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Soils are the basis of all terrestrial life. A teaspoon of healthy soil contains close to a billion bacteria, many yards of fungi, and thousands of protozoa and nematodes. Through decades of poor management techniques such as ongoing tillage, chemical inputs, and compaction, soil has become degraded the world over. This results in a massive…
Join Lisa Soledad Almaraz, Multimedia Director for Living Web Farms and host of Eartheart Network Radio, for this conversation with presenters of the 28th annual and first-time online Organic Growers School. We will hear from Sera Deva, former Director of Programs & Systems Design at OGS. She serves on the Southern Sustainable Agriculture Working Group…
In the second installment of the Resilience Daily series from Living Web Farms in cooperation with the Organic Growers School, Pat Battle gives tips for identifying and picking peashoots. A common cover crop, peashoots are readily available this time of season and possess a unique, lightly sweet, pea-like taste. For more tips and in-depth lessons,…
Pat Battle of Living Web Farms begins our Resilience Daily series of videos to help you make the most of available food and resources during these times. In this inaugural video, he shares the wisdom of eating the delicious brassicas available when they overwinter in the garden and begin to flower as they go to…
Do-it-Yourself Herbal Medicine Making Friday: Tinctures, Teas, and Oils for Your Home Medicine Cabinet Saturday: Cooking with Herbs Noelle Fuller Medicinal herbs are a powerful way to promote health and prevent disease. The best way to benefit from their healing properties is to use them consistently and regularly. In this accessible and hands-on workshop, Noelle…
Learn practical yet extraordinary information on how to create your own independent farmstead from husband and wife farmers and authors, Shawn and Beth Dougherty. They offer in depth information on their 30 years of experience growing soil, biodiversity and nutrient dense food with grass-fed animals and intensive pasture management. They share their inspiring journey to…
Learn practical yet extraordinary information on how to create your own independent farmstead from husband and wife farmers and authors, Shawn and Beth Dougherty. They offer in depth information on their 30 years of experience growing soil, biodiversity and nutrient dense food with grass-fed animals and intensive pasture management. They share their inspiring journey to…
We lost an important community leader and inspiring educator of permaculture design and horticulture recently with the passing of Chuck Marsh. Even though we did not get to have him teach at Living Web Farms, we did film Chuck’s presentation last fall at the Organic Growers School’s Harvest Conference, on “Growing Food Where People Live,”…
In the not so distant past, general preparedness and self sufficiency was an everyday part of life. Explore ways we can cultivate resiliency today with Organic Growers School, AmeriCorps member Jillian Wolf and Sara DeFosset, as they facilitate this discussion on how we can maintain a reliable food system. We’ll look at how our community…
In part 2 of this presentation, we hear from Russell Hedrick of JRH Grain Farms in Catawba county, NC. Russell has gone from being a beginning farmer just 5 years ago, to rapidly expanding his grain production operations. He is an advocate of soil health, no till methods and utilizes a diversity of cover crops…
Gabe Brown of Brown’s Ranch in Bismarck, ND, shares his transformative journey of cultivating his farm from modern conventional use to a thriving living ecosystem. Through no-till and extensive cover crop usage, Gabe and his family are able to support a diverse array of farm and ranching enterprises that are both profitable and models of…
The the history of, how tos, pros and cons of using soil blocks from an expert. This applies to uses on the farm and in the garden. Tom Elmore of Thatchmore Farm in Leicester, NC explains soil blocking from A-Z.
Alan Muskat (notastelikehome.org is a multi-talented ‘philosoforager’, stand-up ‘mycomedian’, and epicure of the obscure. He has been going “out to eat” for nearly twenty years and is founder of the first forage-to-table program and wild foods market in the United States. He has authored the book “Wild Mushrooms: A Taste of Enchantment,” and popped up…
Patricia Foreman, poultry expert and author of several books including City Chicks, Backyard Market Gardening and Day Range Poultry teaches us how to take care of a flock of chickens in winter. Get essential tips gleaned from her years of experience and help your flock thrive even in the coldest time of the year. This…
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…
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…
Harvey Ussery, author of The Small Scale Poultry Flock talks with Organic Growers School class participants at the Grandview Farm discussing types of housing for chickens and how to move it to build fertility. Visit our website for workshops and many free resources for growing food organically at http://www.livingwebfarms.org
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…
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…
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.
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.
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…
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.
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…
