Shine and Rise Farm Gets PBS Attention for Innovation
Click above, click again, and then fast-forward the media bar to 13:00 to watch the 7-minute video of Jay Ford and his Shine and Rise Farm as featured on the PBS show “Virginia Currents.”
May 18, 2015
Shine and Rise Farm in Painter has been featured on the PBS show Virginia Currents for its innovative approach to agriculture. The program features the sustainable ways that fruits, vegetables, and animals are raised on the food forest farm.
Co-owners Tatum Sumners Ford and Jay Ford started Shine and Rise three years ago and since that time have planted over 10,000 perennial food plants in a ‘Food Forest’ a agricultural system that models the forest edge.
“When we started Shine and Rise we asked ourselves: what would farms look like if we designed them to focus on improving the well-being of our planet and the well-being of the people in our community? the Fords said. “That question keeps us innovating every day, experimenting with new ways to grow nutritionally dense, delicious foods for healthy people and a healthy planet. We are thrilled to share our work with the viewers of PBS so that they might consider planting their own little food forests as well. Just think what would happen if everyone planted a fruit tree — what a beautiful way to change the world.”
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Shine and Rise offers tours, classes, and workshops monthly free to the public.
Click the photo above and then click the next image to watch the video. The Shine and Rise segment begins at 13:00 and may be quickly reached by dragging the media bar to the right.
Shine and Rise is doing wonderful work on the shore that will benefit the community in so many ways. They are innovators. They provide nutritious food. They educate. They are a destination for eco-tourism. They do all of this while respecting the fragile environment of the Eastern Shore of Virginia.