Books and Movies to Inspire the Gardener in Your Soul – Part 1

Whether it’s the heat or the rain that prevents you from being out in your garden, you can still actively pursue gardening by reading books or watching videos about gardening. I am listing some recommended books and movies and TV shows in the next few posts that will intrigue, amaze and enlighten you about what is happening in the world of regenerative farming/gardening! If you have any would you like to recommend, let me know!

1 – One Straw Revolution – the movie is on You Tube. The book was written by Masanobu Fukuoka, who I believe was a catalyst that changed people’s thinking about farming. Movie is on You Tube.

2 – Kiss the Ground – it is really a trilogy of movies that has been produced over the past 6 years. First is Kiss the Ground, then Common Ground, and finally the just released Ground Swell. I recommend it to everyone, even nongardeners! Beautifully filmed and narrated by Woody Harrelson and Demi Moore. You will feel very hopeful about the direction the agriculture business is headed. Especially after watching the last movie. Available on Amazon.

3 –Seed, the Untold Story – a film about seed keepers. Those people who grow, harvest and preserve heirloom seeds for future generations as they battle the influences of biochemical companies. A modern day David and Goliath story. The photography is beautiful! Available on Amazon and You Tube.

4- The Biggest Little Farm – a tv show on Amazon that follows a couple that leaves the city behind to restore some land into a beautiful farm. It documents their successes and trials along the way. Really worth watching – I was mesmerized as I followed their journey! Available on Amazon.

5 – The Botany of Desire – both book and movie. It’s about the relationship of humankind to plants. Very interesting. The book has four parts – each one discusses a different plant and a corresponding human desire for which it historically has been cultivated: the apple for sweetness; the tulip for beauty; cannabis for intoxication; and the potato for control. Written by Michael Pollen and it became a PBS documentary. Available to watch on Apple TV. I read the book and was fascinated.