Growing Cities Blog
Kickstarter Backers Wall of Fame and Funder List
Dan
Hi everyone!
We are incredibly grateful for the amount of support we’ve received making Growing Cities from individuals on Kickstarter, grants, volunteers, and so much more! As promised, we are listing all of our funders (1,300+) to live forever on our site – our thank you to everyone who has supported us along the way!
Check out our past Kickstarter crowdfunding campaigns here and here.
Please note: since the film will be airing on public television we are legally required to disclose all funders of the project by the Federal Communications Commisiion (FCC). Now only if politics were so transparent!
These donors are in no particular order.
Lori Tatreau | Linda Gobberdiel | Ed Lambert | Linseed Capital LLC | Siri Mittet | Eric O’Neill |
Liz Kochis | Linda | Drew shifley | Katharine Susman | Sheila Calko | Eric Johnson |
Josh Catone | LeeAnn Hopkins | Don Hazelwood | Dartmouth College Environmental Studies | Shauna Struby | Emily Stillions |
Jeff Swart | Lea Yancey | Diane Kern | Blair Watson Fund at Dartmouth College | Sarah Schneider | Emily Niehaus |
Jane Sinclair | Laurie Lemmlie-Leung | Diana Canterbury | COPP A LIFE CORP | Sarah Daniels | Elgin Blankwater |
Cory Kendrick | Landon Neustadt | Delia Gable | Applegate | Sandra Nicht | Eden Whitmire |
Christian Tansey | Kurt Goetzinger, Omaha Advertising | Debra McClutchy | REAP Fund | Sande | Eben |
Benjamin Gotschall | Kris Pagenkopf | dean weldon | Nebraska Sustainable Agriculture Society | Ruby Blume | Dylan Boyce |
Andrew Fisher | Kirstin Bailey | Dean | The Pollination Project | Robert Medrala | Drew Seyl |
Anastasia Cole Plakias | Kirsten L. | david thompson | Jeff and Linda Susman | Robert (Teddy) Longo | Dory Cox |
Hana Sant | kimberly e albright | David Lehan | RacheL Burch Health Coaching | Richard Oosterom | Derek Stenquist |
Clare Ellis | Katrina Moore | David Anderson | Cale Oglesby Illustration & Animation | Rebecca Reed | Debbie Farr |
Amy Burzynski | Katie Shuster | Davey Barnwell | David Manvitz | Raul Sanchez Jr | Debbie Diegoli |
Tom Pearson | Katie Mayfield | Danielle Sukkaew | David Peart and Carol Folt | Randy Tsuda | Deb Kirwan |
erik hardy | Kathy Capell | Daniel Truong | John Cummings | Randi Day | David Weir |
Stanley Edwards | Kate Schnippering | Dan Petykowski | Wayne Barstad | Prairie Hale | Daniel Smith |
Samuel Salzinger | Justin Limoges | Courtney Hammond | Roots & Wings | Philip Kopyscinski | Dana Beckstoffer Yares |
Sam Wortman | Justin | Clare McGuire | Quita Davis | Patti | Cristi Marashi |
Nogdorf Darflap | Juliana Culbert | Chris at Reallygoods | Lisa Holmes | Pamela Bockman | Craig Moody |
Nathan Ledesma | John | Charlotta Franzon | Paradigm Gardens | Pam Carrico | Craig Kollegger |
Michael Taylor | Jessica Prenosil | Cathy Hurley ~Fedora Femme Fatales~ | Claudia Barthold | Oscar Meridian | Cory Sheldon |
Mary Gerush | Jean Stillmock | Carole McAllister | Audrey Paulman | Nicole Giron | Corey Lynch |
Margi | Jason Bellows | Carla Contreras | William Minier | Nick Jensen | Claudia Montemayor |
Laura Loughran | Jan Johnson | Caitlin Fritz | watie white | Nellie Cope Vance | Christine Tholl |
Karen Washington | James Nairne | Cait Caughey | Wendy & Bernard Monbouquette | Nelle Ward | Christina Bowen |
julia schneider | Jake Routhier | Brooke Masek | Rock Shaink | Nd Williams | chris grebner |
Jim and Kathy Costello | isabel rachlin | Brian Robert | Merrill Smith | Nate Snelson | Chimpo |
Jeremy & Christina | Holly Meyer | Brian Ng | Matthew Johnson | Nancy Wygant | Chicken The Movie, LLC |
Christopher Meigs | Hiba Ahmad | Brian McMurrer | David Hauser | Monica Ghali | Cheryl S Richards |
