An organic farmer in Maine sets out to transform the prison food system.
Filmed over the course of two-years, Seeds of Change chronicles the intersecting stories of lifelong farmer Mark McBrine and several incarcerated men as they grow their own food from a 5-acre prison garden unlike any other.
In a place where life is routinely defined by shame and despair, good food can be a gateway to meaning, wellness, and dignity. This is a story about the power of organic agriculture to reform our food systems and change the course of people’s lives.
A film by Maximilian Armstrong | 27 minutes
“A complex piece of narrative-building, such an elevated work.”
Nick Callanan | Festival Director – Maine Outdoor Film Festival
Press
“Prisons function as out-of-sight food deserts, perpetuating patterns of poor health in communities that already experience profound inequities. The growing movement for food justice will not be complete until it reaches inside prisons and jails.”
Eating Behind Bars: Ending the Hidden Punishment of Food in Prison | Impact Justice report
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"Serving Time and Good Food at Mountain View Correctional Facility"
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