"Growing Cities"

If you are fortunate enough to live on Vancouver Island, you have access to free movies through the Vancouver Island Regional Library.  Right on their home page, is a link to download emovies.  From time to time I check what is new and today discovered a documentary called "Growing Cities".

The subject is one I ranted about recently - growing our own food - and today, British Columbia imports 95% of the fruit and nuts it consumes, 75% of the vegetables and 65% of the fish.  We need to start taking care of ourselves.

The creators of "Growing Cities" take a tour around the United States visiting urban farms along the way.  Some farms are on vacant lots, some on rooftops and still others in abandoned factories.  One urban farm in New Orleans is teaching young people how to grow their own food, market it and get high school equivalency at the same time.  But the theme throughout is simple - grow something!  And grow it yourself.

Inspiring, thought-provoking, check out the YouTube trailer below.  And if you subscribe to Hoopla through the Vancouver Island Regional Library, be sure to see the movie.  97 minutes well spent!


Growing Cities Trailer