Spring, 1992 (v4n3)
Videos
Sustainable Agriculture. Explains the basics of sustainable
agriculture, including efficient use of natural resources, and
ecologically sound, profitable, socially responsible and humane
agricultural practices. Includes on-site California farm visits,
interviews with farmers who have successfully made the transition
to sustainable production practices, and interviews with agricultural
experts including UC SAREP's covercrops analyst Robert Bugg.
Aimed at farm advisors, Extension personnel, university researchers
and instructors, high school and 4-H audiences. Running time:
30 minutes. Price: $89, plus $4 shipping & handling. Contact:
San Luis Video Publishing, P.O. Box 4604, San Luis Obispo, CA
93403 or call (805) 545-5426.
Farmer-to-Farmer: Strategies for Sustainable Agriculture. A video
series featuring Field Crops, Rotational Grazing, Vegetables,
IPM for Vegetables and Small Fruits, IPM for Apples, and High-Value
Marketing. Each video addresses not only the sustainability
of the land, but also the economic sustainability of the farm
family. Photographed over an entire growing season in the northern
and mid-Atlantic regions of the U.S., with input from 200 farmers
and other experts. Funded in part by the USDA Sustainable Agriculture
Research and Education (formerly LISA) program, the Rodale Institute
and Rooy Media. Each 30-minute video is $29.95. A complete set
of all six video tapes is $149.95. Contact: Farm Videos, c/o
Rooy Media, 7407 Hilltop Dr., Frederick, MD 21702, (301) 473-8797.
Three from Griesinger Films (available together for $65, or individually priced. Griesinger Films, 7300 Old Mill Rd., Gates Mills, OH 44040, (216) 423-1601):
-An Introduction to Ecological Economics. With Gaylord
Nelson, Herman Daly and John Cobb, Jr. A 45-minute
1991 video of a conference sponsored by The Madison Institute
and the Madison Campus Ministry, Madison, WI. Discussion of new
macro-economic principles that redefine traditional concepts of
land, and the consequences of national accounting methods, uncontrolled
development and natural resource depletion. $19.95.
-Robert Parnes Speaks on the Science & Necessity of Organic
Residues in the Soil. Discussion of plant nutrients and organic
matter by the author of Fertile Soil. Emphasis on the
significance of minimizing soil disturbance, green manures, catch
crops and permanent cover crops. From a meeting of the West Virginia
Extension Service's Center for Sustainable and Alternative Agriculture,
and the Mountain State Growers and Buyers Association. $29.95.
-Changing U.S. Farm Policy Winner of a Special Merit award
at the 1991 Earth Peace International Film Festival in Burlington,
VT. A 17-minute video of the first (1989) National Conference
on Organic/Sustainable Agriculture sponsored by the Center for
Science in the Public Interest. Barry Commoner and Jim Hightower
are featured with others speaking on key national food policy
issues. $25.
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