Documentary

Documentary

media type="custom" key="7162581" The documentary "OBSESSIVES: Urban Farmer - on CHOW.com" is a very informative and opinion-based video. The way the interviewee speaks to us makes it seem like everyone has the same opinion on the topic as she does. This seems a little one-sided to me. However, the video does show us how some people make-do with what they have. Urban Farming is for people who do not have enough money or land to start a real farm. They sometimes even use empty lots beside their houses! Urban Farming is farming in the city and it can save you a lot of money. This documentary presents many of the steps of Urban Farming, from goats to beans. The main (and only!) character is Novella Carpenter. She is the author of "Farm City" - a book about Urban Farming. She also "Urban Farms" herself. Novella helps a lot of people in her community too, by letting them harvest her food for free. To be honest, however, I found the video somewhat dry and dull to watch. As Mr. Janzen would say, it is a bit of an "old British guy lecturing on some boring topic" kind of video. It wasn't that bad though...I actually found it kind of interesting, especially the way she could farm goats in her tiny backyard! The only other part of this film that I was disappointed with was the way that it flowed. It seemed a bit choppy, going back to topics that were long over. In my opinion this documentary deserves a 7.5/10. It was not as good as some of the other documentaries we watched in class, but it still had some structure. This review was brought to you by LCOLE studios. 20/24