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 »
Farmer Profile: Mohamed Rago
Somali Bantu Refugee Learns to Farm in Washington State Video by Kent Colony From the filmmaker: Mohamed Rago is a Somali Bantu refugee who arrived in the United States in February 2005 after fleeing a civil war. He began farming when he was eight years old and is now learning to adapt these skills in [...] 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 »
The Barn Quilt Project
An Introduction to the Quilt Covered Barns of Iowa Video by: Iowa State University Extension and Outreach The barn quilt project has been a boon for economic development and tourism. Grundy County has developed a map of all the county’s barn quilts. They have also created calendars and recipe books to sell to visitors. In [...] Read more »
Singing in the Fields
The Story of Sylvestor Manor Video by: EatTV From Eat TV: If you take a drive up the North Fork of Long Island, catch a short ferry ride with breathtaking views and wind your way through the rural area streets of Shelter Island, NY, you’ll begin to hear the music coming from Sylvestor Manor Farm. [...] Read more »
Food for the Future
Missouri University Drives Collaborative Food Research Effort Video by: MU News Bureau and Nathan Hurst From the MU News Bureau: Researchers at MU are studying all aspects of food production through a collaborative effort called “Food for the Future.” Food for the Future is one part of a larger initiative called Mizzou Advantage, which brings [...] Read more »
Mineral & Vitamin Deficiency in Developing Countries
One Solution:Biofortification The World Health Organization (WHO) indicates deficiencies that are most limiting in diets are: iron, zinc and vitamin A. HarvestPlus is an organization that seeks to reduce hidden hunger and provide micronutrients to billions of people directly through the staple foods that they eat through a process called biofortification. In this podcast we [...] Read more »
Farming in the Future
An Introduction to “Smart Farm” This video is the first installment of a new project called “Smart Farm” Video by: Aubrey White (twitter: @letters_science) From the filmmaker: Follow along in my first year of operating a farm as I explore a bit of science, a bit of technology, and a lot about my little piece [...] Read more »
Vietnamese Farming Goes Modern
Vietnamese Farmers Market in New Orleans Video by: EatTV.com From the filmmakers: Every Saturday morning at dawn, a parking lot in New Orleans East transforms into a farmers market bursting with the essential ingredients for the perfect Vietnamese meal: huge piles of cilantro, basil are mint are stacked alongside larger piles of gourds, daikon, bitter [...] Read more »