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Museum Film Screening: Stewards of the Land/Serán las dueñas de la tierra
November 21 @ 7:00 pm – 8:45 pm
Free – $12
Learn more about the global impact of climate change and the work being done to create sustainable food sources in Puerto Rico.
Stewards of the Land/Serán las dueñas de la tierra (2022) is a documentary presenting the new generation of ecological farmers as they embody a counternarrative dignifying the Boricua ability and will to grow their own food.
Synopsis: Stephanie, Ian and Alfredo are landless ecological farmers striving to produce healthy food for local consumption in Puerto Rico. In this economically depressed US territory -highly dependent on food imports and a frequent target for hurricanes– producing food locally is urgent. The documentary shows the protagonists’ grit as they attempt to carve a living without land ownership or capital.
Film duration: 92 minutes
Included in Admission.