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Farm for the Future (2009)

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Posted by Hana Munroe on May. 14, 2012

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Natural World: Farm for the Future BBC documentary on the precient global farming and food crisis, filmed in the UK. Topics covered are the influence of oil on the food production, peak-oil, food security, carbon emissions, sustainability and permaculture.

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