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BROKEN LIMBS: Apples, Agriculture, and the New American Farmer

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Filmmakers Jamie Howell and Guy Evans

It was a dream born out of disaster. It became a vision for our farm's future.

In 2000, after several bad economic years, farm owner Denny Evans received the letter from the bank that so many farmers dread. Financing had been cut. After three decades in the orchard business, Denny's career was over.

Meanwhile, Denny's son Guy, working as a freelance videographer, searched for a topic for his first documentary. The plight of his father and of other farmers seemed a natural choice.

Thus began a three-year odyssey that took Guy and fellow producer Jamie Howell, throughout the northwest in search of stories of other farmers and their own successes or failures. The resulting documentary, Broken Limbs, not only aired on PBS but also garnered the young filmmakers two nominations for NW Emmy's in 2005.

As a central figure in the film, Denny suddenly became well known throughout North Central Washington. One day while buying some sheets at a Wenatchee department store, an elderly clerk stopped Denny and said, "Excuse me, but aren't you the fellow in that movie?"

But fame doesn't pay the bills and so the odyssey continues today. Guy has returned home and focused exclusively on helping his Dad transform the family farm into a viable business for the 21st century. This farm market is one of the efforts towards this aim.

If you would like to learn more about the complete vision, which includes a learning center, a cohousing development, as well as sustainable dairy, vegetable, and tree-fruit production, please read the vision paper for the Sunshine Institute.

And if you would like to be an ambassador of hope, consider buying a copy of Broken Limbs and sharing it with your friends and family. The choices we make each day around the food we eat have perhaps the longest reaching political and socio-economic implications of any action we take. Broken Limbs illustrates this reality with wit and beauty.

Presently, Broken Limbs continues to be shown throughout the United States at high schools and universities. It continues to serve as a source of hope and inspiration for thousands who care about good food and community.

Thank you for your support of our farm.