Gardens of Destiny (2009)

GARDENS OF DESTINY is a fun and educational 63 minute documentary explaining what sustainable agriculture is and solutions on how to achieve sustainable food production in North America.
Dan Jason (from his active seed bank) and 7 specialists explain why North American industrial agriculture has taken too many risks. The concepts of sustainable agriculture are explained in depth.
Watch the Trailer and an Extract at Gardensofdestiny.com
To order a copy with library rights and public performance rights:jocelyndemers@gardensofdestiny.com

Remember: 2010 will be the international year of biodiversity!

REVIEWS
GARDENS OF DESTINY
Documentary (63 minutes)

Our Slow Food chapters inquire about food movies they can show, and I am happy to add this film to the list of movies I recommend. -Jerusha Klemperer
Program Manager, Networks and Partnerships, Slow Food USA.

I will surely recommend it as I get asked for recommendations
-Marsha Weiner, voting member of the Food and Film Academy.

I recommend it! This is huge!
Judy, Canadian School of Natural Nutrition (Vancouver).

I liked the movie very much and have recommended it in our next issue of The Organic Report. -Lori Wyman, Education and Information Services Administrator, Organic Trade Association USA

It was our best attended film and everyone very much enjoyed it. - Robin Rivers, Our Big Earth Media Co.
In the film we will meet Dan Jason, an organic gardener on Salt Spring Island. Jason is the head of the Seed and Plant Sanctuary for Canada, a network of Canadian gardeners working to preserve as much plant diversity as possible. Gardens of Destiny explores Dan's garden and seed world and investigates such issues as genetic engineering, terminator seeds and the pitfalls of industrial agriculture -Earthsave Canada.

The film investigates many important issues related to pollution and health.
These include: How humans have died because of genetically modified plants, the resilience that results in insects and pests because pesticides are utilized in agriculture; and why some countries have environmental courts of justice. The film also reveals how a major food crisis was created because of mono crops due to pressure from the World Bank. Additionally, it examines how organic food has proven to be protective against cancer- Ethical purchasing, Victoria, Canada.

GARDENS OF DESTINY offers several easy and sometimes fun solutions for citizens and governments. Two of these remedies include supporting organic growers and starting your own organic garden. -Slow food Vancouver.
This film takes the viewer on a tour of the stunning Salt Spring Island seed-saving garden of Dan Jason, head of the Seed and Plant Sanctuary of Canada. Various experts are interviewed on the positive health and environmental aspects of organic agriculture. -Shared Vision

IN GOOD FOOD,
Jocelyn Demers
MONDE FILMS
www.gardensofdestiny.com
1(604) 261-1544

Category:

Education

Tags:

• organic
• food
• local
• biodiversity
• seed
• bank
• agriculture
• garden
• Dan
• Jason
• GMO
• cancer
• politics

[reptile411]

I use sprays on my urban farm, I don't like to but how else am I suppose to keep the bugs from destroying all of our food? Any ideas?

[demers276]

with biodiversity!!!!

[reptile411]

Can you go a little deeper with explanation?

[demers276]

@reptile411

well watch the film GARDENS OF DESTINY and you will have many deep explanations

[demers276]

That is a cool Trailer! In this film, we will meet Dan Jason, an organic gardener on Salt Spring Island, on the Canadian west coast. Jason is the head of the Seed and Plant Sanctuary for Canada. Gardens of Destiny explores Dan's garden and seed world and investigates with several sustainable development specialists such issues as genetic engineering, terminator seeds and the pitfalls of industrial agriculture in North America.

[demers276]

With more biodiversity, you have more types of plants, insects and birds..

The insects population will be in balence with no infestation.

I know it is difficult to do that on a balcony...

[Brant1A]

companion plantings, proper rotations, natural predators (wasps). If you wanted to you could do a quick search and come up with more ideas than you'd know what to do with...if you wanted to.