Jun
2010
‘Our Seeds: Seeds Blong Yumi’ Documentary
The Seed Saver’s Network has been fighting a David and Goliath battle since 1986 when Jude and Michel Fanton created the non-profit organisation whose main aim is to conserve and share locally adapted varieties of food plants.
More than ever, as climate change and unpredictable weather patterns loom, we need to preserve a genetically diverse genepool of food plants to be able to adapt to these conditions. Commercial agriculture and the modern food system favour a small range of food plants that require high inputs of fertilisers and chemical pesticides and that are selected mainly for productivity, shelf life and appearance.
‘Our Seeds: Seeds Blong Yumi’ is a 57 min documentary which looks at the issue of the need to preserve the diverse food heritage from Melanesian and other countries as they become increasingly reliant on imports of hybrid seeds and white rice, biscuits and noodles. The film also looks into the solutions such as setting up local seed networks and education of the importance of preserving diversity.
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The film was shot in 11 countries (Spain, France, Italy, India, Sri Lanka, China, Vietnam, Taiwan, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Australia) and is set to a lively soundtrack recorded in the field that is just as diverse as the food plants they grow.
Audio is English and Pacific Pigin. Subtitles are English and French.
Our Seeds ~ Seeds Blong Yumi, Documentary by The Seed Saver's Network
Preserving the diversity of our food crop heritage is something that unites us all. ‘Our Seeds’ is a 57 minute documentary set on a global stage about cherishing and preserving the seeds our ancestors used and the modern day threats to our food quality and health.
‘Our Seeds’ was produced by The Seed Savers’ Network and filmed in eleven countries across twenty tribal groups. Language options are English and Pacific Pigin, with subtitles in English or French.
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