christine | Hannah Rothman | Betty Ann Walker Gist | Sam Dashevsky | Molly Germash, LM, CPM | Catrina Vargas-Cormell |
Chris Joens | Ginger | Belinda Lawson | Michael J. Holtorf | Missy Bergquist | Cathy Loeb |
Britton Schram | Gary Stockman | Anne | Steven Susman | miriam raphael | Carole Crawford |
Anita Saalfeld | Emelie Haigh | Anita Olinga | Michael Ferguson | Mikhail Cherniske | Cameron and David Barrett |
Alan | Ellen Ludlow | Angela Santarelli | Joe | Michele | Britta Best |
Aaron Buechel | Drew Davies | Angela Manzer | Christine | Michaela Hayes | Brianna |
Patrick Anderl | Diane Dodge | Andy Stoll | Vicki Bennett | Michael Anderson | Brenda Pfahnl |
Paige | diana zogran | Andrew Trowbridge | Timothy Aaron Danforth | Meredith Skelton | Brad |
Eli Zigas | Diana Smith | Andrew Purpura | Stilwell Fund for the Visual Arts | Melissa | Bob Steffes |
duane marcus | Denise | Andrew Carstens | Stephen M. Scott | Meghan Baillargeon | Bob Kanne |
Benjamin McLaughlin | Daron Joffe | Anastasia Sonkin | Robin Graham | Matthew Dahlhausen | Blake Rubin |
Rob | Cheryl Sittle | Amber Groll | karen kostroff | Matt Schuessler | Beth Metcalf |
Paul | Charlene McAulay | Alyse Festenstein | Harrison Davies | Mary Nagelhout | Bennae Stanfield |
Cherie Fortis | Carl Bage | Allison Vogel | Christine Hughey | Mary Kay | Ben Evans |
Cath | Business Coffee Club | Allison Beaman | Charisse Baker | martin streetman | ben |
Sean | Anne Lieben | Allison Baugh | Carol S Royce | Marsha Pesavento | Ben |
wendy courtemanche | Anne Blackstone | Alexis Black | Christine Castro | Mark Stallsmith | Bahia Nightengale |
Tucker | Andrew Kitchell | agrowculture | Alex Lee | Mark Petersen | Ashley Overholt |
Timothy Held | Alex Taylor | afrench1@macalester.edu | Rebekah Brown | margi davis | Ashley Cutler |
Thorkatla Donnelly | Alex Ainslie | Benjamin Melançon | Patricia Stehling McLean | Marco Cardamone | Annette Schiffmann |
Teresa Ziska | Marla Norton | Maxwell Van Pelt | Kristofer Smiley | Mandy Ellerton | Anne Jessup |
Suzanne Harle | Susan Whitfield | Zoe | Chris Wolfgang | Malika Lyon | Anna Maund |
Susan Pyne | Mabel Boyd | Zach Worthington | Brian Monbouquette | Madalyn Payne | Angela Pierce |
Sue Lanza Hecht | Diana Wendt | Vera Chan | George Kleine | Lori Hoesing | Andrew W |
Sharon Nash Ross | sean hynes | Tolkienizer | Paul Hoepfner-Homme | Lon Smith | Anastasia Miliano |
Sharon G Rubin | Saisin Milkiiee | tedder | Elizabeth Wearin | Lis Hulin Wheeler | Amy Stromberg Kreydin |
Sawyer | Robert Khoe | Tab | Jon | Linda Sufficool | Amy Siuda |
Sarah & Mark Snyderman | Mathieu Marquer | Steve Bivans | trilety wade | Linda Raynolds | Amy Radding |
Sandy Armor | Ginger Dzerk & Scott Earley | Steve | Scott Cummings | Linda Henning | ameo |
Roberta Hill | Better Bean Company | Sophie | karen odowd | Linda Bridge | Amanda |
robert eames | Antonia | Sherry Parsons | George C. Thorman | Leslie Pillen | Alyssa Taylor |
Rob Barreca | Jenni Wallace | Sharon Knoll | Floyd Stenneche | Leah McIntosh | Ally Sterling |
Rita Neal | Zaq Cruze | Scott Freday | Cathrin Eszbach | Ktdaylutz | Allison Kallo |
Rachel Melone | Yuta Nishiyama | Scott Conroy | Adam Holland | Kristy McGuire | Alex |
Rachel Leavitt | Wilma Mercadante | Sarah Manthey | Renee Young | Kirsten | Aidan Nelson |
Peter W | William Koeppen | Samuel Webb | Stephanie Ahlschwede | Kim Laursen | Aidan Murphy |
Peter & Jude Kallok | William F Braasch Jr. | Robert Ash | Paul Stultz | Kim Hammon | Adam Carter |
Paulette Araujo | Traycee Hanvy | Rhea Thompson | Wendy Lundeen | Kevin McGregor | Ed D’Amato |
Oscar M. Gutierrez | Travis LeDoyt | Nicolette Jaworski | janet kahle | Kerrie Tuck | Gila Heller |
