ALLAN, I would also like to have the videos either to try and get the Farmer's Market to sponsor a video/discussion group for anyone who is interested or sponsor it myself at the Quaker Meeting House.
I will be glad to make my copy of NOT FOR SALE available to you. I think the subject of the patenting of life is important. I think MY FATHER'S GARDEN should be in this too because it demonstrates the possibility of a farm with thousands of acres going Bio-Dynamic. Could we borrow a copy of that from Fred Kirschenmann? We have examples of someone who is trying to do this in our group--Lloyd. It's definitely a subject we need to address. There may be other films that members know about that we should include. Best, Merla ron poitras wrote: > Hello Allan: > I'd like to do a video discussion series here in Maine - can you send me > info on the films you think worked best. Also would like to borrow/rent some > of these if possible. I am thinking January and February to do this. I'd > appreciate your help. > Thanks > > Ron Poitras > > -----Original Message----- > From: Allan Balliett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Wednesday, November 13, 2002 7:30 AM > Subject: VIDEO/DISCUSSION Groups was Re: Search for results of > Elaine'stesting of bd preps > > >What we are doing here is holding an annual series of weekly videos > >(most from Bullfrog) about the leading minds in sustainable > >agriculture. Among these videos, we include LIFE IN THE SOIL and the > >Podolinsky film. Having this series allows us to get weekly publicity > >in the local newspapers. We do not get large crowd, maybe a dozen a > >night, but always new people each week, so over the course of the > >videos, we are touching a couple of dozen of individuals through the > >series (and the entire community through the newspapers and, yes, > >radio, which resulted in me doing a couple of radio interviews). We > >have attracted the local ag professor and have made a permanent > >friend for sustainable organic farming with the county hort agent. > >We, so far, have not reached consumers, but the potential is there, > >if we targeted mothers with young children with a different series of > >videos, I'm sure that we could attract that group. > > > >Anyone can do this. The discussions are not led, everyone sits in a > >circle and we just talk to each other about the ideas that come up. > >It is great to have a PhD with an albrecht-focus attending each week, > >but I'm sure we could have done fine without him, also! ;-) > > > >If you want to do this same series, I have the tapes and can loan > >them to you. I also have the press releases that you can modify. We > >can propagate this program across the country. (If, as Chris has > >suggested earlier, you are a person who has historically had huge > >distances between your Wants and your Will, don't waste my time, ok?) > > > >This year our series will start with a 7 week discussion of > >AGRIGULTURE, followed by the 7 week video/discussion series. It is > >being hosted by the sustainable ag program at Shepherd College and > >will have an initial enrollment of around 30 sustainable ag/enviro > >students. I'm excited!! > > > >It would be great if others have similar programs and we could get > >some synergy going with our materials. > > > >Also, as I'm sure most already know, there is a "market" for > >web-based education in this country and around the world. If we had a > >short web-based educational program, I think we could get it into the > >school system and, perhaps, even get paid to do so. The point here is > >that by going web-based we could bypass much of the greatest > >exepenses of video production and still hit a very important segment > >of the population (and be available on-demand to the rest) > > > >Just some thoughts. > > > >-Allan > > > >>I think the Korrows' idea about doing a video is good. I have an > >>excellent video on the patenting of life called "Not for Sale" from > >>Moving Images Video Project, 2408 E. Valley Street, Seattle, WA > >>98112 206 323-9461, <www.movingimages.org>. Their distributor is > >>Bulldog Films, I think. You could do worse than getting in with > >>them. You want professional video people to make the film. There > >>is a filmmaker here who made a video about Sandpoint which I am > >>going to see for the first time on Sunday. You first need to decide > >>what information you want to get across to people about > >>Bio-Dynamics, then you need to find a filmmaker to work with to make > >>it really good. "Not for Sale" has shots from all over the world, > >>really exciting music and is very well put together and edited. > >> > >>I bet this group could collaborate over the net and come up with > >>something that would set the record straight. > > > >
