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Food Forward

Food Forward: Urban Agriculture Across America is a half-hour, character-driven survey of urban farming across the country. In the pilot, we meet the food rebels who are growing food right where we live--in cities.

The U.S. of Agriculture

24m 40s

From the Founding Farmers to the modern Farm Bill, what has 200 years of progress brought to the table? More food at lower prices for sure, but also food fights over the environment, hunger, nutrition, and waste. In this closing episode of Food Forward, politicians, policy watchdogs and food experts take us on a personal tour through the history of food and agriculture in America.

Episodes

  • The U.S. of Agriculture: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The U.S. of Agriculture

    S1 E13 - 24m 40s

    From the Founding Farmers to the modern Farm Bill, what has 200 years of progress brought to the table? More food at lower prices for sure, but also food fights over the environment, hunger, nutrition, and waste. In this closing episode of Food Forward, politicians, policy watchdogs and food experts take us on a personal tour through the history of food and agriculture in America.

  • Wild Food, I Think I Love You : asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Wild Food, I Think I Love You

    S1 E12 - 24m 40s

    Once upon a time, wild food was all there was. If you didn’t pick it, catch it, or kill it, you didn’t eat. That’s all changed, of course, but what have we lost in our move from the wilderness that once supported us? And what could we gain by rediscovering foraging as a source of food?

  • Food on the Brain : asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Food on the Brain

    S1 E11 - 24m 41s

    Explore the disconnect between the belly and the brain and America’s national eating disorder. A journey to Cornell’s Food and Brand Lab unveils the psychology of consumer habits and introduces viewers to simple tips and tricks for a healthier diet. We also take a journey up to the Hudson River Valley on a transformative journey of one Navy veteran who is reinventing himself through culinary arts.

  • Make Food, Not Waste: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Make Food, Not Waste

    S1 E10 - 24m 40s

    Americans throw away 34 million tons of food each year. That’s like tossing a quarter of the groceries we buy directly into the trash. But where some see garbage, others find green gold. Explore the secret life of food scraps, landfills and the people who love them. San Francisco is leading the charge in composting municipal food waste.

  • Quest for Water: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Quest for Water

    S1 E9 - 24m 40s

    How can agriculture use less water and still grow enough food for everyone? Are we finally emerging from the water wars of the west that pitted Native American tribes and environmentalists against farmers and ranchers? Dive into solutions that some water users are discovering to protect this most precious resource in the face of drought, politics and environmental conflicts.

  • Food (Justice) for All: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Food (Justice) for All

    S1 E8 - 24m 40s

    All across the country, the ways and means of America's small farmers are evolving. Young Hispanic farm laborers in California’s Salinas Valley are moving up the economic ladder, training to become tomorrow’s organic farm owners. In Houston, Congolese refugees are creating communities around vacant urban lots.

  • The Future of Food: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The Future of Food

    S1 E7 - 24m 41s

    A new breed of passionate farmers, chefs and scientists are revamping the American food system. Combining people’s passions and technological ingenuity, visit tech-savvy growers flying crop-monitoring drones in California’s central valley. We step into CU Boulder’s lab to map the human microbiome with visionary food journalist, Michael Pollan.

  • School Lunch Revival: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    School Lunch Revival

    S1 E6 - 24m 40s

    All public school kids have access to free or reduced-price lunch. But affordability doesn’t necessarily mean it’s good for them. Detroit’s renegade lunch lady is not only serving kids healthy food, she’s got them growing it, too. Houston schools are joining a national movement with “seed to plate” classroom cooking and ia new generation of service members is connecting farmers and schools.

  • Modern Milk: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Modern Milk

    S1 E5 - 24m 40s

    American dairy is undergoing a renaissance. A cottage industry of dairy farmers, cheesemakers and creameries are creating delicious alternatives to industrial milk. Meet west-coast raw milk revolutionaries, Vermont cheese entrepreneurs making serious cheddar, and ice cream innovators in San Francisco and New York City.

  • SOS: Save Our Soil: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    SOS: Save Our Soil

    S1 E4 - 26m 46s

    The top six inches of soil are the most precious, yet least understood ecosystem on earth—yet we continue to treat soil like dirt. Get down and dirty with large-scale Midwestern composters, California carbon farmers reversing climate change and a West Virginia poultry farmer creating ‘biochar’ from chicken poop. Explore new frontiers beneath our feet that just might save our soil.

  • Seeds of Change: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Seeds of Change

    S1 E3 - 24m 40s

    Seeds represent hope, a new beginning. Amid battles over GMO crops and monocultures that dominate American farmlands, meet seed savers pursuing grassroots alternatives. From the dry deserts of Arizona to corn and soybean growers in Iowa and Illinois, genetic diversity does matter and the roots of change are taking hold.

  • The Meat of the Matter: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The Meat of the Matter

    S1 E2 - 24m 44s

    Cheap meat is actually quite costly, taking its toll on America’s health and the environment. The good news is it’s now possible to have your steak and eat it, too. Meet a new breed of ranchers who are leading the red meat revolution by returning to traditional styles of raising cattle. Iowan bison ranchers, Georgian cattlemen and Californian cowgirls all have one thing in common— grass.

Extras + Features

  • Food Rebel: Will Harris: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Food Rebel: Will Harris

    S1 - 1m 48s

    Will Harris is taking his farm back to pre-industrial practices. The result is delicious.

  • Food Rebel: Paul Greenberg: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Food Rebel: Paul Greenberg

    S1 - 1m 48s

    Paul Greenberg is the acclaimed author of "American Catch" and an expert on all things seafood.

  • Food Rebel: Bob Jackson: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Food Rebel: Bob Jackson

    S1 - 1m 56s

    Bob Jackson raises buffalo the way he saw them as a ranger in Yellow Stone Park.

  • Food Rebel: Anya Fernald: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Food Rebel: Anya Fernald

    S1 - 1m 55s

    Anya Fernald is the CEO of Belcampo Meat Co. Her revolutionary idea? Pay for quality.

  • Food Rebel: Sean Barrett: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Food Rebel: Sean Barrett

    S1 - 1m 57s

    Sean Barrett is a fisherman working hard to bring new meaning to "catch of the day."

  • Series Preview: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Series Preview

    S1 - 2m 40s

    Food Forward showcases innovators and pioneers -- food rebels -- transforming the way we grow and eat our food. We meet farmers, chefs, teachers, scientists, fishermen and ranchers in more than 50 cities and towns across the country who are all providing new solutions to help combat America's growing food challenges.

  • Promo: Food Forward: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Promo: Food Forward

    S1 - 30s

    Take a peak at this new half-hour, character-driven look at urban farming across the U.S.

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