“…And This Is My Garden” is an award-winning documentary film about the power of education to foster healthier lifestyles and to reconnect youth to the earth. The film follows the teachers and their students for a season of planting, harvesting, preserving, and ultimately celebrating the fruits of their labour at the Mel Johnson School annual harvest display and community feast. Food insecurity, climate change, and fuel risk are serious threats to communities around the world. In the small, mainly Indigenous community of Wabowden, Northern Manitoba, two school teachers, are empowering their students with the knowledge, discipline and skills to grow their own food sustainably in backyard gardens. Sustainable, edible gardening addresses issues of Community Food Security, Empowerment, Environmental & Community Health and Chronic Disease Prevention. Along the way, the students develop a sense of responsibility, pride and accomplishment, and engage their elders to work toward growing a sustainable future. The film demonstrates how this innovative school gardening project literally breaks new ground in education and has the potential to change the way we live. The success of the Mel Johnson School Gardening Project has caught the attention of many influential organizations including the David Suzuki Foundation, Manitoba Conservation and the United Nations. On May 5, 2010 the teachers presented on their project to the UN Committee on Sustainable Development in New York City. Featuring: Eleanor Woitowicz The Mel Johnson School Gardening Project Wabowden, Manitoba Producer Katharina Stieffenhofer Associate Producer Jean du Toit Editor & Sound Design John Gurdebeke Narration Katharina Stieffenhofer written by John Gurdebeke Katharina Stieffenhofer Music Composed by Richard Moody Performed by Richard Moody Helena Rosenthal Cinematography by: Bryan Sanders John Gurdebeke Claude Savard Dave Kornachuk Sound Recording Marvin Polanski Norman Dugas Daniel Girard Voiceover Recording Jeff Gillman Animation Graphics Jonathan van Winkle Check out more of Katharina's work here: https://fromseedtoseed.com/ https://everythingweneedishere.com/
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