Inle Lake—Shan State, Myanmar The filmmakers behind the story are Lisette and Ryan Cheresson. They have been traveling around the world on a mission to connect with the people they meet and to share their stories. Farm Trekkers is documentary project to find stories about food being grown differently around the world, and the people [...] Read more »
The Verge Permaculture Grad Series: Josh Baker
Video by Light & Soul Production Team: lightandsoul.ca From the filmmakers: Josh Baker demonstrates a beautiful and functional approach to urban permaculture design at his home in Calgary, AB, incorporating many unique landscaping elements including a young food forest, flowers, and largely up-cycled passive solar greenhouse. It is clear that he and his family have [...] Read more »
Farm Trekking Adventures: Huaca Huasi
Huaca Huasi Community—Andean Mountains, Peru The filmmakers behind the story are Lisette & Ryan Cheresson. For many months they have been traveling around, across and through Latin America on a mission to connect with the people they meet and to share their stories. Video by Cheresson Docs: From the filmmakers: We visited Huaca Huasi with [...] Read more »
Daily Acts: Volunteers Transform Yard Into Edible Garden
About the project: The yard transformation was organized by Daily Acts, an inspiring organization based in Petaluma, CA that works with permaculture design principles. In the video, Daily Acts Founder Trathen Heckman shares his thoughts on how small actions can help address big problems like climate change, water scarcity and suburban sprawl. It was such [...] Read more »
Farm Trekking Adventures: Gredal Community
Madidi National Park, Bolivia The filmmakers behind the story are Lisette & Ryan Cheresson. For many months they have been traveling around, across and through Latin America on a mission to connect with the people they meet and to share their stories. Video by:Cheresson Docs From the filmmakers: “Tradition—not a revolution” German Soto talks about [...] 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 »
Interstate Highway Biomass Farming
Will the New Year Bring New Farming Opportunities? This Whole Systems Design short video challenges us to look at our Interstate Highway system as not only a means to move ourselves and our products from here to there, but to also consider them as an innovative farming opportunity. Video by Ben Falk From the filmmaker: [...] Read more »