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81) Silo
Publisher
Oscilloscope Laboratories
Language
English
Formats
Description
Inspired by true events, SILO follows a harrowing day in an American farm town. Disaster strikes when teenage Cody becomes the victim of a grain entrapment accident. Family, neighbors, and first responders must put aside their differences to rescue him from drowning in the 50-foot-tall silo where corn quickly turns to quicksand. Shedding light on an issue plaguing rural America, SILO shows how dangerous modern farming can be, while also highlighting...
82) No Place To Grow
Publisher
New Day Films
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (27 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
NO PLACE TO GROW follows a group of Latino farmers who find themselves representing a movement to save the last green space centered within a neighborhood facing gentrification. Over time we find out what happens when migrated farming traditions intersect with the “urban growth machine.” Set in Santa Cruz, CA, a small city known for its liberal ideology, a community becomes conflicted as the fate of the garden is in jeopardy.
Author
Publisher
Sky Pony Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"Alongside Karl, you'll learn many interesting things about tractors and other farm machinery. You'll discover the inner workings of a farm, from harvesting to everyday chores! Not only will you learn some fun facts, but you'll also find out where the food we eat comes from"--
Author
Publisher
H. Holt
Pub. Date
c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.7 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
[32] p. : col. ill. ; 21 x 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
Six days a week the chickens help the Greenstalk family and their animals recover from mishaps that occur on the farm, but they need one day to rest.
Series
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 33 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Tai A Chau is home for both farmers and fishermen who use the island as a permanent harborfor their small floating homes. The daily routines of Mr. Wong, a fisherman, and Mr. Ng, a farmer, are representative of their respective problems of survival, mutual dependence, and hopes for the future.
Publisher
Under the Milky Way
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (103 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
In this century alone the world population will increase to 10 billion. Where do we get enough food for that many people? How do we stop mankind from destroying the very foundation of its food source? Valentin Thurn travels the world to study the essentials of food production, during which he encounters diverse interest groups. He meets organic farmers and agriculture industry speculators, visits urban gardens and commercial slaughterhouses. The film...
Publisher
Royal Anthropological Institute
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (58 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Filmmaker Kaira's childhood friend Shawa moved as a young widow with two sons to her present home in search of good land. Here she met Garombe and had four more children. We get close to each family member in scenes of daily life, starting with children milking cows at dawn. After taking grain by donkey to a distant flourmill, Shawa and daughters brew beer, which the sons drink when plowing the field. We learn how Shawa trained oxen to plow, and Garombe...
Publisher
First Run Features
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (35 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
THE SOUL OF A FARMER follows Patty Gentry, a former chef, as she battles to earn a living on her three acre Early Girl Farm on Long Island. Isabella Rossellini, from whom Patty rents her land tells us, "Patty is the Picasso of vegetables!" The documentary upends the romance of farm-to-table – buying fresh produce directly from farmers markets and at farm stands is wonderful, but the farmer's life is a constant struggle. We watch Patty work her butt...
Author
Series
Animal planet adventures volume 2
Publisher
Liberty Street, an imprint of Time Inc. Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
112 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
During summer vacation at their grandparents' farm, Luke and Sarah are in charge of the petting zoo, and must wrangle all of the sheep, goats, chickens, cows, and bunnies when they escape.
93) Chirp
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Formats
Description
Moving to Vermont the summer after seventh grade, a young gymnast hides a secret as she makes new friends and investigates her grandmother's claim that someone is trying to destroy her cricket farm.
95) Little bird
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Little Bird faces many challenges when attempting to find her flock's good-luck charm that was lost during an attack by a wild fisher cat"--
96) Spot's harvest
Author
Series
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
[14] p. : col. ill. ; 16 x 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
Spot and Steve help on the farm by picking apples and pumpkins and celebrate the harvest with apple pie.
Publisher
Shout Factory
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (87 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Formats
Description
When an alien with amazing powers crash-lands near Mossy Bottom Farm, Shaun the Sheep goes on a mission to shepherd the intergalactic visitor home before a sinister organization can capture her.
Author
Publisher
Picture Window Books
Pub. Date
c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 p. : col. ill. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
When Gus and Bean go to gather farm vegetables for Thanksgiving, Bean brings his camera along so that he can finish a homework assignment.
99) Green Tractor
Author
Publisher
Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Helping the farmer get everything ready for Harvest Day, Green Tractor can't wait for the children to arrive so he can pull the wagon for the hayride!
100) Practical homestead: the backyard handbook for growing food, raising animals, & nurturing your land
Author
Publisher
DK Pub
Pub. Date
2010, c1998
Physical Desc
192 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
Explores the mechanics of farm life, including milking a cow, harnessing a horse, canning, planting an orchard, filling sausages, pressing cider, and spinning wool.
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