Am Braigh Farm
Gardening Night of August 24, 2023
Video clips from August 24 play over a 6-minute off-camera interview of August 8, 2023 with an adult participant in the Am Braigh Farm program for newly-arrived Canadians. He describes both the challenges and hopes for the family’s life in this new home. No images could be used of members of this family–at their request–out…
Read MoreGardening Night of August 8, 2023
The Gardening Night of August 8, 2023, with volunteers describing their role, and how they became involved in this program. Jamie Richards addresses the privacy concerns important to the lives of some of these new Canadians who have left countries embroiled in conflict. Recording and post-production by St. John’s, East Orangeville Anglican Church member Greg…
Read MoreFarming Night Four – Video from July 25, 2023
During the Fourth Gardening Evening volunteer Shirley talks about Jack’s and her involvement in this program, and Jamie shows the abundance of produce going home with the family that evening. At the request of the family they are not shown, out of their concern for potential repercussions against those left behind in their country of…
Read More“Trust Yourself to Garden” Project – Video Recording for June 13, 2023
The second “Farming Tuesday” of the second season of this project at Am Braigh Farm on the 5th Line of Mono, Ontario Canada, on a weather-threatening evening of June 13, 2023. Currently providing gardening opportunities for recent immigrants to this area of Ontario from Syria and Eritrea, the intention is to expand to individuals with…
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