Growing a Greener World

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  • PBS
  • Documentary Home and garden

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9x1
Changing the Way America Eats
Episode overview
Stone Barns Center revolutionizes the model for growing healthy and sustainable food on 80 acres of farmland while renowned chef Dan Barber creates masterpiece meals at one of the finest destination restaurants in the world.
9x2
For the Love of Japanese Maples
Episode overview
Two brothers scour the globe for unique specimens of the Japanese maple for their incredible North Carolina nursery, which features over 1,000 cultivars of this immensely popular landscape and garden tree.
9x3
Gardens in the Graveyard
Episode overview
Downtown Atlanta's historic Oakland Cemetery leads the modern renaissance of the cemetery garden, once a common showcase for rare plant specimens and elaborately-designed landscapes.
9x4
Waking Up the Garden Farm
Episode overview
Get ready for spring as Joe preps his own planting beds for a new growing season, breaking down the best early techniques and organic practices to jumpstart the garden and ensure a successful harvest later.
9x5
From Food Desert to Urban Oasis
Episode overview
After the passing of its visionary founder, GreensGrow Farms celebrates 20 years of its mission to revitalize downtown Philadelphia with a garden center, farm stand, produce market, neighborhood kitchen, and more.
9x6
A Treasured Garden for Native Plants
Episode overview
Over 1,000 species of native plants, some on the verge of extinction at one time, tell the larger story of the Delaware Valley and this extensive garden that once belonged to members of the du Pont family.
9x7
New York's High Line: A Thriving Diversity of Plants & People
Episode overview
An abandoned rail line becomes a stunning greenway that snakes through- and 30 feet above- the streets of Manhattan, serving as a horticultural wonder and a tourist draw in the most densely populated city in America.
9x8
Trading Cleats for Beets: NFL Player Goes NPK
Episode overview
The inspiring story of Jason Brown, who walked away from a lucrative NFL career at just 29 to grow food for a living - despite zero farming experience whatsoever-and give much of it away for free at every harvest.
9x9
Sustainable Garden Manifeso
Episode overview
One couple transforms their home garden outside Seattle into a paradise for people, plants and animals using environmental and sustainable practices. The garden is now open to the public by appointment.
9x10
Working with Nature for a Sustainable Landscape Design
Episode overview
One designer's epic four-year project to create a stunning sustainable landscape that enhances the natural beauty of its island surroundings in Seattle's Puget Sound, all while leaving the lightest environmental footprint possible.
9x11
The Power of a Seed to Change The World
Episode overview
A quest to reimagine our world through the power of plant seeds led Tom Stearns to start a successful company in his own backyard; he now offers more than 600 varieties to home gardeners and commercial growers alike.
9x12
Bats: Unsung Heroes for Gardeners & Growers
Episode overview
Twenty million bats put on a nightly show that's unlike anything in nature and provide an illuminating look at this misunderstood creature that could be the farmer's most powerful ally and the home gardener's best friend.
9x13
Don't Feed The Landfills
Episode overview
Park rangers work toward a zero-waste goal at Denali National Park & Preserve, six million acres of Alaskan frontier where rugged terrain and exotic wildlife are met by scores of tourists and the trash they leave behind.

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