The actor Woody Harrelson narrates the documentary “Kiss the Ground,” a frenetic but ultimately
persuasive and optimistic plan to counter the climate crisis.  The film makes a case for the healing
power of soil, arguing that its capacity to sequester carbon could be the key to reversing the effects of
climate change.

“Kiss the Ground” takes a wide-ranging approach. The film begins by examining how tilling and the
use of pesticides have led to soil erosion, and then traces the damage done to our ecology, health and
climate. The filmmakers find a solution in regenerative farming, an ethical practice designed to
restore degraded lands and facilitate carbon drawdown.

Traveling around the world, the directors frequently employ juxtaposition to showcase the beauty of
soil health. In North Dakota, a regenerative rancher stands at the boundary between his lush acreage
and his neighbor’s denuded farmland; footage of the Loess Plateau in China before and after
restorative methods reveals how dust bowls can become a Garden of Eden.

Pedagogic sequences about science and agriculture are punctuated by short profiles of celebrities
involved in climate activism which lend a friendly face to the fight for climate solutions, and serve to
ground the documentary as it zips from topic to topic.

Free and open to the public. A moderated discussion will follow. For more information call 518-610-3735. For
directions: www.oldchathamquakers.org

DATE: Saturday, Aug 3

TIME: 7:00 PM

LOCATION: Old Chatham Quaker Meetinghouse, 539 County Route 13, Old Chatham NY