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About the Production
Thank you to all the farmers who invited us in to their work and farms and lives, which are all inextricably tied to the future of our state.
Made possible in part by the support of:
- The Members of Practical Farmers of Iowa
- The Cedar Tree Foundation
- The McKnight Foundation
Featuring:
- Meghan Filbert
- Kellie Blair
- Arlyn Kauffman
- Zak Kennedy
- Seth Watkins
- Bart & Trish VerEllen
- Wendy Johnson & John Rafkin
- Nick Wallace
- Martha McFarland
- Shirley Waite
- Tom & Maren Beard
- Wilber De La Rosa
- Reginaldo Haslett-Marroquin
Directed and produced by:
Nick Ohde
Executive producers:
- Meghan Filbert
- Sarah Carlson
Filmed and edited by:
- Nick Ohde
- Jason Tetrick
Interviews by:
- Nick Ohde
- Maggie Norton
- Lydia English
- Celize Christy
Music and original score:
Matt Roby
Music by:
- Matt Roby
- Erik Sessions
- Luke Maskarinec
Additional farmers interviewed:
- A.J. Blair
- Dayna Burtness
- Bruce Carney
- Bill Couser
- Amy Crouch
- Mike DeCook
- Kevin Dietzel
- Wade Dooley
- Heidi Eger
- Bill Frederick
- Beth Hoffman
- John Hogeland
- Mitch Kennedy
- Adam Ledvina
- Bailey Lutz
- Aaron Nelson
- Air Philavanh
- John Rock
- Dave Schmidt
- Meg Schmidt
- Etta Smith
- Lynn Smith
- Seth Smith
- Francis Thicke
- Andy Welch
- Erin Wilson
- Tom Wilson
- Torray Wilson
- Tom Wind
Review and feedback team:
- Emily Zimmerman
- David Weisberger
- Sarah Carlson
- Lydia English
- Maggie Norton
- Meghan Filbert
- Matt Roby
- Rebecca Clay
- Tamsyn Jones
- Sarah Krumm
- Sally Worley
- Emma Liddle
- Celize Christy
- Erik Peterson
Narrated by:
Nick Ohde
Graphic Design:
Sarah Krumm
Additional footage and images by:
- Henry Corbin
- Helen Gunderson
- Martha McFarland
- Wendy Johnson & John Rafkin Drake Larsen
- Wil Crombie – Man Alone Media Seth Watkins
- Bill Gillette Photograph Collection,
- State Historical Society of Iowa,
- Des Moines
- Des Moines Water Works
- AJ & Kellie Blair
- Shirley Waite
- Wilber de la Rosa
- Bart & Trish VerEllen
- Zak & Emily Kennedy
- Nathan Anderson
- Rodale Institute
- Nevada Community Historical Society
Production assistants:
- Henry Corbin
- Jace Hadish
- Emma Liddle Phoebe Eichhorst Freya Yu
- Elaina Conrad
Archival footage:
- American Archive of Factual Films
Spanish translation:
- Rachel Albin
- Rafael Martinez-Feria
- Ernest Niño-Murcia