100% Baumwolle: Made in India [100% cotton: made in India]
From its polluted landscapes to its poisoned workers, India is paying a heavy price for Europe’s desire for cheap cotton.
From its polluted landscapes to its poisoned workers, India is paying a heavy price for Europe’s desire for cheap cotton.
This exploration of the deepening crisis of food security in India looks at four case studies, dealing respectively with Punjab, Warangal, Kalahandi, and Bellary. These are interspersed by insights into a movement in the Himalayas that may offer alternatives in the form of sustainable agricultural systems, which revive traditional agricultural practices (Beej Bachao Andolan).
The film documents Sandra Steingraber’s travels across North America, during which the ecologist and writer works toward breaking the silence over cancer and its environmental links.
The film follows the trial of Nicaraguan banana farmers against the Dole company.
Raising Resistance tells the story of Paraguay’s small-scale farmers resistance against genetic soy enterprises.
This film documents the effect of chemical and pesticide residuals on the Inuit community of Greenland, where they are carried by oceans and snow. It also examines the situations of those around the globe who must use these pesticides to survive.
This film examines the global reach of transgenic agricultural technology through the use of genetically modified soy produced in Argentina and used as pig feed in Denmark, as well as the far-reaching health consequences in both countries.
Lunchtime Colloquium at the Rachel Carson Center with Bart Elmore.