Nicholas Hahn | Tracy Byers | Nick Corsetti | Catherine Joan Jesperson | Kelly Sommers | Sam Baraso |
Nancy Schalles | Tony O’Grady | Nathan Marcus | Kayla | Kelly Smith | Wesley Montgomery |
Morgan Britt | Tina | Natalie Stow | Manaure Francisquez | Keith Ranney (and Elizabeth Crow) | Rebecca Nelson |
MONTE THOMPSON | Timothy Peterson | Mujtaba Al-Qudaihi | Greg Wilkinson | Katy Briggs | Nate |
Michaela Weiss | Tim Guthrie | Morgan Curtis | Abe Dyck | Katie | Matthew D Ferguson |
Michael Lehrman | Theresa Williamson | monica diaz | Michael Greenberg | Kathryn Voskuil | maisie breit |
Michael Dunahee | Teresa | Mike Nemeth | Lory Davis | Kate Johnson | Lucy Mitchell |
Melissa Poffel | Sydney Neff | michiforjoy | Kyle C. Wong | Kate Bodmann | Jane Rice |
Maureen Drouin | Suzie Buller | Michael Rasmussen | joel thevoz | Karen volinski | Hannah Boone |
Maureen Anderl | Susan Zajonc | Melissa Wong | Jim Brown | Karen Jones | Greg Meyer |
Matt VanEpps | susan Ryder | Maxwell Odland | David Williams | Justin Honold | Dana Kublin |
Maryn | Sue Eisen | Matthew Knight | Courtney Pinard | Justin Czerniak | Christian Bayer |
Mary Jo Feeney | Steve Harris | maryfrancisd | Corinna | julialiedel | Chad Kilpatrick |
Mary Gail Biebel | Stephanie Takeuchi | Margaret Raimondi | Brian Gaffney | Julia DeWahl | Becky Mundt |
Marta Szoboszlay | Stephanie Leikas | Margaret Morgan | Billy Corbett | Judy | Alix Boham |
Mark Winne | Stacy Solie | maeve beecher | Benjamin D. Wood | Judith de Haan | joanna Spinoza |
Mark Ellenbogen | Souther Salazar | Maeghan Stewart | Ben Hom | jrsyjane | Molly Grear |
Mark & Nancy Franco | sojourner | Lindsey Goding | Anne Hall | Joianne Payne | Jeff Gustafson |
Margie Magnuson | Sneha Gantla | Linda Robinson | Alison Slavin | johnny ridenour | Hamish Tildesley |
Marc Monbouquette | Sharrene Bernhardt | Leah Milstein | Patty Kestin | Johnathan Spencer | Aleta Kasper-Halter |
Marc Delman | Sharon Ede | Laura M. Ohanian | Nicholas Pierce-Cramer | John | Willa |
Mandy Zachariades | Sean Eidson | kirsten | James Novakowski | Joel St. Julien | Wendy Hardenberg |
Malcolm Booth | Seabrook Leaf | Keenan Gallagher | Claire Conway | Jody Boyer | Viviana Lindo |
louise shapiro | Sarah Younger | KC Mull | justin jacobson | jessie griffen | Virgil Huston |
Lisa Tholen | sarah james | Kathleen A. Rockafellow | jennifer | Jeremy Teperman | Trevor Davis |
Lisa Pezzulich | Sarah Duane | Kate Twelker | Charles Griffen | Jennifer Landry | Travis Middleton |
Lindsay | Sarah Donovan | Kate Cooper | Michael Tadlock | Jeffrey Collins | Torrey Umland |
Lina Stepick | Sarah Carson | Karomel Macchiato | Jill Kirshner | jean | Tish Bastian |
Laura Ross-White | Sarah | Karen Butowsky | Jessica Dempsey Clark | Jarrod West | Teresa |
Laura Inkeles | Sara Sharpe | Joe Doc Terry | James Conway | Janel Clement | Susan Weyrauch |
Laura Bell | sara brennan | Jerry Cunningham | Elizabeth Strain | Jake Blehm | Susan Joy Schleef |
Kitty Chamberlain | Samy Khelfa | Jennifer Grasso | Elizabeth | Jack Arnold | Susan Haymer |
Kevin Danaher | Sally Page | Jen Duncan | Chris Conley | Hitesh Patel | Susan Bradley |
Kerry Barrett | Robyn | Jara | Cannon Biggs | hilary wilken | Studio Lumineux, LLC |
Kathy Lambert | Robin Meyers | James Miles | Bob Besso | Heidi Stark | Steven Balusik |
Kate Krueger | Robert Stoffel | Jake | Jennifer Chong | Heather Johnson | Steve and MariAnn Lisenbe |
Julia Busiek | Robert Ford | Ian Glodich | Susan Lannin | Gwen Hill | Stephen Schug |
Judith Berman | Rob Mills | Heather Keane | Kristin Palmer | Guy Sakamoto | Stephanie Crocker |
Jordan C. Langer | Rikard | Heather Drake | Shelby Molyneux | Ginny Wallace | Stefanie Reinhold |
