On Monday, September 2nd, 2019 at 10 p.m.Farmsteaders, a new documentary directed by Shaena Mallett was shown on PBS and pov.org.Farmsteaderscan be streamed through September.

Farmsteadersfollows Nick Nolan and his family on a journey to resurrect his late grandfather's dairy farm as agriculture moves toward large-scale farming. The documentary points an honest look at the beauty and hardship of everyday life, offering an unexpected voice for a forsaken people: those who grow the food that sustains us. With about 4.7 farms in the U.S. who couldn't sustain business due to corporate-driven food processes, Mallett says in a press release, the story is pertinent to the 21st century.

Find out more about the film,here.

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About The FilmmakerShaena Mallett is an award-winning documentary storyteller, teacher, farmer, and mother. She grew up between the Rust Belt and Amish country on a small family homestead, spending summers in the Allegheny Mountains of northern Appalachia. She is a granddaughter of farmers, coal miners, fur trappers, and bakers. After 6 years in process,Farmsteaderswill be her first full-length film.