Non-Profit Storytelling
Eastern Market
I worked with Eastern Market on this video for their Harvest Gala to showcase several farmers' hard work and dedication throughout the weeks and seasons that it takes to get their products to market. The story follows four Michigan farmers – Brendan with Bielat Greenhouses, John with J&M Farm, and Erin and Magnetic with Nurturing Our Seeds. Farming looks different and means something different to each of them, but Eastern Market and the passion for what they do is their common thread. I filmed this over the course of a week at each of their farms, Eastern Market’s wholesale market and the Saturday market.
“The bottom line is, if you don’t enjoy it, you’ll never survive in it.”
– BRENDAN, BIELAT GREENHOUSES
“I lost my job with the telephone company after 28 and a half years, and I called my wife and said I’m not working for anybody anymore.”
– JOHN, J&M FARM
“Nurturing Our Seeds began out of a need, not just within our family, but within this community.”
– ERIN, NURTURING OUR SEEDS
“I do it for the health of my children. I do it for the education of the youth in the neighborhood. I do it for the beautification of my block.”
– MAGNETIC, NURTURING OUR SEEDS
