Followed by Q&A with Director Peter Byck and Understanding Ag’s Allen Williams
“This is, hands-down, the best agriculture filmmaking I’ve ever seen. The characters are all so likable and captivating, the graphics are stunning, and I learned a ton about ecology… but none of that would matter without Peter Byck’s soul and empathy as storyteller.” —Bill Weir, CNN’s Chief Climate Correspondent
Roots So Deep (you can see the devil down there) from filmmaker Peter Byck is a four-part documentary series about inventive farmers and maverick scientists building a path to revive rural economies and ecologies with hooves, heart, and soil. Cattle have been seen as eco-villains for a long time, but can an underutilized way to graze cattle, that mimics the way bison once roamed the land, help get farmers out of debt, restore our depleted soils, rebuild wildlife habitat, and draw down huge amounts of carbon?
Byck and his team are coming to Oxford this October to screen episodes 1 and 4 of the docu-series as part of their “Roots So Deep Hometown Roadshow” nationwide release series.
Register to attend the FREE screening at Malco Cinema Grill on Wednesday, October 30 (5–9pm) . Food will be for sale from 5–6 pm and the screening will take place from 6–8 pm, immediately followed by a Q&A featuring Director Peter Byck and Understanding Ag’s Allen Williams.
Roots So Deep is guided by Byck as he meets farmers on both sides of the fence—the folks practicing an adaptive way to graze, and their neighbors set in their family’s generations-old method of doing things. Byck’s team of scientists are measuring what’s happening on both sides of the fences—exploring if this adaptive grazing could create soil health and farmer wealth.
And one question looms over the whole series: even if the science shows that the adaptive way to graze is better for the land and the farmers’ pocket books, will the old school farmers change, will they adopt a different method?
Event sponsors Etta Hills Farm express their excitement in bringing the film series to Oxford. “Roots So Deep is a must-see film for both consumers and farmers alike. The connection between the families and nature is profound and the research that the team has conducted tells the story just on its own! Come see the most compelling documentary of the year.” —Chris Williams
The Roots So Deep screening event in Oxford will be held at the Malco Cinema Grill (206 Commonwealth Boulevard) on Wednesday, October 30 from 5–9 pm.
Sponsors of the event include Etta Hills Farm, PowerFlex, Oxford Meat Company, Forklift Restaurant & Oxford Chiropractic. Register here for free; donations are welcome. Watch the Roots So Deep trailer here.
