Summary 'Farming 101', is a documentary about the last two dairy farms in Eliot and Kittery, Maine; both farms on an eight-mile stretch of Route 101. Supporting the story are interviews with the farmers and their families, as well as discussions with the milk truck driver, veterinarian, and the artificial inseminator. Mention of former farms, with historical photographs and interviews, and other farm related businesses along the road compliment the story. The difficulties of dairy farming in Maine raise the issue of what will happen to the farms, and their hundreds of acres, when the farmers can no longer work their property. One farmer has agreed to a conservation easement on his land, but what will be the fate of the other land along Route 101? View more details
Genres : Family History Biography Documentary
Release date : Jul 31, 2012
Countries of origin : United States
Language : English
Summary 'Farming 101', is a documentary about the last two dairy farms in Eliot and Kittery, Maine; both farms on an eight-mile stretch of Route 101. Supporting the story are interviews with the farmers and their families, as well as discussions with the milk truck driver, veterinarian, and the artificial inseminator. Mention of former farms, with historical photographs and interviews, and other farm related businesses along the road compliment the story. The difficulties of dairy farming in Maine raise the issue of what will happen to the farms, and their hundreds of acres, when the farmers can no longer work their property. One farmer has agreed to a conservation easement on his land, but what will be the fate of the other land along Route 101? View more details
Genres : Family History Biography Documentary
Release date : Jul 31, 2012
Countries of origin : United States
Language : English
