A new video series from the Sundance channel, Grains of Change, showcases community leaders who help connect people with nature. The series, sponsored by Kashi, is about re-evaluating the way our food choices impact our environment, our bodies and our communities. The videos are short and to the point, well worth a watch and then sharing with friends and family.
Here’s a couple of my favorites:
“Plow to Plate is a dynamic coalition of physicians, farmers, chefs, restaurateurs, community leaders, land preservationists who have come together to promote and increase consumption of healthy, locally grown food by the community at large, as well as within institutional settings. It is the brainchild of three extraordinary women; Marydale Debor, a hospital administrator, Diane D’Isidori, a pediatrician and Ann Gallagher, a chef. Through the efforts of these women, Plow to Plate advocates nutrition first, involving an entire community to support local food production and alter the way that healthcare is dispensed.”
“Plant a fruit tree and help save the world”. Rico Montenegro is the Chief Arborist at Fruit Tree Planting Foundation (FTPF), an international non-profit organization that operates on the principle that where there is a fruit tree, there is no hunger and the air, water and soil are clean. Realizing all the ways that fruit trees benefit communities – protecting the environment and combating global warming, while improving human health and animal welfare – FTPF has set a goal to collectively plant 18 billion fruit trees, 3 for every person alive.
“With MyFarm, Trevor Paque transforms private urban yards into abundant gardens that supply the local community with vegetable boxes directly from the farms through a decentralized Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) model. Paque and his crew follow organic as well as permaculture farming methods. They travel by bicycle as much as possible, even for deliveries. For My Farm, it’s about working with, rather than against nature.”
For the full series, head over to the Grains of Change at the Sundance Channel.
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I don’t watch TV anymore, just can’t stand it really… but I must say… I’m really impressed with what the Sundance Channel is doing.