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A TED talk. Stephen Ritz, a teacher in New York's tough South Bronx, teaches kids to grow lush gardens for food, greenery, and jobs. +
John Jeavons has been the Director of the GROW BIOINTENSIVE Mini-Farming program for Ecology Action since 1972. He is the author of How to Grow More Vegetablesand Fruits, Nuts, Berries, Grains, and Other Crops Than You Ever Thought Possible On Less Land Than You Can Imagine, the primer on sustainable Biointensive Mini-Farming. Widely regarded as a food, soil, and organic farming expert, his food-raising methods are being used in 141 countries and by such organizations as UNICEF, Save the Children, and the Peace Corps.
John Jeavons website: http://www.johnjeavons.info/
Ecology Action website: http://growbiointensive.org/ +
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Watch Paul Gautschi's journey with God to learn the benefits of using wood chip mulch in the garden.
A short video review of the movie by Larry Hall: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CjptUYhEdU +
Garden design and makeovers +
PBS Documentary on the evolutionary relationship between plants and animals +
A TED talk by Britta Riley about the open-source Hydroponic Window Gardens project. +
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A humorous and serious look at the ground we walk on and our efforts to reconnect with it. Narrated by Jamie Lee Curtis. Free online viewing: +
Peter Seabrook and Anne Swithinbank cover plant selection, pest control, pruning, feeding, having year around color, and more. +
Peter Seabrook and Anne Swithinbank everything about growing roses. +
An amazing and fascinating exploration of symmetry in plants. +
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Tour of some English country gardens +
Mike explains in a very entertaining way some compost myths and the virtues of shredding leaves. Free Video. +
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A portrait of Alan Chadwick, actor, master gardener, and inventor of the "Biodynamic French Intensive Method". Looks like it is only available through the listed URL +
Rather than how-to or visits to famous gardens, this focues on how gardens change our lives. +
Emmy-winning PBS series Gardens of the World with Audrey Hepburn +
A British comedy and romance based on a true story of prisoners that develop a passion for gardening. +
A documentary film about young farmers.
Link is just the trailer +
Cam Mather's Seven Easy Steps to your Own Backyard Produce Department. Cam Mather a 30 veteran of growing organic vegetables gives us a step by step guide for successful vegetable growing. +
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For beginning gardeners, how to compost, grow large gardens, grow in containers, flowers, vegetables, etc. +
Part 1 of a BBC 3 part documentary on the role plants played in the evolution of our planet. Currently available on YouTube +