The best gardening & homesteading channels on Youtube
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…
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…
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,…
Learn how to turn kitchen scraps, crop waste, and manures into clean and totally renewable cooking gas for your homestead. Energy expert, Richard Freudenberger instructs this workshop on how to build a small scale biogas digester. Biogas is the mixture of gases produced by the breakdown of organic matter in the absence of oxygen, primarily…
Learn how to turn kitchen scraps, crop waste, and manures into clean and totally renewable cooking gas for your homestead. Energy expert, Richard Freudenberger instructs this workshop on how to build a small scale biogas digester. Biogas is the mixture of gases produced by the breakdown of organic matter in the absence of oxygen, primarily…
Learn how you can take advantage of the soil’s moderating temperatures for cooling and passive climate control in buildings, workshops, and more. Living Web Farms’ Black Soldier Fly breeding facility uses the energy of the sun and the heat capacity stored in the earth’s subsoil to create a controlled inside climate with minimal or no…
Learn how to turn kitchen scraps, crop waste, and manures into clean and totally renewable cooking gas for your homestead. Energy expert, Richard Freudenberger instructs this workshop on how to build a small scale biogas digester. Biogas is the mixture of gases produced by the breakdown of organic matter in the absence of oxygen, primarily…
Learn how to turn kitchen scraps, crop waste, and manures into clean and totally renewable cooking gas for your homestead. Energy expert, Richard Freudenberger instructs this workshop on how to build a small scale biogas digester. Biogas is the mixture of gases produced by the breakdown of organic matter in the absence of oxygen, primarily…
Johnathan Todd of Todd Ecological leads us in building a living pond restoration system at our main educational farm. We will construct a river cane floating island embedded with plantings whose roots will grow beneath it and help aerate and clean the pond, which is suffering from algae overgrowth and anaerobicity. See all the steps…
Join Chris Link and Richard Freudenberger as they teach us how to save time and money by doing our own repairs on small engines like lawn mowers and other small machinery. Diagnose and repair common problems with 2 and 4-stroke engines. Avoid costly repairs by learning maintenance, proper fluids, and appropriate settings to promote long…
Join Chris Link and Richard Freudenberger as they teach us how to save time and money by doing our own repairs on small engines like lawn mowers and other small machinery. Diagnose and repair common problems with 2 and 4-stroke engines. Avoid costly repairs by learning maintenance, proper fluids, and appropriate settings to promote long…
Join Chris Link and Richard Freudenberger as they teach us how to save time and money by doing our own repairs on small engines like lawn mowers and other small machinery. Diagnose and repair common problems with 2 and 4-stroke engines. Avoid costly repairs by learning maintenance, proper fluids, and appropriate settings to promote long…
Plumbing is an essential skill for both the homesteader and farmer. In this workshop, Richard Freudenberger covers preparation and sweating of copper pipe w/silver solder, where and why to use different types of copper, along with many other plumbing options including the use of PEX and oxygen-barrier PEX, PVC/CPVC, NPT iron & brass, and SharkBite…
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…
Plumbing is an essential skill for both the homesteader and farmer. In this workshop, Richard Freudenberger covers preparation and sweating of copper pipe w/silver solder, where and why to use different types of copper, along with many other plumbing options including the use of PEX and oxygen-barrier PEX, PVC/CPVC, NPT iron & brass, and SharkBite…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
Living Web Farms’ Energy and Resource Coordinator, Richard Freudenberger, guides us as we explore the benefits of building of adapting a living roof for appropriate structures. We’ll discuss planning, design, structural needs, materials, drainage, and soil mediums. Richard will also talk about the optimum native and the non-native plant choices, tolerances, and maintenance considerations. We…
Living Web Farms’ Energy and Resource Coordinator, Richard Freudenberger, guides us as we explore the benefits of building of adapting a living roof for appropriate structures. We’ll discuss planning, design, structural needs, materials, drainage, and soil mediums. Richard will also talk about the optimum native and the non-native plant choices, tolerances, and maintenance considerations. We…
Learn how you can take advantage of the soil’s moderating temperatures for cooling and passive climate control in buildings, workshops, and more. Living Web Farms’ Black Soldier Fly breeding facility uses the energy of the sun and the heat capacity stored in the earth’s subsoil to create a controlled inside climate with minimal or no…
Learn how you can take advantage of the soil’s moderating temperatures for cooling and passive climate control in buildings, workshops, and more. Living Web Farms’ Black Soldier Fly breeding facility uses the energy of the sun and the heat capacity stored in the earth’s subsoil to create a controlled inside climate with minimal or no…
Learn how to build a small-scale germination chamber using repurposed materials and readily available off-the-shelf parts to more successfully start seeds and improve seedling production. The table top chamber fits up to seven starter trays and uses a temperature controlled water bath, wide-spectrum interior light, and controlled humidity to provide an ideal environment for seed…
Join home energy expert, Richard Freudenberger as he takes us on a tour of a home updated with energy saving innovations. He teaches us how to make the most of heating/cooling sources and how to save on general energy costs. Learn about good ways to insulate, low water flow toilets, types of LED bulbs to…
Rocket stoves are renowned for their clean burn and low fuel consumption and have a abundance of practical uses. Applying this technology to larger mass heaters conserves firewood and expands the stove’s range to serve a homestead or farm well. Living Web Farm’s Energy and Resource Coordinator, Richard Freudenberger, will show how us how to…
