What is wrong with intensive farming?
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About the video: ‘What is wrong with intensive farming?’
As Director of the U.K.’s largest organic certifier, Patrick Holden talks about the agricultural crisis brought about by fifty years of intensive farming. He describes how people everywhere are increasingly concerned about standards of food safety and quality in light of scares such as BSE and Foot and Mouth. More recently, GM and seed ownership continue to fuel a heated worldwide debate. Holden explains how organic food production provides a safe and healthy alternative and describes how the origins of the movement date back over millennia. These ancient farming methods form the basis of a new revolution, he says – one that benefits human health and the environment.See also: Erika Lesser
Total views: 6,356
Filmed: London, UK on 11 March 2004
Credits: Interviewer - Marcus Morrell Camera and Editor - Marcus Morrell
Copyright © 2004 Big Picture TV
About Patrick Holden
Patrick Holden is the Director of the Soil Association, based in the U.K. He has also owned and managed an organic farm since 1973.
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