Introduced by Nina Simons.

Using stories and pictures, Michael Ableman, co-founder of the Center for Urban Agriculture at Fairview Gardens and author/photograph er of From the Good Earth and the new Fields of Plenty, takes us to visit some of the most innovative individuals growing food today -master farmers, food artisans, and those using their farms as platforms for social and ecological change.

This speech was presented at the 2005 Bioneers National Conference.