{"id":52119,"date":"2014-09-22T00:09:22","date_gmt":"2014-09-22T07:09:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/?p=52119"},"modified":"2014-09-22T00:09:22","modified_gmt":"2014-09-22T07:09:22","slug":"calling-all-california-farmgirls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/52119","title":{"rendered":"Calling All California Farmgirls &#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\tZan Media is looking for female farmers, female ranchers, and contributors\u00a0for a new documentary film, <em>Golden Girls: Cultivating an Amazing Life<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-52125\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/golden-girls.jpg\" alt=\"golden-girls\" width=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the U.S.,\u00a0there are currently more than 300,000 female farmers. The film will unfold through the narratives of some of these women. &#8220;Their stories will convey the universal themes of the contemporary farmer\/rancher. It is through their eyes that we frame the message: It is a rewarding life, a life worth celebrating in complete harmony with all living things,&#8221; say producers.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the trailer:<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/1497791184\/golden-girls-californias-new-breed-of-female-farme\/widget\/video.html\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"> <\/iframe><\/center>The goal of the movie is to showcase the special relationship women share with the land and its bounty as they forge a prominent role in the locally grown food movement. The film is\u00a0hosted by author, environmental activist, and vegetarian cattle rancher (see more about that <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Niman_Ranch\">here<\/a>) Nicolette Hahn Niman (author of <em>Righteous Porkchop<\/em>\u00a0and <em>Defending Beef<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p>Says Producer Christine Scioli, \u201cBy contributing to the production of the film and sharing individual stories of a diverse group of women, we can further understand and embrace the most basic and human female instinct: to nourish, with respect and appreciation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, producers plan a similar film highlighting each state in the country.<\/p>\n<p>Are you a California farmgirl with something to say? Find out more and learn how you can participate at their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/1497791184\/golden-girls-californias-new-breed-of-female-farme\">Kickstarter site<\/a>.\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zan Media is looking for female farmers, female ranchers, and contributors\u00a0for a new documentary film, Golden Girls: Cultivating an Amazing Life. In the U.S.,\u00a0there are currently more than 300,000 female farmers. The film will unfold through the narratives of some &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/52119\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/52119\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-52119","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-gladsome_sisters"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52119","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52119"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52119\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52119"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52119"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52119"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}