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Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Feeling disconnected from their food, a filmmaker and his family decide to join a local community supported organic farm. As he photographs the growing process, the filmmaker moves from passive observer to active participant in the planting and harvesting of vegetables. Featuring lush time-lapse and macro photography sequences compiled from nearly 20,000 still images, this personal essay is a father's meditation on his blossoming family and community....
3) The new organic grower: a master's manual of tools and techniques for the home and market gardener
Author
Publisher
Chelsea Green Publishing
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Inspired by the European intensive growers, [this book] offers a very approachable and productive form of farming that has proven to work well for the earth and its stewards for centuries. Gardeners working on 2.5 acres or less will find this book especially useful, as it offers proof that small-scale market growers and serious home gardeners can live good lives close to the land and make a profit at the same time."--
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Peter Proctor is New Zealand's father of biodynamic agriculture. Compost is the fundamental element in all gardening, farming. This master class takes you through the compost making process from gathering and assembling your materials to creating the perfect compost heap.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
What does an environmentally friendly biodynamic food system capable of feeding everyone actually look like? A biodynamic revolution is sweeping India. How to save the world tells the story of marginal farmers across India who are reviving an arcane form of agriculture through the teachings of an elderly New Zealander many are calling the new Gandhi. The outcome of the battle for agricultural control may dictate the future of the earth.
9) Raising emus
Author
Series
Publisher
PowerKids Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Emus are native to Australia, but they are raised as livestock throughout the world. Thousands of emus are raised on farms in the United States and used for various products here. Readers will learn how emus are raised, the challenges of caring for them, and what the future holds for emu farming. Interesting and unusual facts are included throughout the text to engage young readers. Full-color photographs are paired with the manageable text to help...
10) Raising reindeer
Author
Series
Publisher
PowerKids Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Young readers will delight in this title, which teaches important life science concepts about raising reindeer on the farm. Through manageable text, readers will understand that reindeer are some of the most interesting-and unusual-farm animals around. Young readers with an interest in animals will learn all about reindeer, how to care for them, and the role they play on the farm. Colorful, detailed photographs bring the text to life"--
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
中文(繁體)
Description
The East-West Highway was soon to be built in central Taiwan. It would pass through the village of Liu Ts'o, and many homes and rice paddies would be destroyed. The film maker Hu Tai-Li went back to her mother-in-law's village Liu Ts'o, where she did anthropological research from 1976-78, to preserve some images of life forever.
13) Raising snails
Author
Series
Publisher
PowerKids Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Snails are known as one of the slowest animals on Earth. That doesn't stop people from raising them! Young readers will learn the ins and outs of raising snails in this title, which features detailed, full-color photographs. The manageable text will illustrate the basic life science concepts necessary to raise snails in a farm setting, as well as the economic impact that snail farming has on our economy"--
14) Organic foods
Author
Series
Publisher
Mason Crest
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
An organic food movement that began among environmentalists is now poised to take over our supermarkets. More and more, consumers demand naturally grown crops and animals, free from pesticides or genetically modified organisms. This book explains what it means to be organic, and it looks at the environmental, economic, and health issues involved in this trend. The media is full of advice about what foods to eat and what to avoid. Unfortunately, the...
15) Organic foods
Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Have you and your family eaten organic foods? Maybe you've compared fruits and vegetables on the regular produce shelves to those in the organic food section at your local market. So what makes food organic, how is it different from the other foods at the grocery store, and why might you choose to eat organic?" --
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
For centuries, rice farmers on the island of Bali have taken great care not to offend Dewi Danu, the water goddess who dwells in the crater lake near the peak of Batur volcano. Toward the end of each rainy season, the farmers send representatives to Ulun Danu Batur, the temple at the top of the mountain, to offer ducks, pigs, coins and coconuts in thanks for the water that sustains their terraced fields.
17) Milk
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Explains how milk is produced, collected, and processed, exploring the debate around animal welfare.
18) Haitian Song
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
Haitian
Description
Haitian Song is a lyrical portrait of life in a small village in rural Haiti. The film focuses on the "rituals" which compose the texture of everyday life: getting water from the river; making rope by hand from sisal; cooking rice and beans in an outdoor kitchen; planting and harvesting. Through intimate and detailed scenes, the film follows Gustav and Zilmen, a man and a woman, through the cycle of their day and follows the larger community through...
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