Winner of 7 international film awards Trailer & film by: 1080 Films From the Mark Dodd, the filmmaker: Winner of 7 international film awards, The Man Who Stopped the Desert is a one hour feature doc telling the story of Yacouba Sawadogo, an African peasant farmer who has pioneered a technique that reverses the process [...] Read more »
The Four Distinct Pillars of Sustainable Food
Sustainable Food Systems, Part 2 In our previous conversation with John Turenne we learned he is nationally recognized for breaking new ground in the food industry. In this conversation with the inspired President and founder of Sustainable Food Systems, we learn how he got his start in creating his breakthrough company. AH:What did you do [...] Read more »
Ramps: A Rite of Springtime
How to Harvest Ramps Properly Spring to many means it is the time to find, seek and cook up ramps, and this video by Jim Gop explains how to harvest them correctly. Sometimes found in farmers markets, ramps are a type of wild onion, ramps actually belong to the lily family. To learm more about [...] Read more »
Avocado
How to Prepare an Avocado Video by: Dear Martini: The “what the heck is it?”, how-to, and why of using avocados in cooking. Dear Martini is comprised of two San Francisco Bay Area chefs that are looking to change the way home cooks learn techniques to become successful in their own kitchens. Visit their blog [...] Read more »
Growing Cities: “Urban Farming has a Lot of Potential”
Growing Cities is a documentary film that examines the role of urban farming in America and asks how much power it has to revitalize our cities and change the way we eat. Documenting Urban Farmers Across the Country When I first saw the trailer for the documentary, “Growing Cities“, I knew I wanted to know [...] Read more »
“What the heck is sustainable food?”
Sustainable Food Systems, Part 1 John Turenne first spoke those words a relatively few short years ago and is now a nationally recognized for breaking new ground in the food industry. Chef, President and founder of Sustainable Food Systems, LLC, John is now a leader in the national movement for healthy sustainable food systems. It [...] Read more »
Zest
Two San Francisco Bay Area Chefs Share Cooking Techniques Video by: Dear Martini: The “what the heck is it?”, how-to, and why of using zest in cooking. Dear Martini is comprised of two San Francisco Bay Area chefs that are looking to change the way home cooks learn techniques to become successful in their own [...] Read more »
Farm Trekking Adventures: Colombian Coffee Growers
Sachamama Nature Reserve, Salento Colombia We are so pleased to bring this story about a dedicated family in Columbia who is growing coffee. They have embraced and adopted the ways of slow food and land reclamation and in the process, established their own way of growing and selling coffee. The filmmakers behind the story are [...] Read more »
How Aquaponics Works
Video by: CJ Sinner From the filmmaker: Jesse Meeder, the farm director at Buffalo-based Massachusetts Avenue Project, explains how the science behind aquaponics works. Read more »
Plant a Row
Donate Fruits and Vegetables you Grow to Local Food Banks Video by IcicleTV To learn more visit //http://icicle.tv/ From the Filmmakers: Did you know that you can donate the produce you grow and cannot use? Many of us have trees with fruit left to be picked at the end of the season, or more veggies [...] Read more »