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Avoiding high-emission foods can have a bigger climate impact than any other consumption change. Our consumption habits emit billions of tons of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. Our diets account for one-fourth of those emissions. The food we eat emits so many greenhouse emissions because of the land it takes to grow it, but it also has something to do with biology. This video explains why the production of some foods emit more than others, and which foods to avoid to be a more climate-conscious consumer. https://youtu.be/3lrJYTsKdUM

From Finance to Farmer Permaculture farmer Andrew Martin gives a tour of his property as he recounts his journey from a finance job in Australia to an incredible permaculture property in New Zealand. (15.18 min) Andrew Martin once worked in the finance industry in Australia,...See more

Forager Tiffany Noé, an urban “forager,” lives lightly by finding wild food where you’d least expect it — in the streets of Miami, Florida. (7.16 min) Tiffany Noé wanders the early-morning streets of Little Haiti in Miami. She’s north of Miami’s business downtown and across the...See more

Oko Farms A handmade aquaponic farming system brings fresh food and revitalization to a neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York. (7.25 min) https://youtu.be/PqwJ-a6YV28

Rockin’ Young Farmer A great example of a young farmer using permaculture principles to integrate orchard and animal systems in the heartland of industrial agriculture — the Central Valley of California. (10.56 min) https://vimeo.com/69482623

Farming the Sea – An Elegant Solution This film tells the story of fisherman Bren Smith of Thimble Island Ocean farm. At Thimble Island, Smith is practicing an exciting new method for integrating a sustainable undersea “farm” into a regenerative ecosystem — both above water and below. (6.27 min) https://vimeo.com/100474262

13 Years Living Off the Land In this honest look at the pros and cons of off-grid homesteading, homesteaders Peter and Magdalene of British Columbia, Canada share the challenges and the lessons learned from thirteen years of living off the land. (7.16 min) eter from TreeEater...See more

Farmed With Love Fed up with chemical agriculture creating food safety problems in China, a mother in Shanghai returns to the land to start an organic farm — using ducks in place of fertilizers and and pesticides to help her rice thrive. (3.48 min) https://vimeo.com/160833473

Restoring Paradise A look at the inspiring Mangarara Farm, in Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand, where holistic land management is allowing ranchers to transform the relationship between grazing animals and the environment. (7.50 min) Regenerative agriculture offers a future for...See more

Good food is key to our survival and well-being. Eating local food is a powerful solution-multiplier — it reduces our carbon footprint, pollution, and waste, while creating dignified livelihood opportunities, strengthening communities and local economies, and strengthening our...See more

This is an excerpt from the movie Banana Land: Blood, Bullets and Poison. This animation explains that the United Fruit Company (now Chiquita) and the U.S. State Department supported the mass killing of innocent people trying to organize for better working conditions. The massacre occurred in Ciénaga, Colombia on December 6, 1928. https://vimeo.com/81230547