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New York's Land and Natural Resources

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New York is a beautiful state rich in valuable natural resources that help make it a perfect location for a variety of industries and businesses. Readers will examine how the environment and resources of New York have shaped its history and industry. This engaging volume contains maps, primary sources, and photographs from New York State's fascinating backstory of development and expansion.

New York's Land and Natural Resources

The First Peoples of New York

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Traveling back to the time before European explorers colonized New York, many Native American tribes roamed the forests and rivers of this resource-rich land. Tribes within the Iroquois League and Algonquian-speaking groups each had their own cultures and ways of living off the land—and each had their own inventive ways of using New York's abundant resources to survive and thrive. This book examines the earliest occupants of what is now New York State and how the arrival of European explorers greatly changed their way of life.

The First Peoples of New York

Agricola

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In Agricola (Latin for "farmer"), you're a farmer in a wooden shack with your spouse and little else.

Grade Level: 
Middle
High
Content Area: 
Social Studies
Business/Technology
Play Time: 
120 min.
Agricola

Farming (1997)

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It’s Old Mac Science Guy’s “Farming” show, E-I-E-I-O.

Grade Level: 
Elementary
Middle
Length: 
00:23
Farming

In Organic We Trust

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We can no longer stomach our food system. 78% of Americans eat some organic food, mostly because they think it's healthier. But is it everything it's cracked up to be?

This film examines the shortcomings of the certified organic industry. What does "certified organic" mean? Is organic food really better for us?

Our broken food system is harming human health, the environment, and our communities. "In Organic We Trust" looks beyond organic for real solutions.

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Middle
High
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01:21
In Organic We Trust

The Future of Food (2004)

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There is a revolution happening in the farm fields and on the dinner tables of America, a revolution that is transforming the very nature of the food we eat. THE FUTURE OF FOOD offers and in-depth investigation into the disturbing truth behind the unlabeled, patented, genetically engineered foods that have quietly filled grocery store shelves for the past decade.

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Middle
High
Length: 
01:30
The Future of Food

Ingredients: The Local Food Movement Takes Root (2009)

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Inspiring and rich, INGREDIENTS unearths the roots of the local food movement and digs into the stories of the chefs, farmers and activists transforming our broken food system. This upbeat, beautifully photographed film introduces us to the verdant farms and pioneering restaurants where good food is produced and served.

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Middle
High
Length: 
01:07
Ingredients: The Local Food Movement Takes Root

1984 Cesar Chavez Address to the Commonwealth Club of California

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1984 Cesar Chavez Address to the Commonwealth Club of California

Address by Cesar Chavez, President
United Farm Workers of America, AFL-CIO

The Commonwealth Club of California
November 9, 1984--San Francisco

Wrath of Grapes Boycott Speech by Cesar Chavez

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Chavez delivered this speech at various times and places kicking off an entire campaign in May 1986 to promote consumer awareness of pesticide use.

Eggs 101: A Video Project (2008)

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Exquisitely simple, yet enormously complex, the egg is one of nature's marvels. This Video Field Trip, produced by PBS39, explains modern egg production, from the development of the egg within the hen, through the packing of washed, sized and graded eggs for sale. The film is suitable for agriculture, family and consumer sciences, economics and science programs as well as other classes.

Grade Level: 
Middle
Length: 
00:28
Eggs 101: A Video Project

My First Bohnanza

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My First Bohnanza serves as both an introduction to Bohnanza and as a children's game in its own right, with the goal of the game being the same as its parent: Have the most Talers at the end of play.

Grade Level: 
Elementary
Middle
Content Area: 
Business/Technology
Library
Play Time: 
30 min.
My First Bohnanza

The Story of Seeds

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The world's seeds are in crisis.

Of 12,000 plant species used for human food, only about 150 are being grown for sale, only eight grains are traded throughout the world, and half of our calories come from just three: rice, wheat, and maize.

This means that our food diversity is diminishing at a shocking rate. More than on in five plants on earth are threatened with extinction. Our lives depend on all kinds of seeds, but they are facing many threats: war-torn countries, damaged habitats, and climate change, to name a few.

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1110L
The Story of Seeds