Film: Prairie Prophecy

Wednesday, April 22, 7pm @ The Garden Theater

A feature-length documentary taking viewers into the restless and relentless mind of ecological visionary Wes Jackson, founder of the regenerative agriculture movement.  A MacArthur “Genius” Grant and Right Livelihood Award recipient, Wes has been lauded by the Smithsonian, The Atlantic and The New York Times, among many others, and named “One of the 18 most important Americans of the 20th Century.”

For over 50 years Wes has been warning about our current ecological crises and working to change not only the way we farm and feed ourselves, but our understanding of humanity’s place in the world. His powerful insights have inspired scientists, farmers, ranchers, educators, artists, and community activists dedicated to global ecological sustainability.

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Part of our Reimagining the Republic: 250 Years of Voices, Struggles, and Hope series

As America celebrates its 250th anniversary, this series invites our community not only to look back, but to imagine forward—asking what kind of republic we wish to inhabit, and what responsibilities we carry into the next century of American life.

Reimagining the Republic: 250 Years of Voices, Struggles, and Hope is a public humanities initiative that explores the evolving meaning of American democracy through film, conversation, and the nation’s founding documents. Anchored in the America250 theme of We the People, this series invites our community to reflect on how the United States has been shaped—not only by its founders—but by generations of ordinary people whose courage, creativity, work, and resistance have continually expanded the boundaries of freedom and justice.

This film screening is co-sponsored by the Benzie Conservation District.