We’re finally here! We arrived in Erbil early early Wednesday morning, receiving a warm welcome from Dr. Qadria and Ms. Perwan of the Kurdish Ministry of Agriculture.  First on the agenda was a meeting with Mr. Jamil Haider, the Minister of Agriculture and Water Resources to discuss our filming plans. Ever since we have busy filming, meeting farmers, visiting project sites (and eating!). It feels good to finally be here and tangibly working at something that has been on my mind for so long. It’s quite hot here, in the 40 degree Celsius range every day and my camera keeps overheating.  We arrived just in time for the wheat harvest, rows of trucks line up to deliver grain to the central silo and every field we see is covered in piles of straw.  Below are some images from our first couple of days.