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NEW!
The Forager’s
Harvest DVD
featuring Samuel Thayer
49 minutes, 2011, $20.00,
DVD
The Forager’s Harvest
DVD Set includes two discs
covering all the plants
discussed in my first book.
The footage was shot by
Brian Pierce over the course
of three years as he accompanied
me on foraging adventures.
Through hundreds of hours
of editing, organizing,
re-shooting, and planning
in order to optimize the
usefulness of the video
to viewers, Brian created
excellent DVDs that are
both informative and fun.
The entire production is
narrated by me (Samuel Thayer)
and provides ample ammunition
for those who wish to make
fun of my mannerisms, hairstyle,
and especially, my attire
choices. It also contains
real-life footage of gathering
and eating from the wild.
In it, we interrupt normal
foraging antics to cover
the bases regarding each
plant: identification, where
to find it, what stage to
harvest it in, what parts
to collect, how to get them,
and how to use them. Get
Thayer's two excellent books
on Edible Wild Foods here.
NEW!
A Forest Garden Year with
Martin Crawford
49 minutes, 2011, $22.50,
DVD
Fifteen years ago, inspired
by the pioneering work of
Robert Hart, gardener Martin
Crawford moved from conventional
organic gardening to creating
a forest garden from a bare
field. Today his garden
is a wonderful example of
what can be done with a
minimum of effort to produce
an abundant crop of unusual
edible trees, plants, shrubs
and ground cover. You can
apply the principles of
forest gardening to spaces
big and small. Here Martin
takes you through the seasons
in his Devon forest garden,
and shows you how to plan
your planting to mimic the
layering, density and diversity
of a forest. A wide variety
of edible plants can be
grown: for example, Nepalese
raspberry, Siberian purslane,
Turkish rocket and
Good
King Henry, lime trees (their
leaves make a good salad),
bamboo (young shoots are
tasty when steamed), snowbell
trees (for their fruit),
mulberry and chokeberry.
A Forest Garden Year shows
you how to graft an apple
tree to crop a variety of
apples over several months,
how to grow shiitake mushrooms
and perennial leeks, how
to pollard and prune, protect
crops from wind, attract
beneficial insects and increase
valuable minerals in the
soil - all the while creating
a haven for yourself and
for wildlife.
NEW!
Food Production Systems
for a Backyard or Small
Farm
DVD + bonus resource CD
110
minutes, 2009, $28
A
great training video for
those seeking self-reliance
in growing their own food.
Developed by a family
that depends on these
systems for a major part
of their diet. Draws from
organice gardening, permaculture,
agroforestry, indigenous
teachings, historical
anecdotes, and missionary
work in developing countries.
Covers water, garden,
rabbits, home butchering,
poultry, working dogs,
orchards / food forests,
food drying, fencing,
rocket stoves, and much
more.
The
Organic Opportunity: Small
Farms & Economic Development
DVD 25
minutes, 2008, $20
This DVD tells the story
of Woodbury County, Iowa’s
innovative economic development
campaign centered on the
development of local,
organic agriculture. And
it’s not just about
organic food—it
is a great story that
demonstrates how local
communities can create
a different food system
which
provides its citizens
with wonderful food, makes
it possible for young
farmers to remain in the
community and farm, while
simultaneously improving
the communities economy.
And Woodbury County in
Iowa did it all without
any help from Washington
DC.
"The
Organic Opportunity"
explores Woodbury County's
pioneering program of
(1) economic development
tax rebates for farmers
who transition to organic,
(2) county purchasing
that prioritizes local,
organic food, and (3)
financing for new, small
farmers committed to organic
agriculture. It is a story
of hope and practical
steps any community can
take to build a thriving
local economy.
"The
Organic Opportunity"
is not just about organic
food---it is a great story
that demonstrates how
local communities can
create a different food
system which provides
its citizens with wonderful
food, makes it possible
for young farmers to remain
in the community and farm,
while simultaneously improving
the communities economy.
And Woodbury County in
Iowa did it all without
any help from Washington
DC. ---Frederick Kirschenmann,
Distinguished Fellow at
the Leopold Center, and
President of the Stone
Barns Center for Food
and Agriculture.
PERMACULTURE:
A QUIET REVOLUTION DVD
(27 min), 2008, $20
This
new documentary by Vanessa
Schultz features leading
permaculturists including
the WATER
Institute's Brock
Dolman .
The
documentary of IPC8 is
now available on DVD!
PERMACULTURE: A QUIET
REVOLUTION (27 min).
As
corporate media fails
to provide accurate news
of the world's dire environmental
predicament, the Earth
sends a clear message
in the form of record-breaking
natural disasters, famine
and epidemics. People
are mobilizing for what
lies ahead. In May 2007,
the 8th International
Permaculture Convergence
(IPC8) was held in Brazil,
bringing together visionary
activists from 43 countries
in the common goal of
preparing for, and mitigating,
our looming global crisis.
Their strategy: Self-reliance
and sustainability through
permaculture.
This
timely documentary offers
practical steps on how
to 'permaculturize' our
lives. It invites viewers
into a permaculture community
that spans the globe.
Most importantly, it gives
the critical inspiration
needed to turn our backs
on that which is failing
us, and to create a sustainable
future of our own making.
Natural
Controls for Noxious Weeds Written
& directed by Lauren
Swain, produced by Central
Rocky Mountain Permaculture
Institute, 33 minutes, 2002,
$15, DVD
Controlling noxious weeds
has been a contentious issue
on the Front Range and throughout
the Rocky Mountain West.
Many people are concerned
about the hazards of herbicide
use, yet this is now the
primary method employed
to control the many invasive
weeds that now threaten
our region's native environment.
