Join the antics of three friends who start a year long journey originally in honor of Rachel Carson, and end up with a new child, a lot of stories, and many practical illustrations of people empowered to take action! This film just makes everyone want to try the game- all my garbage for a whole year in one box? Really? You should see the effect this has on people from so many dimensions. The humorous approach and the very personal story links us to the effort and draws us in. The characters the YERT-ians encounter along the way are so interesting and also inspiring. You come away from this film feeling ready to do just whatever you can, and knowing several places to start right away with your own journey. Everyone should see this film!

I can't speak highly enough of not only the YERT film, but their entire production. They walk the talk. They spent the many years they produced this film, living the smaller footprint lives they lived while filming their journey. I've known them for over 4.5 years since I met them at the Green Festival (i'm briefly in that segment of this film! :) I was in the process at the time I met them of embarking on my own very similar environmental road trip film (by bicycle) to visit 100 sustainable communities (www.withinreachmovie.com). I have forever been inspired by their effort to hold on to the trash they produce. In fact I have lived with a bunch of our trash since my partner decided to do the same thing to build a house with someday! :) All in all their use of humor instead of fear has been so refreshing and the most effective tool to keep me (and hopefully others) not only interested in saving the planet, but inspired. See this film for it's great flow, diverse range of topics that cover the entire range of environmental solutions, and for it's pure entertainment. ~ Ryan Mlynarczyk, Director "Within Reach" movie, Co-Owner Reach Within Productions (www.reachwithinproductions.com)

I am fortunate enough to own a copy of this film and to know the film makers! All I can say is the adventure experienced, the people involved, and the content covered are great. This film will make you laugh, cry, and everything in between. It highlights many great people and great ideas current to our society. Some of the ideas seem so simple you ask yourself "Why haven't we or why aren't we doing this now?" There are some very eye opening interviews and some of the content is not easy to stomach, but it gives one hope that people do care and that they can make a difference. It is definitely worth a watch. Enjoy with friends and family, or with complete strangers! I give it a THUMBS UP!

"YERT - Your Environmental Road Trip" is an entire environmental film festival wrapped up in an absorbing and entertaining, fast-paced two-hour documentary that's both personal and planetary. Friends Mark, Julie and Ben pack themselves into a Prius to tour all 50 states in 52 weeks while aiming for near-zero garbage.We view environmental problems like Appalachian mountaintop removal, Alaska permafrost melt, and post-Katrina wetlands habitat destruction, southwest water depletion. We meet problem-solvers like Wes Jackson restoring perennial prairie grasses, farmer Joel Salatin cycling animals through pasture to build soil, and Will Allen growing plants and fish to feed the city.This well-produced overview of important environmental issues and sampler of creative responses is optimistic without being pollyanna. We loved it. Smiles amid the serious stuff and the inspiring innovators.