A Rockin Educational Music Video/Anthem about the dangers of GMO'S in our food supply Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO'S) in the food supply and OK with the FDA?? Monsanto gets full immunity for any liability to human health thanks to the signing of the "Monsanto Protection Act" and no labels required? On Sale at Itunes and other major music retailers June 23 2013
Vandana Shiva's Seed Freedom with David Holmgren the co-originator of permaculture. In this short film David discusses Monsanto GMO's and reveals the theft of Roundup resistance. This is a vitally important issue on who controls and owns the energy that fuels humans. David and Vandana both star in the Australian made independent feature documentary, United Natures . Contains footage...
A new film, ‘The Farmer, the Architect and the Scientist’ tells the story of a seed hero. Dr Debal Deb is a pioneering ecologist committed to working with traditional farmers in eastern India to conserve indigenous seed diversity. Over almost two decades, Debal has managed to save 920 varieties of rice, all of which he stores in community based seed banks in West Bengal and Odisha...
http://www.trocaire.org Across the developing world, food crops are being destroyed to make way for biofuels. Actor Aidan Gillen (The Wire, Game of Thrones, Love/Hate) travels to Guatemala with Irish development agency Trócaire to meet the Rio Frio community who were evicted off land in the Polochic Valley to facilitate the expansion of a sugarcane plantation.
The Edible Playground - a film about an inner city school where children are able to turn their playground into a vegetable garden!
Making the connection: How a Vegan Diet can benefit us and the world. Produced by Environment Films http://www.environmentfilms.org in association with The Vegan Society.
Let's Talk About Food is a short film that explores why people eat meat. https://twitter.com/LTAFooddoc https://youtube.com/LetsTalkAboutFood
The documentary shows how the lucrative soybean industry in Argentina has culminated in the death of a great number of residents suffering from cancer due to the overuse of chemical pesticides. PRESS TV Documentaries
George Woodman is a former teacher and founder of Teng Hoi conservation organisation.(tenghoi.org ) He is running a composting project at the school in Sai Kung. The children learn how their food waste can be made into a valuabke rescource for gardening amd the project is showcasting a resilient composting system which could be applied to various institutions or big buildings...want to know...
Film-makers' summary: After years of back-breaking toil in ground ravaged by the effects of man-made growing systems, Paul Gautschi has discovered a taste of what God intended for mankind in the garden of Eden. Some of the vital issues facing agriculture today include soil preparation, fertilization, irrigation, weed control, pest control, crop rotation, and PH issues. None of these issues...
Vegucated follows three people who, for six weeks, adopt a vegan diet and a new way of thinking about food. A FilmBuff Presentation.
The Española Farmers Market and Cultural Center is at 1005 North Railroad Avenue in Española, New Mexico. The market opens in mid June of each year and runs through October. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., every Monday. The outdoor farmers market has fresh fruits, vegetables, and specialty items. Plus plenty of parking, lots of fun, food samples, and more. The market is about educating...
First Spark Media and Animal Place present the feature length documentary Turlock chronicling 50,000 animals left to starve to death in Turlock, California in February of 2012. Filmed over the course of one year, the film delves into the reality of animal farming and raises the question of how we view non-human animals in our society.
A permaculture jamboree. You've never seen a music video like this. "Yield" by Formidable Vegetable Sound System (feat. Ensemble Formidable) from the album "Permaculture: A Rhymer's Manual". Permaculture principle 3: "Obtain a Yield" Written and performed by Charlie Mgee.
Urban Roots is the next documentary from Tree Media. Produced by Leila Conners (The 11th Hour) and Mathew Schmid and directed by Mark MacInnis, the film follows the urban farming phenomenon in Detroit.
In the United States, child poverty has reached record levels, with over 16 million children now affected. Food banks are facing unprecedented demand, and homeless shelters now have long waiting lists, as families who have known a much better life sometimes have to leave their homes with just a few days notice. This World asks three children whose families are struggling to get by to explain...
Sustainability in Exile: Tibetan Farmers Cultivating Compassion. Produced by Dr. Jonathan Scherch , Mr. Lobsang Tsering and a team of university students and professional advisors, the film builds on Scherch's
Coca Cola finally tells the truth about its popular sugar beverages.
