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Documentary filmmakers Ken Wentworth and Liz Witham are excited to announce a special Earth Day Premiere of Sustainable Vineyard Episodes at the Martha’s Vineyard Film Center. The films are each between 10-16 minutes long and will be followed by a Q&A with people featured in each episode.

Description of episodes:
THE SECRET LIFE OF CONCH
The conch is our island’s largest fishery, and yet we know very little about them.  Islander Shelley Edmundson aims to change that through her groundbreaking research that explores the hidden lives of conch with the goal of making the fishery sustainable for years to come.
Speakers:
Noli Taylor – Director, Island Grown Schools
Melinda Rabbitt DeFeo – Edgartown School Garden Program

GOATSCAPING
When challenged with how to clear invasive bittersweet from difficult to reach Cedar Tree neck, director of Stewardship at Sheriff’s Meadow Kristen Fauteux decided that goats might be the answer.  She partnered with Rebecca Gilbert and Randy Ben David from Native Earth Teaching farm and the result has been a fun and effective way to keep the invasives at bay.
Speakers:
Kristen Fauteux – Director of Stewardship, Sherriff’s Meadow Foundation
Rebecca Gilbert – Owner, Native Earth Teaching Farm
Shelley Edmundson, PhD candidate at UNH
Ken Wentworth and Liz Witham – Filmmakers, Film-Truth Productions

THE STORY OF SEEDS
In this seed trilogy, we explore 3 takes on local seeds.  Executive director Tim Boland, Curator Tom Clark and horticulturist Ian Jochems of Polly Hill Arboretum explain the important of native seeds and their MV Wild Type program.  Noli Taylor, director of Island Grown schools tells us about the new seed library on Martha’s Vineyard. Melinda Rabbitt DeFeo shows us an exciting ancient crop of corn she grew with students at the Edgartown school.
Speakers: 
Tim Boland – Executive Director, Polly Hill Arboretum
Tim Clark – Curator, Polly Hill Arboretum
Ian Jochems – Horticulturist, Polly Hill Arboretum

 

 

“Sustainable Vineyard” is an episodic independent documentary series. The objective of the series is to share good ideas and to foster community identity by highlighting islanders working towards mutual cooperation and self-sufficiency in creating a sustainable community and environment.