This is about. the Howe family In 1939, Carolyn Howe got married. One of her wedding presents was a 16mm movie camera. She took pictures of life around her in Falls Village, Connecticut. And, of course, her babies. This baby grew up to become Pete Howe who you can see in Pine Plains Views. He…
Author: stan.hirson
A Family Farm Regenerates
This is about a dairy farmer, Barry Chase, who is about to sell his herd of milking cows. I visited with him and his wife, Rosey, and filmed their life working together for a few days before their herd was shipped off. This is their story. but it could be told of many other family farms.
Robots Are Coming!
“If you don’t move forward, you go backward.” Spoken by a dairy farmer about why he installed robots to milk his herd. This film tells that story.
The Ag Fair
The farms have gotten fewer and fewer, but the culture of agriculture continues and, in fact, flourishes in Pine Plains through the annual Ag Fair.