From the filmmakers: History of Puyallup, Washington. Part 2/3, a documentary produced by Clover Park Technical College’s Video Production Class. Executive Producer/Instructor: Scott Blatman. The Puyallup Indians were given their name by regional tribes for their “generous ways”. Settlers flood to Pierce County and forever change the Indian village into a farming and agricultural community. [...] Read more »
History of Puyallup, Washington
Part One of Three From the Filmmakers: History of Puyallup, Washington. A documentary produced by Clover Park Technical College’s Video Production Class. Executive Producer/Instructor: Scott Blatman. The Puyallup Indians were given their name by regional tribes for their “generous ways”. Settlers flood to Pierce County and forever change the Indian village into a farming and [...] Read more »
How to Plant Potatoes
Tutorial on How to Prep Potatoes-with-Eyes for Planting Video by: FoodShedPlanet.com From the filmmaker: Find out more about growing food, community, and knowledge at FoodShed Planet (foodshedplanet.com), or read my book (foodformydaughters.com). Read more »
Using Ingenuity & Internet to Stay on the Farm
Video by: Making Connections News From the filmmakers: A portrait of Anna Hess and Mark Hamilton, farmers in Scott County, Virginia, who have used the Internet to create a thriving market for their invention, the Avian Aqua Miser. This innovative device provides a steady source of water to chickens without creating an unsanitary mess. Their [...] Read more »
Throw To Grow Profile: Lan Thai
“Food is Medicine” Video by nathan m peracciny From the Throw To Grow Team: “Food is medicine.” Lan Thai Our next installment of the Throw To Grow Profile series, features Lan Thai, Chef & Founder of Happy’s Hawai’i. Happy’s Hawai’i combines innovation, a sense of community, with traditional Vietnamese cooking. All to create fresh and [...] Read more »
“SAHAY – Fit to Feet”
Smart Tool Design Will Help Barefoot Farmers in India This Design school project (it is currently a prototype) holds great promise for the barefoot farmers in India and around the world. This design was developed at DSK ISD International School of Design, India Team members – Dorian Hernould, Arthur Trichelieu, Harika Arumalla, Maxime Dubreucq, Rachana [...] Read more »
Throw to Grow: It’s a Simple Concept
“Bokashi is a Very Simple Process…and Very Big” To hear him tell it, the Throw to Grow project is something simple that filmmaker Nathan Peracciny and his collegues are doing on their own. “People can do this” says Peracciny, adding; “It’s a simple concept, you have the ability to empower yourself through action to do [...] Read more »
Designing w/ School Food
Adding Water to the Menu at NYC Public Schools “School Food” is part of a series of videos developed by the School of Design Strategies at Parsons, within a project called “Designing W/”. Students conducted research in New York City public schools to imagine and innovate new sustainable practices in the cafeteria. To learn more [...] Read more »
High Tunnels
Video by: Science in a Nutshell From the filmmaker: This is an excerpt from a full length video produced by Science in a Nutshell for the Regional Farm & Food Project and Cornell University Cooperative Extension. The video is about using high tunnels (a low cost greenhouse) to increase agricultural yields, improve crop quality, and [...] Read more »
Farm to School
Video by 2600 Productions From the filmmaker: Atlanta Farm to School presents the Edgewood Farm crew at the Coan Middle School Edible Schoolyard. This program allows students from the neighborhood to learn to grow, harvest and sell foods on a 1/2 acre of land in the city. Kyla Zaro-Moore manages the programs providing the students [...] Read more »