Farm Director, KC Sheperd, is visiting with the Director of Programming at the Oklahoma Conservation Commission, Jean Lam, about the “To Which We Belong” Documentary Film Screening coming to the Oklahoma City Stockyards on September 7th.
“We are going to be bringing a film screening and interactive panel, regarding the documentary ‘To Which We Belong,’ on September 7, coming up pretty quickly here,” Lam said.
The event will kick off at 5:15 p.m. with a cocktail and hors d’oeuvres hour, followed by a film screening from 6 to 7 p.m. From 7:30 to 8:15 p.m., Lam said there will be an interactive panel discussion.
Panelists will include Gregg Scott, Sarah Blaney and Keith Burns.
“If you haven’t had the chance to check out ‘To Which We Belong,’ it is a great documentary highlighting farmers and ranchers that have left behind conventional practices that are no longer profitable or sustainable,” Lam said. “They are the unsung heroes, improving the health of our soil and sea to save their livelihoods and our planet.”
Lam said the intent of this event, being in the evening with a social aspect, is to build bridges among consumers and farmers in an effort to cultivate both education in soil health as well as the building of businesses by embracing the interconnectedness of living things.
Despite differences in culture and location, farmers and consumers can be rooted in the same belief: that to work with nature, not against it, is the answer.
The location of the event is the RODEO Cinema (2221 Exchange Ave, Oklahoma City, OK 73108).
“The ‘To Which We Belong’ documentary follows farmers and ranchers both here in the United States and abroad, as well as fishermen that are fishing sustainably in the sea,” Lam said. “It follows different farmers and ranchers as they go on their regenerative journey to figure out how farming and ranching and proper land steward and environmentalism can operate in concert and not be mutually imposed ideals.”
Admission is free, Lam said, but guests are highly encouraged to RSVP as spots are limited.
