November 23, 2024

VIDEO: Raising Heritage Poultry Part 3

Visit our website for workshops and many free resources for growing food organically at http://www.livingwebfarms.org Class participants share different ways they deal with predators of their flocks then Jim describes feeding your chickens. From the recommendations of Harvey Ussery who produces all his own feed to the other choices available, we get insight and ideas…

VIDEO: Raising Heritage Poultry Part 2

Visit our website for workshops and many free resources for growing food organically at http://www.livingwebfarms.org Jim Adkins sharing the details of Raising Heritage Poultry for Pleasure & Profit in part 2 of this full day hands on learning workshop. Hear how Jim helped Rocco set up his turkey flock and learned how to adapt to…

VIDEO: Raising Heritage Poultry Part 1

Visit our website for workshops and many free resources for growing food organically at http://www.livingwebfarms.org Jim Adkins explains the purpose of the standard of perfection and how it gives authority to breeding heritage poultry for profit and pleasure. Jim is the founder of the Sustainable Poultry Network. Get excited about helping rare bird flocks return…

VIDEO: Seedling Production Part 12

Visit our website for workshops and many free resources for growing food organically at http://www.livingwebfarms.org Instructor Pat Battle teaches you how to start your garden from seed and keep it going all year from the Mills River Educational Farm. Learn about seeding and transplanting techniques and see how to step up your seedlings with the…

VIDEO: Seedling Production Part 7

Visit our website for workshops and many free resources for growing food organically at http://www.livingwebfarms.org Instructor Pat Battle teaches you how to start your garden from seed and keep it going all year. Learn the knowledge that will help you achieve great germination rates, pick the right varieties for your conditions, learn about potting soil…

VIDEO: Seedling Production Part 5

Visit our website for workshops and many free resources for growing food organically at http://www.livingwebfarms.org Potting soil solutions for all levels of gardeners/farmers are recommended and tips on how to combine soil amendments synergistically, how to using compost tea and more.

VIDEO: Organic Growers School Poultry Workshop, Part 19

Visit our website for workshops and many free resources for growing food organically at http://www.livingwebfarms.org How do we build “Egg Sheds” and feed communities healthy and nutritious eggs in abundance? Pat Foreman explains it all and gives us the simple formula that can easily help us provide eggs as a local food resource. Jim Adkins…

VIDEO: Organic Growers School Poultry Workshop, Part 14

Visit our website for workshops and many free resources for growing food organically at http://www.livingwebfarms.org See the heritage poultry flock of Grandview Living Web Farm in the pasture. Rocco Sinicrope talks about his experience raising the flock. Jim Adkins and Harvey Ussery talk about how to effectively manage a flock. Then we follow the flock…

VIDEO: Organic Growers School Poultry Workshop, Part 6

Visit our website for workshops and many free resources for growing food organically at http://www.livingwebfarms.org International poultry judge, Jim Adkins of the Sustainable Poultry Network hosts the day at the Grandview Farm as the Organic Growers School brings together poultry experts, innovators and authors including Patricia L. Foreman, Jim Adkins and Harvey Ussery. Learn about…

VIDEO: Organic Growers School Poultry Workshop, Part 7

Visit our website for workshops and many free resources for growing food organically at http://www.livingwebfarms.org Chicken house strategies shared by Harvey Ussery help you customize the comfort of your flock depending on your situation. Find out how to help chickens stay healthy by giving them access to the right conditions. Observe your chickens to find…

VIDEO: Organic Growers School Poultry Workshop, Part 5

Visit our website for workshops and many free resources for growing food organically at http://www.livingwebfarms.org International poultry judge Jim Adkins introduces chicken expert Harvey Ussery, author of The Small Scale Poultry Flock. Harvey starts his talk with types of housing for chicken flocks and shows various ways to manage in any type of weather.

VIDEO: Organic Growers School Poultry Workshop, Part 4

Visit our website for workshops and many free resources for growing food organically at http://www.livingwebfarms.org Jim Adkins shares great stories of various breeds and all their unique personalities. For newbies, ask youself, why am I getting chickens and ask yourself the important questions to help you make the best choices for gathering your flock.

