Urban Farms Bring Green to the Rust Belt

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September 1, 2010 • 1:25 pm PDT
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Levi's, the IFC, and the Sundance Channel have been producing a series of short videos on Braddock, Pennsylvania, a struggling former steel town GOOD started covering in 2008. We're publishing a few of them as part of a partnership with Levi's. Episode seven looks at Braddock's new urban farm and the farmers who work there, trying to bring organic local produce to the city.

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There are nine episodes in total. They're nuanced and artfully made. You can see them all here.

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