Open Sesame : The Story of Seeds / TDC Entertainment.

Open Sesame: The Story of Seeds illuminates what is at stake in the conflict between hybrid and open-pollinated seed systems. Providing the basis for everything from fabric to food to fuels, seeds are as essential to life as the air we breathe and the water we drink. In the past, seeds were communal...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Films on Demand.
Corporate Authors: Infobase (Film distributor)
TDC Entertainment (Production company)
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
Closed-captioned.
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : TDC Entertainment, [2014]
Series:Films on Demand.
Subjects:
Biodiversity conservation.
Fruit > Heirloom varieties.
Seed exchanges.
Seeds > Preservation.
Vegetables > Heirloom varieties.
Educational films.
Internet videos.
Genre:
Educational films.
Internet videos.
Online Access:
Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users (Films On Demand @ Infobase)
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (1 hr. 21 min., 51 sec.)) : sound, color
Variant Title:
Story of Seeds
Format: Electronic Video
Contents:
  • Introduction: Open Sesame: The Story of Seeds (2:20)
  • What Makes a Seed Grow (2:25)
  • National Heirloom Exposition (2:14)
  • Full Moon Farm (1:55)
  • Fears of Repercussions (1:40)
  • Seed School (2:09)
  • Importance of Biodiversity (2:00)
  • Brickyard Educational Farm (3:06)
  • Seeds and Big Business (1:50)
  • Hudson Valley Seed LIbrary (2:35)
  • Open Pollinators vs. Hybrids (3:00)
  • Industrial Agriculture (1:47)
  • Pesticide Use (3:40)
  • GMOs (2:35)
  • Seed Banks (2:01)
  • Seed Saving vs. Seed Buying (2:23)
  • Tall Grass Bakery (1:59)
  • Seeds as Property (3:37)
  • Bucking the System (1:55)
  • Appealing OSGATA et al. v. Monsanto (2:10)
  • SeedBroadcast.org (2:24)
  • Community Action (0:55)
  • Hudson Valley Seed Library (2:55)
  • Family Heritage (2:24)
  • Seed Savers Exchange (2:57)
  • Open Source ̂Open Sesame (2:49)
  • How to Eat Food (1:52)
  • Growing Grains (2:15)
  • Locked Off the Land (2:12)
  • Ruling on Appeal (1:51)
  • Edible Schoolyard NYC (1:56)
  • Relationships and Community (2:13)
  • Innovation and Empowerment (2:49)
  • Seed School Graduation Day (3:25)
  • Credits: Open Sesame: The Story of Seeds (1:22)