“…(American Hemp Farmer) documentary is brisk,

engaging, and a reflection of Fine himself.

It uses a handful of cartoons, bright, rich cinematography,

and an overwhelming sense of

hope, faith, and determination.”

New York’s Suffolk County TBR News Media

Fight Climate Change with American Hemp Farmer

Award Winning Film Airing Next Week for Earth Day (April 22)

Hemp Farmer/Goat Rancher/Filmmaker Doug Fine

Set for In-Person Q&A Session

During Earth Day Screening

At New Mexico State University

Award-Winning Film Now Airing

On PBS and Public Television Stations via NETA Distribution

Audience Reach a Month After Debut Hits 71 Million

More Upcoming Broadcasts Scheduled

And Available For Streaming at

pbs.org/show/american-hemp-farmer and DougFine.com

In this clip from American Hemp Farmer, join Doug Fine in a hemp field

that is actively mitigating extreme climate events. Hemp plants sequester

enough carbon to clear the smoke and reduce the ambient temperature.

Here the field is literally in the midst of a wildfire

but the temperature is nearly 20 degrees cooler amongst the hemp.

The film asks, “how many acres of hemp and other regenerative crops

would it take to have a worldwide impact?” Spoiler alert: hundreds of millions. 

AMERICAN HEMP FARMER

Free Earth Day Big-Screen Showing

AMERICAN HEMP FARMER

is a film about regenerative living

and having fun along the way.

Earth Day, Wednesday, April 22

at 5:30 p.m.

At New Mexico State University

The DACC East Mesa Auditorium

2800 Sonoma Ranch Blvd., Las Cruces NM

Director Doug Fine and the film’s editor Julian Gallegos

Set for in-person Q & A following the screening.

There will also be a Free Screening on April 18,

at Her Many Stories Earth Day Film Festival in Devner, CO.

Go to DougFine.com for more information on both events.

LOS ANGELES) Every day can be Earth Day. Hemp farmer/goat rancher/filmmaker Doug Fine knows a way to keep the Earth livable for humanity—and he wants to share the knowledge with the world. “We all wonder what we can do as busy Digital Age individuals to help combat extreme climate events,” says Fine. “One key answer: plant a hemp garden!”

In his six books, at his speaking engagements, and in his new documentary American Hemp Farmer —recently harvested for distribution by the National Educational Telecommunications Association (NETA) to public media stations including PBS—you’ll hear Fine use two terms. One is “regenerative living,” which describes a mode of living, working, eating, and traveling that puts a least as much back into Earth’s resources as it extracts. The other, “food security,” means thriving, even in times of uncertainty, regardless of whether society experiences supply chain disruptions.

American Hemp Farmer

available to stream

on PBS

pbs.org/show/american-hemp-farmer

Upcoming Broadcasts Include

(all times local)

April 15 – KBGS Billings at 3:00 AM

April 19 – WOSU Columbus at 2:00 PM

April 20 – KPJK San Francisco at 8:30 PM

April 21 – WQLN Erie at 9:00 PM

April 26 – WETK Burlington 1:00 PM

April 29 – WEIU Champaign at 8:00 PM

April 30 – WEIU Champaign at 1:00 PM

April 30 – WEIU Champaign at 11:00 PM

May 14 – KSMQ Austin, MN at 1:00 PM

In his film, Fine shows how regenerative farming of hemp and using hemp products in the regenerative lifestyle can help the Earth. In one segment, he prints a petroleum free plastic goat made from hemp, showing how versatile the plant is. In another, he stands in the midst of a massive wildfire area, and demonstrates that hemp helps clean soil and air, creating a cooler environment.

For Fine, every day is Earth Day. American Hemp Farmer reflects that.

“This is one of the best documentaries I’ve ever seen,” said the film’s co-Executive Producer Andrew DeAngelo. “Because even though it’s isuper timely with its regenerative living and wildfire mitigation themes, it’s an incredibly fun watch. A must-see positive film for our times. No one who sees it will forget it.”

