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One of the fifteen parts of the "Farm to Market" series. Fruits such as bananas, papayas, pineapples, and coconuts grow in warm tropical areas. Shows how these fruits and others are grown, harvested, and transported to market.
(Source: DCMP)
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.
What great discovery is yet to be made from coral reef habitats? Some researchers believe they may hold the key to new developments in medicine. Part of the "Coral Comeback" series.
Nourish is an educational initiative designed to open a meaningful conversation about food and sustainability, particularly in schools and communities. In this clip, author Michael Pollan discusses the positive impacts to the environment when consumers eat locally grown foods. Part of the Nourish Short Films Series.
One of the fifteen parts of the "Farm to Market" series. Many fruits are enjoyed fresh, right off the tree. Visits a variety of farms to see how different fruits are grown, harvested, and prepared for market. Provides an overview of processes by which fruits are preserved, including canning and drying.
European farmers no longer import some of their food because they have high efficiency farms and a food surplus. Because of this, some farmland has been set aside for nonfood crops, such as timber, oil-producing seeds, sports grasses, and plants and animals from which clothes are made. This British production shares creative and innovative uses of land formerly kept only for food crops.
Many of the things we eat and enjoy are grown in soil. This program explores the various types of soil and rocks. The narrator also describes the different characteristics of soil and rocks. Viewers also learn the importance of soil while taking a look at how soil is formed.
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.
Wildlife expert Casey Anderson takes on the task of tracking and filming one of North America’s most elusive predators, the mountain lion. He and his hounds set out to track a mountain lion hoping to study its anatomy and leaping ability. Part of the "Expedition Wild" series.
Join Joel and the Curiosity Quest crew on this tasty quest as he learns how oranges are grown, sorted, and packaged to be shipped across the world. Joel spends the day at Gillette Citrus Company and takes on the duty of orange picking with a fifty pound bag strapped to him. Part of the Curiosity Quest Series.
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.
Advances in technology applied to agricultural production processes increase with the passage of time. This occurs because society demands better products. For this reason the Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia through the School of Agricultural Sciences, Livestock and Environment organized the first International Congress of Agricultural Biotechnology, in which researchers from around the continent and Europe gathered to share technological advances and research in Biotechnology.
Most bacteria grown by fission, one cell dividing into two. When nutrients are abundant, this can result in exponential growth, with a large increase in the number of cells over a surprisingly short period of time. Bacterial cell division and the characteristics of exponential growth are illustrated with four, 3D printable models
(Source: MicroBVI)
One of the fifteen parts of the "Farm to Market" series. People eat seafood caught from the ocean or raised on farms, which is called aquaculture. Highlights a variety of these foods, including salmon, catfish, mussels, and sea urchins. Shows how different seafood is grown, caught, and cultivated. Visits a Japanese fish market where unique sorts of seafood are bought and sold.
In this episode, researchers operate lab-grown heart cells by remote control, and researchers at UCLA discuss their research on memory. They are conducting experiments with snails. What predictions are scientists making for the future of hurricanes? Based on current models, they will be stronger, slower, and wetter. Part of the "4 Awesome Discoveries You Probably Didn't Hear About This Week" series.
The Center for Advanced Forestry Systems is using forestry science and collaborations among universities, industry, and the government to make commercially grown forests more productive and sustainable. With support from the National Science Foundation (NSF), research teams at Virginia Tech, North Carolina State University, and the University of Washington have teamed up through the center to study how new slow-release fertilizers could improve growth and not destroy waterways. Part of the National Science Foundation Series “Science Nation.”
One of the fifteen parts of the "Farm to Market" series. Consumed by both people and animals, corn and rice are two of the most important food crops in the world. Shows how they are grown and harvested. Talks about different types of corn, such as popcorn. Planting rice in flooded fields from the perspective of a person in a rice-seeding plane is overviewed. Also shows how these crops have alternative and environmentally friendly uses, such as rice straw and fuel.
The Pajaro Valley, in the Monterey Bay area of California, is ideally suited for agriculture. In fact, the Pajaro Valley and the nearby Salinas Valley produce nearly half of the strawberries grown in the United States yearly. But, the water source for the valley is a confined underground aquifer that is slowly being depleted. In January of 2011, the American Institute of Mathematics held a Sustainability Problems workshop with the goal of bringing together mathematicians and industry representatives to work on a variety of sustainability problems, including renewable energy, air quality, water management, and other environmental issues. Part of the National Science Foundation Series “Science Nation.”
At first, the back room of plant physiologist Edgar Spalding's lab at the University of Wisconsin-Madison might be mistaken for an alien space ship set straight out of a Hollywood movie. It's a room bathed in low-red light with camera lenses pointing at strange looking entities encased in Petri dishes. A closer inspection reveals the Petri dishes contain nothing alien at all, but rather very down-to-earth corn seedlings. They're grown in red light for optimal growth. They're just one of the plants featured in thousands of time-lapse movies Spalding has created over the past five years. The goal is to figure out how to grow crops optimally.
Moko is an explorer. As he travels the world continent by continent, he makes many friends and discovers many natural phenomena which sometimes delight him, and other times scare him. Each animated episode recounts an adventure and takes an "original story" approach to explaining these natural phenomena. In this episode, the snow's thaw is drawing to a close and the mountain is shedding its white robe. Alarick and Moko are fishing in one of the mountain's springs and are catching nothing. They ask an old wise man to tell them where there might be fish. He points them towards the road to the "Ancient Mountain." They follow the road the old man told them about and reach a green luxuriant hill covered with fruit trees and streams. They think that this hill--smaller than their mountain, richer and greener--younger and simply hasn't grown up yet. Moko and Alarick explore the natural process of erosion.
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