OrganicNation.tv is an exploration of the American sustainable food landscape, focusing on the people, places and products that are shaping a new green economy and lifestyle. From farmers to urban gardeners, and from teachers to restaurant owners, we're traveling the country to document how sustainable food systems are being created.

Photo by Zack BowenWe're exploring such fundamental questions as: What does “organic” mean and how are products certified? What do scientists say about the risks of chemical pesticides and fertilizers on human health? What are the costs of switching to organic production, and is it affordable for farmers and consumers? Is organic better than local, or vice-versa? Can organic food production feed the nation, and is it truly sustainable?

Join us on this adventure - we look forward to your comments, questions and ideas along the way!

OrganicNation Team

Dorothée Royal is a video producer and blogger obsessed with guerilla gardening, DIY culture, eco-fashion and sustainable design. When she's not busy getting dirt under her fingernails, she helps nonprofits & sustainable brands grow their message online and contributes regularly to ChicagoNow and Change.org. She graduated from the University of Chicago in 2007. You can follow her on Twitter @DorotheeRoyal.

Mark Andrew Boyer is a writer and photographer whose work has appeared in The Columbia Journalism Review, Chicago magazine, Baltimore magazine, GOOD magazine, How Stuff Works, Mindful Metropolis, ChicagoNow and In These Times. Mark graduated from the University of Chicago in 2006. You can view his photography on his Flickr account and follow him on Twitter @MarkAndrewBoyer.

Board of Advisers
Huge thanks to the talented group of experts, visionaries and activists supporting this project!

Jim Slama - Founder and President of FamilyFarmed.org
Jill Richardson - Author of Recipe for America and blogger at Lavidalocavore
Alex Steed - Social Media Marketing & Communication Consultant, Creator of Millennials Changing America
Sam Rose - Creator of Localfoodsystems.org and contributor to OpenFarmTech.org
Hans Royal-Hedinger - Business Development Strategist in renewable energy & green technology

	Special thanks to TreeHugger.com for voting OrganicNation.tv's Twitter feed the Best Food Twitter Feed in the 2010 Best of Green Awards. (OrganicNation was also nominated in the Best Website about Farming or Gardening category.)
	We're honored to have received an honorary mention in the 2009 Earth Journalism Awards and participate in an exhibition at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen.
	OrganicNation.tv is a proud Do Something American Express Grant Winner, an award given to help grow sustainable community action projects created by young activists and entrepreneurs throughout the U.S. and Canada.