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February 21, 2017 Possible Media 2016
This is an educational documentary featuring Jean-Martin Fortier, small-scale vegetable grower and author of The Market Gardener. In the film, he shares his tools and techniques for successful, profitable, human-scale vegetable growing. From soil preparation to strategies on dealing with insect pests, discover how this micro-farm manages to generate $150,000 […]
February 7, 2017 National Geographic 6 June 1997
Comedian Leslie Nielsen narrates a truly unique introduction to the world of insects in National Geographic’s The Savage Garden. Using state-of-the art cinematography, National Geographic filmmakers capture dramatic confrontational scenes amidst the deceiving tranquility of an average flower, herb and vegetable garden. See colonies of insects battle for […]
January 18, 2017 USA/German co-production 2013
Urban Fruit tells the story of a handful of city dwellers growing food in Los Angeles, California. They are a diverse group intent to reclaim a skill that has been lost to the industrial food complex. We witness their struggles with the city, their families, nature and themselves.
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January 15, 2017 Al-Jazeera 12 November 2015
They may be small, but the world needs bees. They pollinate one-third of the food we eat – fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds and food for livestock. But recently, bee colonies around the world have been collapsing, with bees dying at alarming rates. While the scientists try to find a […]
December 23, 2016 ORF Austria 1997 – English narration
St. Stephen’s Cathedral in Vienna ranks amongst Austria’s most famous cultural monuments. Yet, one would not think of that cathedral being one of the most astonishing natural areas in Austria. Between the roof tiles, at stone gargoyles and in many a damp crevice, the 850 year-old cathedral […]
December 21, 2016 BBC Four 10 October 2016
The migration of the painted lady has long fascinated scientists, artists and nature lovers alike. The longest butterfly migration on earth, it sees millions of these delicate creatures travel from the desert fringes of north Africa, across thousands of miles of land and sea, before settling in the […]
November 2, 2016 BBC Four 3 Oct 2016
Capability Brown is known as the founder of landscape design. But there is one plan that never got off the drawing board. His own garden. The only land he ever owned was in Fenstanton, Cambridgeshire. But he died before he could carry out any plans for his own garden. Today […]
October 13, 2016 BBC Four 26 Sep 2016
Within Kew Gardens stands an extraordinary gallery, celebrating the work of one of the most prolific botanical artists of the Victorian age. At a time when women barely left their parlour rooms, Marianne North’s globe-trotting exploits defied convention as she travelled alone at the height of the British […]
October 5, 2016 ORF/epo-film 2010
Throughout the world, roses speak an unmistakeable language. They have touched and seduced mankind for thousands of years, while their names and varieties reflect contemporary history. One of the most famous varieties – the Gloria Dei or Peace Rose – has elevated the rose to a symbol of world peace. Via […]
July 16, 2016 BBC Two 27 May 2016
This programme, presented by Cherry Healey and Simon Lycett, florist to the Royal Palaces, tells the miraculous story of how the flowers we buy in our florists and supermarkets travel across the globe to reach us every day in pristine condition. We follow three of Britain’s favourite flowers, […]
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