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Food Waste

Season 1 Episode 6
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Wheat or White?

Wheat or White?

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Economies of Community

Economies of Community

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Seeds

Seeds

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Unconventional Agriculture

Unconventional Agriculture

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Grass Fed

Grass Fed

Season 1 Episode 12
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Traceability

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Season 1 Episode 13
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Terroir

Terroir

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What is Sustainability?

What is Sustainability?

Season 1 Episode 15
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Antibiotic-Free

Antibiotic-Free

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Fair Trade vs. Direct Trade

Fair Trade vs. Direct Trade

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The Lexicon of Sustainability

Local vs. Organic

Season 1 Episode 5

Two farmers, Edwin Marty of Alabama’s Jones Valley Urban Farm and Jay Martin of Provident Organic Farms in Bivalve, Maryland weigh in on local vs. organic and why a piece of paper may not insure you’re getting the best food available.

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Unconventional Agriculture
4:31
See how unconventional farmers are working with nature, not against it.
Seeds
3:01
Learn the importance of protecting the culture and biodiversity of seeds.
Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)
1:44
What if you could buy fresh fruit and vegetables each week, grown by a local farmer?
Economies of Community
2:46
Economies of community help people connect, build and rebuild local food systems.
Wheat or White?
3:01
Learn the difference between whole wheat and white and meet the people preserving grains.
Food Waste
4:19
Learn how people are rescuing "ugly" food by composting, redistributing and eating wisely.
True Cost Accounting: The Real Cost of Cheap Food
2:57
True cost accounting helps consumers understand the real cost of the food they buy.
The Story of an Egg
6:03
Learn the real story behind such terms as cage free, free range, and pasture raised.
Local
5:40
As consumers take increased responsibility for what they eat, many become locavores.
Forage
6:35
Our earliest descendants were hunter/gatherers who foraged for their food.
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