Vermont Farmers Launch Innovative Farming Collective to Secure Agricultural Future
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Connecting Communities
Through Film
Thriving Communities is dedicated to producing films that catalyze community action.
What We Do
2024 Film Series
What does it mean to rise above adversity, stay rooted in our values, and cultivate resilience?
Our 2024 film campaign and Gathering, "Rising, Rooted, and Resilient," explores these questions through the inspiring stories of individuals and communities that are transforming their lives and landscapes through regenerative farming, cultural revitalization, and the power of connection.
Love our films? Tap into the stories of the changemakers.
The Thriving Communities Podcast, 'Inside Shift,' takes you beyond the screen into the minds of the changemakers behind the organizations transforming communities. Listen.
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Vision
"Thriving Communities explores the positive power of community action where that action comes from the people in the community not from anyone else."
- Jerry Millhon, Founder, Thriving Communities
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Partner Testimonial
"The most meaningful part of the process of working with Thriving Communities was the kindness and professionalism demonstrated by their entire team! Their documentary film took our organization to a totally different level of exposure and credibility and told our story in a most compelling way that touched the hearts and minds of our entire community."
- Randell McShepard, Co-Founder, Rid-All Green Partnership
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Randy McShepard (center) and Keymah Durden (left), founders of Rid-All Green Partnership in Cleveland, Ohio and Aharon Ben Keymah (right), founder of the P.O.D. Project at Rid-All from the Thriving Communitieis Gathering 2023.