BBC documentary on the precient global farming and food
crisis, filmed in the UK.
Topics covered are the influence of oil on the food production, peak-oil, food
security, carbon emissions, sustainability and permaculture.
Wildlife film maker Rebecca Hosking investigates how to
transform her family’s farm in Devon into a low energy farm for the future, and
discovers that nature holds the key.
With her father close to retirement, Rebecca returns to her
family’s wildlife-friendly farm in Devon, to become the next generation to farm
the land. But last year’s high fuel prices were a wake-up call for Rebecca.
Realising that all food production in the UK is completely dependent on
abundant cheap fossil fuel, particularly oil, she sets out to discover just how
secure this oil supply is.
Alarmed by the answers, she explores ways of farming without
using fossil fuel. With the help of pioneering farmers and growers, Rebecca
learns that it is actually nature that holds the key to farming in a low-energy
future.
Watch the full documentary below
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