Bay Area Bountiful

 
Recycled water is a very important part of overall water management and water conservation, especially when climate change can result in extreme heat, drought, and wildfires. When recycled water is used for agricultural and urban irrigation, it reduces the need to use surface water or groundwater fo...
This segment from Bay Area Bountiful: A Home for Honeybees is about saving the world through art and playfulness. It shows a glimpse into the work of Matthew Willey, who is painting 50,000 honeybees in murals around the world. We focus in on a mural at Janney Elementary School in Washington D.C., wh...
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Biodiversity and Social Diversity: A Resilient Food System
When we talk about resilience in agriculture, we often talk about biodiversity -- how growing many different types of plants and crops together makes a farming operation stronger. The same could be said of our entire food and agriculture system -- in who is farming our food, and how many people are...
California is a wealth of wool and natural fiber production. With such a bounty of material to create yarn, textiles, and clothing products, where does this fit in with the global fashion industry? In this story, we visit a sheep farmer raising sustainable wool to make fiber products, and a fashion...
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Wildlife Center of Silicon Valley
The Wildlife Center of Silicon Valley rescues and rehabilitates wildlife, as well as educates the public about how to coexist with our wild neighbors. Produced by Isabel Fischer Audio Engineer and Recordist: Anthony Garcia Narration: Adia White Additional Footage: Rick Bacigalupi Special Thanks: Lau...
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Capturing Flavor
Taste. Along with smell, it’s one of the first sensations experienced when eating a cheese. In this story, cheese enthusiast Michael O’Brien helps us discover how different cheeses get their unique flavors – from the soil and climate of the region, which affects quality of the milk, to the methods b...

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