[Sdpg] Film Hidden Bounty of Marin YouTube

[Wesley Roe and Santa Barbara Permaculture Network]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iORar6NB29E


Hidden Bounty of Marin

Farm Families in Transition
Marin County, California, is an extraordinary place with an 
exceptional community of farmers and ranchers. Traditional cattle, 
dairy and sheep ranchers live and work alongside oyster farmers, 
cheese makers and vegetable producers, bringing us high quality, 
local and organic food. The land they steward provides watershed 
protection and habitat for an amazing diversity of birds, plants, and 
wildlife. This documentary brings into sharp focus the lives and work 
of nine farm families in transition, capturing the depth of 
commitment and passion of the real "Hidden Bounty of Marin."

Celebrating its food-farm connections, Hidden Bounty features the 
Marin community gastronomic players in their glory and drama. This 
visual representation of the emotions, economics, and ecology that 
drive local food success leaves the viewer hopeful and empowered. Few 
foodsheds have been as progressive as Marin in connecting all the 
dots - watch and learn. - Joel Salatin, Polyface Farms


  Hidden Bounty of Marin. Most of the ranches featured in the film are 
on properties that have been protected by MALT.

Narrated by Peter Coyote, Hidden Bounty of Marin is a project of UC 
Cooperative Extension and Novato Public Access Television. Written 
and directed by Steve Quirt and Ellie Rilla, with videography by 
David Fix.

Marin Agricultural Land Trust History

http://www.malt.org/

In the early 1970s, increased coastal development and plans for a 
city with a population of 125,000 people on the shores of Tomales Bay 
were just some of the ideas being proposed for the future of western 
Marin County, located about 40 miles north of San Francisco. The 
developments would have ended a 150-year-old tradition of family 
farming and permanently degraded many of the natural resource 
treasures of the area, but change seemed inevitable.

In a unique alliance, Marin ranchers and environmentalists came 
together to fight the development proposals. Ranching was given a 
second chance through a combination of restrictive zoning, land use 
regulations, active support for ranching by County government, and 
the establishment of Marin Agricultural Land Trust's (MALT) 
agricultural conservation easement program. "We felt MALT was an 
opportunity to be part of something really important to the future of 
Marin County," said MALT founder and dairywoman Ellen Straus, who 
died in 2002. Since its birth, the organization has permanently 
preserved over 42,300 acres of farmland that might otherwise have 
been sold or developed.

"What we've learned," adds wetlands biologist and co-founder Phyllis 
Faber, "is that you can have a vision of what you want the future to 
look like, and you can make it happen." Former Marin County 
Supervisor Gary Giacomini, who served on the founding board of 
directors would agree, "It's glorious to be involved in an effort 
that lasts forever," he said.
Marin Agricultural Land Trust
Post Office Box 809
Point Reyes Station CA 94956
415-663-1158
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