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Truck Farm: Episode 1

Using the bed of his old pick-up truck, filmmakers Ian Cheney and Curt Ellis (of King Corn) start their own CSA on the streets of Brooklyn. Cheney drills holes into his truck to facilitate drainage,...

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Truck Farm: Episode 2

Using the bed of his old pick-up truck, filmmakers Ian Cheney and Curt Ellis (of King Corn) start their own CSA on the streets of Brooklyn. Cheney drills holes into his truck to facilitate drainage,...

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Making Sugar Cane Juice in Cuba

Sugar cane juice is enjoyed in many parts of the world. This video shows a sugar cane juice press in Cuba. Parent Earth founder, Nicole Betancourt was in Cuba learning about urban farms and shot this...

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Ground Zero Garden: Cheap and Urban

Paul Greenberg, author of the bestseller “Four Fish,” has a kitchen garden on his terrace in the financial district of Manhattan. You can see Ground Zero from his doorstep. He often gardens with his 3...

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Ground Zero Garden: Spring

Paul Greenberg, author of bestseller “Four Fish,” has a kitchen garden on his terrace in the financial district of Manhattan. You can see Ground Zero from his doorstep. He often gardens with his 3 year...

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Morton Grove Farmers Market

Marilyn and Issac, two engaging school kids, tour the Morton Grove Farmers Market and get inside information on the farmers and what they’re selling at the market. In this video we’ll meet T & H...

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What is a Kitchen Garden? It’s a Movement!

A “kitchen garden” is a term for a garden that produces food – this term says more than the usual title “vegetable garden” because it includes fruits and herbs. First Lady Michelle Obama has created a...

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Composting with Preschoolers

Ms. Boyle, a Preschool teacher, makes compost with her class of 5 year old kids and explains composting in a fun and simple way.  Ms. Boyle and her class demonstrate what they have learned by...

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Garden of Happiness

Tucked away in the Bronx is the Garden of Happiness, a small urban garden that provides fresh grown organic produce for the community. Karen Washington has been farming on the Garden of Happiness since...

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Alice Waters:Edible Education

“Learning by doing, bringing them to the ideas of sustainability and the vision of ecology through pleasure, the pleasure of being outside.…” Alice Waters has always believed that the best food is made...

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Young Girl Plants Seeds and Shares How

Natalie is six years old and is out in the garden planting Bee Balm seeds. Bee Balm is an herb. Bee Balm is also known as Bergamot. The entire plant above ground is edible, including the flowers! This...

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A Rooftop Garden Thrives in Harlem

Last week, I was happy to take a field trip to visit the beautiful rooftop garden at Harlem Children’s Zone, where I met with garden, food and nutrition …instructor Mia Littlejohn and the members of...

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Real Food Road Trip

What is real food? Daniel Klein, creator of The Perennial Plate, recently traveled the US in search of real, sustainable food. In this episode of Real Food Road Trip he travels to Los Angeles where he...

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A Day at the Farm

When the weather begins to cool and kids head back to school, you can celebrate the arrival of Fall by planning a family outing to a local orchard or nearby farm. This is a wonderful way to get away and…

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How to Create a Farmers market in your Community: Kindergarteners Lead the Way

Did you know that farmers markets are sprouting up in neighborhoods and communities all around? According to new research by the U.S department of Agriculture, the number has risen by 17%.This means...

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Food Hero: Karen Washington

As a longtime Food Activist and leader, Karen Washington has paved the way for farmer's markets and urban gardens in the South Bronx, one of the poorest and most obese counties in the nation. She is an...

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On the Frontlines of Childhood Obesity

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE FARM BILL AND HEALTHY FOOD FOR KIDS: http://www.parentearth.com/action As a pediatrician, Dr. Lisa Thornton sees first-hand the shocking health effects of childhood obesity....

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First Grade Garden Celebration

We rejoin Ms. Sarah and her first graders back at their indoor garden. At last, after all the hard work that went into the garden, the class is ready to taste the fruits of their labor. With carrots,...

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First Grade Garden Workshop

Ms. Sarah and her first grade class in Brooklyn create their first indoor garden. With the help of a gardening guru and the Birds Nest Foundation, the kids learn what goes into having a healthy garden...

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How Animals Eat Their Food

  Don’t try this at home! Grown man eats like different animals with very messy results. How does a Rhino eat a salad? …

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