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Compost in 14 -21 days & How to make a Tumbler Bin Composter

September 24, 2012 25 Comments

This video shows how to make an inexpensive compost tumbler bin for under .00. I also give tips and briefly explain how to make compost in 14-21 days. This is the first of several videos I’ll be uploading of my organic garden, from composting, to germinating the seeds I sell, to maintaining my organic garden […]

MAKING ORGANIC FOLIAR FERTILIZER

September 24, 2012 2 Comments

organic foliar fertilizer is alternative to hazardous chemical fertilizer. organic foliar fertilizer is simply made up of micro organism extract, a kilo of molasses, crushed ipil-ipil leaves, rice straws, green grasses. theres no recommended measureement of mixture of these materials. these materials are soaked overnite into a 100L of water. after overnite soaking, the liquid […]

Golden Guernsey Goats Book Review

September 23, 2012 1 Comment

goo.gl Review of the book Golden Guernsey Goats

The Benefits of Turkey Nesting Boxes | Farm Raised With P. Allen Smith

September 23, 2012 1 Comment

Subscribe for new episodes: www.youtube.com Allen talks about the benefits of turkey nesting boxes and how they can help to take good care of all the turkey eggs on the farm. Allen also discusses how turkey nesting boxes are made and used. Have a question for Allen? He’ll be checking in regularly, so be sure […]

Part 2/3 – Campus-Wide Design and Initial Planting Phase: UMass Permaculture Documentary Series

September 23, 2012 9 Comments

This video focuses on phases II and III of the project: -Winter 2011 – A campus-wide garden design workshop -Spring – Early Summer 2011 – Initial Planting. Backstory: In October, 2010 UMass Amherst transformed a 1/4 grass lawn on campus into a diverse, low-maintenance, edible, educational, and model permaculture garden that is also easily replicable. […]

Go Wild! Homesteading in Alaska, How and Where. Part 2

September 23, 2012 8 Comments

Alaska homesteading describes daily life in the wilds of Alaska. Details on selecting a homestead location. Backwoods Skills instruction. Homesteading in Alaska: How and Where Part 2 Go Wild

Polytunnel Hoops – V14

September 22, 2012 No Comment

Each Polytunnel hoop profile is made up of a number of pieces of high tensile steel tube galvanised inside and out for maximum corrosion resistance. For even more strength and stability, and improved anchorage, ‘swage joints’ are used to join the hoops together (a techie term meaning the tube end is reduced in diameter so […]

Single Row vs. Square Foot Lesson 3/5

September 22, 2012 No Comment

In Plant Spacing: Lesson 3, Mel shows how much space SFG saves when growing lettuce or any plant spaced 6″ apart! More about SFG and our Non Profit Foundation: Store: www.squarefootgardening.com Humanitarian www.squarefootgardening.org Mel Bartholomew’s personal site www.melbartholomew.com

Spring Hoop House Farming : Hoop House Farming: Pest Management

September 22, 2012 2 Comments

Even in a hoop house there are bugs, and pests will affect the plants and should be managed without pesticides. Farm and care for plants correctly and safely with tips from an experienced farmer in this free video. Expert: Danny Botkin Bio: Danny Botkin “operates” an innovative, diversified homestead and organic micro-farm in central Franklin […]

CHEAP AND EASY PORTABLE FISH POND – A GOOD SOURCE OF ORGANIC FERTILIZER FOR YOUR PLANTS

September 22, 2012 25 Comments

This is Going Organic. www.goingorganic.weebly.com. I am going to talk to you about making a cheap and easy portable goldfish pond for your yard. I’ve started using it as an easy source of organic fertilizer for the plants. I got the idea, while watching videos on aquaponics. They use fish water for fertilizing their plants […]