"I felt some great sadness and joy just taking in the poetic/creative/artistic aspect of the presentation. I felt sad for the struggle of the farmer and joy that they do it because I prefer eating good, organic, healthy food.. Maybe my experience is the point of the production!"

-Old Town Playhouse (Traverse City, MI) audience member

"In a world that is increasingly polarized, explorations such as we have experienced provide a safe place to open up that dialogue."

-Wendy Weiland - cast member, multi-generational family farmer, and MSU Extension educator

The script was refined through presentations at six venues in four states. Case Studies of these experiences are summarized here. Audience talk-backs and written surveys addressed the engagement and authentitcity of content and potential for public education. Audience survey results are summarized in "Creating the Script."

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"I have chosen small-scale agriculture because it is something I can do myself. I can make the decisions, I can be in control, I can manage the system myself. I really like growing food and products I can use directly as opposed to commodity crops which are a little more removed. I like the directness of it and the small scale."

Janette Ryan Bush, Iowa City, Iowa - Johnson County from Voices of Iowa Farm Women, 2004 by Cynthia Vagnetti