Reviews
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     
“ This intimate, pull-no-punches story strips away our bucolic fantasies and reveals how incredibly hard farmers work to produce the food we eat… Bravo!”
 

Laurie Walters, Ironweed Films

     
“John Gorzo Jr. is a sincere gem, which made A Growing Season as genuine, understated, humble and wonderfully Canadian as any film production I’ve ever seen.”
 
Marshall Ward, The Waterloo Chronicle
     

"A Growing Season certainly captures the reality of today's farming family, where variables like the marketplace and the weather, can make or break you. Anyone in agriculture will certainly relate to the season John Gorzo Jr. goes through. And, consumers will be able to see the real process behind getting the food you eat from the ground to your plate.

 
Susan Cook-Scheerer, Co-host daytime, Rogers TV
     
     
"The around-the-clock hard work, and indeed hardscrabble existence, that is the lot of our country's farmers is painstakingly captured and revealed in this probing, personal and ultimately moving documentary. It's an honest, unblinking look at the commitment of the community that puts food on our tables, grappling with challenges ranging from lack of government support and consumer understanding, to things beyond their or anyone's control, such as weather. This film instills an appreciation that is long overdue for an underpaid, under-valued and all-too-often overlooked group of individuals who are absolutely vital to our society's ongoing health and viability. I highly recommend it."
 
Susan Chilton, Life and Arts Editor, The Record
   

"In 'A Growing Season,' Eichhorn and Waldeck have blended the poignant and the inspirational with the rich, fertile Holland Marsh as a backdrop. Following Gorzo Jr. from seeding to harvest over an eight month growing season, the film reveals the true nature - the gamble - of farming. If you care about where your food comes from and want to understand the travails of getting it to your table, you must watch this documentary.”

 
Andrew Coppolino, The Food Show
     
     
 
 “We’re feeding the people and I don’t think we get the respect back that we deserve for what we do.”
  
    John Gorzo Jr.