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World Food Supplies. Lester Brown (bio) talks about falling water tables and aquifer depletion (part one) and rising temperatures and global warming (part two) and how they are impacting world food supplies and costs. Play Video (Flash) - Part 1, 2 (Video Help). Source: Big Picture TV. More about Lester Brown >>

The Fast Changing World Food Prospect. Lester Brown (bio) explains why excessive pumping for irrigation to satisfy food needs today almost guarantees a decline in food production tomorrow. Abstract here (PDF). Play Video (Windows) - Part 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 (Video Help). Source: Bayer CropScience. More about Lester Brown >>

Using Food Crops For Biofuel Production. Lester Brown (bio) discusses the challenging situation created when food crops are used for biofuel production. In part two, he talks about the specific crops used for biofuels. Play Video (Flash) - Part 1, 2 (Video Help). ~10 minutes. Source: Big Picture TV. More about Lester Brown >>

The Meatrix. This animated cartoon, spoofing the movie The Matrix, provides a critical view of factory farming. Topics include animal cruelty, antibiotic resistant germs, pollution, workers' rights, and community issues. The video posits that consumers can make a difference by choosing more sustainable food alternatives. Play Video (Flash) (Video Help). ~3 minute. Source: Sustainable Table - Free Range Studios.

A Threat To Living Communities. Medha Patkar, an Indian social activist, describes the difficulties India's farmers are facing due to modern economic development. Farmers are losing the ability to meet their families basic needs both by not having enough food for their families and by not being able to command high enough prices in the market. Play Video (Flash) (Video Help). ~6 minutes. Source: OneWorldTV.

Eating Seasonal Fresh Local Produce. Interview segment with Bill McKibben describing his experience eating seasonal foods grown locally near his home in Vermont. The benefits of eating fresh local produce are both environmental and surprisingly social, as he explains. Play Video (Flash) (Video Help). ~1 minute. Source: Big Picture TV.

Backwards Hamburger. This cartoon by Free Range Studios creatively expresses many issues in the fast food industry including toxics, artificial preservatives, transportation, animal cruelty, meatpacking safety, and worker rights and salaries. The video promotes the documentary film Fast Food Nation. Play Video (Flash) (Video Help). ~3 minutes. Source: Free Range Studios on YouTube.

Grocery Store Wars. Using animated fruits and vegetables this Star Wars spoof pits organic produce against "the dark side of the farm" that uses chemical pesticides, irradiation, and genetic engineering to grow food. Play Video (Flash) (Video Help). ~6 minutes. Source: Free Range Studios on YouTube.

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