Tag: Seed Saving

Watch “Gardens of Destiny” documentary with Dan Jason

Post author By Tatyana
Post date August 28, 2010

I really admire what Dan Jason does. I first saw this documentary while doing research for a college project. That was a time of great soul search for me, when I was feeling that I wanted to do ‘something’, but didn’t know what. Watching “Gardens of Destiny” documentary made it clear to me, for the first time, that there is hope because people like Dan Jason exist. I knew that what I wanted to do was re-connect with the land, be a happy human, the best human I can be.

This beautiful documentary about Dan Jason’s “Salt Spring Seeds” of Canada was produced by Jocelyn Demers in 2009. In the film, Jocelyn Demers meets with Dan Jason and other seed, food and political activists to discuss issues of seed saving, organic food projection, GMO, cancer cures and relationships between people and governments. All these topics are presented in gorgeous settings of Dan Jason’s seed sanctuary and saturated with hope. Multiple solutions are presented, and it just looks so beautiful and inspiring.

Running time: 63 mins (8 parts)

Tags Canada, Community, Dan Jason, documentary, film, food garden, food production, gardening, Gardens of Destiny, Jocelyn Demers, Seed Saving, seed saving network

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Three Fascinating TED Talks by Jonathan Drori

Post author By Tatyana
Post date June 30, 2010

About Jonathan Drori
Jonathan Drori has dedicated his career to media and learning. As the Head of Commissioning for BBC Online, he commissioned the BBC’s very first websites! After almost two decades at the BBC, he’s now a director at Changing Media Ltd., a media and education consultancy, and is a visiting professor at University of Bristol, where he studies educational media and misperceptions in science. He continues to executive produce the occasional TV series, including 2004’s award-winning “The DNA Story” and 2009’s “Great Sperm Race.” He is on the boards of the Royal Botanic Gardens and the Woodland Trust.

(source: Jonathan Drori’s Bio on TED)

Jonathan Drori: Every pollen grain has a story

Pollen goes unnoticed by most of us, except when hay fever strikes. But microscopes reveal it comes in stunning colors and shapes — and travels remarkably well. Jonathan Drori gives an up-close glimpse of these fascinating flecks of plant courtship.

Tags bio diversity, diversity, education, genetic diversity, genetics, inspiration, Jonathan Drori, pollen, Seed Saving, seeds, talk, TED, video

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Gardens of Destiny

Post author By Tatyana
Post date April 9, 2010

A fun and educational 63 minute documentary explaining what sustainable agriculture is and solutions on how to achieve sustainable food production in North America.

Tags Canada, Dan Jason, documentary, film, Gardens of Destiny, inspiration, Salt Spring Seeds, Seed Saving, seeds, video