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Chickens in the City
Somewhere beyond the Golden Gate Bridge, the cable cars and the coffee bars, San Francisco is teeming with chickens, but are they pets or are they food?? CHICKENS IN THE CITY is a chicken-level view of two backyard coops in San Francisco. |
347 |
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CURIOSITY QUEST GOES GREEN: Backyard Composting
Did you know that millions of recyclable food is thrown in the landfills each year? Join Joel on this episode as he learns the benefits of backyard composting. |
713 |
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CURIOSITY QUEST GOES GREEN: Food Rescue
Joel learns that giving back to the community can help many people in need. As he tours the Food Rescue facility, he sees how the food we donate can feed hungry bellies. |
708 |
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Developments in the Food Industry: Science, Technology and the E
This program covers the changes in food products available and innovation in product development as result of consumer needs and expectations. Packaging will also be investigated as to its impact on food production and the environment. |
741 |
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Fed Up!
About 70% of the food we eat contains genetically engineered ingredients and the biotech industry is spending $50 million a year to convince us that this technology is our only hope. Using hilarious and disturbing archival footage and featuring interviews with farmers, scientists, government officials and activists, FED UP! presents an entertaining and compelling overview of our current food production system from the Green Revolution to the Biotech Revolution and what we can do about it. |
90 |
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For the Price of a Cup of Coffee
What is the cost of convenience? Follow the life cycle of a paper cup and the environmental repercussions of a society reliant on convenience. Filmed in the San Francisco Bay Area with interviews from local activists and experts. This film is full of information that all consumers should know about the products that we use everyday, and the steps we need to make towards a more sustainable world. |
560 |
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Fresh!
Fresh profiles the farmers, thinkers, and business people across the nation who are at the forefront of re-inventing food production in America. |
689 |
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Fridays at the Farm
Feeling disconnected from their food, a filmmaker and his family decide to join a local community supported organic farm. As he photographs the growing process, the filmmaker moves from passive observer to active participant in the planting and harvesting of vegetables. Featuring lush time-lapse and macro photography sequences compiled from nearly 20,000 still images, this personal essay is a fathers meditation on his blossoming family and community. |
646 |
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Gardens of Destiny: a documentary about food security
Has North America taken too many risks with its agriculture? In Gardens of Destiny we meet Dan Jason, an organic gardener on Salt Spring Island, on the Canadian west coast. Jason is the head of the Seed and Plant Sanctuary for Canada, a network of gardeners from around the world working to preserve as much plant diversity as possible. This film explores Dan's garden and seed world and investigates with several sustainable development specialists such issues as genetic engineering, terminator seeds and the pitfalls of industrial agriculture in North America. |
594 |
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Global Food Equity
Global food shortages are having devastating affects in many corners of the globe. This detailed, wide-ranging program breaks down the different areas of food from the availability and distribution, to why some people have more than others. Viewers will hear from leading health experts at Oxfam and the Red Cross, as they discuss why food inequity occurs and whats being done to address the problem. |
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