Farms: 'Locally Abundant' - Sustainable Food Documentary (full)
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* Website - http://locallyabundant.weebly.com/ * Donate via PayPal to help cover post-production expenses - http://goo.gl/wxl1HZ * Summary: "In the summer of 2011, two young Maritimers, Justin Cantafio and Ryan Oickle, departed on a journey that would take them across Canada and back in just under four months. We left from Halifax, Nova Scotia, and traveled as far as the Discovery Islands Archipelago of British Columbia, before heading back on our return. Along the course of our travels we lived and volunteered on 10 small-scale organic farms using Canada's World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms (WWOOF) network. Our objective was to connect with the individuals on the front line of sustainable food production and distribution, in a country whose agricultural policies are favorable towards the large-scale and unsustainable production of market commodities. During our travels we became working and living members of the farms we visited. In addition, we wrote blog entries for friends and the WWOOF network, collected scientific data for the Organic Agriculture Centre of Canada, and filmed footage of our experiences. Our hypothesis going in to the trip was that not only is small-scale organic agriculture a biophysically viable alternative to the dominant yet unsustainable form of industrialized conventional agriculture and food distribution so common today, but that it also serves as the foundation for truly happy and healthy people, communities, and ecosystems. We filmed our experiences with the hopes of creating an educational documentary film while paying homage to the 10 farms and hosts that made our journey possible in the first place. It's been a year since the conclusion of our journey, and we can both say with absolute confidence that we confirmed our hypothesis, while producing a film that we are proud of. We hope that this amateur/non-profit film lends itself to be a tool for opening eyes, spreading awareness, and reconnecting individuals and communities through the one thing that binds us all. Food."
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Thanks for doing this important work!
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It helps a lot to enlightened people about the food they eat.
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i have been looking for such films ... very informative about such essential aspects of life. i like this one!
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thanks for the movie. It was required reading for a class in Ecology and Gender Studies but it definitely impacted how I will approach my food choices in the U.S.Getting to know my local farmers and buying produce in-season while starting my own vegetable garden are only one of the changes that I will be making. Thanks again, will "like" and share.
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Hello every one,i just love the places you show...they are beautiful and i will like to know the names..because i will like to go in the feature..is just out of babble ,,,!! love you video.
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You are the change that we want to see on this earth! Love this video. Thank you.
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Thanks so much for this wonderful labor of love to help and inspire us to be more self-sustainable and aware of the importance of growing our own food or obtaining it locally. It's encouraging to see more and more people getting on board with this.
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Great video. Thanks for making and sharing it. But I really don't believe a lack of how to eat healthfully is a problem. People know that fruits and veggies are most important and that junk and processed foods are unhealthy. Addiction, laziness and apathy are the big problems IMHO.
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What will the world be like when organic food grows locally in abundance everywhere, all over the world? Locally grown organic food designed as eco-systems is the solution to most of the worlds challenges. This is one of the key elements for a foundation of a peaceful and sustainable world for the well being of all, all of nature, including all humans as well as the highest evolution of our societies.
Check out this vertical farming solution for both indoors and outdoors: http://www.butong.se/butong.php?page=sustain&selection=contribution Check out biotecture and earthship design
Permaculture is the solution :)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8z5xZLY1sA
Waterbox: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRF2bUBPA90
Val & eli's garden https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iSaRzjxL3E
Imagine natural organic food growing everywhere designed as ecosystems, that requires less and less maintenance each season at the same time producing more and more food. Food parks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jP6rYLblSxc , food forests, deserts re-greening with healthy moist preserving green lands, food grown vertically, alongside, around, and in between buildings, organic food grown on the rooftops and so forth and so on.
Another key element for a flourishing world for the highest potential and well being of all is this:
Self –enquiry to re-discover our true core selves and natural states of being
Make sure to check out Mooji’s channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpw2gh99XM6Mwsbksv0feEg
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Great video and amazing message guys. This is a subject that is near and dear to my heart. I will share your video with everyone I know. Thanks for all your work.
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I have a few questions that were not really addressed in this video. Is certified organic produce Sustainable with our standard of living. Also, are they more nutritional healthy when some elements are deficient because it is impossible to add from where it is abundant like phosphorous from a mine?
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very nice video , a must watch !
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THE ONLY SOLUTION TO THE NEW WORLD ORDER: SELF-GOVERNING COMMUNITIES CREATING ABUNDANCE FOR THEMSELVES!!! Find out more here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oIHNaZuNl8
We need an exhilarating, evolutionary, all-persuasive model of self-governance that can be shown to the masses as infinitely preferable to the system, and which gets everyone talking about how amazing it is. That is what will give enforcers like cops and soldiers pause to see there is an alternative. It needs to produce abundance and be actively seen to benefit every member of the community. It must be self-governing and must become independent of banks, corporations and governments, and if it isn't 100% independent, it needs to be having that dialogue. There is a solution to every perceived problem. -
All true. So true. So sad. Thank you for your efforts.
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Nitrogen fixation is key for the nutritional profile of organic plants. Check out this study!
http://www.els.net/WileyCDA/ElsArticle/refId-a0003720.html
This is the abstract from the study:
Abstract
Root nodule symbiosis enables nitrogen‐fixing bacteria to convert atmospheric nitrogen into a form that is directly available for plant growth. Biological nitrogen fixation provides a built‐in supply of nitrogen fertiliser for many legume crops such as peas, beans and clover. Legumes (Fabales) interact with single‐celled Gram‐negative bacteria, collectively termed rhizobia, whereas members of three other Rosid orders (Fagales, Cucurbitales and Rosales) interact with Gram‐positive filamentous actinobacteria of the genus Frankia. In legumes, infection proceeds through intercellular and trans‐cellular channels termed infection threads. At the same time, cells in the root cortex are induced to divide and generate the tissues of the nodule. Nitrogen fixation normally takes place within specialised bacteroid cells enclosed within organelle‐like cytoplasmic compartments termed symbiosomes. The anatomy and physiology of root nodules both reflect a high degree of structural and metabolic integration between plant and microbial symbionts.
In affiliation with The Center for Nutritional Biodiversity, Kris Hastern, Rose Cassidy, Margaret Sullivan, Jose Castana, Julia Smith, Natalie Logusch, Joseph Hayworth and Stephen Hausman -
Great video! Thanks
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Thanks for this.
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'Industrial' so-called organic agriculture is a long way from truly sustainable- but even USDA certified organic is a giant step in the right direction toward sustainable practices (and away from chemical & petroleum based agriculture, including 'bio-tech' practices). Better yet is regenerative agriculture. Regen Ag practices can produce food, fiber, and fuel by mimicing natural eco-systems and/or restoring them. Darren Dougherty & Mark Shepard are two great sources of info on how to do this.