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Explore A Rooftop Living Classroom
Greenworks science barge and greenhouse in Yonkers, NY inspired a group of parents to build a greenhouse on top of their kids public school--PS333--on the upper West side of Manhattan. Watch science teacher Shakira share their vision for rooftop classrooms of the future in this beautiful segment on rooftop greenhouses as living science labs in urban environments.
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From the Founding Farmers to the modern Farm Bill, what has 200 years of progress brought?
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Once, wild food was all there was. If you didn’t pick, catch, or kill it, you didn’t eat.
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Explore the disconnect between the belly and the brain and our national eating disorder.
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Americans throw away 34 million tons of food each year, a quarter of the groceries we buy.
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How can agriculture use less water and still grow enough food for everyone?
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All across the country, the ways and means of America's small farmers are evolving.
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A new breed of passionate farmers, chefs and scientists are revamping our food system.
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Affordable school lunches don't necessarily mean healthy school lunches.
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American dairy is undergoing a renaissance.
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The top six inches of soil are the most precious, yet least understood ecosystem on earth.
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Seeds represent hope, a new beginning. Explore the battle over GMOs.
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Cheap meat is actually quite costly, taking its toll on America’s health and environment.