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GRITtv: The Harvest: Farming Sustainably in New York
Eating less meat might be better for the world, but it can definitely be delicious. Buckwheat is actually a fruit, a grain substitute that can be excellent for those with gluten sensitivities, or just a nice alternative to the usual. GRITtv's Danya Abt and Zac Halberd took a trip up to Ithaca, NY to visit the buckwheat fields, where Erick Smith, Greg Mol and Shane Hardy of Cayuga Organics took her from the field to the flour mill, introducing us to the challenges of sustainable farming and its many rewards. Thanks to Kevin McHugh and the Andrew Oliver Kora Band for the music! Distributed by Tubemogul.
Email this pageGRITtv: One Handshake Away From Food Supply
Wendell Berry, author of "Bringing It to the Table: On Farming and Food," has written extensively about farming, food, and our relation to it. In this video from the Progressive Book Club, Polly Armour of the Four Winds Farm explains how Berry's ideas are put into action in true sustainable farming, leading to a new culture of food.
GRITtv: Structural Solutions for Jobs Crisis
President Obama spoke today about the need for more government action to spur job creation, saying that small businesses and green jobs were the way forward for the nation. He proposed shifting funds from the TARP program to job creation programs and offered tax cuts and incentives. But as Maya Wiley of the Center for Social Inclusion, Tim Casey of Legal Momentum, Heather Boushey of the Center for American Progress and Max Fraad Wolff of The New School for Social Research explain, the problems with unemployment and underemployment in this country aren't just results of this current recession, and they will not be fixed simply by returning to where we were.
GRITtv: Sanders Unfiltered: Environment + Economy = Harmony
In this latest clip from Senator Bernie Sanders' ongoing collaboration with Brave New Films, we take a look at the way good environmental policy can actually be good economic policy as well. Despite the claims of those who say that acting to fix climate change will kill jobs, we can actually create a sustainable economy by investing in green jobs, and making those jobs pay a living wage.