VIDEO: Organic Growers School Poultry Workshop, Part 2

Visit our website for workshops and many free resources for growing food organically at http://www.livingwebfarms.org International poultry judge, Jim Adkins of the Sustainable Poultry Network hosts the day at the Grandview Farm as the Organic Growers School brings together poultry experts, innovators and authors including Patricia L. Foreman, Jim Adkins and Harvey Ussery. Learn about…

VIDEO: Organic Growers School Poultry Workshop, Part 3

Visit our website for workshops and many free resources for growing food organically at http://www.livingwebfarms.org Jim Adkins explores what sustainable poultry really means and how what goes into the birds affects us. Jim clears the air on what terms in poultry actually represent. We then start exploring heritage breeds and their remarkable characteristics.

VIDEO: Organic Growers School Poultry Workshop, Part 1

Visit our website for workshops and many free resources for growing food organically at http://www.livingwebfarms.org International poultry judge, Jim Adkins of the Sustainable Poultry Network hosts the day at the Grandview Farm as the Organic Growers School brings together poultry experts, innovators and authors including Patricia L. Foreman, Jim Adkins and Harvey Ussery. Learn about…

VIDEO: Fertility Systems II with Dr. Schonbeck Part 7

Visit our website for workshops and many free resources for growing food organically at http://www.livingwebfarms.org Learn from Dr. Mark Schonbeck as he teaches all about cover crops and their relationships to the soil and plants at the Mills River Educational Farm. Dr. Schonbeck is also a foremost expert on soil test analyses and understanding the…

VIDEO: Fertility Systems II with Dr. Schonbeck Part 9

Visit our website for workshops and many free resources for growing food organically at http://www.livingwebfarms.org Learn from Dr. Mark Schonbeck as he teaches all about cover crops and their relationships to the soil and plants at the Mills River Educational Farm. Dr. Schonbeck is also a foremost expert on soil test analyses and understanding the…

VIDEO: Fertility Systems II with Dr. Schonbeck Part 8

Visit our website for workshops and many free resources for growing food organically at http://www.livingwebfarms.org Learn from Dr. Mark Schonbeck as he teaches all about cover crops and their relationships to the soil and plants at the Mills River Educational Farm. Dr. Schonbeck is also a foremost expert on soil test analyses and understanding the…

VIDEO: Fertility Systems II with Dr. Schonbeck Part 2

Visit our website for workshops and many free resources for growing food organically at http://www.livingwebfarms.org Learn from Dr. Mark Schonbeck as he teaches all about cover crops and their relationships to the soil and plants at the Mills River Educational Farm. Dr. Schonbeck is also a foremost expert on soil test analyses and understanding the…

VIDEO: Mills River Educational Farm Tour Part 3

Visit our website for workshops and many free resources for growing food organically at http://www.livingwebfarms.org As Pat leads the group outside t cool off, he continues to explain the synergistic and sustainable ways the Mills River Farm and Grandview farms are operating. He also discusses some organic farming policy issues.

VIDEO: Mills River Educational Farm Tour Part I

Visit our website for workshops and many free resources for growing food organically at http://www.livingwebfarms.org Join us on group tour of Mills River Educational Farm. Pat Battle talks to 46 environmental educators brought to the farm by Jeanine M. Davis, Ph.D. Dr. Davis is Associate Professor and Extension Specialist at the Dept. of Horticultural Science,…

VIDEO: Mills River Educational Farm Tour Part 2

Visit our website for workshops and many free resources for growing food organically at http://www.livingwebfarms.org The group tour heads into the greenhouse to see the abundance of vegetables growing. Living Web Farms staff member Marshall Hagan explains his background in conventional farming and his transformation to organic production methods.

VIDEO: Mills River Educational Farm Tour Part 6

Visit our website for workshops and many free resources for growing food organically at http://www.livingwebfarms.org Dr. Jeanine Davis of the Mountain Horticultural Research Center brought a group of 46 environmental educators to learn more about Living Web Farms while visiting the Mills River Educational Farm. Our tour wraps up as we see the compost production…

VIDEO: Mills River Educational Farm Tour Part 5

Visit our website for workshops and many free resources for growing food organically at http://www.livingwebfarms.org Stepping into the main garden, Pat describes how the garden design includes many plants for beneficial insects then Rocco Sinicrope explains how he flamed the weed seedlings as a quick efficient technique early in the season.