Current resident columnists on Cook magazine Jane Scotter and Harry Astley farm at Fern Verrow, a patch of 16 acres on the border of England and Wales. They are led by the principles of biodynamic farming, pioneered by Rudolf Steiner in the 1920s, to address dwindling soil fertility and degenerating crop quality. Judging by the quality of their produce, it works...

"For 6,000 years, the original Danish Red Dairy cattle was the dominant cattle breed in Denmark. Now there are only 200 cows left of this race."

In an age of growing awareness of the sustainable farming methods, director Phie Ambo's up-close look at humane agronomy is both inspiring and thought provoking.

The film's message is told through the story of Niels Stokholm, an 80-year-old farmer from Denmark who mans a biodynamic farm.

Joel Salatin is the owner and Farmer of Polyface Farms in Swoope, Virginia. In 1961, the Salatins bought and restored an old farm in the heart of the Shenandoah Valley. Mr. Salatin is a third generation farmer whose farm helps to support three thousand families, fifty restaurants, and ten retail outlets through various programs and buying clubs. He is the author of several books about sustainable farming including Folks, this Ain't Normal and is featured on documentaries such as Food Inc.

For the owners of a biodynamic farm, organic farming and a natural gas pipeline don't mix.

Jason Griffith and his wife Erin Dreistadt own Aspen Moon Farms where they grow everything from kale to watermelons and raise chickens and cows on 35 acres.

Griffith is concerned that the pipeline construction will take a part of his farm out of commission for three to five years and damage his business.

SONOMA COUNTY, CALIF.–Lou Preston reaches down towards a knee-high wire fence, grabs my hand for support and then climbs over it.

“Don’t be shy,” he says to me as he plunks himself down next to a handful of baby lambs.

They’re nibbling at his plaid checkered shirt and bushy white beard. “They’re mostly for the kids.” he says, giggling as one tugs on his ear.