John Macy | Renee Roberts | Heather Carr | Marian Fey | Gail Gladstone | Sorin Neacsu |
John Jelinek | Rebecca Pauba | Hannah | Mandy | France Benoit | Soohyen Park |
John Inkeles | Rasheel | Hannah | Kaitlin Nelson Miller | Fran Stallings | Shodoka |
John Edmonds | Ramola D | Gregor Martin | Michael Kalmanovitch | Faythe Rippeon | Scott Cooney |
John Conner | Raines Cohen | Graham Christensen | Zier Family | evan konecky | sc09132000 |
Jill Mengesha | Rachele Kugel | Geoff Ka’alani | Ted Lesher | Evan Juda | Sarah Jessup |
Jason Gruss | Rachel Willis | Emily Frank | Taylor Roholt | Erik Willis | Sara Schenk |
Jaclyn Anderson | purka | Elsa Kholdi | Susannah Connor | Eric Hartman | Sandra Luckow |
Heather L. Martin | PMcPhillips | Ellie Alter | Susan | Eric Belsey | Sandra Cooper |
Harry Rhodes | Philipp Ruhe | Elise Lasko | ShaneHensinger | Elizabeth Warren Echternach Giffin | Samantha Kaplan |
Guy Trampe | Petr Bakus | Elijah Shannon Selby | Scott Wilson | Drew Britten | Sadhna Sachdev |
Georgia Taylor | Pennie Cummings | Donna Labrador | Scott Cripps | Don Dufresne | Ross Kennedy |
fish77 | Peggy Bach | David Gibbs | Sarah Wengert | DMK | Ron Butler |
Fairouz Bishara | Patrick Conner | Dave Johnson | Sang Curtis | Diane Whitman | robin conley |
Eric Cooper | Pat Giambattista | Daniel Bowman Simon | Sally Lewis | Denise Papin | Robert Szypko |
Emily Yen | P. Hendricks | Cristina Pellegrini | Roger Paulman | Deirdre Sutula | Robert Sauermann |
Ellen Walsh-Rosmann | Noah Harwood | Claire Anderson | Robert Godes | Deeno Boosalis | Robert R Ervin |
Davilyn Barnwell | Nicholas Coombs | cindy ziegler | Richard Tyssen | David Burr & Jamie Reiss | Robert Joseph |
Daniel Florencio | Nathan | Christina Surrano | Rachel Resnikoff | Danny Mendoza | Richard Otey |
Dan and Michaela Long | Nancy Spence | Chris Bodnar | Peggy Acott | Daniel R Fredricks | Rhonda Smith |
Cory Dochow | Miriam Gittelman | Chelsea McQuaid | Patrick Favara | Conor Galligan | Renee Allie |
Connie Luton | Miranda Gray | Carl Miller | Nancy O’Mallon | Clara Coleman | Remy Franklin |
Clarisa Ramirez | Michelle Paquet | Brittany Todd | Monica Balanoff | Cindy Humphreys | Rebecca Tschetter |
Chris Niewiarowski | Michael Davis | Bradley D Hazelrigg | Michael Mills | Chyna Willis | Rachel Ruppel |
Chelsea Richardson | Merilee Buster | Bob Carocari | Michael Delich | Christy Pooschke | Rachel Carter |
Chamelaeon | Melonie Tharpe, Cubby West, James Martin | Blair, Laura Lynn, & Rachel | Martha Raynolds | Christine Starr Davis | Patrick Dodson |
Carol Diiorio | Melina Marmarelis | Betsy Kenney | mark Melchiorre | christine | PAMELA LINDSEY |
Carla Felten | Mela Macquarrie | Bean Head Farm !! | Mark Marchese | Christina Bronsing-Lazalde | Oscar Bartos |
Cameron Colby Thomson | Megan Fuqua | Ashley Haugen | Mark Gibilisco | Chris McDiarmid | Nicole Thomas |
Beth Wells | Megan | Angela DeVere | Mark D. Waterhouse | Chris Martalus | Nicole Coalson |
Benjamin Ewell | Meegan Daigler | Amie Cantello Fielden | Margaret Schneider | Chris Foster | Nick Edwards |
Ben Giudice | Matthew Mayer | Alison | Margaret Bresel | Chad Nabity | Nathan Spalding |
Beatriz | Mary Evans | Alise Richel Adler | maggie pleskac | Celeste Palmer | naledi jackson |
Barbara Inkeles | Mark Murphy | Alexandra | Lys Burden | Catherine Martin | Milo Johnson |
Ashwani Vasishth | Marissa Knodel | Alessandra Stanton | Lindsay | Case Hathaway-Zepeda | Mike Hoffman |
AnnaMaria Riedinger | Margaret MorganHubba | adria salvado | Kevin Niehaus | Carolyn Bracey | Michiko Kobayashi |
AmY PLEVIN | Marcia Caton Campbell | Adria Molotsky | Kenneth Alexander | Candace | Michelle |
