A forum for episodes produced by the PSFC Video Squad.
Episodes are updated periodically, so check back often!
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Current episodes:
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NEW!! BIRTH OF A MOVEMENT: A fly-on-the-wall documentary about the planning of the wildly successful Brooklyn Food Conference in May, and the genesis of a lasting Brooklyn Food Coalition. |
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Paul Kaye, co-op member and local brewer, discusses the art of beer-making with the brewers from Bierkraft and gives a personal beer-making tutorial. |
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The food coop's decision to remove bottled water from its shelves, and the recent high levels of pharmaceutical residue being found in the city's drinking water, are the motivating forces for taking a closer look at the quality of our drinking water. The coop speaks to both members and experts to find out more. |
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A visit to the Coop by Amy Hepworth and Gerry Greco of Hepworth Farms of Milton, NY, the Coop's largest supplier of produce. |
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Yoga adept Mina Hamilton demonstrates basic positions. |
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What are Compact Fluorescent Lightbulbs, and how do they differ from tungsten incandescents? |
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Carl Picco spends an afternoon with brewmeisters Bob Dahl and Nick Kornfield making a beer they call "Old Socks". First of two episodes, "From Mash to Wort". |
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Carl Picco spends an afternoon with brewmeisters Bob Dahl and Nick Kornfield making a beer they call "Old Socks". Second of two episodes, "From Wort to Beer". |
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Coop members Sarah Schenck and John Donohue spend a day at the idyllic 3-Corner Field Farm for a tour of this beautiful organic sheep farm and an in-depth interview with owner Karen Weinberg. (Includes footage never before seen, as reinterpreted by editor Barry Stelboum) |
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Covers highlights of an event held January 6th, 2007 at the United Community Center in East New York. People gathered to celebrate the small but growing movement of local sustainable agriculture and food sovereignty in Brooklyn. Dance performance, candle-lighting ceremony, puppet show and more! Sponsored by PSFC's Safe Food Committee, Operation Green Thumb & East New York Farms. |
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Chronicles the trip to Albany taken by Park Slope Food Coop members and others to lobby the State Legislature for bills to require labeling of Genetically Modified Seed, and to protect New York's farmers from related liability. |
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An extended visit to this unique supplier of produce to the PSFC. |
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Meat-Eating vs. Vegetarianism - Episode 1 includes interviews with coop members who have divergent views on meat eating and vegetarianism. The show visits a couple that lives this divide. He eats meat; she doesn’t. How does this work? The answer lies in part with his cooking. See how he keeps the peace with a delicious polenta-stuffed Portobello mushroom with chard and tofu. |
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Meat-Eating vs. Vegetarianism - Episode 2 starts with an informative discussion about the merits of meat eating and the merits of vegetarianism. It then goes on to visit with a strict raw-food eater and longtime coop member, Daniel Marshall, who shares with us what he eats in a typical day. It ends with Joe Holtz tracing the history of meat sales at the coop. |
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Meat-Eating vs. Vegetarianism - Episode 3 includes a humorous look at the history of food fads, a view of meat-eating from the vegetarian perspective, as well as a visit to 3-Corner Field Farm, an upstate New York supplier of lamb to the coop. |