For centuries, rice farmers on the island of Bali have taken great care not to offend Dewi Danu, the water goddess who dwells in the crater lake near the peak of Batur volcano. Through an analysis of ritual, resource management practices (planting schedules, irrigation vs. conservation, etc) and social organization, anthropologist Steve Lansing and ecologist James Kremer discover the intricacy and sustainability of this ancient water management agricultural system.
The people and their labor are bound to the land in the cycle of activities to the sowing to the har...

America's policy of producing cheap food at all costs has long hobbled small independent farmers, ra...
Five Guamanians interviewed in the early 2000s recall the Japanese bombing of Guam on 7 December 194...
Document about the achievements of unified agricultural cooperatives in Slovakia. In the form of an ...
Agitka about a peasant who joined a unified agricultural cooperative when he became convinced of the...
A film about the experiences that Czechoslovak peasants gained on a study trip to the Soviet Union.
Documentary film about the advantages of joint farming in unified agricultural cooperatives.

Rural life in the mountainous valley near Gilgit - now in the Northern areas of Pakistan.

A poetic and contemplative journey of harmony between different forms of life that coexist on the ea...

This feature-length educational film teaches you how to set up your own permaculture orchard at virt...