We can no longer stomach our food system. It's killing more and more Americans and costing billions in healthcare. 78% of Americans eat organic food, because they think it's healthier. But is organic really better for us or just a marketing scam? When corporations went into the business and "organic" became a brand, everything changed. The philosophy and the label grew...
Food Fight is the story of a kid who lives in a world where the food at the local corner store is killing his neighborhood -- literally. SHARE IT? Accompanying FREE CURRICULUM, LYRICS & SONG DOWNLOAD at http://SosJuice.com/foodfight We want to get the word out -- 5,000 views in the first week; can you help us reach our goal?
The Food is Free Project is creating a repeatable model of growing food and community. It is our vision and wish to empower you with the knowledge and know-how to transform your block and neighborhood step-by-step. Using salvaged materials we are building front yard community gardens for all to share.
Animals are hidden in the shadows of our highly mechanized world. Director's statement: "The Ghosts in Our Machine is a journey of discovery into what is a complex social dilemma, one that needs to be considered morally significant. In essence, humans have cleverly categorized non-human animals into three parts: domesticated pets, wildlife, and the ones we don’t like to...
Honduras; A military coup d'etat pushes landless farmers to carry out the most audacious takeover in recent memory. You were inspired by Tahrir. You were inspired by Occupy Wall Street. It's time you heard about the Aguán Valley. Landless farmers have taken over the most fertile land in Central America, the palm oil plantations of Miguel Facussé, the richest and...
In 2008, the world’s food system began to fall apart. However, threatened with hunger, rich countries have started buying up and leasing fertile tracts of the developing world. With 60% of all arable land in the world in Africa, this is where investors have firmly set their sights. In Mali, 75% of the population are farmers, but rich, land-hungry nations like China and Saudi...
A short documentary about the taste of immigration in California. Synopsis: In California, the state with the largest Latino immigrant population in the country, there is a cuisine that has a deeper meaning. Written & directed by Fran Guijarro Produced by Fran Guijarro & Juli López Cinematography by Juli López Edited by Carl Cordova Music by Marc...
Think about it: None of us called for genetic manipulation of seeds. Not one of us said, yes, this new technology will benefit me, my family, and my community. Yet today most of us are eating them, while kept completely in the dark as to the hazards we may be facing - for ourselves, our children, and the farming ecosystems on which our lives depend.
KING CORN is a fun and crusading journey into the digestive tract of our fast food nation where one ultra-industrial, pesticide-laden, heavily-subsidized commodity dominates the food pyramid from top to bottom -- corn. Fueled by curiosity and a dash of naivete, two college buddies return to their ancestral home of Greene, Iowa to figure out how a modest kernel conquered America. With the help...
A short film kick-starting a crowdfunding campaign of a new social enterprise in Manchester, UK. A group of friends decide to put their ideas into practice and defy the barriers that many of young people face in today's globalized economy. Please visit www.coffeecrankscoop.org.uk to find out more
"When I was very young, I was taken away from my mom..."
If a pig is very lucky he can have a wonderful life. But, our society is such that the vast majority of pigs don't have any luck at all and lead short, dismal lives filled with suffering. PIG VISION accompanied two pigs - two br
For thousands across the UK, the new year usually means a new diet. But it's the supermarket rather than the health club that many are turning to. The low fat food industry is worth two billion pounds and there are more reduced calorie ready meals sold in January than at any other time of the year. But is a life on low fat foods any life at all? For four weeks, model and former Blue...
In the mid 1980s, scientists unlocked the genetic keys to manipulating our world. Suddenly everything seemed possible! There would be no more hunger or malnutrition; diseases would be vanquished and poverty wiped out. But twenty years on the situation looks very different. From the loss of biodiversity to health scares about GM food, the effects of genetic technology are prompting more and...
A fascinating look at how American agricultural policy and food culture developed in the 20th century, and how the California food movement rebelled against big agribusiness to launch the local organic food movement. Don't live in this U.S.? Watch the film with www.securitykiss.com
In the documentary film "Ingreedients" , registered nurse and filmmaker, David Burton, discovers an alarming connection between diet and illness while investigating trans fats and hydrogenated oils in America's food supply. Do you know what a partially hydrogenated oil is? What does zero grams of trans fat per serving really mean? Find out in this compelling documentary that...
