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One Man, One Cow, One Planet

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One man takes on a dying planet. Simple, heart felt and inspired. Peter Proctor is a gentle man that quietly goes about the business of changing the way we farm. The dead soil of India, stripped of it's nutrients by harsh fertilizers and pesticides is turned back into rich earth though the practice of Biodynamic farming. Dying land and desperate farmers are saved by this unlikely hero. The film is beautifully written and photographed and well worth a look.

After seeing this film, we immediately started a recycle bin and compost pile. So far, we've used the organic material in our garden and have had a great year of veggies. It's a wonderful feeling. And it's a great film. Can't wait for the sequel. We have shared this with all our friends.

This is a fine, instructive, very moving film. It demonstrates graphically and clearly how biodynamic agriculture is a practical, safe, cheap, alternative to industrial chemicals and pesticides. It's wonderful to know that such people exist. They need to be nominated for sainthood.

This is a beautiful film that shows an inspiring journey of Peter Proctor, whom many call "the father of biodynamics." The film follows him on an mission to India to help farmers who have been severely taken advantage of by Monsanto and its so-called "green revolution." It's amazing to see how one man can offer so much help, knowledge, and heartfulness to so many others. He travels to countless Indian farms and teaches them some biodynamic principles to help them get their farms turned around and back to being self-sufficient. You can't help but feel called to go plant a garden after seeing this wonderfully inspiring film.

Just the word "agriculture" is enough to make most people glaze over, but this film charmingly explains one of the most potentially arcane subjects of all, BIODYNAMIC agriculture. This is a farming system that descends from the ideas of the great poet and thinker Goethe, sows plants by the phases of the moon, and advocates the burial of compost in cow horns. The film shows how it all makes sense, even to those of us who are hopelessly urban, and it also shows how this system of farming has the potential to create a true Green Evolution. Wonderful characters. Beautifully filmed.

Having understood the cutthroat commercialism/non ethics in certain agri/dairy farming practices in India, I was seriously contemplating on how to make a change to at least a small sector down south in India by doing this in the right manner. Came across this documentary on bio dynamic practice,where I saw Peter's involvement on such a cause. This DVD is a must have for anyone(in my case not even a farmer/farming background) who is planning to make a difference to the society and even for people with commercial aspirations in the field of medium to large scale farming.

This is a perfect example of the new age of film making. The film is telling positive truths of how individuals can make our world a better place. It is enthralling. Many many good things will save the planet, just we have stuffed it up with many many ignorant things.

This is a compelling, wonderfully made film about a future that could make sense. It is obvious that we have hit the wall of what is called "progress" and this film shows the path we could follow to create a durable planet. It's great fun too!

THIS IS AN AWESOME MOVIE, AND I AM NOT JUST SAYING THAT!! AN INFORMATIONAL AND INSPIRING FILM WITH A HEART!

XOXOXO

Amidst the destruction of our environment and the tyranny of the corporate model, where Monsanto and Syngenta monopolize the seeds, genetically transformed to resist their pesticides (see also [The World According to Monsanto (US NTSC Format)), it is wonderful to watch this documentary. Biodynamic farming moves away from the corporate model of junk food, and offers food that is healthy to grow, healthy for the environment and healthy to eat. It is definitively a feel-good movie for those who are really concerned about the fate of the Earth.

Peter Proctor is one of my heroes. After traveling 25 times to India in 15 years, he finally decides to leave his home country New Zealand and settle there, where he will continue teaching biodynamic farming for the remainder of his days. He says : "In biodynamics, the flow of energy is reserved. It is a profound local alternative to the corporate model of globalization that is incapable of addressing the human need we all share for self-realization and self-determination."

He is profoundly influenced by Gandhi, who said : "True democracy cannot be worked by twenty men sitting at the center. It has to be worked from below by the people of every village". At the moment of filming Maharashtra officially had 1.000 organic and biodynamic training programs and more than 4 millions ha under organic or biodynamic cultivation. And this movement continues to expand very rapidly.