Amelia | Marc Shapiro | Adell Zdan | Kathleen Merkel | Brian Haag | Michele Harris |
Alfred Padula | Lucedisponibile | “Konscious” Kevin | k. rashid nuri | Brandon Millwood | Michael Massaro |
Alex Beauchamp | Lorraine Hétu Manifold | Martha | Joyelle Phillips | Branden Born | Miao Hu |
Aja Aviles | Liz Salesky | Colleen | Joyce Scott | Benjamin Russell | Merl Vandervort |
Adrainne Thomas | Liz | Sandi Matthews | Jonathan Penn | Belarmino Antonio, Jr. | Meredith Rae Beaver |
Aaron French | lisalovemonster | Krystyna | Jessie Stallings | Barbara Haigwood | mc |
Aaron Choate | Lisa Rose Starner | Chris Underwood | Jeff and Betsy Moran | Andrey Novoseltsev | Matt Kirsch |
Carlos Barrientos | Lisa Kramer | Bean Burbank | Helen Weis | Amy Mather | Matt Frank |
Peter Bristol | Lion Attack | Wesley Stewart | George OToole | amwhite | marleta |
Steven | Linn | Vicki Jedlicka | Frederic Gaudet | Amber Bambler Keller | Marisa Miller Wolfson |
Sara Rips | Lijia Lumsden | Tracy Smith Villaflor | E C Wearin | Amanda W | Marcus Lundquist |
Salma Chadha | Laurie Franks | Tom Kolega | Drew Dietle | AMANDA LAYTON | Mandylee Moseley |
jill lemen | Lanny Cotler | Todd Jones | Dr. Mary A. Ferdig | Allison Fultz | Maggie Summerfelt |
Henrik Nordstrom | Kyle Holloway | Soni Vollmar-Ericksen Cochran | Dorsey Barger | Alison Marazzi | Madeline |
Greg | Kim Wiseman | sean kelly | Don & Angie Wells | Alison Clark | Lisa Javellana Hill |
EcoJaunt | Kim Mickelsen | Sarah Velinsky | Diana Richmond | Alicia Andry | Lexi Graboski |
claudia | Kerry Gamble | Russ Guthrie | Brenda Sullivan | alice | Leona Vittum-Jones |
susan patrick | Kenneth Sapire | Ron Solo | Brenda Allen | Aleilah P. Lawson | Leanne Brown |
Kye | Kelly O’Brien | Rebekah Moore | Ben Stallings | Albert Varsa | Laurel Curran |
Julia Rawnsley | Kelly Christensen Schrader | Preston | Anne Trumble | Aidan Fitzpatrick | Laura Toledol |
Jackie Krynski | Kayla Snyderman | Polly D | Andrew DeLashmutt | Adam Travis | L Scott Harrell |
Emily Mason-Osann | Kayla Eisman | Philip Sandick | judithward | Tom | Kylie Von Seggern |
David E. Corbin | Kaye Lyssy | Nick Seagers | Chris Pellman | Martin and Carly | kimela budlong |
Bailey Smejkal | Katy Ament | Nate Lundquist | alexander wanitschke | Lisa Helps | keyla treitman |
Alvin Samuels | Katie Porter | michele madaski | Peter John Monbouquette | Katy Briggs | Kerry Werth |
Anne Thompson | Katie Murray | Michael J. Cahill | Will Bugler | John Scherer | kerry bradshaw |
quarfie | Katie Coleman | Matt Parisi | Joe Pearl | BROWN BETTY DESSERT BOUTIQUE | Keng-Lou Hung |
Vanessa | Kathy Gannett | Mary Beth Gabriel Smrtic | Benjamin Susman | Andy Zimmer | Kelly McGlinchey |
Valerie Kausen | Kathleen Nahas | Lydia | Becky Reynolds Crowell | Kathryn Chamberlain | Kelly Henderson |
Nick Green | Kathleen Means Wiersch | Lori Baker | James Tutor | Ludovic Celle | Kelly Bogaert |
Natalie | Karl Bitikofer | Katherine Brooks | Chelsea Taxman | Walt & Toni Burr | Kelley Sue |
Natalie | karen orozco | Joshua Berk | Todd Yurkovic | Victoria J Mecham | Kayla Byers |
MS | Karen Kant | Josh Powell | Terese | Ting Barrow | Kay Monson |
Mary Prendiville | Karen Clark | Jennifer Kelley | Susan | Tiffiny Clifton | Katy Wolf |
Lisa Holland | Kahlen Aymes | J Stoeger | Summer | Theo Morrison | Kaola Swanson |
Laura Weiss | Julie Goff | Hendrith V Smith Jr | Seeds in the City | Terry Osborne | Julie Sell |
Kiley Dancy | julie cobb | Geesh Kopp | Scott Jones | Suzanne | julialiedel |
heather johnson | Julia Plevin | Erika Eisenschmidt | patty ferguson | Steven Archambault | Joseph Ingrao |
Gina | Josh Nielsen | Eric Damon Walters | Michael Silberman | STEM Nation | Jo Bartikoski |
