30 day work in progress

For my 30 day project I'm working on a story about Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company. The project has gone pretty well so far. The company has become huge and its owner has gone from a person with a small dream to sell seeds to a very successful businessman. One of the concerns I have with this story is avoiding making a PR piece for the company. There are several good story lines at play, and I don't want to get sucked into making something that is meaningless. I have decided to try to look at this from the perspective of the modernization required to keep up with booming business in a grassroots enterprise.

The place is pretty neat. He has built a village around the home he lives in on the farm. They have a restaurant, flour mill, apothecary, seed store, jail and several other structures making up the main drag. Down the hill from that is the warehouse where the bulk of the business is done. He has just installed a conveyor system to sort seeds for shipment down there. Workers in old fashioned clothing use tablets to see what inventory to place on the belt. 

I don't know why, but I keep finding myself drawn to the americana type stories. I like things that are quirky and contain ironies. I know there is a story here that will meet the requirements of the 30 day project, but there is also a bigger story. In that story Baker Creek is only a character amongst a few others. It's important to talk about what is happening with our food supply. I can envision a future story where Baker Creek, farmers, consumers, and the big corporations that supply seeds like Monsanto all have a voice. 

Here is a very rough cut of interview and b roll footage. It isn't very watchable yet, but this is where I will be pulling content for the finished version. I plan to stick with these interviews but return to Baker Creek to shoot a lot more b roll.