You Think the Earth Is a Dead Thing
2019
⭐7.6(4 votes)
1h 10m
TV MovieDocumentary
Overview
Just one of the many far-reaching impacts of the slave trade on human history is on agriculture and horticulture. While the French plantation owners on the Caribbean island of Martinique had their gardens laid out, Versailles-style, their enslaved workers continued their tradition of using medicinal wild herbs. Nowadays these herbs represent one of several resources through which the people of Martinique counter the health and ecological ravage caused by the use of pesticides on the banana plantations. Farmers are reclaiming uncultivated lands to grow indigenous vegetables, without any industrial pesticides; they fight boldly for simple biodiversity.
About You Think the Earth Is a Dead Thing
You Think the Earth Is a Dead Thing (2019) is a TV Movie, Documentary film that follows just one of the many far-reaching impacts of the slave trade on human history is on agriculture and horticulture. While the French plantation owners on the Caribbean island of Martinique had their gardens laid out, Versailles-style, their enslaved workers continued their tradition of using medicinal wild herbs. Nowadays these herbs represent one of several resources through which the people of Martinique counter the health and ecological ravage caused by the use of pesticides on the banana plantations. Farmers are reclaiming uncultivated lands to grow indigenous vegetables, without any industrial pesticides; they fight boldly for simple biodiversity. You Think the Earth Is a Dead Thing is not currently listed with streaming providers in your selected region, but availability can change over time. It has a user rating of 7.6 out of 10 from 4 votes. Fans of tv movie movies may also want to explore similar titles below.
