In Short Supply: Small Farmers and the Struggle to Deliver Healthy Food to Your Plate

"In Short Supply" is an official selection of the 2012 United Nations Association Film Festival and will screen in the San Francisco Bay Area in October 2012. Learn more: http://bit.ly/OMBD1x

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The American food system doesn't make it easy for small farmers to get their healthy food to your home, but meet two farmers who are trying: Ricky Horton and Sherilyn Shepard. They're siblings who grow tomatoes, cucumbers, and other vegetables in southwestern Virginia. Their livelihood is filled with uncertainties ranging from unpredictable weather to changing immigration laws. Here's their story.

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You can learn more about the issues in this video by reading Bread for the World Institute's 2012 Hunger Report: http://www.hungerreport.org

To contact Appalachian Harvest, the organization featured in this film, visit: http://asdevelop.org/appharvest.html

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[James Cc]

Great video. For marketing, small farmers might try advertise on internet such as craiglist, not sure they sell at farmers market. Quality and cost control is very important. If possible to cut cost, start making your own fertilizer, don't use chemical as it is bad and not helping with post control. My goal is to have a small sustainable organic farm(including chickens, fish) here in US or Thailand that feed my family, and sell excess to public.

[breadfortheworld]

Good luck with your organic farm!

[Joe Serrano]

Thumbs up ya all, a truly interestin' video!! = )

[breadfortheworld]

You're welcome. Please share so we can educate the public about this issue.

[SweetHomeOrganics]

Thank you for this video. As an organic grower I find the struggles represented in the video are so true. AND, agree that you work with land because you love it. Finding a healthy balance during the intensity of the season is something we wrestle with each year.

[breadfortheworld]

Thanks for taking the time to watch this and comment. We appreciate your thoughts.

[EcoTechnify]

Our government and big food corporations (monsanto, cargill, etc.) are destroying our farmers. Buy from your local CSA and farmers markets and vote for small farms with your dollars. The government subsidies and FDA are certainly doing nothing for them.

[hash glass]

grow your own help the old be kind

[Iril Iral]

To hell with supermarket and big guys...support small farmers

[scott smith]

God love the Brother and Sister .

[puddnheadamerican]

I think these two could stand to pick a few vegetables and not talk about the local labor without including themselves.

[Mardasee]

I think the small farmer is very important for america. For one I think they should not have to pay taxes in order to help them survive.

[fightinfarmer26]

excellent movie...

[lasqueeze77]

great film, important issue. Thanks for producing this.

[Fischhofa]

organic food isnt better!

the peoples only think it is better. you are also allowed to spray as a organic farmer!