The best gardening & homesteading channels on Youtube
Regenerative ranching expert, Jim Elizondo teaches about profitable livestock management while utilizing regenerative pasture management. Jim teaches the many great benefits of non-selective grazing. This includes the whole environment of wildlife, microbes, insects, and people. He offers expertise in how this can be done with fewer inputs and winter grazing with stockpiled crops while maintaining…
Author of the book, Alcohol Fuel,” Richard Freudenberger teaches us the hands-on details of small scale alcohol fuel production (ethanol). Richard describes the processes involved and the distinctions between different types of alcohol, decisions about effective types of feed stocks to use and how you can integrate this technology into your farm/garden/homestead. Learn the pros…
This workshop covers fundamentals of permaculture design for people developing self-sufficiency with the land. We will cover zones, useful plants, and water, among many other principles of permaculture. This workshop will help you develop a design plan for your own homestead in harmony with the land and natural elements surrounding you.
Regenerative ranching expert, Jim Elizondo teaches about profitable livestock management while utilizing regenerative pasture management. Jim teaches the many great benefits of non-selective grazing. This includes the whole environment of wildlife, microbes, insects, and people. He offers expertise in how this can be done with fewer inputs and winter grazing with stockpiled crops while maintaining…
Welding is an essential skill to have on the farm when it comes to fixing and maintaining machinery. Dan Hettinger and the Biochar crew start with the basics of how welding is useful on the farm. This workshop helps you know the basics of steel fabrication techniques. as well as electric arc welding. We will…
Learn about the fascinating history of composting human manure and how to build and maintain a composting toilet. From the most basic design to a fully portable two seater bathroom on wheels, discover the important details you need to know to do it right and keep it odor free. Richard Freudenberger and Ned Ryan Doyle…
Regenerative ranching expert, Jim Elizondo teaches about profitable livestock management while utilizing regenerative pasture management. Jim teaches the many great benefits of non-selective grazing. This includes the whole environment of wildlife, microbes, insects, and people. He offers expertise in how this can be done with fewer inputs and winter grazing with stockpiled crops while maintaining…
Author of the book, Alcohol Fuel,” Richard Freudenberger teaches us the hands-on details of small scale alcohol fuel production (ethanol). Richard describes the processes involved and the distinctions between different types of alcohol, decisions about effective types of feed stocks to use and how you can integrate this technology into your farm/garden/homestead. Learn the pros…
Learn about native pollinators, beyond honeybees, as we explore the large variety of native bees, predatory wasps, beetles, flies, butterflies, and moths that are vital to healthy farm and garden ecosystems. Discover farmscaping practices to support healthy insect populations. Nancy Lee Adamson, Ph.D. is a native pollinator specialist with the Xerces Society. Glean insights to…
Lee Barnes, PhD. and dowsing educator teaches basic dowsing skills that include finding and quantifying water, and assessing its sources and deficits in land or in the built environment. Learn easy techniques as Lee shares the wisdom of this ancient skill. Explore how dowsing (“questing”) can be used as an internal science to systematically access…
Learn about native pollinators, beyond honeybees, as we explore the large variety of native bees, predatory wasps, beetles, flies, butterflies, and moths that are vital to healthy farm and garden ecosystems. Discover farmscaping practices to support healthy insect populations. Nancy Lee Adamson, Ph.D. is a native pollinator specialist with the Xerces Society. Glean insights to…
Join John Henry Nelson, permaculturist and co-owner of Stone & Spade, along with Rocco Sinicrope of Living Web Farms, for this workshop focused on the farm’s integrated permaculture and livestock system. We utilize methods to maximize nutrient and water capture that works in synergy with the landscape. Learn how to cycle nutrients and water in…
Author of the book, Alcohol Fuel,” Richard Freudenberger teaches us the hands-on details of small scale alcohol fuel production (ethanol). Richard describes the processes involved and the distinctions between different types of alcohol, decisions about effective types of feed stocks to use and how you can integrate this technology into your farm/garden/homestead. Learn the pros…
Our biochar crew has been exploring the world of recycling plastics; from detailed technical expertise to an understanding of global trade and the habits of individual consumers. We’ll explore downsides of our cheap plastics based economy, while acknowledging the benefits of plastics as appropriate materials in certain applications. While some plastics are food safe, corrosion…
Learn about native pollinators, beyond honeybees, as we explore the large variety of native bees, predatory wasps, beetles, flies, butterflies, and moths that are vital to healthy farm and garden ecosystems. Discover farmscaping practices to support healthy insect populations. Nancy Lee Adamson, Ph.D. is a native pollinator specialist with the Xerces Society. Glean insights to…
