Farming with nature

Tells the story of 70 year-old Missouri farmer Gene Poirot and his successful struggle to restore the fertility of a wornout prairie farm. Describes the ecological farming techniques developed by Poirot in the course of fifty years of observation of a natural grasslands ecosystem, drawing on methods from traditional and modern sources.

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Credits

producer/director

Tom Putnam

production company

Churchill Films

Duration

00:34:53:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1977

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

506544

Language

English

Subject categories

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Environment - Social aspects

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Grassland ecology

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Land use - Remote areas

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural history

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural resources - Environmental aspects

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Prairies

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - United States

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Environment - Social aspects

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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United States, 1977

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