December 23, 2024

VIDEO: Small-Scale Mushroom Spawn Production

You can produce your own mushroom spawn on the farm or at your homestead. Many people suggest buying spawn from a commercial spawn supplier, and while that may be advisable for some, there are many good reasons to make your own. In this presentation, Living Web Farm’s Ian Ruckriegel will discuss the costs and benefits…

VIDEO: Soil Microbiology with Troy Hinke

Explore life in the soil and compost from under the microscope with Troy Hinke of Living Roots Compost Tea www.livingrootscomposttea.com at Living Web Farms on the eve of the 29th Annual Spring Conference of the Organic Growers School. www.organicgrowersschool.org Our new workshop format welcomes live participants via LivingWebFarms.org and our YouTube channel. No registration is…

VIDEO: Electric Tractor Conversion

Compact cultivating tractors are small, versatile, and easy to maintain. They also offer a birds-eye view of the soil’s work since everything happens right beneath your feet. Unfortunately, nearly all of these tractors were manufactured decades ago, and engine parts can be costly and difficult to come by. But the tractors are still out there,…

VIDEO: Regenerative Agriculture and Cooperative Strategies Part 7

Farmer, educator and ethnobotanist, Mark Cohen talks about regenerative agriculture from a big picture perspective and brings a focus to restoring nature in ways that promote maximum biodiversity and ecosystem wellness over the long term. He brings together many divergent concepts to establish a firm foundation for understanding the scope and depth of regenerative farming…

VIDEO: Hugh Lovel Consultation Part 12

Hugh Lovel is the author of “A Biodynamic Farm for Growing Wholesome Food” and “Quantum Agriculture: Biodynamics and Beyond”. His articles appear in Acres USA and related organic farming periodicals such as Acres Australia and biodynamic journals around the world. Hugh is a farmer and an international consultant to dairy farms, graziers, broad-acre grain growers,…