Jessica Crabtree

Rebecca’s Wild Farm

by jessica on Apr.23, 2010, under Journal

First released by the BBC as “A Farm for the Future” in 2009, this film produced by gifted wildlife filmmaker Rebecca Hosking takes a frank and forthright look at nature preservation, the energy crisis, and modern consumption.

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Raised on her family’s wildlife-conscious farm in Devon, England, she explores the stark realities of our dependence on oil and its consequences for the near future. The film embarks on a journey to find whether alternative farming methods can combine efficient food production with nature conservation.

This is definitely one of the best documentaries I’ve seen. It is excellently researched and well-presented, and stands apart from others by going beyond mere alarm-raising and presenting practical, ingenious solutions from forward-thinking problem solvers. As a bonus, the cinematography of Britain’s rural wildlife and the stunning landscape of Wales’s Snowdonia region is breathtaking.

I strongly urge you to see this film – you will never think of the food you eat, our environment, or our modern lifestyle in the same way again.

The whole program runs around 50 minutes, which you can watch right here (thanks YouTube!)

Part 1

See the other four chapters:

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5

See the program descriptions for the US broadcast here:
Link TV DocDebut: Rebecca’s Wild Farm

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4 Comments for this entry

  • jessica
    July 15th, 2010 on 10:13 am

    On July 10, the filmmaker posted this response on the LinkTV page:

    Hi just read the list of folks looking for this on DVD – we personally gave the permaculture magazine in the UK an arm full of DVD’s last year and they still have some, so if you write to them.
    info@permaculture-magazine.co.uk they’ll send you out one but you’ll have to pay for postage…
    Very best wishes
    Rebecca as in the film above :)

    • dinamos
      August 25th, 2010 on 10:41 pm

      Just saw the first show on TVO here in Canada. The first half was so depressing I almost switched it off. I’m so glad I didn’t. I came looking for more info about the show and found this site. I’m looking forward to viewing the rest of the shows. Good stuff Rebecca.

      roger

  • sacuna88
    May 4th, 2010 on 3:21 am

    Hello Miss Crabtree,
    I would like to get the video on Gardening please post how this is possible.
    thank you very much. and God Bless You.
    S Acuna

    • jessica
      May 4th, 2010 on 9:00 am

      I have searched (along with many others) for a way to buy the DVD of this documentary, but without success. BBC, who originally launched the film, retains the copyright and has not produced it commercially. Other networks such as LinkTV in the US have only limited broadcasting rights; hence the You Tube posting (see below).

      This is filmmaker Rebecca Hosking’s response on the issue (thanks to the forum on Transition Living.org)

      “…Unfortunately the BBC are not going to make our film salable anytime soon.
      However the BBC are at the moment posting out copies of the DVD to interested parties ( including folks wanting to show the film at local meetings) but this ends in a weeks time.

      However we knew this would happen so to help extend this distribution process time, we sent many official copies to the permaculture mag.
      If you contact them, they will be able to help you.
      [info@permaculture-magazine.co.uk].

      As for legality of showing others, yes you can show our film publicly, the copyright is owned by the BBC, however the audience must not be charged to watch the film.
      As long as you don’t charge you are fine.

      very best wishes

      Rebecca”

      You can view this post on its original forum thread by clicking here. There is some very good discussion on the rights and distribution situation, that shows just how wide the international demand for this film is.

      Hopefully if there is enough demand BBC will recognize the opportunity and release a DVD. I will post any updates on the situation as I come across them.

      Jessica

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