In the fourth class of our “Essentials of Cooking” series, we will cover the use of acid in cooking delicious cuisine. From citrus to vinegar to cultured products, acids are often the number one component home cooks lack knowledge of that can bring flavor to the next level. Cook and farmer Pat Battle along with…
Author of the book, Alcohol Fuel,” Richard Freudenberger teaches us the hands-on details of small scale alcohol fuel production (ethanol). Richard describes the processes involved and the distinctions between different types of alcohol, decisions about effective types of feed stocks to use and how you can integrate this technology into your farm/garden/homestead. Learn the pros…
Regenerative ranching expert, Jim Elizondo teaches about profitable livestock management while utilizing regenerative pasture management. Jim teaches the many great benefits of non-selective grazing. This includes the whole environment of wildlife, microbes, insects, and people. He offers expertise in how this can be done with fewer inputs and winter grazing with stockpiled crops while maintaining…
Learn about the fascinating history of composting human manure and how to build and maintain a composting toilet. From the most basic design to a fully portable two seater bathroom on wheels, discover the important details you need to know to do it right and keep it odor free. Richard Freudenberger and Ned Ryan Doyle…
Lee Barnes, PhD. and dowsing educator teaches basic dowsing skills that include finding and quantifying water, and assessing its sources and deficits in land or in the built environment. Learn easy techniques as Lee shares the wisdom of this ancient skill. Explore how dowsing (“questing”) can be used as an internal science to systematically access…
Join John Henry Nelson, permaculturist and co-owner of Stone & Spade, along with Rocco Sinicrope of Living Web Farms, for this workshop focused on the farm’s integrated permaculture and livestock system. We utilize methods to maximize nutrient and water capture that works in synergy with the landscape. Learn how to cycle nutrients and water in…
Author of the book, Alcohol Fuel,” Richard Freudenberger teaches us the hands-on details of small scale alcohol fuel production (ethanol). Richard describes the processes involved and the distinctions between different types of alcohol, decisions about effective types of feedstocks to use and how you can integrate this technology into your farm/garden/homestead. Learn the pros and…
In part 2 of this multipart series, regenerative ranching expert, Jim Elizondo begins by describing more of the great benefits of non-selective grazing. This includes the whole environment of wildlife, microbes, insects, and people. He offers expertise in how this can be done with fewer inputs and winter grazing with stockpiled crops while maintaining the…
Join John Henry Nelson, permaculturist and co-owner of Stone & Spade, along with Rocco Sinicrope of Living Web Farms, for this workshop focused on the farm’s integrated permaculture and livestock system. We utilize methods to maximize nutrient and water capture that works in synergy with the landscape. Learn how to cycle nutrients and water in…
Our biochar crew has been exploring the world of recycling plastics; from detailed technical expertise to an understanding of global trade and the habits of individual consumers. We’ll explore downsides of our cheap plastics based economy, while acknowledging the benefits of plastics as appropriate materials in certain applications. While some plastics are food safe, corrosion…
Expert researcher and author of the book, “Altered Genes, Twisted Truth,” Dr. Steven M. Druker returned to UNCA in Asheville, NC, to speak about how the process of creating genetically engineered foods has subverted science, corrupted government, and systematically deceived the public. Jane Goodall calls his book, “One of the most important in the last…
Veteran gardener and chef, Pat Battle shares the various aspects of establishing a robust kitchen herb garden. Learn how to enhance your cooking with a collection of foundational culinary herbs. From site selection to planting, soil maintenance and pest management, find out how to be ready to plant your favorite herbs and help them thrive.…
Join John Henry Nelson, permaculturist and co-owner of Stone & Spade, along with Rocco Sinicrope of Living Web Farms, for this workshop focused on the farm’s integrated permaculture and livestock system. We utilize methods to maximize nutrient and water capture that works in synergy with the landscape. Learn how to cycle nutrients and water in…
In the first part of this multipart series, regenerative ranching expert, Jim Elizondo talks about how to make maximum sustainable profit per acre while improving the land. This includes the whole environment of wildlife, microbes, insects and people. He guides participants in understanding how to determine the most animals they can sustain while managing costs.…
Learn about native pollinators, beyond honeybees, as we explore the large variety of native bees, predatory wasps, beetles, flies, butterflies, and moths that are vital to healthy farm and garden ecosystems. Discover farmscaping practices to support healthy insect populations. Nancy Lee Adamson, Ph.D. is a native pollinator specialist with the Xerces Society. Glean insights to…
