Glorious Organics is a small-scale, cooperatively owned and operated farm that grows mixed vegetables for farmers markets, restaurants and a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program. The film showcases their co-operative model and organic practices, and discusses the importance of supporting local farms, adaptations for climate change and the effects of extreme weather events on farms and farmers.
Subjects: Design
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Tokaido Shinkansen
Japan’s Tokaido Shinkansen, known as the bullet train, operates on a dedicated railway line at up to 285 km/h.
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The Canadian
The iconic Canadian travels between Vancouver and Toronto; passengers travel in vintage streamliner cars built in the 1950s.
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White Pass & Yukon Route
The White Pass and Yukon route was built in 1869 to take miners and supplies to the Klondike gold fields, and was the worlds first containerized freight railway.
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North Rail Express
The highly-specialized North Rail Express container train travels from Narvik in the Norwegian Arctic Circle to Oslo, delivering cargo of fish as quickly as possible.
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The Ghan
The Ghan takes passengers on a three-day, two-night journey through Australia, from Adelaide in the south to Darwin in the north; the Pichi Pichi Railway offers passengers a trip on an original steam locomotive train.
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Carnival Vista
Carnival Vista is the newest, largest ship to join Carnival Cruise Line, with 10 restaurants, an IMAX theater, a massive water park, and a crew of 1,400 ready to tend to the needs of its 4,600 passengers. But with a new ship comes growing pains, and on this 10-day voyage from Athens, Greece, to Barcelona, Spain, Vista’s troubles begin from the very moment she leaves port. See how the captain and crew hustle to feed, move, entertain, and problem solve around the clock in order to meet their guests’ great expectations aboard this mighty vessel.
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Royal Clipper
Built in 2000, Royal Clipper preserves and celebrates the traditional seagoing ways of the late-1800s, and does it on a grand scale. This modern-day tall ship boasts five masts that soar 190 feet in the air, and 42 sails that can catch even the slightest of breezes. Join us as we set sail down the western coast of Italy, head east to Greece, and north into the Adriatic Sea. It’s a 12-night voyage of luxury and romance for guests, but for the crew, it’s a non-stop adventure thanks to torn sails, a broken motor, and some missing passengers.
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Ocean Endeavour
Ocean Endeavour is about the furthest thing you can imagine from a tropical pleasure cruise. This Arctic expedition offers guests the ultimate ocean odyssey through glacial waters and into remote regions larger cruise ships won’t dare go. Join us on a priceless 12-day polar adventure from Greenland’s west coast across the Davis Strait into Canada and through the Northwest Passage. For passengers, it’s a trip of a lifetime, but for the ship’s crew, every experience brings uncertainty and the potential for danger.