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Eric Person: Food for the Rest of Us

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LENGTH: 16:02 min  

PRODUCER: Copper Quartz Media Inc.

AUDIENCE LEVEL: 9-12, Post Secondary, Adult

COPYRIGHT: 2021

ONTARIO CURRICULUM: Canadian and World Studies, Social Sciences and Humanities


DETAILS: Eric Person is the owner and manager of Kansas City Aquaponics, which is a holistic urban farm located on the grounds of East High School in Kansas City Missouri. Eric brings light to some of the racist policies that exist in the farming community in the American Midwest, but also shows how he is inspiring the next generation of Urban Farmers to empower themselves through farming by offering workshops and training.


TAGS:

  • Agriculture
  • Aquaculture
  • Farms
  • Holistic medicine
  • Racism
  • United States - Geography
  • Urban gardening

AWARDS:

Selected for Hot Docs Changing the World Series

Official Selection - American Indian Film Festival

Asian American Film Festival

Available Light Film Festival

DOXA Film Festival

Transitions Film Festival

Skabmagovat Indigenous Film Festival


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Expectations/Outcomes:

Grade/Subject Course/Section Strand Expectations
Grade 12 / Canadian and World Studies CGR4M The Environment and Resource Management CGR4M E. Community ActionE2. Community Landuse and Infrastructure
Grade 12 / Social Sciences and Humanities HFA4C Nutrition and Health HFA4C D. Local and Global IssuesD1. Food Security