Food Superhighway
Each year 40,000 tons of bacon is exported from Denmark to Japan. Four hundred thousand tons of Canadian peas are sent to India. And millions of tons of potatoes are grown in the Egyptian desert from Scottish seeds, then shipped to Europe packed in Irish peat. This program outlines the astoundingly...
| Other Authors: | BBC Worldwide Ltd., Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase. |
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
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New York, N.Y. :
Infobase,
[2011], c2009.
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| Physical Description: |
1 streaming video file (49 min.) : sd., col., digital file. |
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| Summary: |
Each year 40,000 tons of bacon is exported from Denmark to Japan. Four hundred thousand tons of Canadian peas are sent to India. And millions of tons of potatoes are grown in the Egyptian desert from Scottish seeds, then shipped to Europe packed in Irish peat. This program outlines the astoundingly complex logistical and technological underpinnings of what it takes to grow, harvest, preserve, package, and export edible goods via the food superhighway - a web of land routes, shipping lanes, and flight paths that connects every country on the globe. But is being able to eat fresh produce year-round worth the ecological price? |
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| Item Description: |
Films on Demand is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware. Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on January 06, 2011. Introduction to the Food Superhighway (2:28) -- Barren Desert Farmland (2:27) -- Scottish Potatoes in Egypt (2:55) -- World Trade Revolution (4:37) -- Global Food Highway (2:00) -- Produce Quality Standards (3:03) -- Produce Cooling Process (3:00) -- Environmental Debate Over Air Freight (3:42) -- Tea Bags Join Food Superhighway (2:04) -- Tightly Controlled Food Production Environment (2:49) -- Alternative Produce Growing Method (3:00) -- Farmer's Struggle with Nature (2:27) -- Food Freshness Tools Techniques (3:36) -- Slowing Down Nature (2:56) -- Fresh but not Local Fish (2:52) -- Mechanical Fish Processing (3:54) -- Vast Food Distribution (1:33) -- Credits: Food Superhighway (0:34) Access requires authentication through Films on Demand. Each year 40,000 tons of bacon is exported from Denmark to Japan. Four hundred thousand tons of Canadian peas are sent to India. And millions of tons of potatoes are grown in the Egyptian desert from Scottish seeds, then shipped to Europe packed in Irish peat. This program outlines the astoundingly complex logistical and technological underpinnings of what it takes to grow, harvest, preserve, package, and export edible goods via the food superhighway - a web of land routes, shipping lanes, and flight paths that connects every country on the globe. But is being able to eat fresh produce year-round worth the ecological price? 6 & up. System requirements: FOD playback platform. Mode of access: Internet. Closed-captioned. |
| Physical Description: |
1 streaming video file (49 min.) : sd., col., digital file. |
| Format: |
System requirements: FOD playback platform. Mode of access: Internet. |
| Audience: |
6 & up. |
| Access: |
Access requires authentication through Films on Demand. |