Symphony of the Soil

Directed by Deborah Koons
2013    1h 44m    Not Rated
Documentary, Adventure, History,
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Drawing from ancient knowledge and cutting edge science, Symphony of the Soil is an artistic exploration of the miraculous substance soil. By understanding the elaborate relationships and mutuality between soil, water, the atmosphere, plants and animals, we come to appreciate the complex and dynamic nature of this precious resource. The film also examines our human relationship with soil, the use and misuse of soil in agriculture, deforestation and development, and the latest scientific research on soil's key role in ameliorating the most challenging environmental issues of our time. Filmed on four continents, featuring esteemed scientists and working farmers and ranchers, Symphony of the Soil is an intriguing presentation that highlights possibilities of healthy soil creating healthy plants creating healthy humans living on a healthy planet.
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Cast of Symphony of the Soil
  • Ignacio ChapelaSelf - Narrator, Interviewee, Microbial Ecologist and Associate Professor, University of California, Berkeley
  • Dan BarberSelf - Chef, Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture and Blue Hill Restaurant
  • Vandana ShivaSelf - Physicist and Environmental Activist
  • Daniel HillelSelf - Retired Professor of Soil Physics and Hydrology and Senior Research Scientist
  • Elaine InghamSelf - President and Director of Research, Rodale, 2011; President and Director of Research, Soil Foodweb Inc 1996-2011
  • Michael HansenSelf - Senior Scientist with Consumers Union, Publisher of Consumer Reports
  • Fred KirschenmannSelf - Farmer, Distinguished Fellow at the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture, President of the Board, Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture
  • Penny Livingston-StarkSelf - Co-Director of the Regenerative Design Institute and Co-Manager of the Commonweal Garden Organic Farm, Bolinas, CA
  • Kate ScowSelf - Professor of Soil Science and Microbial Ecology Department of Land, Air and Water Resources
  • Warren WeberSelf - Farmer, Star Route Farms, Bolinas, CA
  • John WilliamsSelf - Owner and Winemaker, Frog's Leap Winery, Rutherford, CA
  • Paul HepperlySelf - Research Director 2002-2009, The Rodale Institute
  • Oliver ChadwickSelf - Professor of Geography
  • Charles BenbrookSelf - Chief Scientist of The Organic Center
  • Jaspal Singh ChatthaSelf - Farmer, J & P Organic Farm, India
  • John AeschlimanSelf - Farmer, J.E.A. Farms Ltd
  • David R. MontgomerySelf - Professor of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Washington
  • John ReganoldSelf - Regents Professor of Soil Science, Washington State University
  • Helmy AbouleishSelf - Managing Director of the Sekem Initiative
  • Ibrahim AbouleishSelf - Professor and Chairman of Sekem Group and Founder of Sekem
  • Jack AlgiereSelf - Four Season Farm Manager, Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture
  • Viraj BeriSelf - Professor and Head of Department of Soils, Punjab Agricultural University
  • Bob CannardSelf - Farmer, Cannard Farms, Sonoma, CA
  • Lynne Carpenter-BoggsSelf - BIOAg Specialist with the Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources, Washington State University
  • I.M. ChhibbaSelf - Senior Soil Chemist, Department of Soils, Punjab Agricultural University
  • Philippe CodereySelf - formerly the biodynamic manager for Bonny Doon Vineyard
  • Laurie DrinkwaterSelf - Department of Horticulture, Cornell University
  • Umendra DuttSelf - Executive Director, Kheti Virasat Mission
  • Tewolde Berhan Gebre EgziabherSelf - ormer Director General of the Environmental Protection Authority of Ethiopia and PhD in Plant Ecology
  • Kimberly EppsSelf - Post-Doctorate in Soil Science, Stanford University
  • Anne EvansSelf - Farmer, Blaencamel Farm
