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Publisher
Lenny Magill Productions
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
An interview with David Getoff, a traditional naturopathic doctor, on the value and quality of organic food. Also discussed is how to determine the difference between genuine organic products and those whose labels and advertising are for marketing purposes only.
2) Back to Eden
Publisher
Provision Productions
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
After years of back-breaking toil in ground ravaged by the effects of man-made growing systems, Paul Gautschi has discovered a taste of what God intended for mankind in the garden of Eden. Some of the vital issues facing agriculture today include soil preparation, fertilization, irrigation, weed control, pest control, crop rotation, and PH issues. None of these issues exist in the unaltered state of nature or in Paul's gardens and orchards. "Back...
4) Ingredients
Publisher
Docurama
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
American food is in a state of crisis. Obesity and diabetes are on the rise, food costs are skyrocketing, family farms are in decline, and our agricultural environment is in jeopardy. Explore a thriving local food movement as our world becomes a more flavorless, disconnected, and dangerous place to eat.
Publisher
Lily Films
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
"Symphony of the Soil is an artistic exploration of the miraculous substance soil. By understanding the elaborate relationships and mutuality between soil, water, the atmosphere, plants and animals, we come to appreciate the complex and dynamic nature of this precious resource. The film also examines our human relationship with soil, the use and misuse of soil in agriculture, deforestation and development, and the latest scientific research on soil's...
Publisher
Collective Eye, Inc
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
The Peterson family farm is located in Caledonia, 75 miles outside Chicago. Like many farms, it thrived for decades and expanded in the 1960s to survive. As John Peterson approached his college years, his father unexpectedly died, leaving him in charge. Thus, John became a farmer, albeit a strange farmer, with one foot in the counterculture and the other in rich organic soil. The film, combining his mother Anna's home movies and footage by his...
Publisher
Arnold Creek Productions
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Examines the economic and social benefits of connecting regional agriculture with new markets and consumers through a collection of interviews with organic growers, a grocer, a restaurateur and experts on the innovative connections being used to open new markets and increase profits.
8) Good food
Publisher
Bullfrog Films
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
"Something remarkable is happening in the fields and orchards of the Pacific Northwest: small family farmers are making a comeback. They're growing much healthier food, and lots more food per acre, while using less energy and water than factory farms. For decades Northwest agriculture was focused on a few big crops for export. But to respond to climate change and the end of cheap energy, each region needs to produce more of its own food and to grow...
9) Fresh
Publisher
Ripple Effect Productions
Pub. Date
[2009 ;]
Language
English
Description
Fresh celebrates the farmers, thinkers and business people across America who are re-inventing our food system. Forging healthier, sustainable alternatives, they offer a practical vision for a future of our food and our planet. Among others, Fresh features urban farmer and activist Will Allen, sustainable farmer and entrepreneur Joel Salatin, and supermarket owner David Ball.
Publisher
Lily Films
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Documents the trend of unlabeled genetically-modified foods which have become increasingly prevalent in grocery stores. Unravels the complex web of market and political forces that are changing the nature of what we eat. Explores organic and sustainable agriculture as alternatives to large-scale industrial agriculture. Includes public performance rights.
Publisher
Lilla Arts
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Children Of The Vine is an unsettling investigation into Monsantos controversial herbicide Roundup and its impact on public health. Why are countries banning Roundup while the United States uses more of it than any other country in the world?