Fine also lays out ways we can all help take care of our bit of Planet Earth. “Go in realizing it can be simple and fun,” says the one-time suburbanite. “Collectively, small efforts can produce big change. Start a garden, or work in community gardens. Shop locally and sustainably. Regenerative living and food security are within reach for anyone.” ”

After years of filming in remote hemp fields and then riding the festival circuit, American Hemp Farmer has earned accolades and awards. These include Best New Mexico Documentary at the Santa Fe Film Festival (the doc’s world premiere) and Audience Choice at last October’s Silver City Film Festival. Also, the film was an official selection at the 2025 Las Cruces International Film Festival.

The doc is currently syndicated to all 350 U.S. public media outlets, including PBS networks. American Hemp Farmer is available to stream on the PBS app and at PBS.org (pbs.org/show/american-hemp-farmer), plus on-demand at DougFine.com.

Since it’s debut on March 14, the film has had an audience reach of 71 million households, with airings across the U.S. including on KVCR in Los Angeles, FPJK in San Francisco, KBDI in Denver, Connecticut Public Television, Montana Public Television, KRWG and KENW in New Mexico, KVIE in Sacramento, WOSU in Columbus, Ohio, KTNW in Richmond, WA, Vermont Public Television, and stations in Wisconsin: WPNE (Green Bay), WHAD (Madison) and WHLA (La Crosse).

Two special free screenings of the film are scheduled for the coming weeks. The first, will be on April 18, at Her Many Stories Earth Day Film Festival in Denver, CO. The second will be on Earth Day April 22, at New Mexico State University, at which film director Doug Fine and the film’s editor Julian Gallegos will appear in-person for a Q & A session following the screening. For more inforamtion, or to request a screening, go to DougFine.com.

“None of us would be here today,” Fine says, “if not for the regenerative lifestyle, which helps sustain the Earth.” He hopes that we can reactivate that “instinctive regenerative awareness” and work together to ensure a habitable planet for future generations. “Humanity is in the 9th inning of the climate crisis with two outs. I want to show everyone how to take significant steps toward solving the problem while having fun along the way. And regenerative living is the most fun you can have outside the bedroom.”

As American Hemp Farmer prepares for its public television premiere, Doug Fine is available for interviews and further speaking engagements in 2026. A website of Fine’s print and radio journalism, United Nations testimony, television appearances and TED Talk is at dougfine.com. Follow him on Instagram at @organiccowboy.

Doug Fine in his hemp fields on his Funky Butte Ranch in New Mexico.

Trailer: American Hemp Farmer

About Doug Fine

A Southwest-based author whose books Willie Nelson describes as, “a blueprint for the America of the future,” Doug Fine is the author of six books including American Hemp Farmer (2020, Chelsea Green Publishing) and the Boston Globe Bestseller, Farewell, My Subaru (Penguin/Random House 2009). His wild goat-wrangling stories and optimistic persona have led to media appearances (Conan, The Tonight Show, BBC, CNN) as well as a TED Talk (TEDxABQ) and testimony before the United Nations on the right-to-farm.

In his speaking events, including appearances at SXSW, Town Hall Seattle, National Geographic Heroes of the Planet Series, and dozens of universities, Fine further spreads the word about the joys and pitfalls of sustainable living.

He has cultivated superfoods (including hemp since its 2018 legalization) for more than a decade and taught his methods of cultivation and seed building at Vermont’s Sterling College and online at DougFine.com. His hemp seeds have been used to clean contaminated soil in a New Mexico University study. Fine’s life and work has been covered in Smithsonian, and he has reported from five continents for NPR, The Christian Science Monitor, the New York Times Magazine other platforms. The Washington Post  says, “Fine is a storyteller in the mold of Douglas Adams.”

Fine, who is convinced that “being outside in a farm or garden is the most fun you can have outside the bedroom,” homeschools his children alongside his wife. With his labor-of-love American Hemp Farmer continuing to reach larger audiences, Fine is already jamming on developing his next projects, including his hosting a regenerative living travel show.

As American Hemp Farmer makes its public television premiere, Doug Fine is available for interviews and further speaking engagements in 2026. A website of Fine’s print and radio journalism, United Nations testimony, television appearances and TED Talk is at dougfine.com. Follow him on Instagram at @organiccowboy.

About NETA

The National Educational Telecommunications Association (NETA) is a professional association representing more than 300 member stations in nearly every state, the Virgin Islands, and the District of Columbia. For more information, visit netaonline.org.

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