Agriculture enthusiasts of all kinds were invited to The Screening Room this weekend to take in a film series titled Depth of Field: Films about farming.
The series, produced and presented by the National Farmers Union, looks at over 50 different Canadian farms, and the challenges they face year-round.
Josh Suppan owns a farm.
He’s also the president of the local chapter of the National Farmers Union. He said farmers all over the world are facing a variety of problems, but there is one common problem affecting them all.
“Climate change is certainly a big one. You have to be resilient to battle the ever-changing weather patterns, whether you’re having a drought one year or you’re having crazy rains or high temperatures, low temperatures,” said Suppan.
Suppan also points out people are far less connected to the food they eat, something the docuseries addresses.
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“We’re very removed from our food in society now which, we haven’t been, …