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3) Green Roofs
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This video clip takes viewers up to Melbourne's most opulent roof gardens. They're a growing trend in the world's major cities. They're easy on the eye and a clever way to provide green space when real estate on the ground is at a premium. But some of them are also outdoor labs providing important clues as to how our cities can cope in a changing climate.
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The nation's industrialized food system is making consumers obese, diabetic and primed for heart disease and it has converted millions of eaters into pursuers of the American Organic Dream: Eat Organic to Live Longer and Better. Although sales increased six-fold over the last decade, organic food still comprises a tiny fraction of the food Americans eat. Critics of the organic food movement argue that little solid evidence exists that going organic...
5) Permaculture
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Penny Livingston, of the Regenerative Design Institute in Bolinas, California, leads viewers through the history of permaculture and its principles. She discusses permaculture as an agricultural practice that increases biodiversity and helps us to understand our place in the ecosystem. She also touches on other food system trends, including seasonal eating and community supported agriculture.
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Growing food is one of the most rewarding things to can do. Whether living on rural acreage or a city lot, anyone can grow a simple garden, regardless of their skill level and busy schedule. These twelve lessons are full of tips and tricks for novice gardeners and green thumbs alike. Learn to grow fresh food right outside or inside the home.
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This episode of The Green Interview features Mohamed Hage, who is turning the flat rooftops of Montreal's industrial buildings into fertile farms that feed thousands-and he's making a profit in the process. Hage, a self-described "technology geek" turned urban farmer, explains the genesis and genius of Lufa Farms in this Green Interview. After seven years, Hage and a small group of colleagues have created two rooftop greenhouse farms in Montreal and...
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"The Science of Gardening shows how to create a beautiful and sustainable home garden guided by the newest information from applied plant physiology, biology, soils science, climatology, hydrology, chemistry, and ecology. From choosing and purchasing your trees and shrubs, to giving them the best start in your garden, to healthy maintenance and pest control, award-winning horticulturist Linda Chalker-Scott of Washington State University shows why...
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Describes eighteen of the National Trust's gardens from all over Great Britain, including Blickling Hall in Norfolk, Powis Castle in Powys, Rowallane in County Down, Killerton in Devon, Peckover House in Cambridgeshire, Cragside in Northumberland, Anglesey Abbey in Cambridgeshire, Knightshayes in Devon, Studley Royal in Yorkshire, Hinton Ampner in Hampshire, Stourhead in Wiltshire, Stowe Landscape Gardens, Barrington Court in Somerset, Dunham Massey...
18) The art of herbs
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Instruction on the ancient practice of identifying, growing, storing and using herbs for both culinary and health-enriching properties.
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In Organic We Trust; is an eye-opening documentary that reveals the true meaning of organic. When corporations went into the business and organic became a brand, the philosophy and the label grew apart. Director Kip Pastor looks beyond the label and unearths inspiring solutions for our health and environmental problems. Individual citizens and communities are taking matters into their own hands, and change is coming from the soil up.