Unprecedented events are catching farmers and small towns unprepared. The finale in News21’s State of Emergency documentary series.
water quality
Troubled Water: A News21 Documentary
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Troubled Water is a 30-minute documentary about drinking water contamination in the United States. The film explores nine locations across the country where water has affected people.
addiction recovery
Breaking the Cycle: Meth Addiction in the Heartland
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An IowaWatch documentary: “Breaking the Cycle: Meth Addiction in the Heartland” examines the impact methamphetamine has on Iowa children raised in a home with a parent addicted to the drug. Watch it here.
Documentaries
Young People Continue To Tan, Despite Clear Health Dangers
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WITH A VIDEO REPORT: “FEEDING THE TANNING HABIT”. Millions of people, especially of college age, tan in this country even though they are well aware of the health risks that go with tanning.
Documentaries
Beyond Organic Chapter 4: The Character and Conviction of Beyond Organic Farmers
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In this fourth chapter of a four-day documentary, freelance writer Donna Schill investigates the life of Iowan farmers immersed in beyond organic philosophy.
Documentaries
Beyond Organic Chapter 3: Enforcing Organic Standards
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In this third chapter of a four-day documentary, freelance writer Donna Schill investigates an annual farm inspection that brings light to flaws in organic enforcement.
Documentaries
Beyond Organic Chapter 2: Where Organic Joins the Mainstream
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In this second chapter of a four-day documentary, freelance writer Donna Schill gives a behind the scenes look at how certified organic food ends up on grocery stores shelves.
Documentaries
Beyond Organic Chapter 1: Farming of a Different Kind
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The beyond organic farming movement emerges in Iowa.
In 2010, Donna Schill, then a journalism graduate student, spent part of her summer working on an organic farm in Iowa and discovered a movement and a story that became her preoccupation for the next 12 months.