Ines Sommer/2019/83 min/Sustainable Food & Agriculture, Climate Change

FILM DESCRIPTION: For a quarter-century, Henry Brockman has worked alongside nature to grow delicious organic vegetables on his idyllic Midwestern farm. But farming takes a toll on his aging body and Henry dreams of scaling back. While his former apprentices run the farm, Henry spends a “fallow year” with his wife Hiroko in Japan. But things don’t turn out as planned, and Henry must grapple with the future of farming in a changing climate on personal, generational, and global levels.

Key Program Participant:

• Discussion Facilitator: Karen Kitto, Educator & Facilitator

Resource Panelists:

• Ines Sommer, Director-"Seasons of Change on Henry's Farm" (Filmmaker/Panelist, Action Partner)

• Additional Action Partners: FamilyFarmed (Bob Benenson), The Urban Canopy (Alex Poltorak)

This program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.