

Country:
Genre:

Documentary

Duration:

40 minutes

Year:

2010

Director:

Severine von Tscharner Fleming

Cast:
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

Crew:
Severine von Tscharner Fleming

Director

Severine von Tscharner Fleming

Writer

Ian Cheney

Editor

Curtis Ellis

Editor

Laura Hanna

Editor