Kellee Matsushita-Tseng, UCSC Farm Garden assistant manager, and Adria Vidales of the Demeter Seed Library discuss seed saving as an act of decolonization and a tool for sustaining our communities. They share some political education around the importance of seed saving with case studies of food sovereignty and community seed saving around the world, and…
Back to the Core: A Compost Story
Follow the journey of an apple core as it travels through the composting process! Learn how compost is doing the most by keeping unnecessary waste out of the landfill, reducing landfill gas emissions, returning carbon to the soil, and helping farms grow healthy food and save water. For more information, visit Sustainability.Recology.com Source
Using A FoodSaver For Freezing Blueberries Without Squishing Them
Got Blueberries but no freezer bags? I can relate. Using a FoodSaver for blueberries is tricky, and I am a total rookie at it. Here’s my amateur tutorial on how I prep blueberries for freezing. I am open to suggestions as to how to do this more correctly. Leave your comments/suggestions /experiences below. —Helpful Links—-…
Living the Self-Sufficiency Dream on a Tiny Homestead | Organic & Permaculture Abundance
When people wonder what can be done on an acre or less, Liz Zorab from Byther Farm has created a perfect working example to prove how much food can be produced on a small homestead. She is also a perfect working example of what ‘Living the Dream’ is – I mean imagine not buying veg…
Constructing a Horse Carcass Compost Pile
Horse carcass composting can serve as a feasible alternative to rendering, burial, and cremation when managing mortalities on horse farms. In this video, we demonstrate how to properly construct a horse carcass compost pile. This video is the first of a four part series on composting horse carcasses. For more information on horse carcass composting…
How To Freeze Onions
Freeze Your Onions Safely To Preserve And Enjoy Them All Year! Onions are a “ready-at-once” crop in that, like garlic, you harvest the bulbs all in one shot. They preserve well, but not forever, and certainly not until next harvest. In this video, let’s look at how we can freeze raw onions to preserve this…
Emotional Permaculture: Design Your Inner Landscape
Enroll in the course at www.freepermaculture.com/emotionalpermaculture #permaculturewomen #womenwriters #heroinesjourney #ecofeminism #heatherjoflores #foodnotlawns #growfoodnotlawns #permaculture #growyourown #freepermaculture #permaculturedesign Video transcript: Hello, I’m Heather Jo Flores. Welcome to the free emotional permaculture workshop that I’ve put together. I’m doing this partially as a service to the community because I think it’s a really important topic. And I…
FERMENTING FOR THE HOLIDAYS ~ SO EASY! FRUIT FERMENT EVERYONE WILL LOVE
OFF GRID with DOUG and STACY are fermenting some fruit for the super delish HOLIDAY slaw. You will love this recipe and so will you guest!! Subscribe to OFF GRID with DOUG & STACY: http://bit.ly/2nrYf24 ******************************************************************* HERE IS A GREAT WAY TO SUPPORT OUR CHANNEL/ USE THIS AMAZON LINK AND IT COST YOU NOTHING =)…
BEST Use For Grass Clippings EVERYWHERE In The Garden! MORE Benefits & Easier Than Composting It!
You may think that composting your grass clippings from your lawn (along with the weeds) is the best thing for your garden. But in this video, I’ll show you all the problems with composting fresh grass and that there is a better way! We will mulch with the grass instead and spread it everywhere in…
The Incredible Benefits of Agroforestry on Small Farms | Introduction to Agroforestry
In this video, we visit James from@TapoNothFarm in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Tap o’ Noth is an incredible 8-acre agroforestry permaculture small farm that integrates crops and animals alongside perennial planting. By using inspiration from how this land would be if left fully to Nature, James and his partner Rosa are using that to their advantage to…