Part Five: Ceres’ Children
Part Five takes a deeper look at some of Vermont’s cherished traditions: participatory democracy and the conservation ethic, from the ideas of George Perkins Marsh, one of America’s first environmentalists, to contemporary volunteer groups and activists. The film captures 21st century debates over natural resources--then circles back to show how these concerns originate in the ethics of farmers, who depend on the natural world for their survival. The disappearance of dairy farms raises a tough question: How big is too big? How can Vermont survive in a world economy? Can Vermont become the model for small, local, and self-sufficient farming?
Saturday January 24 at 3:00 p.m. Varnum Library in Jeffersonville. Refreshments and brief discussion to follow. Free event.