The Media Library of Genesee Valley BOCES

Provides a unique look a problem solving skills as viewers see actual problems as they occur. Students view such experiences as animal healthcare and routine equipment repair, to a tractor fire and an overturned wagon

A historical look at farm life from 1946 to 1975 through the eyes of a photojournalist

Just because it's winter doesn't mean there isn't lots to do on the farm. Come along as a real farmer explains what her family does during the winter months. There's daily chores, calves being born, a visit with the veterinarian, chopping wood, trimming apple trees, and repairing machinery. As winter ends, they collect sap for making maple syrup

Produced and narrated by the farmer herself, this is a realistic look at animals on a farm and the care they require. Included are cows, pigs, chickens, sheep, and horses. Close-up footage and lively music make the experience entertaining for students

An educational tour unequaled that spans a whole summer, from planting to harvest

Frome, a lonely, poverty-stricken, nineteenth-century New England farmer, has long and faithfully cared for his bitter, invalid wife, but when his wife's distant young cousin comes to take over as housekeeper, she and Frome succumb to forbidden passion with tragic results

A successful lawyer remembers his boyhood in Nebraska and his friendship with an immigrant Bohemian girl named Antonia

Ethan Frome, a poor farmer in nineteenth-century Starkfield, Massachusetts, sets off a devastating chain of events when he falls in love with the vivacious Mattie, cousin of his sickly, demanding wife