Category: Inspiration

Harvest :: Teaching for the Future

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Plus M Productions

I’m getting on my digital soapbox again.  Well sort of.  Just by posting this I feel like I’m on my soapbox and that’s really not my intention.  I just feel inspired by this video.

I am constantly surprised at how people that I would consider to be highly educated- doctors included, seem to know so little about food, nutrition and what our bodies really need us to put in to let us live our best.  I wouldn’t consider myself knowing all that much about the topic, but just by talking to some people I realize that I know more than many of my associates.

I like this film because it’s addressing the issue that people are unaware of how their food is grown and why its important for themselves and for their community.  I love that it goes beyond the biology of it all and concentrates on historical and social preservation as well.

Stepping off of soapbox now…

Harvest :: Geometric Cake

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What is a geometric cake you may ask? Well let me show you, or rather, let pastry chef Caitlin Freeman show you:

Clay McLachlan

Food isn’t only about nourishing our bodies and concerning ourselves with where our food has come from and how processed it is.  Its also about what we do with the ingredients and what it looks like when we’re done with our creations.

I admit that I like to bake, but this cake design completely daunts me.  My layer cakes never come out quite like they do in the picture but they usually taste ok.  I won’t go into my mom’s birthday cupcakes from a couple years ago- let’s just say that mini cupcakes were good in theory….

I digress from the video.  It’s colorful and fun and it makes a very daunting cake design look a little bit easier.  Anyone care to try?

Harvest :: One drop of water

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Chris TUrner

 

So perhaps its cliche to talk about water while talking about food, but we wouldn’t exist without it, so may as well acknowledge it.  We’ve had quite the year of forest fires and it’s times like these when we appreciated the water cycle more than ever.

I’m so glad that someone made the water cycle into a three dimensional story.  I’m sure you remember the water cycle posters at school and although informative, they never seemed all that eye catching.  Although this is still made out of paper, it’s far more interesting to the eye.

 

Michele Guieu

And as this is on the verge of getting preachy (I do apologize although I like the artistic qualities of the videos) I’ll leave it at that. Two important points… and two videos for the price of one.

Harvest :: Bread Flour

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I know, bread again.  A few months ago I talked about the Tartine Bakery in San Francisco in a film about the bakery itself.  This time however, the film I want to share is not about the bakery and the break making process itself, but about the importance of the flour source.

David Sampliner

There is something to be said about getting your food from a local and fairly natural source.  So much of what we eat is trucked across the country or processed beyond recognition.  This film makes the bread look good and sustainable at the same time.  Yes, I am one of those people that likes to live as sustainably as possible and part of that, to me, is eating as wholesomely and as locally as possible.  I’m not a big fan of processed and chemical laden foods.  This film makes me hungry just looking at it.

I wouldn’t say that this film has anything outstanding about the technicalities of its creation. But, I will say that I appreciate the message that it sends and proves that there are places that preserve the food culture of the area of origin and are making an effort to bring people natural and local food.

Landscape :: Silver Cloud

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Frans De Backer

One of the things that I love about underwater landscapes is that creatures can live in any space- on the ocean floor, in the ‘air’, on the rocks, at the water’s surface… there is no limit to where they can appear.  We can’t do that on land.  We are restricted to the surface and only so many feet above the ground.  When underwater, there are no limits.

Originality :: Flying Clouds

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[vimeo https://vimeo.com/72004730 w=640&h=360]

Sean Michael Williams

Another ode to Andsel Adams- at least filmed in what some would call “Ansel Adams” territory.  And, one last ode to mountain landscapes.

It definitely feels like summer is coming to an end.  The weather is actually cooler now (I shouldn’t say anything though because we’ll probably have an amazing Indian Summer) and it’s dark by 8:30 pm, which I find very disturbing.  No more dependence on it staying light so that I can go on later runs after work.  So as I probably won’t be making it up to the mountain too many more time this summer, I leave you with this.

Landscape :: Paris

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Andrew Julian

When I think of landscapes, I tend to think of wide open plains or mountain views.  I tend to forget about city landscapes and that they are just as breathtaking as wide open nature.  Although some of man’s creations are less than beautiful, there are some places that leave us awestruck by the creativity and engineering capability of our species.

Landscape :: Northern Lights

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It’s been years since I was last in Norway, and this was certainly not what I saw.  We were there in early August in the southern part and reveled in the long daylight hours.  Actually, I think it drove my parents nuts because we didn’t want to go to sleep.  Either way, it was the complete opposite to this film.

TobyLoc

Yes, the imagery is beautiful, but I what I really love here is the whimsical way that the filmmaker tells this story.  Oh, and kudos on using a Norwegian composer.

Landscape :: Ansel Adams-esque

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Glen Ryan

I’ve always been a big fan of Ansel Adams- he’s probably one of the reasons that I really like black and white photography.  This video reminded me of some of his work, especially the light play between the clouds, sky and landscape.  Perhaps I wouldn’t feel quite this way if it were in color but I even so, I enjoyed it.