Evan Johnson | Jon Pendleton | Emily Kinsel | Mercado Agrícola Natural | Sheila Myjo | jfoegen |
ekimaro | John Hancorn | elaine hudson | Meimei Ma | Serge J. Goldstein | Jenny Gray |
E Alington | John Guido | Dustin L. Walton | Lisa Kaplan | Scott Limbird | Jennifer Griffith |
Deb Powers | Jo Ann Fishburn | Doug Beasley | Lee Domeika | Sarah Miller | Jenneen Hartshorn |
Danielle Bryan | Jim Hendries | Dora | Kristin Edwards | Ryan Samuelson | Jenna |
Craig Layne | Jill Kuehler | Christopher Carbone | Kevin J Schaeffer II | Rural Route Films | Jen Pettit |
Christopher Glynn | Jill Herron | Cass Warner | Katie Susman | Rosalie | Jean Lehmberg |
Chris Hill | Jessie | Caos Guild | Joanna Perry-Folino | Richard Marcus | Jay Tucker |
Chelsea Staires | jessica rush | Brett B. | Jeremy Hanson | Richard M. Cross | Jason Powell |
Carol Cronin | Jessica McSulla | Ana Duran | Ingrid Kirst | Richard Lovejoy | Jarrod.r.q. |
Brigitte McQueen Shew | Jesse Card | ami | Guy Redmond | Rebecca Ingram Cameron | James E. Parker IV |
Beth Hitchcock | Jenny Nelson | Abigail | Grace Bird | Rebecca Hudson Norris | Iso |
Amy McConnell Franklin | Jennifer Evergin | Vikas Gupta | Eileen Laurie | Peter Bergstrom | Inessa Plakhuta |
Amy Barnett | Jennifer Dorsen | Trevor | Cris Franco | Patrick Olson | Hope Weston |
Alison Lintal | Jena | Sara Remsen | cody bogard | No More Empty Pots | Hillary Maurer |
Aaron Halbert | Jen | Ryan Oelkers | Clarence J King | Nastia | helperdude |
Julia | Jayne Belknap | Rivera-Sennett Films | Brent Anderson | Mitch Laursen | Helen Kioukis |
Yvonne LeFave | jashana | Rafi Allman | Ben Romine | Minetta Minnick | Heidi Cartmel |
Wes Bergen | Jared Dittman | mikehedge | Becky Bujaki | Michelle Moskowitz Brown | Hao Chen |
Wayne Rhodes | Janice M. Johnson | Michael Stewart | Adam Trofholz | Michelle Kaiser | Hana Kulovic |
Valerie Spittler | Janice L. Seeley | Michael Khadavi | Ingunn-Elise Ness | Michael Wood | Hakan Can Tokatlı |
Vaalea D | james duncan | Michael Hitchcock | Stacey Triplett | Michael Kuperman | Gwyneth Cliver |
Travis Fulton | jaime stephens | Landon Whitsitt | Tom Morrison | maya | furankupan |
Tom Mottur | Jaclyn Mucaria | Kristofer Schell | SUETTA | Matthew and Terra Hall | Erin Rudegeair |
Thomas Miller | Ingrid Hartman | Kitama Cahill-Jackson | Sofia | Matt Obrien | Erika Hernandez Palos |
Suzanne Janovec | Indrek Mandmets | Julie Truesdell | Paul Paulman | Mary Unson | Emily Unger |
Susanne Bowra | Huan Yan | John Martin | Nicolas Romano | Mark Gruen | emilia cross |
susan v. | Halley Sikes | Jeff Lewis | Neal Madnick | Lydia Vandenbergh | Emil Cashin |
Susan Johnson | Hal Buggy | J McCormick | Marni Swart | Lizabeth Rogers | Elena Ronquillo |
steve Torneten | gretchen ludders | Ellen Power | Maceal Norvell | Liz Broussard | Eileen |
Stephen Roulac | Gregory Sokol | Dylan Portelance | Stacey | Gary Fehr | Chris |
stephanie tomei | Gilbert Farmers Market | David Timmons | Alex Hoekstra | Frances Davenport | cathy lynn carson |
Erin Dauson | Beezhan Tulu |
Let’s Get Growing Cities on PBS!
Mandy Mowers
We are SO thankful for the HUGE amount of support we’ve received in getting Growing Cities out into the world. Growing Cities has been an official selection at 25+ film festivals and screened in more than 200 communities worldwide. WOOT!
And now we have the chance to spread these inspiring stories of urban farmers even further:
We can be on PBS!
A national PBS broadcast would give the film exposure in millions of homes across the nation. (We’re guaranteed into a minimum of 80% of PBS markets, and with a little extra legwork, we may be able to get into 100%. That’s practically every home with a television!)
