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Grass Fed

Season 1 Episode 12
3:01
Traceability

Traceability

Season 1 Episode 13
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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
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The Lexicon of Sustainability

Unconventional Agriculture

Season 1 Episode 11

Today, half the world’s food production—what we eat—depends on chemical fertilizers and herbicides. These are the foundation of Conventional Agriculture, but they pollute our soils, drinking water, waterways, and oceans. Unconventional farmers focus on building soil fertility by working with nature, not against it.

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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.
Local vs. Organic
3:16
What’s more important, that your food is organic or you know who and where it comes from?
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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