By Russ Stoddard / Mar 16, 2017 Social enterprise is about going up, baby—up, up, up, not down—which is why we’re sharing a story about one of the smartest social enterprises we’ve come across recently, Vertical Harvest, along with a moving documentary that tells its tale. Vertical Harvest is a new urban farm in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. As its name implies, this greenhouse uses a cool …
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OFFICIAL SELECTION for American Documentary Film Fund Competition
Hello, AmDocs! Out of a pool of more than 100 applicants, 11 film projects were selected to compete for financing as part of the American Documentary (AmDocs) Film Fund Competition. We’re delighted to announce that Hearts of Glass made the cut. On March 31st, we’ll present in front of a panel of film industry professionals at the AmDocs Film Festival in Palm Springs, California. The Film Fund …
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Planet Jackson Hole: An Intimate Crop
A local film in progress will illuminate the people behind the glass at Vertical Harvest. By Meg Daly JACKSON HOLE, WY – How do we nourish community? That is the question explored in a new film in progress, Hearts of Glass, about Vertical Harvest, the urban greenhouse in downtown Jackson that has made people sit up and take notice. Funded in part through a unique public/private partnership with …
Planet Jackson Hole: An Intimate Crop
A local film in progress will illuminate the people behind the glass at Vertical Harvest. By Meg Daly JACKSON HOLE, WY – How do we nourish community? That is the question explored in a new film in progress, Hearts of Glass, about Vertical Harvest, the urban greenhouse in downtown Jackson that has made people sit up and take notice. Funded in part through a unique public/private partnership with …
Bad News, Good News
Bad news, good news - Although we made it to the finals, we didn't win the Seed&Spark / Project Greenlight Digital Studios Untold Story Rally, but we premiered our re-vamped trailer at the Center for the Arts, submitted a grant request to Humanities Montana, entered the The Paley Center for Media Documentary Pitch Competition and applied for two production funding grants. We are moving forward …
Dishing: Hearts of Glass Preview
Summer is over, but not forgotten. If you missed this year’s Slow Food in the Tetons’ Lockhart Ranch Party, this video will give you a taste of the amazing event. Folks enjoyed a farm-to-table dinner featuring grass fed Lockhart beef, seasonal vegetables from around the valley and beer from Snake River Brewery. Local food was complemented by local art and entertainment (The Canyon Kids and Maddy …