Farming

Coraxis and Co

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Frank the farmer is proud of the delicious apples, pears, cherries and plums that grow in his garden. It's fruit crop day and Frank is in a really good mood. But what's this...? Six ravens are sitting in the trees eating his fruits. "Watch out! I will get you!", he shouts.

Grade Level: 
Primary
Elementary
Content Area: 
Other
Play Time: 
20 min.
Coraxis and Co

The Story of Seeds

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Copies: 6

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.

Author: 
Nancy F. Castaldo
Lexile: 
1110L
The Story of Seeds

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

Farmageddon

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Americans' right to access fresh, healthy foods of their choice is under attack. Farmageddon tells the story of small family farms that were providing safe, healthy foods to their communities and were forced to stop, sometimes through violent action, by agents of misguided government bureaucracies, and seeks to figure out why.

Director: 
Kristin Canty
Grade Level: 
High
Length: 
01:30
Farmageddon

King Corn: You Are What You Eat (2006)

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Engrossing and eye-opening, KING CORN is a fun and crusading journey into the digestive tract of our fast-food nation. Fueled by curiosity and a dash of naiveté, college buddies Ian Cheney and Curt Ellis return to their ancestral home of Greene, Iowa, to find out how the modest corn kernel conquered America.

Grade Level: 
High
Length: 
01:30
King Corn: You Are What You Eat

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

Bread Comes to Life: A Garden of Wheat and a Loaf to Eat (2003)

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Bread Where does it come from? How is it made?

Come watch a baker turn a homegrown crop of wheat into a homemade loaf to eat. Then see it all happen again at a big farm, a giant mill, and a full-scale commercial bakery.

Grade Level: 
Elementary
Length: 
00:22
Bread Comes to Life: A Garden of Wheat and a Loaf to Eat

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.

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

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.

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

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