Growing flowers, vegetables and herds in greenhouses in Connecticut extends the growing season. The Greenhouse Effect: Alternative Growing in Connecticut by Adrien DeFontaine [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YTe-U6Lq2c[/youtube]
A documentary that compares the sustainability of a vegetable-based diet and a meat-based diet. It follows a vegan student at Wesleyan University (Haley Sacks) and an omnivore student at Wesleyan University (Jake Barack) to gain insight into their perspectives on diet, sustainability, water consumption and virtual water. Interviews with Nunzio Corsino and Stephen LaPenta illuminate … Read more
This documentary follows the current, student run composting initiative at Wesleyan, and the obstacles the committee faces in terms of getting the administration involved and institutionalization. It is a brief history of the successes, failures, problems, and future of the composting committee, depicted with many officials involved with food and waste management on campus. Nutritious … Read more
A documentary focuses on the challenges vineyard owners must face in Connecticut and their subsequent path towards overcoming these obstacles. This documentary provides insight into the fastest growing agricultural sector in the state of Connecticut. California Dreaming: A Story of Connecticut Wine by Reed Sarney [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMFFqtPYqz8[/youtube]
A documentary on the challenges vineyard owners must face in Connecticut and their subsequent path towards overcoming these obstacles. This documentary provides insight into the fastest growing agricultural sector in the state of Connecticut. Connecticut Vineyards: Overcoming Obstacles by Annie deBoer [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijH5uPzIzTI[/youtube]
A documentary on the challenges vineyard owners must face in Connecticut and their subsequent path towards overcoming these obstacles. This documentary provides insight into the fastest growing agricultural sector in the state of Connecticut. The Wine Business: The Struggle for “Local” Wine in Connecticut by Conan Cheong [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MAcgp3JIsU[/youtube]
This film weighs the environmental ramifications of vegan and omnivore diets at Wesleyan, particularly with regard to their associated water use, and offers findings and solutions that promote a more sustainable water footprint. Saturated Sustenance: The Water Content of Vegan & Omnivore Diets by Greer Dent [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahoLyTnZsEY[/youtube]
A look at the quandaries of institutionalizing composting on campus through the eyes of the composting committee, dining director (Michael Strumf), head chef at Star and Crescent restaurant (Ryan Talbot), and operations manager at Dainty Rubbish (Fred Smyth). Pulped by Marina Reza [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SbXTk_jFfM[/youtube]
An informative documentary that pursues the water footprints of two Wesleyan students, a meat-eater and vegan; and explores the impacts of their diets on the greater issue of a growing world water crisis (along with the choices we can make to reduce the strain on virtual water through the food we eat). Eating the World’s … Read more
An investigation on the conflicts of institutionalizing composting on the Wesleyan campus. The Leftovers by Zoe Treeson [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6Rg2riGjFg[/youtube]
