Five Farms, Episode One: Planting
Series: Five Farms: Stories from American Farm Families
From: The Center for Documentary Studies
Length: 00:54:00
Spring planting on the family farm is the time of the annual gamble --- on the alchemies of nature, on the health of livestock, on future fall harvest market prices. Planting introduces five families who are among the 1 percent of Americans who live and work on farms: the Griffieons of Iowa; the Pecusas of Hopi, Arizona; the Mains of northern California; the Wises of North Carolina; and the Hagers of western Massachusetts.
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Broadcast History
Released as series by PRI in 2009
8-part series of short pieces on Griffieon family aired on NPR's All Things Considered, 2008-9.
Timing and Cues
00:00 - 01:00 Billboard
01:00 - 06:00 Blank for newscast
06:00 - 59:00 Program
Built-in break with music at 21:14 - 22:14 of program (27:14 - 28:14 after the hour)
Intro and Outro
INTRO:Self-contained
OUTRO:n/a
Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Five Farms Theme | Wesley Horner, composer | Original. | None | 2009 | 05:00 |
Additional Credits
Field producer/recordists:
Ben Adler
Rob Dillard
Camille LaCapa
Susannah Lee
Executive Producer: Wesley Horner
Theme music performed by:
Yi Wei, percussion
Kalindi Bellach, viola
Music recording: Antonio Oliart Ros at the studios of WGBH Boston
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