Interviews with experts on the science, politics, and culture of food

Curt Ellis and Ian Cheney talk about Truck Farm (video)

Curt Ellis and Ian Cheney talk about Truck Farm (video)

King Corn filmmakers, Curt Ellis and Ian Cheney, have come together to create another film about how do we grow fresh, local food in urban environments.

Seeds of Life: Consolidation in the Seed Industry (video)

Seeds of Life: Consolidation in the Seed Industry (video)

Frank Morton, an organic seed breeder from Philomath, Oregon, explains the current structure of the global commercial seed industry, as part of our ongoing series, Seeds of Life.

Seeds Of Life: Open Pollination (video)

Seeds Of Life: Open Pollination (video)

Willamette Valley organic seed breeder, Frank Morton, explains the benefits of open pollination in plant breeding.

A Conversation with Anna Lappé on Climate Change, Industrial Agriculture, and Conversion to a Climate Friendly Food System-2 (video)

A Conversation with Anna Lappé on Climate Change, Industrial Agriculture, and Conversion to a Climate Friendly Food System-2 (video)

Lappé responds to the question, what is the proper role for government to play with our food system?

A Conversation with Anna Lappé on Climate Change, Industrial Agriculture, and Conversion to a Climate Friendly Food System (video)

A Conversation with Anna Lappé on Climate Change, Industrial Agriculture, and Conversion to a Climate Friendly Food System (video)

Anna Lappe knows how to focus abstract, interrelated concepts, such as industrial agriculture, and our food system, into concrete terms as they relate to climate change concerns.

Seeds Of Life: Hybrids and the Emergence of Seed Monopolies

Seeds Of Life: Hybrids and the Emergence of Seed Monopolies

For almost all of agriculture existence, marking a remarkable span of 10,000 years, farmers were largely the stewards of the land and the crops that they grew.

Seeds of Life: The Organic Seed Breeder (video)

Seeds of Life: The Organic Seed Breeder (video)

Frank Morton, a Willamette Valley organic seed breeder shares his expert knowledge of how plant breeding techniques.

Raj Patel: Food Sovereignty (video)

Raj Patel: Food Sovereignty (video)

Raj Patel, author of The Value of Nothing, explains what food sovereignty means, and why people around the world are fighting to have a say in their own food system.