Brooklyn Farmer

Michael Tyburski's documentary short looks at the mission of Brooklyn Grange, a cooperative consisting of NYC-based organic "urban farmers" who haul more than a million pounds of soil up to a suitably sturdy, sunlight-surrounded rooftop in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Their goal: to create one of the largest metropolitan roof-farms ever—complete with chickens and beekeeping (using a hive evicted from its former home, a fire hydrant)—with produce going directly to nearby markets. What is most interesting here is that the interviewed crop-growers are entrepreneurial young professionals from backgrounds in finance and non-profit management, who are seeking to make a more positive, sustainable change in the world. DVD extras include bonus scenes and a featurette describing more of the organic-food philosophy. Recommended. Aud: C, P. (C. Cassady)