It’s here! After our successful call for contestants this summer, we produced a trailer with five budding yardfarmers. Watch it now! And then share the video with your friends!
The Yardfarmers Trailer is here!
By Erik Assadourian, originally published by Yardfarmers blog
February 3, 2016
Erik Assadourian
Erik Assadourian is a sustainability researcher and writer who was affiliated with the Worldwatch Institute from 2001 until 2017, when the institute went into hibernation. He has co-authored over a dozen books and directed and co-directed seven. His work is focused especially on the need for cultural change to move humanity beyond consumerism. Erik is the Director of the Gaian Way (gaianway.org), an ecospiritual philosophy, organization, and community.
Tags: building resilient food systems, yardfarming, young farmers
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