14/09/2026
Dear Mayor Mamdani. Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani, We would like to invite you to the screening of The Last Farm of Amsterdam. during The Climate Week in NYC Climate Group , at the 27th September, Better Planet Film Festival Build A Better Planet l at the National Lighthouse Museum Lighthouse Museum on Staten Island.
The documentary Documentaire 'MEER - de strijd om de laatste akkers van Amsterdam' tells the story of Amsterdam’s Lutkemeerpolder, the city’s last remaining areas of fertile sea clay soil, and the struggle to protect it from being replaced by logistics and airport-related infrastructure.
There is a special connection to New York through the work of artist Agnes Denes. In 1982, she planted a wheat field on a landfill site in Lower Manhattan. Her Wheatfield – A Confrontation brought a field of golden wheat into the heart of the city and confronted questions of food, energy, economics and trade.
Today, Amsterdam faces a similar question: what do we choose to grow on our last precious urban land?
The Last Farm of Amsterdam tells that story through the people fighting to keep fertile soil available for food, biodiversity and a liveable city for everyone.
We would be honoured to welcome you to the screening on Sunday, September 27, during the free Better Planet Film Festival, organised by Build A Better Planet and the National Lighthouse Museum.
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We hope you will join us in New York for this film and conversation about land, food and the future of our cities.