Sourlands

Great Film!
This is a wonderfully moving documentary that I cannot praise enough! Shared stories from farmers, hunters, environmentalists, naturalists, business entrepreneurs, and the interconnected community thriving in and near the Sourlands of New Jersey. I spent four years in this area personally and loved to watch a movie give glimpses into the lives of people working so hard to protect both the land and its inhabitants, be it man, plant, or animal.
It was a realistic take on the sometimes overwhelming problem we face with today's environment, but gave hope and solid examples of how people are trying their best to help a place they love.

Sourlands Film Compelling, Beautiful, Practical Source of Hope
This film brings the Sourlands to life through a series of irresistible character studies, modeled after John McPhee's approach to The Pine Barrens.

Four lively segments focus on Farm, Forest, Sustainable Technology, and the Future.

Photography is stunning, and these Sourlands people unique and memorable.

For all the ecological perils which lace the Sourlands, --pivotal bird habitat and water source--, this is a film of hope.

One learns a multiplicity of steps available to one person, one family, one neighborhood, in the restoration of nature in our time and in our region.

Carolyn Edelmann, Community Relations Associate, D&R Greenway Land Trust

A message of hope amidst environmental degradation
Sourlands is the name given to a largely undeveloped area of New Jersey. It has remained that way because the soil is of poor quality and it is strewn with boulders. It is also one of the few remaining natural habitats for several species, including migratory birds and amphibians.
However, to the inhabitants featured in this film, it is a great place to live, work, farm and invent and integrate new ways to be green. Many are transplants that felt the urge to become more in tune with nature and moved into the Sourlands. All are determined to incorporate energy saving technologies into their dwellings, one man's "castle" runs on hydrogen, there are solar panels, greenhouses, organic farms and people inventing simple ways to monitor and reduce energy usage.
The primary message from the film is that carbon emissions must be reduced and that the most effective way to do that is for each person to alter their behavior. For some, that involves massive investments in solar panels...

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