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Living With the Land - EPCOT - Walt Disney World 2022
Mar 7, 2022
A ride-through of Living with the Land at the Land Pavilion at EPCOT in January 2022 at Walt Disney World Resort.
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parents please supervise your children
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and refrain from flash photography or
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using video lights until you use the
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greenhouses thank you
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now
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to
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welcome to a voyage of discovery and
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awareness of the riches the diversity of
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the office of rising nature living with
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the land
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our journey begins as dramatic and
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sudden changes are sleeping over the
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land the approaching storm may seem
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violent and destructive to us
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so
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beneath the surface of the later roots
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trap water from the flowering mud
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extracting precious nutrients and
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minerals
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these elements when combined with
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sunlight create the diverse living
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systems of our planet
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one of those living systems is the
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rainforest home to the most amazing
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concentration of life on our planet
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these dense and beautiful forests cover
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only a tiny portion of the earth's
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surface
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but they contain more than half of its
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plant and animal species rainforests are
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also extremely rich in productive living
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systems providing us with oxygen food
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medicine and other elements of synthetic
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so
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hey
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in the desert nature has created a very
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different but no less beautiful living
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system
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and while this arid landscape may seem
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lifeless it is very much alive
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the plants and animals that have learned
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to survive in these harsh conditions
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make use of what little water they can
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find and avoid the scorching rays of the
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relentless sun
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of all the forces at work on the land
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humans have had evidence profound
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effects the need to produce food for a
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growing world led to the enormous use
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and sometimes overuse of the land
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in our search for more efficient ways to
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grow food we often fail to realize the
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impact of our weapons
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today we're learning to live with the
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land discovering better ways to grow
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food that will assure both human and
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environmental well-being
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here at epcot we're learning to reduce
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the need for chemical pesticides by
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breeding and using natural predators
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like ladybugs and wasps to control pests
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in the farmlands across america we're
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learning that by plowing under
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vegetation containing natural
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fertilizers we can enrich the soil
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without the use of chemicals
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in average regions we're learning to
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produce food on desert sea coasts by
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developing and planting
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in japan we're learning that by mixing
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leaves and other living materials into
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our soil we can make farmland more
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how will we meet tomorrow's growing
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needs for food production yet still
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respect the needs of the land some of
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the answers are being discovered just
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ahead
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to help us maintain these carefully
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controlled ecosystems and for your
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safety please remain seated in your boat
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at all times
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welcome to our living laboratory where
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scientists from epcot and the u.s
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department of agriculture are exploring
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innovative ways to produce powerful
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harvests now and into the future
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the tropics are home to the greatest
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diversity of plants on the planet
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many of these like papaya bananas cacao
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coffee and rice are well known around
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the world
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these are just a few of the edible
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plants that have been an important
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source of nutrition for people living in
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the tropics
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many are rich in vitamins and minerals
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while others are well adapted to growing
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in less than ideal conditions
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some like the watermelon thrive in wet
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sloppy areas and waterways all parts of
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this plant even the flower panels are
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edible
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the starchy root of the plant has long
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been used to make flour for baking
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one day many of these lesser-known
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tropical plants may be as important as
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the bananas growing on both sides of the
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boat
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more than 28 million tons of bananas are
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eaten annually making it the most
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popular fruit in the world
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now
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is
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restaurants
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is
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while there are more than 50 000 edible
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plant species in the world most of us
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are only familiar with the handful that
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make up our everyday diet the common
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grains growing here wheat maize sorghum
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and milk plus rice account for nearly
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two-thirds of our global food
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consumption learning how to increase
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yields of these staples is an important
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goal of research around the world
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these plants are definitely on their way
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up innovative growing techniques like
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these increase yields while more
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efficiently using resources like water
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fertilizer and pesticides another
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innovation at work here is our
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integrated pest management program by
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populating our greenhouses with
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beneficial insects that prey on harmful
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pests like aphids and flies we are
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significantly reducing our reliance on
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conventional pesticides
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we're grilling these products using an
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intellect film system this technique
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precisely controls and recycles water
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and nutrients
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you can produce over 27 000 heads of
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lettuce a year in this one small area
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some of our best ideas have been
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inspired by nature like these fruit and
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vegetable trees by growing these ground
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plants vertically we can increase yields
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and better control diseases
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these crops taste as good as they look
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in fact we serve more than 15 tons of
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produce from our greenhouses and
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restaurants here at the land every year
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the future of agriculture may include
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innovative ideas like this vertical
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growing system plants grown in this way
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use a fraction of the space required by
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traditional growing methods that saves
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water and increases production the
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aquaponics system on your left combines
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hydroponics with aquaculture the fish
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provide a natural source of fertilizer
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for the plants and the plants help keep
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the water clean for the fish it's
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another great way to produce more while
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using less
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in our lab epcot scientists are working
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with the u.s department of agriculture
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on a number of innovative projects the
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goal of these efforts is to produce
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higher yielding and better quality
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plants
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these greenhouses represent just a
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fraction of the work being done
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worldwide to produce bountiful harvests
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for our growing population
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scientists farmers and even backyard
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gardeners are doing their part to
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improve the quality and quality of foods
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that we all rely on
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together we can continue to find more
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ways to increase food production and
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protect our precious natural environment
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will we truly be
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living with the land
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on behalf of walt disney world we hope
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you've enjoyed this unique journey
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through our living laboratory if you'd
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like a closer look then check out the
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behind the scenes walking tour it's a
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chance for the whole family to get up
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close and personal with the plants
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please keep your hands and feet inside
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the boat and remain seated until the
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roof comes to a complete stop
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right
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please gather all of your personal
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belongings lower your head and watch
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your step as you exit
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you