But we need your help. We are responsible for all the costs involved in getting Growing Cities onto PBS. In fact, we need to raise $30,000 to make this happen. So we’ve launched a Kickstarter to raise these funds.
How you can help:
1. Make a pledge. Your support, no matter how small (or large), makes a BIG difference to us.
2. Please spread the word! You’ve already got a community interested in urban farming, and maybe in this film too. We’d love to have you share us on Facebook, Twitter, by email, or a blog post.
Here are some templates for sharing (feel free to copy):
Facebook: We want to see @Growing Cities on PBS! Please support their campaign on @Kickstarter: www.kck.st/1kDfhgP #GrowingCitiesonPBS
Twitter: We want to see @GrowinCities on PBS! Support their @Kickstarter now: www.kck.st/1kDfhgP #GrowingCitiesonPBS
Email to personal contacts:
Hey friends and family,
I have been inspired by this great little documentary called Growing Cities. It tells the stories of urban farmers who are not only raising good food, but growing and strengthening their communities.
Now the filmmakers are trying to get Growing Cities on PBS. The film has been accepted, but they have to fund its broadcast. Please check out their Kickstarter and consider supporting this inspiring film: www.kck.st/1kDfhgP.
The basics:
Growing Cities: Let’s Get Urban Farming on PBS!
Goal: To raise $30,000 by July 9th to air this Fall
Kickstarter link: www.kck.st/1kDfhgP
Email to community after a screening:
Hey everybody,
As you know, we screened this great little documentary called Growing Cities. It was a great success for our community, and now we have the chance to help get this film into millions of homes across the country:
We can get Growing Cities on PBS!
The film has been accepted by American Public Television, but the filmmakers have to fund its broadcast. Please check out their Kickstarter and consider supporting this inspiring film: www.kck.st/1kDfhgP.
The basics:
Growing Cities: Let’s Get Urban Farming on PBS!
Goal: To raise $30,000 by July 9th to air this Fall
Kickstarter link: www.kck.st/1kDfhgP
Blog post
Help us educate the nation about the Good Food Movement!
An inspiring new documentary film, Growing Cities, about urban farming in America has the opportunity to be broadcast on PBS nationwide this fall — if the filmmakers can raise the funds to make the broadcast possible.
In Growing Cities, filmmakers Dan Susman and Andrew Monbouquette travel the country, visiting everything from rooftop farms to backyard chicken coops. They discover urban farming is about more than simply good food, but also growing stronger and more vibrant communities, too.
Growing Cities has been an official selection at more than 25 film festivals and screened in more than 200 communities worldwide. A national PBS broadcast would give the film exposure in millions of homes across the nation, spreading the Good Food Movement further than ever.
The hurdle the filmmakers now face is to raise $30,000 to sponsor the film’s airing nationally on public television this fall.
We can help! They’ve launched a Kickstarter project that will run for 30 days. Since Kickstarter is all or nothing, the project must meet its goal of $30,000 by July 9 for the filmmakers to receive any of the funds pledged.
Please consider supporting this project and, with it, the Good Food Movement!
The basics:
Growing Cities: Let’s Get Urban Farming on PBS!
Goal: To raise $30,000 by July 9th to air this Fall
Kickstarter link: www.kck.st/1kDfhgP
And feel free to share this digital postcard image. If you’re really gung-ho, you can also make your Facebook banner match ours too!
Again, thanks for being part of this movement to help inspire millions to Grow Where They Are!
Civil Eats Kickstarter Campaign
Rachel

Editor-in-Chief Naomi Starkman and Managing Editor Paula Crossfield on the set with Michael Pollan. Photo by Robin Moore.
There is currently a Kickstarter Campaign for Civil Eats, an organization whose focus is truly one to admire–getting helpful and pertinent information about the food system out there for all eyes to see.
What follows is an excerpt from a post on the Civil Eats website, all about their campaign.
For nearly five years, Civil Eats has brought you extensive coverage of food policy stories, from the farm field to the halls of Congress. You might not know that our site is a labor of love and has been run entirely without paying anyone–ourselves, our editors or our writers.
That’s about to change, but we need your help: Today, we’re launching our Kickstarter Campaign which will take place over the next 30 days and we’re asking 4,000 of you to please donate $25 each to help continue our work in 2014.
If we don’t fund Civil Eats by the end of the year, it could be forced to shutter its doors.
Our Kickstarter aims to raise enough funding to shift the site from an all-volunteer effort to a professional enterprise in 2014 so we can produce more in-depth, original reporting and visually engaging content by paying our writers and editors a fair wage.
We also plan to expand our community resources on the site so that you can better plug into the issues that impact you. In addition, funding will help us maintain Civil Eats during that time so that we can continue to produce some of the most groundbreaking and informative news on food today.
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UPDATE #1 Kickstarter
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What YOU can do to help spread the word!!
