SCOTT ANDERSON
Video Producer & Editor
BEHIND CRAFTING THE STORY
After the success of Sustaining Our Future, I saw an opportunity to propose another long-form project aligned with an Illinois Farm Bureau board priority: bridging the urban, suburban, and rural divide. Many IFB members are conventional row-crop producers who may have limited exposure to urban agriculture, and the reverse is equally true. It was important to create a project that highlighted the commonalities between urban and rural producers across Illinois in order to showcase how anyone interested in agriculture can benefit by being an IFB member.
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Fields Apart: Rooted Together - Episode 3
Fields Apart: Rooted Together - Episode 2
Fields Apart: Rooted Together - Episode 1
EACH EPISODE'S STORY
EPISODE 1
Episode one shows how the future of agriculture is changing and becoming more diverse. Wether it's community gardens or agritourism. It also emphasizes the similarities in creativity and passion of both urban and rural farmers. It paints a picture of a future with many opportunites in agriculture.
EPISODE 2
Episode two showcases how food insecurities in both rural and urban enviornments are helping people connect back to agriculture. Misconceptions are broken down and spaces are created for dialogue and conversations to create impactful relationships and connections.
EPISODE 3
Episode three tells the story of the resilency of farmers and how agriculture is helping improve communities that have become disconnected from the land. This emotional episode encapsulates what it means to be a farmer whether you're a conventional operation or an urban farm.
Never forget the way an edit made you feel the first time you watched it...wether that be a part of an interview or a polished, smaller sequence you assembled...don't overthink what you are trying to make someone feel."