GRANITE FALLS, Minn. — Pioneer Public Television’s Postcards program will feature a story about the MNyou Youth Garden and a short film entitled “Grandpa Ben” on Thursday, April 25 at 7 p.m. The episode will be rebroadcast on Sunday, April 28 at 7:30 p.m. and on Monday, April 29 at 1:30 p.m. The stories will also be available for online viewing through the station’s website: www.pioneer.org/postcards.
“Grandpa Ben,” a loving portrait of 92-year-old Minnesota artist, Benjamin Vickery Jr., is directed by Justin Christopher Ayd — a Minneapolis-based independent filmmaker known for his small scale stories about the intimate and revealing complexities of human existence.
The next segment features a story about the MNyou Youth Garden located on the MinnWest Technology campus in Willmar. Founded by Nate Erickson, Abdiweli Yusuf and Ben Larson in 2017, the mission of the MNyou Youth Garden is to empower minority youth through education, work experience and exposure to local entrepreneurs while providing fresh produce to people in their community that might otherwise be unable to afford it.
About Postcards
Postcards is produced by Dana Conroy and videographers Kristofor Gieske and Ben Dempcy. The program is made possible by contributions from the voters of Minnesota through a legislative appropriation from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Production sponsors for the program include Shalom Hill Farm, Explore Alexandria Tourism and the Lake Region Arts Council.
About Pioneer Public Television
Established in 1966, Pioneer Public TV is an award-winning, viewer-supported television station dedicated to sharing local stories of the region with the world. For more information visit: www.pioneer.org.
