Natural World: A Farm for the Future

[The One]

Wildlife film maker Rebecca Hosking investigates how to transform her family’s farm in Devon into a low energy farm for the future, and discovers that nature holds the key.

With her father close to retirement, Rebecca returns to her family’s wildlife-friendly farm in Devon, to become the next generation to farm the land. But last year’s high fuel prices were a wake-up call for Rebecca. Realising that all food production in the UK is completely dependent on abundant cheap fossil fuel, particularly oil, she sets out to discover just how secure this oil supply is.

Alarmed by the answers, she explores ways of farming without using fossil fuel. With the help of pioneering farmers and growers, Rebecca learns that it is actually nature that holds the key to farming in a low-energy future

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[Marianne]

Bump up. : )

[Samsara]

Thank you so much TheOne for this very important information. In my circle, we are very concerned about feeding our community. This is appreciated Food for Thought and I am sure we will munch on this one a lot.

Much Love.

:angel:

[58andfixed]

Highly informative.

I'd like to add "King Corn" (2007) to this heap!

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/03/King_corn.jpg

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Corn_(film)

".. released in October 2007 following college friends Ian Cheney and Curtis Ellis (directed by Aaron Woolf) as they move from Boston to Greene, Iowa to grow and farm an acre of corn."

"In the process, Cheney and Ellis examine the role that the increasing production of corn has had for American society, spotlighting the role of government subsidies in encouraging the huge amount of corn grown."

"The film shows how the perception of industrialization in corn has all but eliminated the image of the family farm, which is being replaced by larger industrial farms."

"Cheney and Ellis suggest that this trend reflects a larger industrialization of the North American food system."

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INDEPENDENT LENS | King Corn | Extended Clip | PBS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDurZc5Yr6c

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDurZc5Yr6c

20m 16s 74,756 views

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To add to our perspectives that will eventually resolve into sustainable solutions.

- 58

[nearing]

Is there a link for the video in the OP?

[ThePythonicCow]

Is there a link for the video in the OP?
This link should work:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2750012006939737230&hl=en

[jorr lundstrom]

This a very fascinating movie, I saw it some weeks ago and really realized wot
our dependency on oil cost for the planet.

[nearing]

Is there a link for the video in the OP?
This link should work:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2750012006939737230&hl=en
Thank you, Paul. I realize I don't tell you how much appreciate you and what you do for us here enough.