  • Josh FryeSelf - Poultry Farmer
  • Jerry GloverSelf - Soil Scientist, The Land Institute
  • Keith GouldingSelf - Head of the Department of Soil Science at Rothamsted Research
  • Randall GrahmSelf - Owner, Bonny Doon Vineyard
  • Zakaria El HaddadSelf - Professor of Agriculture at Benha University and Director of the Egyptian Biodynamic Association
  • Hans R. HerrenSelf - Co-Chair of the International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Science and Technology for Development
  • Angela HofmannSelf - Coordinator of Agriculture and Instructor for Agricultural Engineers, Sekem
  • Patrick HoldenSelf - Farmer, Former Director of the Soil Association, United Kingdom 1995-2010
  • Rob HopkinsSelf - Founder of Transition Town Totnes and the Transition Network
  • David HugginsSelf - Soil Scientist, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Pullman, WA
  • Brad JaeckelSelf - Manager of Washington State University Organic Farm
  • Vijay JardhariSelf - Seed Saver, Farmer, Activist
  • Jennifer JohnsonSelf - Graduate Student in Biology, Stanford University
  • Elizabeth KaiserSelf - Farmer, Singing Frogs Farm, Sebastopol, CA
  • Paul KaiserSelf - Farmer, Singing Frogs Farm, Sebastopol, CA
  • Parminder KaurSelf - Natural Farmer, Kothy Gradhirin Wala, Punjab, India
  • Surinder KaurSelf - Natural Farmer, Kheti Virasat Mission, Punjab, India
  • Jerry KonanuiSelf - Mahiai Farmer, Hawaii
  • Raj KumarSelf - Senior Pedologist, Department of Soils, Punjab Agricultural University
  • Satish KumarSelf - Editor of Resurgence Magazine and Program Director of Schumacher College
  • Timothy LasalleSelf - CEO 2007 - 2010, The Rodale Institute
  • Ala LindseySelf - Researcher with Stanford University Research Team, Kohala, Hawaii
  • Kevin LunnySelf - Rancher, Lunny Ranch, Inverness, CA
  • Harry MacCormackSelf - Organic Farmer, Sunbow Farm, Corvallis, OR
  • Klaas MartensSelf - Organic Farmer, Martens' Farm, Penn Yan, NY
  • Mary Howell MartensSelf - Farmer and Manager of Lakeview Organic Grain, Martens' Farm, Penn Yan, NY
  • Steve McGrathSelf - Senior Principal Scientist, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, United Kingdom
  • Bill McKibbenSelf - Scholar in Residence at Middlebury College
  • Jeffrey W. MoyerSelf - Farm Director, The Rodale Institute
  • David PimentelSelf - Professor of Ecology and Agricultural Sciences, Cornell University
  • Warren PorterSelf - Professor of Zoology & Environmental Toxicology and an Affiliate Faculty Member of Engineering Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison
  • Sohan PriharSelf - Retired Professor of Soil Physics, Punjab Agricultural University
  • Will RaapSelf - Environmental Entrepreneur, The Intervale, VT
  • Judith RedmondSelf - Farmer and Partner at Full Belly Farm, CA
  • Ray SchutteSelf - Community Garden Advocate and President of P-Patch Trust, Seattle, WA
  • Peter SeggerSelf - Farmer, Blaencamel Farm, Wales
  • Balwinder SinghSelf - Farmer, Kothy Gradhirin Wala, Punjab, India
  • Chamkour SinghSelf - Farmer, Kheti Virasat Mission, Punjab, India
  • M.P. SinghSelf - Soil Scientist, Navdanya Farm, Dehradun, India
  • Rajendra SinghSelf - Water Conservationist and Founder of Tarun Bharat Sangh, Rajasthan, India
  • Sally SmithSelf - Former Head of Information and Training at Garden Organic Ryton, Coventry, United Kingdom
  • Saran SohiSelf - Former Soil Researcher, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, United Kingdom
  • Janice ThiesSelf - International Professor for Soil Biology, Cornell University
  • Peter VitousekSelf - Professor of Biology, Stanford University
  • Hans WernerSelf - Founder of Sekem Medical Clinic
  • Edward YeboahSelf - Research Scientist, Soil Research Institute, Ghana, and Rothamsted International African Fellow, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, United Kingdom
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