The Veggie Bed is a revolutionary reusable bag system designed specifically for produce and bulk item shopping. The Veggie Bed is designed specifically to replace rolls of harmful plastic produce bags. This patent pending solution uses a bar code to tare the scale for an accurate net weight transaction with no additional keystrokes.
Duration : 0:1:10
For the past four years we’ve been planting a small vegetable garden in our tiny backyard that has yielded LOADS of vegetables for our entire summer. Here, we share our process!
Duration : 0:4:48
The solar-heated Green Cone takes all cooked and uncooked food waste including meat, fish, bones, dairy products, vegetables and fruit.The Green Johanna ‘Hot’ composter will compost two parts cooked or uncooked food waste (including meat, fish, bones, dairy products, vegetables and fruit) to one part garden waste and produces a rich compost all year round. This is “Hot” composting. (Cunningham Productions)
Duration : 0:3:31
Sunfresh Farms (6 mins) (Oct 2005)
It’s getting harder for small farms to wholesale their produce. We meet a grower and a supermarket buyer who are finding solutions.
About Chapter 1: Eating Local
Transporting and storing imported foods is a major contributor to the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. Eating locally produced food is better for our environment, health and future food security. How are Albertans learning to get in touch with the land, even in the city?
About Made-in-Alberta (MIA) Series
Energy, water and climate, these are hot topics for the 21st Century. With conventional fuel reserves running out, water tables running low, and global temperatures running high, 96 percent of Albertans now want new energy solutions. Since 2004, Barb Allard and her Made-in-Alberta team have been finding these solutions and bringing them to community television and the world wide web.
For more information about Made-in-Alberta visit http://madeinalberta.ca
Duration : 0:5:49
Fresh fruit from the backyard to the those in need of food. This is a win-win for all involved, including the volunteers who pick the fruit, they get to help others, and keep half of the bounty for themselves.
Duration : 0:2:13