(sponsored by Common Ground / Big Picture Ranch) 

Common Ground is an award-winning documentary film, a movement to support soil health and regenerative agriculture, and now a k-12 curriculum! 

This webinar will feature an introduction from the film directors followed by a panel conversation with several protagonists featured in Common Ground. Webinar participants will then be introduced to the free NGSS-aligned documentary-based materials. We will also reserve time to hear from the curriculum developer and a veteran soil educator who will share their perspectives on incorporating and inspiring students through a narrative-based approach to units on soil, regeneration, and climate. 

About the Film: Common Ground (2023) is the sequel to, Kiss the Ground (2020) which touched over 1 billion people globally and inspired the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to put $20 billion toward soil health. Common Ground unveils a dark web of money, power, and politics behind our broken food system. The film reveals how unjust practices forged our current farm system in which farmers of all colors are literally dying to feed us. The film profiles a hopeful and uplifting movement of white, Black, and indigenous farmers who are using alternative “regenerative” models of agriculture that could balance the climate, save our health, and stabilize America’s economy. Educators will have full access to the free 45-min educational cut for this webinar.

Speaker Line-Up:

• Josh and Rebecca Tickell, directors of Common Ground at Big Picture Ranch
• Fran Sterling, Curriculum Developer at Blueshift Education
• Miss Holzer, Science Standards Specialist at Great Minds PBCTM