Three MB Farms featured in Depth of Field: Films About Farming
Manitoba, Canada – An immersive exploration into the world of agriculture unfolds in the short documentary series Depth of Field: Films About Farming, a collection of short films presented by the National Farmers Union and March Forth Creative. Depth of Field features the stories of 40 farms across Canada committed to sustainable practices, including three in Manitoba—Back to Roots Farm, Wilfred Harder Farms Inc, and Ferme Fiola.
“From a large grain farm to smaller-scale livestock farms, Manitoba farmers showed us their passion for evolving sustainable agriculture in their respective domains,'” say filmmakers Sarah Douglas and Tamer Soliman, March Forth Creative.
Back to Roots Farm
Back to Roots Farm is a family-owned, natural based farm cultivating mixed vegetables, free-range goats and laying hens for eggs on 78 acres. They believe in reconnecting people with their food source and the importance of regenerative farming models, such as rotational grazing, which creates a balanced ecosystem on the farm.
Wilfred Harder Farms Inc
Wilfred Harder Farms Inc. is a 3rd generation family-owned conventional farm growing grains and oilseeds on over 4500 acres. Through their work with the National Farmers Union and beyond, they are committed to farmer-led solutions to agricultural issues.
Ferme Fiola
Ferme Fiola Farm is a family-owned and operated farm on the 120-acre Fiola family homestead, located in the Franco-Manitoban community of Ste-Geneviève. They sell direct market, pasture-raised lamb and wool products, pasture-raised chicken and more, using sustainable practices.
Stay tuned as we launch each short film over the coming months. Films will be released online and shown via local screenings by community members and other farm organizations during the winter of 2024.
To organize a local screening – use the free Community Screening Guide available at www.nfu.ca/filmsaboutfarming/, or email Nasseem at hakimian@nfu.ca to inquire.
Depth of Field: Films About Farming
Depth of Field is a series of short documentaries produced and presented by the National Farmers Union and March Forth Creative. The films showcase Canadian farmers and farm workers, and their sustainable farming practices on and off the land. Rotational grazing, seed saving, building healthy soils, and working for social justice– different farmers highlight their own priorities and, together, these films tell the story of farming practices that would create the local food system we all want. The National Farmers Union wants Canadian food consumers to know that buying directly from their local farmers, like the ones featured in Depth of Field, contributes to building a thriving localized food system.
National Farmers Union
The National Farmers Union is a farmer-led, democratically-directed farm organization representing Canadian farmers and farm workers, and advocating on issues of importance to us. NFU members believe that the problems facing farmers are common problems, and that farmers producing diverse products must work together to advance effective solutions. The NFU works toward economic, social, and environmental policies that promote economically- and environmentally-sustainable farms and strong farming communities.
March Forth Creative
March Forth Creative is a renowned producer of award-winning documentaries that explore meaningful and timely topics. Their films have been screened across Canada through multiple municipalities and non-profit organizations, and internationally through distribution companies.
We thank our project partners March Forth Creative, Young Agrarians, Régénération Canada, National Farmers Union-New Brunswick, National Farmers Union-Ontario, Organic Alberta, Sustain Ontario, National Farmers Foundation, Canadian Organic Growers, Farmers’ Markets Ontario, SaskOrganics, Small Scale Meat Producers Association.
We are grateful that funding for this project has been provided by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada through the AgriCommunication Program.
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Read and share this media release from the NFU website.
For more information:
Nasseem Hakimian, Communications and Project Manager, NFU: hakimian@nfu.ca, (647) 624-6278
Tamer Soliman and Sarah Douglas, Filmmakers, March Forth Creative, info@marchforthcreative.com, (613) 794-0314
Farmer-Media Ambassadors:
Kishon Warmington, Back to Roots – (204) 990-6171
Dean Harder, Wilfred Harder Farms Inc. – (204) 452-3627, (204) 797-6388
Resources:
Visit the website
Explore complete list of featured farmers: see profiles here or review full contact sheet here.
Amplify the Organize a community film screening (PDF)
Use this Press Kit for photos and bios, and more.
Use this Digital Toolkit for social media
See previous releases: Media Release 1 (Project Announcement), Media Release 2 (Featured Farmers Reveal), Media Release 3 (P.E.I), Media Release 4 (N.S.), Media Release 5 (N.B.), Media Release 6 (QC), Media Release 7 (ON)
