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Traceability

Traceability

Season 1 Episode 13
3:20
Terroir

Terroir

Season 1 Episode 14
1:56
What is Sustainability?

What is Sustainability?

Season 1 Episode 15
4:14
Antibiotic-Free

Antibiotic-Free

Season 1 Episode 16
2:32
Fair Trade vs. Direct Trade

Fair Trade vs. Direct Trade

Season 1 Episode 17
3:03
GMOs

GMOs

Season 1 Episode 18
3:09
Land Trust

Land Trust

Season 1 Episode 19
2:37
Water

Water

Season 1 Episode 20
3:24
Urban Farming

Urban Farming

Season 1 Episode 21
2:50
Food Security

Food Security

Season 1 Episode 22
3:25
Episode 5: The Calling

The Calling

Season 4 Episode 5
53:05
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The Lexicon of Sustainability

Grass Fed

Season 1 Episode 12

Most cattle are finished on industrial feedlots, where they are fed a mix of antibiotics, hormones, protein supplements, and corn. Farmers like Joel Salatin of Polyface Farms in Swoope, Virginia raise their cattle on grass, using rotational grazing and other fundamental principles of pasture management. Learn more about the difference between grass-fed and corn-fed beef.

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57 (The Average Age of the American Farmer)
2:46
57 is the average age of US farmers. See what’s next in education and green collar jobs.
Food Security
3:25
Food: deserts, security, sovereignty — terms, culture and politics for feeding the world.
Urban Farming
2:50
Farming on rooftops and in vacant lots connects urbanites to where their food comes from.
Water
3:24
Agriculture depends on water. Find out where our water comes from and how to conserve it.
Land Trust
2:37
Land trusts can keep farms afloat when the real estate is worth more than the yield.
GMOs
3:09
GMO labeling advocates want consumers to know about all the ingredients in their food.
Fair Trade vs. Direct Trade
3:03
When you buy food, you’re buying values, values of those who grow, transport and sell it.
Antibiotic-Free
2:32
Learn how and why nearly 80% of antibiotics in the U.S. are used on healthy animals.
What is Sustainability?
4:14
Sustainability is an ideal rooted in the choices we make as consumers and producers.
Terroir
1:56
Food has characteristics defined by geography and climate. The French have a word for that
Traceability
3:20
Nearly 1/3 of the fish we buy isn’t what the label says. Can we trace their origins?
Unconventional Agriculture
4:31
See how unconventional farmers are working with nature, not against it.
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