South Central Farm - Oasis in a Concrete Desert

This 24 minute documentary tells the true story of the high profile controversy involving poor farmers and their supporters, including celebrity tree sitters, the developer and the City of Los Angeles over the South Central Farm, the largest and most bio-diverse urban farm in the U.S.

Featuring South Central Farm elected leaders Rufina Juarez and Tezozomoc and celebrity tree sitters such as Daryl Hannah, Joan Baez, John Quigley and Julia Butterfly Hill, and other supporters such as Martin Sheen and Willie Nelson who brought international attention to the issue. KPFK host Lila Garrett, head of a committee dealing with race issues at the farm, speaks movingly at a press conference. Others interviewees include Green Party leader and former Santa Monica Mayor, Mike Feinstein, on roller blades during a colorful farm parade in Santa Monica and Don White, human rights spokesperson. Other supporters include Linda Piera-Avila, Marion Nestle, author of ìPolitics of Food.

The film highlights the benefits of urban farms, citizen supporters, dramatic evictions of farmers, rarely told developer's defense and updates on the farmers' efforts to continue to sustain themselves, physically and spiritually.

Produced/Directed by Sheila A. Laffey, with Jodie Evans and Celia Alario. Edited by Geoffrey Pepos.

http://www.EnviroFilms.com
http://www.southcentralfarmers.com

Category:

Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• south
• central
• farm
• urban
• garden
• sustainability
• justice
• los
• angeles
• tezozomoc
• rufina
• Darryl
• Hannah
• Joan
• Baez
• Martin
• Sheen
• Willie
• Nelson
• mike
• feinstein
• martin
• sheen
• john
• quigley
• julia
• butterfly
• hill
• lila
• garrett
• green
• party
• don
• white
• Linda
• Piera-Avila
• Marion
• Nestle
• Sheila
• Laffey
• jodie
• evans
• Geoffrey
• Pepos

[djkenny]

this makes me very bitter toward this country. they not only raped the land, but all that food could have been given directly to to the food bank for poor people. sickening. wasteful. that "in the name of business man" should burn in hell. I will prey he does.

[chulo12001]

I got luv for the SCF! Givin us life and a consciousness... a direction to reflect on... following in the path of our Ancestors as they guide us with their light.... Come out support the farm... 5 years after the eviction and the movement is still rockin the hood, bringing the food to the people and a commitment to get the land back. GEt in the mix and stop by! June 11th 2011 come out to the event at the farm!

[ConcernedMushroom]

heartbreaking :(

[cottoncandicane]

This is awful! :o(