We suggest a new approach,
oriented towards reducing
the use of toxins, yet achieving
excellent results with the
use of other methods.
Millions
of public dollars are spent
on the chemical control
of weeds in Colorado each
year. We demonstrate that
these budgets could be reduced,
and more lasting solutions
developed. This video
describes the noxious weed
problem and explains the
benefits of using non-chemical
control methods. Several
successful Biocontrol, manual
control, and land reclamation
programs are presented.
The problem of invasive
ornamentals is explored,
and the political aspect
of herbicide reduction is
discussed.
A
Convenient Truth: Urban
Solutions from Curitiba,
Brazil
52 min., DVD, 2007, $25
This new film is an informative,
inspirational documentary
aimed at sharing ideas to
provoke environment-friendly
and cost-effective changes
in cities worldwide. The
documentary focuses on innovations
in transportation, recycling,
social benefits including
affordable housing, seasonal
parks, and the processes
that transformed Curitiba
into one of the most livable
cities in the world.
Cities
should be a solution not
a problem for human beings.
The city of Curitiba has
demonstrated for the past
40 years how to transform
problems into cost-effective
solutions that can be applied
in most cities around the
world. Includes exclusive
interviews from world renowned
Curitiba’s mayors
Jaime Lerner and Cassio
Tanigushi, as well as other
brilliant minds who made
Curitiba a world class model.
The
Power of Community: How
Cuba Survived Peak Oil 53
minutes, DVD or VHS, 2006,
$20
The
need to bring agriculture
into Havana began with
the fall of the Soviet
Union and the loss of
more than 50 percent of
Cuba's oil imports, much
of its food and 85 percent
of its trade economy.
Transportation halted,
people went hungry and
the average Cuban lost
30 pounds.
Due
to the continuing US embargo,
but also because of the
loss of a foreign market,
Cuba couldn't obtain enough
imported food. Furthermore,
without a substitute for
fossil-fuel based large-scale
farming, agricultural
production dropped drastically.
So,
Cubans started to grow
local organic produce
out of necessity, developed
bio-pesticides and bio-fertilizers
as petrochemical substitutes,
and incorporated more
fruits and vegetables
into their diets. Since
they couldn't fuel their
aging cars, they walked,
biked, rode buses, and
carpooled.
The
goals of this film are to
give hope to the developed
world as it wakes up to
the consequences of being
hooked on oil, and to lift
American's prejudice of
Cuba by showing the Cuban
people as they are. The
filmmakers do this by having
the people tell their story
on film. It's a story of
their dedication to independence
and triumph over adversity,
and a story of cooperation
and hope.
This
new DVD combines Holzer's
three previous videos
Farming With Nature,
Aquaculture, and Terraces
and Raised Beds into
one 90 minute DVD.
Austrian
farmers Sepp and Veronika
Holzer show how they have
turned 110 acres of steep
alpine slopes into a Garden
of Eden with cherries,
figs, and lemons at 3000
feet! A convincing demonstration
of permaculture, beautifully
filmed with English narration.
A well-realized 40 year
old system.
Aquaculture:
The Synergy of Land &
Water
90 min.,
VHS only, 2000, $19
(This
entire video can also be
found on the new Sepp Holzer
Permaculture DVD above.)
Fishponds
on a mountain farm: an
unusual sight at these
altitudes. On an Austrian
mountain, permaculture
farmer Sepp Holzer created
more than 70 ponds and
wetland areas covering
about 3 hectares. Sepp
Holzer: "In these
ponds and lakes the fish
are mixed in a colourful
way, just like my plants.
In a number of places
in the ponds I put roots
and stones, about 4 to
5 metres deep. It is important
that the fish can hide,
so they are not being
chased all the time. The
predator fish can´t
enter such a tangle of
roots, so the small fry
feel safe. If they are
being followed all the
time they would either
die of stress or be eaten.
The big fish, the predator,
has to get through these
roots, but the small ones
are faster."
The
Global Gardener
with Bill
Mollison
120 minutes,
1991 DVD $30.00
In
4 half-hour segments,
Bill travels the globe
viewing Permaculture application
in the tropics, arid deserts,
cool temperate climates,
and cities. Acclaimed
by millions! Excellent
for introducing Permaculture
to the media-opiated masses.
Buy a copy for yourself
and another for your local
public library!!
The
Synergistic Garden
30 min.,
VHS, 1995, $20
French Pc Teacher Emilia
Hazelip shows in detail
her method of organic
no-till gardening without
fertilizers. Carefully
explains the basis of
true soil health. Available
in English, French, or
Spanish, VHS or DVD.
In
Grave Danger of Falling
Food
with Bill
Mollison
56minutes, 1989. $35
VHS DVD
Cartoon
cutaways and bizarre sound
effects seem no stranger
than Bill loping through
Aussie suburban sleaze,
guerilla planting hazelnuts.
A campy period piece,
this film tells the permaculture
story with verve and imagination.
West
Coast Food Forestry: A Permaculture
Guide
by Rain Tenaqiya
2004,
136pp, $19, PDF on CD
Food
Forests are multi-layered
food gardens composed
primarily of trees, shrubs,
& other perennials
that are designed to imitate
wild forests while producing
an abundance of food.
This CD addresses the
design & maintenance
of food forests west of
the Cascades & Sierras,
with special emphasis
on the food plants that
can be grown here. Book
includes:
-
bioregional issues relevant
to West Coast
food
forestry
- illustrated tour of
West Coast food
forests
- fully illustrated
plant profiles for 239
food plants showing
plant, leaf, flower,
& fruit, data on
size, environmental
preferences, maintenance,
flowering & fruiting
times, propagation
- harvest charts
for fruits & nuts
- plant list for 36
characteristics relevant
to design
- brief introduction
to permaculture
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