· Share with social media. Post us on your wall, tweet about us, pin us to your pinterest board — do whatever you can to tell your friends about this film and our campaign!
· Write ten emails. Sharing on social media is great. But, what works best—to get donations, at least—is getting personal. To make it easy, we’ve drafted a quick email (see bottom of update) which gives you a simple way to share us.
We’re asking every one of YOU to send this out with a little personal note to at least ten of your friends. This will be incredibly effective in helping draw more people into our campaign. Please feel free to add your own personal touch…especially if you know, have met, (or feel like you’ve met) Andrew or Dan!
· Talk to people. Lots of them. Seriously. Kickstarter is a great topic of conversation…and once you start talking about Kickstarter, you can’t help but mention your favorite project that you are backing right now (that would be us…) And, of course, offering to send them a link!
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Hi XXX,
How’s it going? [INSERT PERSONAL] I’m writing to let you know about a great looking documentary film, Growing Cities, which I’m supporting on Kickstarter.com.
The film follows two young guys across the country as they meet folks who are revitalizing cities by growing food. They want to inspire people to grow healthy communities across the country, but they need some help!! To finish the film they need to raise $35K in 30 days to get the film out to as many people as possible.
I hope you will consider making a donation (no matter how small or large) to help them out. You can watch their trailer & pledge here. If you can’t make a donation, I hope you will share with others.
Thanks,
XXX
Young Food Activists Capture the Growth and Energy of Urban Farming on Film
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***For Immediate Release***
Filmmakers Dan Susman and Andrew Monbouquette traveled 12,000 miles to meet the leaders of the urban farming movement. With over 140 hours of footage to show for it, they are now launching a Kickstarter campaign to help finish the film.
Omaha, NE (WEB) April 12, 2012 – Independent filmmakers and food activists Dan Susman and Andrew Monbouquette have thirty days to raise $35,000 for their feature film, Growing Cities, a documentary about urban agriculture in America.
After growing up in Omaha, Nebraska near factory farms and fast food outlets, they resolved to seek out the people who were growing food in a healthier, more sustainable way. “Everyone is really tired of hearing about all the problems with our food system,” says Susman, age 24. “So we figured it was time to show off the people who were doing something positive, right in their own backyards.”
He and his childhood friend, Monbouquette, also 24, visited more than eighty urban farmers—from rooftop gardeners to backyard chicken keepers to vegetable farmers – who are working to transform the way this country grows and distributes its food one vacant city lot at a time.
“Urban farming has remarkable power on so many levels,” says Monbouquette, “it connects people to healthy foods, strengthens communities, creates jobs, revitalizes blighted areas; and much more. That’s why this story is so compelling.”
Growing Cities is the first film to focus specifically on urban agriculture across the country. The film shows viewers the vast potential to transform our food system in the unlikeliest of places.
They also learned there’s no such thing as a typical urban farmer. “There is no single face of the urban farming movement,” says Susman, “and no way to sum up in a sentence or a headline. That’s part of the magic and why it will be so powerful to put their stories into a film.”
The filmmakers are beginning to raise money for the film’s post-production using Kickstarter, the increasingly popular online fundraising platform. They must raise $35,000 by May 15th in order to complete the film by early 2013. To learn more about the film, readers can visit the project’s pitch page here.
For questions, press inquiries, or other comments please contact:
Dan Susman dan@growingcitiesmovie.com 402-960-1779 http://www.growingcitiesmovie.comAnd we have lift-off!
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The Kickstarter campaign is finally launched and underway! We had a magnificent turnout at the launch party- thank you to all who attended, it was so nice to finally meet some of you. Keep track of our fund-raising progress and if you can- make a donation. We would greatly appreciate it!
Every little bit counts!
Kathleen
Launch Party
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Hello everyone,
We are gearing up to start our Kickstarter fundraising campaign! If you’re in the area, we are throwing a little launch party to kickoff the fundraiser and premiere our trailer. Stop in, say hello, grab a bite, and donate what you can! We’d love to meet you!
Details:
Thursday, April 12th
Watie White Studio, 1314 William Street
Omaha, NE 68108
5:30pm – 7:30pm
Hope to see you there!
Kathleen
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PS Because you are awesome, here is a FIRST LOOK at our movie poster — be the first to get one at our fundraiser (only $20) OR get one via Kickstarter starting tomorrow!
Attention Omaha shoppers!
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Whole Foods has generously agreed to put aside 14 hours on December 6th for Growing Cities. Five percent of all proceeds – be it homemade soap, organic turkey, or free trade chocolate – will go into our nearly bare coffers. So please circle December 6th on your calendar and aim your shopping cart for Whole Foods!
Where: Whole Foods, 10020 Regency Circle, Omaha, NE 68114
When: December 6th (8am-10pm)
Why: Funds will go to help finish the film – everything from hiring a professional editor and licensing music to designing graphics for the film.
Please let us know you’re attending!