“Paul Hawken: The High Cost of Che…” from blip.tv: Excerpted from the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s, Cooking For Solutions 2010 media conference, Paul Hawken eloquently explains how the price of food is divorced from its true costs, and what this really means for society at large. See the video.
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Video: Paul Hawken: The High Cost of Cheap Food
Posted in Environment, Farm Issues, Health Issues, Herbicides, Organic Foods, Sustainable Agriculture, Video on January 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Video: The True Cost of Food – Organic versus chemicals and GMOs
Posted in Environment, Farm Issues, Genetic Engineering, Health Issues, Organic Foods, Sustainable Agriculture, Uncategorized, Video on January 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
THE TRUE COST OF FOOD video is part of the Sierra Club True Cost of Food campaign which is spreading the word about hidden costs in mass-produced food and about alternatives that are kinder to the planet and better for us. See the video. Learn more about The True Cost of Food campaign.
Videos from Carrot Mob: People powered change
Posted in Climate Change, Environment, Farm Issues, Health Issues, Organic Foods, Video on January 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
In the January 5th post below, Eliot Coleman, the Maine farmer, educator and author of seminal books on organic farming, gave this parting advice: ”Vote with your dollars.” He firmly believes that the entire agricultural cycle begins with individuals deciding what they will and won’t eat. ”You’re in charge.” Here’s an organization that is taking [...]
Peak Oil and a Changing Climate: An Introduction (Video)
Posted in Climate Change, Environment, Farm Issues, Peak Oil, Video on January 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The scientific community has long agreed that our dependence on fossil fuels inflicts massive damage on the environment and our health, while warming the globe in the process. But beyond the damage these fuels cause to us now, what will happen when the world’s supply of oil runs out? Peak Oil is the point at [...]
The Benefits and Value of Local Foods and Traditions
Posted in Agroecology, Articles, Environment, Farm Issues, Health Issues, Organic Foods, Sustainable Agriculture, Video on January 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
We live in a world of monoculture crops, slim farmer margins, and consumers suffering from obesity and other diet-related health problems. But reviving traditional food cultures based on diverse and locally available foods can help both the farmers, consumers, and the environment. Two co-operatives in the Begnas and Rupa lake watersheds in Kaski, Nepal are demonstrating [...]
Video: Greenpeace: Climate Justice Movement Must Intensify Efforts Ahead of 2011 Climate Talks in South Africa
Posted in Climate Change, Environment, Video on December 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
While the U.N. climate talks in Cancún are reaching a critical stage, many delegates have begun looking toward the 2011 U.N. climate summit scheduled to take place in Durban, South Africa. Democracy Now!’s Mike Burke speaks with one of the leading South African climate change activists, Kumi Naidoo of Greenpeace International. See the video.
Video: Belize: The Toledo Ecotourism Association
Posted in Agroecology, Environment, Farm Issues, Sustainable Agriculture, Video on December 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Toledo Ecotourism Association (TEA) is a group of Mayan and Garifuna villages located in the rainforest and other endangered eco-systems in the southern part of Belize. The mission of the TEA is to create jobs in the villages, keep tourism to a manageable level, and educate visitors about the beauty and value of the [...]
Vital perspectives on Cancun Climate Talks
Posted in Climate Change, Environment, Sustainable Agriculture, Video on December 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Amy Goodman on Democracy Now interviews Claudia Salerno,Venezuela’s lead climate change negotiator, comments on the media’s lack of coverage of the talks, interviews small farmers at the alternative Global Forum for LIfe and Environmental and Social Justice, and talks to Bolivia’s ambassador to the United Nations, Pablo Solon about the secret diplomatic cables released by [...]
Video: Poetry for inspiration — Wendell Berry introduced by Bill McKibben
Posted in Environment, Sustainable Agriculture, Video on November 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Here’s a video of Wendell Berry reading a poem which captures our predicament and brings it home to us. Wendell Berry (born August 5, 1934, Henry County, Kentucky) is an American man of letters, academic, cultural and economic critic, and farmer. He is a prolific author of novels, short stories, poems, and essays. See the video.
The World’s First Organic Dairy Rap Video
Posted in Environment, Farm Issues, Organic Foods, Sustainable Agriculture, Video on November 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
And now we have it: A song with an environmental message that gives you some laughs. In the form of a rap ode to organic farming, no less. Thank you, Yeo Valley Organic. The hardworking yeomen and yeowomen at Yeo Valley Organic milk this genre to the last drop, from popping wheelies in tractors bedecked [...]
