Pakesso Mukash and the Konnected.tv crew brave high altitudes on an epic journey to the Peruvian Andes to meet Zenón Gomel Apaza, a Quechua farmer who has spearheaded a campaign to combat hunger in Peru’s rural communities through ancient knowledge and agrodiversity. Zenón invites us into his garden to show us how he uses traditional farming methods and sacred rituals to cultivate an array of traditional Quechua food staples amid growing concerns about global warming.
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Depth of Field – Films About Farming – Ferme Fiola Farm
Ferme Fiola Farm is a family-owned and operated farm on the 120-acre Fiola family homestead, located in the Franco-Manitoban community of Ste-Geneviève. They raise and sell pasture-raised lamb and wool products using sustainable practices. The film showcases their regenerative practices, carbon capture, and the importance of nose-to-tail farming methods.
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Depth of Field – Films About Farming – Backwoods Buffalo Ranch
“The Backwoods Buffalo Ranch” is named after the farmers’ Metis heritage and the bluff of beautiful spruce in the “backwoods”. They raise Bison, pastured pork, free-range chickens, horses and milking animals. This film focuses on their farm operations and discusses the importance of animal welfare and rural communities.
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Depth of Field – Films About Farming – Grazing Days
Grazing Days produces and sells grass-fed Angus beef, pastured pork, and pastured chicken by direct delivery in the Ottawa-Gatineau region. The film focuses on rotational grazing, carbon capture and farming as a way to solve the climate crisis.
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Depth of Field – Films About Farming – Ferme Coopérative Tourne-Sol
Ferme Coopérative Tourne-Sol is a 15-acre ecological farm that produces certified organic vegetables and seeds. Founded in 2005 by 5 young farmers keen to make a living from sustainable agriculture, the cooperative continues to grow with new employees and co-op members. The film showcases the co-operative model and how the farm connects the community with local agriculture while contributing to building a resilient food system.
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Depth of Field – Films About Farming – Ferme Marcel Goguen Farm
Ferme Marcel Goguen Farm is a diversified operation featuring 6 acres of apple trees and 4 acres of mixed vegetables, along with small livestock including hens, ducks, geese, pigs and a horse. It is a family farm started in 1778, around the arrival of the first Acadians to the region. The film showcases the apple operation, and discusses the importance of small farms and rural communities.
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Depth of Field – Films About Farming – Corn Hill Nursery
Corn Hill Nursery is family owned and operated for more than 40 years and is one of the largest production nurseries in Atlantic Canada. The film showcases the Nursery operations and discusses soil health.
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Depth of Field – Films About Farming – Back to Roots Farm
Back to Roots Farm is a first generation Jamaican-Canadian family owned farm. The film showcases their holistic and natural based practices to grow vegetables and raise free-range goats, sheep, and laying hens. The film also discusses how they use garden style models to promote a more balanced ecosystem on their farm.
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Le loup côtier
Dans les forêts pluviales de la côte Nord du Pacifique, les scientifiques ont récemment découvert une nouvelle sous-espêce de loups gris. À la différence de leurs congénêres ailleurs dans le monde, ces loups nagent, pêchent le saumon et parcourent de grandes distances entre îles et bras de mer. Mélangeant science moderne et connaissances traditionnelles, ce document vidéo dresse le portrait fascinant de cette sous-espêce originale, ainsi que celui du monde immaculé et fragile qu’ils habitent.
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Le monstre de l’Arctique
Présentant une espêce jamais filmée jusqu’ici en pleine nature, cette vidéo raconte une quête scientifique extraordinaire. Pendant quatre ans, des scientifiques ont en effet cherché et finalement trouvé l’une des créatures la plus solitaire et énigmatique de la planête : le requin du Groenland.