Elevate Tahoe seeks to explore food innovations at 6,000 feet

By Elevate Tahoe

Elevate Tahoe investigates and spotlights true innovations happening in Tahoe, presenting our findings in a series of short films. Elevate is a partnership comprised of three local companies — Moonshine Ink, SBS Media House, and Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation — that each bring unique skillsets to get the job done.

While we have grand visions for a series of Elevate films, for now we’re focusing on our first subject: food.

Life looks a little different at 6,000 feet, and food presents a particular challenge in Truckee, Tahoe, and the Sierra. We’re up against quite a lot, considering the harsh climate, cost of living, lack of access and food security, and tourist-based economy. But these mountainous challenges inspire us to get creative, innovative even, in developing unique, functional solutions.

The film will feature all levels of food production from the individual family to the commercial growing operation. We’re looking at a program that gets kids to like kale and even request fresh vegetables to be put on the home grocery list. A farmer, Gary Romano of Sierra Valley Farms, takes us underground to extend the growing season, and a mother, SunMie Won, shares her years of gleaned wisdom growing a garden and raising chickens while fending off bears and scavenging for horse manure. A forager, Alicia Funk, dishes on the bounty that can be found in the woods, and how you can bring it home.

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Elevate Tahoe – Food Innovations at 6,000ft. from SBS Media House on Vimeo.