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Season 1 Episode 16
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Fair Trade vs. Direct Trade

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Land Trust

Season 1 Episode 19
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Season 1 Episode 20
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Season 1 Episode 21
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Season 1 Episode 22
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The Lexicon of Sustainability

What is Sustainability?

Season 1 Episode 15

Everything we do has consequences, even when hidden from view. Sustainability imbues all of us, as either consumers or producers, with a clear sense of responsibility. It gives us the opportunity to change how we think, what we make, and what we buy—and confirms that our actions matter; reinforcing that we are both the cause and the solution of that which ails us as a society.

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57 (The Average Age of the American Farmer)
2:46
57 is the average age of US farmers. See what’s next in education and green collar jobs.
Food Security
3:25
Food: deserts, security, sovereignty — terms, culture and politics for feeding the world.
Urban Farming
2:50
Farming on rooftops and in vacant lots connects urbanites to where their food comes from.
Water
3:24
Agriculture depends on water. Find out where our water comes from and how to conserve it.
Land Trust
2:37
Land trusts can keep farms afloat when the real estate is worth more than the yield.
GMOs
3:09
GMO labeling advocates want consumers to know about all the ingredients in their food.
Fair Trade vs. Direct Trade
3:03
When you buy food, you’re buying values, values of those who grow, transport and sell it.
Antibiotic-Free
2:32
Learn how and why nearly 80% of antibiotics in the U.S. are used on healthy animals.
Terroir
1:56
Food has characteristics defined by geography and climate. The French have a word for that
Traceability
3:20
Nearly 1/3 of the fish we buy isn’t what the label says. Can we trace their origins?
Grass Fed
3:01
From feedlots to pastures, learn about cattle farming, grass- and corn-fed beef.
Unconventional Agriculture
4:31
See how unconventional farmers are working with nature, not against it.
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