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"With the growth of genetically modified foods, the use of many seeds is dwindling--of 80,000 edible plants, only about 150 are being cultivated. With a global cast of men and women, scientists and laypeople, and photographic documentation, Nancy Castaldo chronicles where our food comes from, and more importantly, where it is going as she digs deeper into the importance of seeds in our world"--Amazon.com.
8) Eco-farming
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Much of the farmland in Australia has been environmentally degraded. In this video clip, discover how EcoTender, a land management plan being tested by the Victorian government, is combining science and economics to fix the damaged Australian farmland.
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"In this fascinating look at the race to secure the global food supply, environmental journalist and professor Amanda Little tells the defining story of the sustainable food revolution as she weaves together stories from the world's most creative and controversial innovators on the front lines of food science, agriculture, and climate change"--
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"Not every aspiring permaculturist has access to 5 gently sloping acres of rich, loamy soil. Jenni Blackmore presents a highly personal, entertaining account of how permaculture can be practiced in adverse conditions. Permaculture for the Rest of Us describes how to retrofit even the smallest homestead, illustrating the fundamental principles of this sometimes confusing concept in a humorous, reader-friendly way."--
14) Eat green
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Farmers in the United States use more than 300 kinds of pesticide that can have negative effects on plant and animal life. Organic foods that are free of unhealthy chemicals are a fast-growing part of agriculture. Knowledge about eating green is key to being healthy and helping the environment. Kids are as concerned about the environment as adults, and Being Green can help kids do their part to help.
16) Eating green
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Discover what qualities make food eco-friendly and how you can join the movement to make the planet greener.
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"Go on a tour of eco-friendly farms around the globe! From urban gardens to farms under the sea, discover the many different sustainable ways people have been growing food for centuries, and new innovations that are battling the effects of climate change on farming. Rhyming text and inset boxes with definitions for new vocabulary words make the topic accessible to young learners. End matter includes detailed information about each country's farming...