And apparently so does Hollywood.
Mother Nature Network’s (MNN) blog often talks about green celebrities,
lifestyles and culture. They have several stories on celebrity farmers. As food
becomes more expensive, and habitats being destroyed for industrial farms
around the world, organic, local farms are becoming more popular. Here is a closer
look.
Oprah Winfrey is
producing 145 pounds of produce a week on her land in Hawaii. What started out
as an experiment will be turning into a business very soon. Oprah and Bob Greene (one of her health guru’s)
realized that almost 90% of all island food is flown or shipped in, making it
very expensive and leaves a large environmental foot print. They decided to try
to grow their own food and share it locally.
Right now, according to MNN, she gives the food away, but
that will soon change as they get more involved in the process (MNN, 2013). Follow the
link to read the whole story.
Dylan Ratigan, an MSNBC
anchor gave up his career to become a farmer. He relocated to Southern
California to go into the farming business with a former marine, Colin
Archipley, to start a network of hydroponic greenhouses that will be aimed at
employing veterans. “Their mission has a double agenda: to operate a successful
small-scale organic farm and also help soldiers make the transition from war to
agriculture ... and financial independence” (Breyer,
2013).
James Cameron has
two very successful biodynamic farms. He owns over 4,000 acres of farm land in
New Zealand; and now has an over 100 acre home in Los Angeles, that is turning out
to be quite impressive. This farm provides roughly 90 percent of the food for
the family. He hired consultants and the crops are grown in accordance with the
phases of the moon.
Cameron stated that after he and his wife saw the documentary
“Forks over knives”, they completely switched to embrace a vegan lifestyle (MNN,
2013).
To watch forks over knives (which the library owns), consult
the library catalog. To learn more about industrial farming,
organic farming, carbon footprints or vegetarian, plant based diets; don’t
forget to search our databases
for more information.
Here is an article to get you started…on what biodynamic farming
is and how it benefits the planet.
References:
(MNN) Mother Nature Network, 2013. Online. http://www.mnn.com/health/fitness-well-being/blogs/oprah-winfreys-farm-growing-large-in-hawaii
Breyer, 2013. (MNN) Mother Nature Network, 2013. http://www.mnn.com/money/sustainable-business-practices/stories/msnbc-anchor-dylan-ratigan-gives-up-fame-and-fortune-to#
Biodynamic Farmer and Gardner Association https://www.biodynamics.com/biodynamics.html
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