The Bearded Beekeeper

Preparation of "spawn" for commercial mushrooms, which grow to the tune of "You Came Along." Also: extraction & uses of snake venom; personal dress forms; a Frank Lloyd Wright building in Racine, Wisc.

Defying modernity, 90-year-old Agatha forges a solitary existence on her ancestral farm preserving heirloom seeds.

This documentary film follows farmers and activists fighting together to stop the Indiana Enterprise Center, a mega-sized industrial park planned west of South Bend, Indiana

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It's a warm spring night, and the bee cowboys of Prince Edward Island begin rounding up their hives.

Investigation into a global ecological disaster that could endanger the entire human race. Today, a third of our food depends directly on bees, the most important agricultural pollinator* on our planet. Yet, for several years now, millions of bees have been mysteriously disappearing. Why? Will we be able to cope with this predicted catastrophe?

Three farming families in Hanyuan, China, strive to give their children a good life in the midst of an ecological crisis, as widespread use of pesticides leads to a dramatic decline in bees and other pollinating insects in the valley.

A strange story from Somerset, England about a filmmaking farmer and the inspiring legacy of his long-lost home movies.

89-year-old Italian immigrant Mike Nardone operates a farm all by himself in Alberta, Canada.

The forage harvester cuts the tall grass and then the brilliant baler squashes it into big bales.

Clever machines are needed in the potato field and Cheeky Midge gets a closer look.

The combine harvester harvests sunflowers and the children make sunflower seed balls for the birds.

Lots of tractors help the forage harvester to harvest the maize and Farmer Tom puts it into a huge pile.

An apple harvester collects up apples that are given a good wash and the children make apple juice.

It's time for muck spreading on the farm using all the muck that Farmer Tom has cleared from the cow's barn.

This short film reveals the story behind oatmeal cookies, from the farmer's field to fresh from the oven. Without words.

Local, organic, and sustainable are words we associate with food production today, but 40 years ago, when Fran and Tony McQuail started farming in Southwestern Ontario, they were barely spoken. Since 1973, the McQuails have been helping to build the organic farming community and support the next generation of organic farmers. This is a documentary about the McQuails that explores the very real ways their farm has contributed to the long term ecological viability of agriculture in Ontario. It is a call to action for all those who believe there is a better way to take care of our planet and feed the world.

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Sepp Holzer explains some of the innovative, labour-saving agricultural techniques he applies at his farm in the Eastern Alps of Salzburg, Austria.

The Sadies Stop and Start captures a moment in time. That time was uncertain and dark. Still reeling from losing Dallas, we found out that Mike needed to have emergency wrist surgery. We needed to play these songs, not knowing if we would ever have the opportunity again. With one day's notice, documentary filmmaker Ron Mann and a stellar crew pulled together to help us capture these songs. Friends and family gathered to help out and show their support. James McKenty engineered in his mobile recording trailer, In Record Time Studio. The resulting film looked and sounded better than we could have hoped. We are thankful to share that Mike's surgery was successful and we are back out on the road and coming to a city near you.