This documentary from the BBC is one of the most impressive things I’ve seen on TV for a long time. Highly recommended.
Wildlife film maker Rebecca Hosking investigates how to transform her family’s farm in Devon into a low energy farm for the future, and discovers that nature holds the key.
With her father close to retirement, Rebecca returns to her family’s wildlife-friendly farm in Devon, to become the next generation to farm the land. But last year’s high fuel prices were a wake-up call for Rebecca. Realising that all food production in the UK is completely dependent on abundant cheap fossil fuel, particularly oil, she sets out to discover just how secure this oil supply is.
Alarmed by the answers, she explores ways of farming without using fossil fuel. With the help of pioneering farmers and growers, Rebecca learns that it is actually nature that holds the key to farming in a low-energy future. (from BBC)
Thank you so much for enabling me to watch this film outside of the UK (which hasn’t been possible up to now). Since it was aired on TV a couple of weeks ago, it seems that everyone has been talking about this film, but I was unable to see it. Judging by the reaction to it, I felt sure it would be good and wasn’t disappointed.
Thank goodness that these issues are being brought into mainstream viewing and that the term “permaculture” is now on the BEEB!!
Thanks again!
Pleasure
Ah, damn the video appear to have been removed from google video now
despite endless attempts i still cannot manage to get to watch this movie….arrgh!!! any ideas of where i might look next???
ta
Andy, you can download the film using bittorrent from e.g. http://onebigtorrent.org/torrents/4659/A-Farm-for-the-Future
If you don’t know how to do that:
http://onebigtorrent.org/howto.php
Good luck!
Josef.
Andy: it is also currently here:
http://www.viddler.com/explore/PermaScience/videos/4/