Four Midwestern farm families persevere through climate change, industrialization, and mental health crises.
Independent Lens: Greener Pastures premieres Monday, March 25 at 10 p.m. on WXXI-TV.
There is a mental health crisis happening for many American farmers. A combination of climate change, the pandemic, and the domination of megafarms have contributed to increasing economic uncertainty and isolation. Following four family farms in the Midwest over several years, the documentary Greener Pastures is a story of perseverance and survival within the farming industry in the heartland.
Caption: Dairy farmer Jay Simeral saws wood at the backdrop of his Adena, Ohio farm as one of his mini blue heelers patiently waits for him to finish. • Credit: Sam Mirpoorian