FILM AUSTRALIA COLLECTION

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Vegie Wars - Out Takes

This is the story of one of the biggest cash industries in Australia - the cultivation of fruit and vegetables - and the men who control it.
Year : 1993 | Total Duration : 50 Minutes | Producer : Sue Taylor
Director : Derek Longhurst |
Carrots processed at factory. Shots include carrots on conveyor belt, sorted by female factory workers, washed by water spray and weighed and sorted into boxes. Track along fruit and vegetable display in supermarket. Shoppers selecting produce. VS of fruit and vegetable market activity pre-opening. Fork lifters in operation. Vegetable market garden. Men hand picking squash. Pigs and piglets foraging in harvested field. Tractor passes them.
Access No. 107802 | 24 mins 35 secs | 1990s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Attending to hydroponically grown plants. Aerials over agricultural farming land, harvester sorting carrots and truck filled with carrots travelling on road. Crop irrigation. Carton load secured onto truck. Man wearing protective clothing hand sprays seedlings. Three harvesters in a row collect carrots. CU on harvested onions in field. WS of tractor and truck at work on farm. Empty field prepared for planting. Carrots on conveyor belt sorted by women.
Access No. 125943 | 37 mins 55 secs | 1990s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |