Organic Nation Checks Out Yale’s Winter Greenhouse
November 19, 2009
Winter may be closing in on us, but that doesn’t mean that we have to stop growing our own food, even for those who live in the cold Northeast. The OrganicNation.tv team talked to Yale Sustainable Food Project director Melina Shannon-DiPietro about the project’s unheated greenhouse, which continues producing tasty winter greens well into the coldest time of the year.
Winter Harvest at Yale’s Greenhouse from OrganicNation on Vimeo.
Want to know more about the Yale Sustainable Food Project? Check out Organic Nation’s other video from their visit to the one-acre organic farm founded by Alice Waters and members of the Yale faculty in 2001. Or, visit Yale.edu/SustainableFood.
Link [Organic Nation] + [Yale]
OrganicNation.tv Checks Out Rooftop Farming in Chicago
August 30, 2009
The team at OrganicNation.tv, who are taking a short break from traveling the nation to explore America’s sustainable food landscape, stopped by Chicago restaurant Uncommon Ground to check out the first certified organic rooftop farm in the nation.
Check it out as Dorothee Royal-Hedinger tours the roof, samples honey from the restaurant’s rooftop bee colony and learns more about the benefits of local produce and the challenges that rooftop farming can pose.
Organic Rooftop Farming in Chicago from OrganicNation on Vimeo.
Want to support OrganicNation.tv? Check out their Earthkeepers page at Changents.com, where you can become a fan, build buzz by sharing their story with friends, donate funds or respond to an action request.
Last chance to support OrganicNation.tv’s bid for the Nau Grant for Change! Voting closes on Monday, August 31st (that’s tomorrow!).
Link [OrganicNation.tv]
Support OrganicNation.tv’s Bid for NAU’s Grant for Change
July 21, 2009
Exciting news – OrganicNation.tv has been nominated for NAU’s Grant for Change! The $10,000 award will highlight the efforts of people who move in the spirit of the Nau Collective and support those who instigate lasting, positive change in their communities – and there’s no doubt that the Organic Nation team accomplishes that goal.
Support OrganicNation.tv by heading over to the NAU Grant for Change site and voting! Here’s why:
As obesity and diabetes rates climb and farming techniques continue to pollute the air and water, it is crucial to educate young Americans about their food options. This fall, OrganicNation.tv will continue building awareness on and offline to empower young people about issues of food safety, nutrition and sustainable farming.
On the heels of their successful West Coast KickOff Tour, Dorothee Royal-Hedinger and Mark Andrew Boyer will embark on journey across the U.S. Traveling from California to Maine, they will gather and share stories from farmers, urban gardeners, activists and chefs and address issues like: “How can farming be sustainable?” “Is organic food more nutritious than conventional food?” “Can organic food feed the world?” This project will be formed into a free educational toolkit for use in 8th and 9th grade classrooms, empowering the next generation to build a sustainable nation.
Here’s how to vote:
1) Go to: https://www.nau.com/za/NAU?PAGE=register&nextpage=grant-for-change and register
2) Sign in with email address and password you registered with in step 1 here: https://www.nau.com/za/NAU?PAGE=login&nextpage=grant-for-change
3) Vote for us by giving us 5 stars (or however many you want) here: http://www.nau.com/collective/grant-for-change/dorothee-royal-hedinger-and-mark-andrew-boyer-482.html
You’ve got to drop by OrganicNation.tv to check out all the awesome video content and blog entries, including photos of America’s first certified-organic rooftop farm and an interview with an organic brewmaster. OrganicNation.tv’s hard work brings the everyday wonders of sustainable food into sharp focus, giving us all an inside view of how sustainable food systems are created across the country.
Link [NAU Grant for Change] + [OrganicNation.tv]
What’s Organic About Organic Beer?
July 6, 2009
OrganicNation.tv is back with yet another awesome video from their travels across America exploring the sustainable food landscape. This time, the Organic Nation team caught up with Chad Kennedy, Head Brewer at Portland’s Laurelwood Public House and Brewery.
From OrganicNation.tv:
Portland is of course known for its beer and microbreweries, and the Portland beer scene has been swept up in the organic movement in recent years (which is why the North American Organic Brewers Festival was held in Portland over the weekend).
Laurelwood wasn’t the first certified-organic brewery in Oregon, but it has been the longest lasting. Chad and his brewers have two organic brews, the the Free Range Red and Tree Hugger Porter, and if Dorothee and Chad seem a bit happier than usual, it’s because we had the pleasure of tasting both of them during the shoot.
Chad walked us through the whole process of brewing organic beer, and to our surprise he told us that hops aren’t actually organic in some organic beers. The USDA only requires that 95 percent of the ingredients in certified-organic beer are themselves organic, and because organic hops are in very short supply right now, conventional hops are often used in certified-organic beer.
Check it out:
What’s Organic About Organic Beer? from OrganicNation on Vimeo.
Watch more Organic Nation videos over at OrganicNation.tv!
Link [OrganicNation.tv]
OrganicNation.tv Interviews Curtis Ellis, Producer of King Corn
July 1, 2009
The OrganicNation team’s kickoff tour was a great success, and they got plenty of awesome video footage as well as lots of great photos documenting the trip. OrganicNation.tv is an exploration of the American sustainable food landscape focusing on the people, places and products that are shaping a new green economy and lifestyle.
At the Organic Summit in Stevenson, Washington, the Organic Nation team – including EarthFirst’s own Dorothee Royal-Hedinger – got a chance to speak with Curtis Ellis, the producer of ‘King Corn’, about his new film entitled ‘Big River’.
Interview with Curtis Ellis of “King Corn” from OrganicNation on Vimeo.
Check out the OrganicNation.tv website – there are more videos, a blog and even a community map that helps you find resources in your neighborhood and across the country. Stay tuned for more updates!
Catching Up with OrganicNation.tv: What’s a CSA?
June 18, 2009
Our own Dorothee Royal-Hedinger has returned to Chicago after three weeks on the road with her new project OrganicNation.tv, an exploration of the American sustainable food landscape focusing on the people, places and products that are shaping a new green economy and lifestyle.
Dorothee and her Organic Nation partner in green, Mark Andrew Boyer, learned a lot while traveling around the U.S. and they’re sharing it with us through a series of awesome informative videos including this one about CSAs.
The Organic Nation team visited the Thorpe Family Organic Farm in East Aurora, New York where Gail Thorpe shared how her farm is sustained through support from her local community. Check it out:
What is Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)? from OrganicNation on Vimeo.
Organic Nation will be going back on the road shortly, and we’ll bring you updates as they come!
Link [OrganicNation.tv]
