An Agriculture Tour of Placer County
2021
This virtual agriculture tour was created during the pandemic to ensure Placer County could continue sharing the stories of its farmers, ranchers, and land stewards. As project lead, I shaped the narrative arc of each video—developing scripts, interview questions, and framing the themes of climate change, ecosystem services, and local economic resilience. Working closely with a local videographer, I coordinated production, filmed introductions, and completed much of the editing, weaving together b-roll, drone footage, and producer interviews. The resulting series offered the public a grounded, accessible look at how working lands adapt to uncertainty while sustaining community well-being.
Skills Used
Project role(s)
Video Compilation
Connecting agriculture and community in Placer County (Full Version)
Farming Resilience and Change at Foothill Roots Farm (Full Version)
Farming Resilience and Change at Foothill Roots Farm (Short Version)
Raising Community through agriculture in Placer County (Short Version)
Fire, Water and Environment. Inspiring the benefits of ranching in Placer County
Values and Ethos
Listening & Storytelling
The project centered the voices of producers speaking candidly about drought, climate change, economic pressures, wildfire smoke, labor shortages, and pandemic-related disruptions.
Relational
Rather than relying on abstract analysis, each video invited viewers into lived experience; farm stands, rangeland, soil, community markets, making agriculture understandable through relationship, not distance.
Ecological Consciousness
The scripts highlighted agriculture’s role in carbon sequestration, soil health, water retention, fire mitigation, and open-space preservation (e.g., water absorption, rotational grazing, ecosystem services).
Community Well-Being & Economic Resilience
The series underscored the interconnectedness of local food systems, worker safety, nutrition, and multigenerational community engagement (e.g., farmers market families knowing their growers).
Inclusive Public Communication
Closed captioning (in original cuts) and a slower pace were built into the design to support broad public understanding during a challenging time.
Courage to Name Change
Each episode faced the reality of shifting climate and social conditions.