Food Farmer Earth
Benefits of a Food Club from the Members Perspective
The food buyer's club Know Thy Food brings community, transparency and a greater sense of empowerment to its members who are free to choose from a massive catalogue listing of local sustainable organic foods to buy. We ask a few of the...
Food Farmer Earth
Building A Bridge To Somewhere Farm To School
This story is about a farmer that provides fresh wholesome food from his fields to the school lunchroom cafeterias. To read the entire story, visit: http://cookingupastory.com/building-a...
Science360
New Leaf Sensor Alerts When Plants Are Thirsty - Science Nation
It started as a project for long term space survival, when NASA estimated that crews headed to or living on Mars would spend 80% of their waking hours farming! But, with support from the National Science Foundation, research into a leaf...
Food Farmer Earth
Buying Bulk Foods: Fill Your Pantry
Fill Your Pantry, an annual post-harvest event sponsored by Ten Rivers Food Web, and Willamette Farm and Food Coalition, seeks to establish a regional food economy that benefits farmers, consumers, and the local community. As Jen...
Food Farmer Earth
The Price of Privatization: Monopolies in Agrochemical Research
The consolidation of power by the top agrochemical companies like Monsanto and Syngenta, owning a significant portion of commercial seeds, underscores a control over the global food supply, raising concerns about food diversity and...
Mediacorp
Exploring the Impact of the Beef Ban on Rural Indian Farmers
Learn how the beef ban has changed how business is done at a cow fair. Also, learn how families deal with cows they own. Deciphering India, The Sacred Cow part 6/9
OverSimplified
Emu War (Mini-Wars #4)
That time Australia went to war with some big birds. Should be a piece of cake right?
Food Farmer Earth
Teaching Cooking Classes at the Farmers Market
While Kathryn Yeomans loves to create popup restaurant events, where she's able to be like "cinderella at the ball" having her own restaurant for a night, she admits she also has to have a full-time job. For Yeoman's, that's teaching...
Food Farmer Earth
Kitchen Literacy 3
From the archives: Ann Vileisis talks about the need to start making connections between our consumption of food, and all the interrelated social, health, and environmental consequences that occur.
The Guardian
Nowt but a fleeting thing
A film about a young farmer’s connection to the land, his animals and a changing world in the north of England. Battling against unsustainable farming methods and an unenthusiastic market, Adam Crowe continues to work on two neighbouring...
Food Farmer Earth
Energy Independence On the Farm - Biodiesel Fuel Production
From the archives: Roger Rainville first thought he might try to produce a little extra by growing canola seed to feed his cows. While he also intended to produce some canola oil to convert into biodiesel fuel as an added value to help...
Food Farmer Earth
Eau De Vie Pear Brandy: A Personal Quest
Eau De Vie, the French word meaning "water of life", is a spirited drink produced from the distillates of fermented and mashed fruit. Steve McCarthy began a long quest to produce a world-class pear Eau De Vie, and turn it into a...
Food Farmer Earth
Sweet & Savory Pies: A Love Story
When Philly native Sarah Curtis-Fawley travelled to Australia for what she just intended to be a year, fate seems to have intervened. Marrying, and eventually opening up a bakery (the Pacific Pie Company) in Portland, Oregon specializing...
Food Farmer Earth
Seeds of Life - Consolidation in the Seed Industry
From the archive: organic seed breeder Frank Morton explains the structure and the consolidation in the agricultural seed industry. Since 2010 when this video originally published, this trend has continued largely unabated.
Food Farmer Earth
No Animal Welfare Protection Laws - Kathy Hessler
From the archives: In part 2, Kathy Hessler, Director of the Animal Law Clinic at Lewis and Clark Law School in Portland (Oregon), discusses some of the important work that is being done to try and address the problems associated with...
Food Farmer Earth
Joan Dye Gussow- Importance of Preserving Farmland
An extended interview with Joan Dye Gussow, one of the true pioneers and visionaries in the food movement. Previously unpublished, Gussow talks about the critical need to preserve farmland in order to feed a growing society.
Kids’ Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen
Chapter 9 | You're Thinking About Tomatoes | STORY
You're Thinking About Tomatoes - Chapter 9 Kids' Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen. A sequel to the very popular ‘You're Thinking About Doughnuts’. Frank is back among the ruins of the past again, this time on a school trip to a...
Stories Podcast
Timeless Tales: What You Sow
The expression “being neighborly” may call to mind giving away a cup of sugar or watching over neighbors’ homes while they are out of town. Actions such as these are bound to produce good relationships between neighbors. But, what if a...
SWPictures
Climate Change and Drought Threaten Rice Production in Australia
The video highlights the impact of climate change on the rice industry in New South Wales, Australia. Seven years of drought have resulted in a drastic decrease in rice production, leading to soaring prices and concerns about food security.
Food Farmer Earth
Ken Meter on Cultivating Resilient Local Food Economies
Ken Meter discusses the pivotal role of a strong local food system in enhancing community health, wealth, and connections, emphasizing the integration of healthy food, local wealth building, and interpersonal connections within the...
Science360
Leaf Cutter Ants
Leaf cutter ants could be called the overachievers of the insect world. They are farmers, medicine makers, and green energy producers. With support from the National Science Foundation, bacteriologist Cameron Currie studies the complex...
US Department of Agriculture
Saving Water In Dry Areas
A USDA project is trying out new ways to save water in places where farmers need it the most.
Curated Video
Enhancing Greenhouse Conditions for Increased Crop Yields
This video explains how farmers can enhance the growing conditions for their crops by using greenhouses. The video discusses how temperature, light, and carbon dioxide concentration can all be controlled in a greenhouse, making it...
Science360
Chalk Talk Tragedy Of The Commons
The tragedy of the commons is a dilemma that develops when a group holds a limited resource in common. If each person acts rationally in his or her own self interest often the resource will be depleted or destroyed by the group even if...