- Author: Kathy Low
No, the Kanopy isn't a plant, but a free service available from your local Solano County Library of interest to gardeners. Kanopy is a video streaming service that offers access to over 30,000 documentaries, educational videos, and independent films. Through Kanopy you can watch popular films like Lady Bird, but even better yet, you can watch instructional gardening videos from sources like The Great Courses as well as documentaries on gardens and gardeners, all for free. To give you a taste of what's available, a sample of the countless gardening videos you can stream to your computer, TV, iPad, smartphone, tablet etc. includes Winter Gardening (The Great Courses), Fresh Food From Your Garden (The Great Courses), The Garden – Fighting for an LA Urban Garden (Oscilloscope Pictures), The Queen's Garden (PBS), The Summer Palace – Secret Gardens of the Last Emperor's of China (Film Ideas), and Gardening with Soul (Heart and Soul Media Group). There are also streaming videos for children.
You can stream the videos to your internet-enabled devices. All you need to do is sign up for a free Kanopy account through the library. To sign up, you only need an email address and a Solano County Library card and PIN number. To sign up for the video streaming service, simply go to https://solanolibrary.kanopy.com/. And the best part is it's free with your Solano County Library card!