Soil Health Film Screening- Delmarva and the Ground for Change

On May 12, the University of Delaware and the USDA Northeast Climate Hub hosted a screening for a new film featuring three farms on Delmarva. “Delmarva and the Ground for Change” is an environmental documentary created by filmmaker Karrah Kwasnik.

According to the landing page on the USDA Climate Hubs website, “Environmental stewardship of farmers around the Chesapeake and Delaware Bays has made them leaders in practices that protect and promote healthy soils. These practices also safeguard working lands against extremes posed by climate change. This film follows three different family-owned farming operations on the Delmarva Peninsula who all care about and depend on soil.”

Learn more about the film, see the trailer and highlights from each of the farms at: https://www.climatehubs.usda.gov/index.php/hubs/northeast/topic/ground-for-change

The screening was followed by a Q&A with Filmmaker Karrah Kwasnik, Delaware State University Horticulture Specialist Dr. Rose Ogutu, and NRCS State Conservationist Kasey Taylor.

From left to right: Jennifer Volk (University of Delaware Extension), Kasey Taylor (USDA NRCS), Dr. Rose Ogutu (Delaware State University) and Karrah Kwasnik (filmmaker)

Additional film screening events are in the works for Sussex County and possibly Maryland’s Eastern Shore! Sign up for our mailing list if you’d like to be notified when details become available.