Growing Change follows the filmmaker's journey to understand why current food systems leave hundreds of millions of people in hunger. It's a journey to understand how the world will feed itself in the future in the face of major environmental challenges. Part 2 is the Trailer Show Your Support for the Film-Makers. Donate $5 or Buy the DVD. The documentary...
Narrated by Oscar-nominee James Cromwell, this powerful film takes viewers on an eye-opening exploration behind the closed doors of the nation's largest industrial farms, hatcheries, and slaughter plants -- revealing the often-unseen journey that animals make from Farm to Fridge. If this documentary moves you, please take a moment to consider if these animals lives are worth taking...
Are you and your family on the wrong side of a bet? When the US government ignored repeated warnings by its own scientists and allowed untested genetically modified (GM) crops into our environment and food supply, it was a gamble of unprecedented proportions.
Robert H. Lustig, MD, UCSF Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Endocrinology, explores the damage caused by sugary foods. He argues that fructose (too much) and fiber (not enough) appear to be cornerstones of the obesity epidemic through their effects on insulin.
Their Future in Your Hands is a great new video resource that is ideal for stimulating discussion about animal rights in subjects such as citizenship, English, RE and sixth form general studies. The film demonstrates that animals have rich emotional lives - in many ways similar to our own. It explores the various ways in which animals are used in society and encourages students to question...
David Diamond, Ph.D., of the University of South Florida College of Arts and Sciences shares his personal story about his battle with obesity.
Piglets dying while their mothers look on unable to help, crippled chickens dying on the floor of vast sheds, terrified cows desperate to escape the slaughterhouse and sheep being killed while their young still suckle are just some of the scenes from a new Animal Aid film showing conditions inside British farms and slaughterhouses. All of the scenes in the film were shot recently at British...
While most people saw the documentary Super Size Me as an expose of the fast food industry, comedian and former health writer Tom Naughton saw it as a dare: He'd show that you could lose weight on a diet of burgers and fries.
Environmental activist Vandana Shiva speaks about the crises of today and the two most important things we can and must do to solve them.
Self-described civilized man, belonging to the culture known as the Takers. What an extraordinary creature. He has walked on the moon and created the worldwide web that connects billions of people like us right here. But there is a darker side of Taker culture, a history that tends to remain unseen. A side that gets brushed over. YOU may actually be a part of it. Do you want to be? Time to...
Americans’ right to access fresh, healthy foods of their choice is under attack. Farmageddon tells the story of small, family farms that were providing safe, healthy foods to their communities and were forced to stop, sometimes through violent ac-tion, by agents of misguided government bureaucracies, and seeks to figure out why. Filmmaker Kristin Canty’s quest to find healthy...
Philip Wollen, a former vice president of Citibank turned founder of the Kindness Trust gives a passionate, emotive speech on the ethics of modern factory farming. Powerful. Just watch. ‘Animals must be off the menu because tonight they are screaming in terror in slaughterhouses,’ he began, going on to detail what he witnessed when he visited slaughterhouses in his former life...
FRANKENSTEER is a disturbing yet compelling documentary that reveals how the ordinary cow is being transformed into an antibiotic dependent, hormone-laced potential carrier of toxic bacteria, all in the name of cheaper food.
One simple choice you make has the power to reduce pollution, save resources, combat world hunger, improve your health and create a kinder world. Want to know how? Watch this message from Animals Australia and Meat Free Mondays - an initiative of Do Something! and the Fry's Family Foundation. Part 2 Factory farming is a huge problem. But the solution is simple, if you'll...
In this episode of Subculture Club we meet a few Freegans in New York City and learn about their strategies for practical living. We explore why they take limited participation in the conventional economy and minimal consumption of resources. Created by Cindy Rosin.
Get ready to meet someone you'll never forget. See the incredible rescue, and the shocking reality of what came before. Produced by Seth Webster for Farm Sanctuary. Visit their website! ~Farm Sanctuary~