See It Online: Hidden Bounty of Marin: Family Farms in Transition

Photo: Steve Quirt (left) helped rancher Mike Gale make the transition to organic farming.

Ever wondered where that Strauss milk comes from? Or that Cowgirl Creamery cheese? This 27 minutes film gives you a virtual tour of the top producers and growers in West Marin.

You can watch the film in its entirety on YouTube in HD - awesome!

• Story about the film from Marin IJ
• See film here


If only every farmers market participant could have a short video online telling their story - how cool would that be.

Amazon Chief Reaches Out to Google Earth Outreach

Photo: Amazon Sui Indian Chief Almir, 32, at Mill Valley Film Festival screening of the film Trading Bows and Arrows For Laptops

Google Earth Outreach continued to work with the Amazon Indian tribe that enlisted their aid in 2007 to help reverse deforestation of their native areas.

Now their story is told in this 8 minute film Trading Bows and Arrows for Laptops which screened at the festival - but you can watch the entire piece on YouTube right here:



One million new saplings have already been planted - proof positive that we can indeed turn deforestation around if we direct our resources in that direction. This is also a compelling illustration of the power of online mapping and visualizing data to aid activists efforts.

Read more about this story in the Chronicle's coverage of the campaign.