In times of war they are called Victory Gardens. Small urban plots that contribute to the food supply but mean so much more to the people who tend them.
Growing plants for food connects us to the earth and makes us feel safer. It helps children understand where their dinner comes from and shows us all the joy of watching a bean rise up on its magical stalk.
COVID has prompted an explosion of urban food gardens. We’ll meet a growing family that feels better when they garden together. They will show us why this trend is likely to stick around.
Up Next in Season 1
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Food Foragers
It’s quite simple – without seeds we do not have food. And nine out of every ten bites taken around the world today begins with the planting of a seed.
Preserving the variety of genetic material in crops protects us from plant disease.
In an age of monoculture, diversity makes our food system les... -
Green Robot
COVID has stopped international travel cold. Now, Canadian farmers can no longer rely on immigrant labor to work their fields. What is the answer?
Meet Dot: a fully automated seeder and harvester. Dot starts her engine, rolls out to the field on her own, and comes back with the harvest.
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There's an App for That
Modern farms are vast – far too big for a person to cover in a day. So today’s farmer instead relies on a network of sensors and satellites to keep an eye on their crops. But sometimes that can mean too much data to make sense of.
Decisive Farming of Beiseker specializes in making all that digita...
