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California agriculture is a $37.5 billion industry with "The Golden State" being home to nine of the nation's top ten producing counties. Researchers at UC Davis have created innovative farming techniques to help farmers meet the many challenges ahead. Part of the "9 Billion Mouths to Feed: The Future of Farming" series.
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Nourish is an educational initiative designed to open a meaningful conversation about food and sustainability, particularly in schools and communities. In this clip, health food advocate Anna Lappé explains how farmers use practices that are sustainable and protect the environment. Part of the Nourish Short Films Series.
Learn how organic farmers diversify their crops and control pests with natural enemies in order to farm without chemicals. Viewers also explore the economics and impacts of traditional and organic farming. Part of "The Botany of Desire" series.
Students at UC Davis are working to create high-tech tools to help make agriculture more precise. Some areas of research focus on plant genetics and biotechnology. Also in this episode, an organic farmer and a plant geneticist discuss the goals of sustainable farming. Part of the "9 Billion Mouths to Feed: The Future of Farming" series.
There's no question agriculture has a considerable environmental footprint. In this episode, UC Davis researchers discuss ways to reduce that impact. They also discuss the "Bovine Bubbles" that brought one UC Davis researcher international attention and "cleared the air" when it comes to how much gas cows really produce. Part of the "9 Billion Mouths to Feed: The Future of Farming" series.
Agriculture isn't just about sowing the land; it's about finding solutions to modern problems facing the food supply. With farmland shrinking and a hungry population growing, researchers at UC Davis are working to ensure an abundant food supply. In this episode, students will learn about the "100-year experiment" and meet the first graduates of a brand new major. Part of the "9 Billion Mouths to Feed: The Future of Farming" series.
The Atlantic cod, staple food for centuries, has been overfished worldwide, and supply doesn't meet demand. After a brief look at the problem, viewers learn about "aqua farming" efforts in Scotland. Salmon and trout farming already exist there, and efforts are now being made to cooperatively develop cod farms. This British production explores the practicality, economics, and challenges of one answer to a food supply problem.
These city kids from Boston may not look like conventional farmers, but they’re spending part of their summer getting their hands dirty. They’re learning how to build solar-powered hydroponic systems that grow organic vegetables without soil. With support from the National Science Foundation, Boston College educator Mike Barnett and his team developed the Urban Hydrofarmers Project to engage students in math and science through hydroponic farming and green energy technology. And, because the teens sell what they grow at farmers’ markets, the students get to experience green entrepreneurship. Barnett and his team have also partnered with the STEM Garden Institute to bring hydroponic farming into classrooms throughout the U.S. Part of the National Science Foundation Series “Science Nation.”
Part of the "Green Careers" series. Provides an inside look at an organic farm and an organic retail store. Discusses the daily challenges and rewards of working in this field. Organic farming includes a wide range of jobs in production, marketing, and distribution. Jobs profiled include the following: farm manager, retail sales manager, and organic produce buyer.
How does organic farming differ from other methods? A team explores soil conditions, water availability, climate, and different techniques.
Unpredictable, stormy weather is a natural outcome of a warmer planet. As things heat, they become more volatile. From entire floating neighborhoods to massive harbor floodgates, cities around the world are trying to engineer their way to a safer future. Everything from farming to the insurance industry to building codes will have to change.
One of the fifteen parts of the "Farm to Market" series. Almonds, walnuts, pistachios, pecans, chestnuts, and macadamia nuts are grown and harvested in different ways. Provides an overview of various nut farms and follows nuts from the orchard to the market.
Pumpkins! Every fall we carve them for jack-o'-lanterns, munch their seeds, and cook delicious things with them. But where do they come from? How do they grow? Close-up and time-lapse photography chart the growth of the pumpkin plant from sprouting seed to maturity. Luis Valdez narrates in verse accompanied by George Winston's music.
Nourish is an educational initiative designed to open a meaningful conversation about food and sustainability, particularly in schools and communities. In this clip, farmer Nigel Walker discusses the skills needed to be a productive worker in the agricultural fields. Part of the Nourish Short Films Series.
Every weekend small farmers around the country head to their local farmer’s markets to sell their fruits and veggies. Well guess what? There’s a new farmer in town: fish farmers. The growing demand for safe, healthy seafood has prompted a revival of the fish-farming industry in the United States.
Pumpkins! Every fall we carve them for jack-o'-lanterns, munch their seeds, and cook delicious things with them. But where do they come from? How do they grow? Close-up and time-lapse photography chart the growth of the pumpkin plant from sprouting seed to maturity. Danny Glover narrates in verse accompanied by George Winston's music.
This program from the acclaimed PBS Nature series, "Forces of the Wild," shows how man risks everything by building on earthquake fault lines, farming the slopes of volcanoes, polluting the air and warming the Earth. Like children playing with matches, we have no idea of the consequences of what we are doing. Narrated by James Earl Jones.
One of the fifteen parts of the "Farm to Market" series. A vegetable can be the stem, leaf, root, or even the flower of a plant. Documents the growth, maturation, and harvest of several kinds of vegetables, highlighting their similarities and differences. Follows along as these foods are packaged for market.
One of the fifteen parts of the "Farm to Market" series. From breads to pastas, wheat is the basis for many foods we eat. Shows how wheat is grown, harvested, and processed into flour. Takes viewers on field trips to see how different wheat-based products are made at a pasta factory, a bakery, and even a fortune cookie factory.
It started as a project for long term space survival, when NASA estimated that crews headed to or living on Mars would spend 80% of their waking hours farming. But, with support from the National Science Foundation, research into a leaf sensor that could “call in” with its vital statistics morphed into technology that can help farmers on this planet. The goal is to save water by directly measuring a plant’s moisture level.
