NOFA Video Project

Expert Videos

To rent or buy these expert videos, simply send a check for $15 for each video along with a printout of the order form to the NOFA Video Project. If you only want to borrow the video, return it in original condition within 30 days and we'll send you back $10.

If you would like to borrow one video and exchange it with another when you are through, please send a $5 check along with the first video when you return it. When we receive a returned video without a new order, we'll send you your full refund to conclude the transaction.

Note: These unedited videos are about an hour and a half long (unless noted otherwise).

Vegetables

Basic Garden Bed Preparation           #9506
Learn the principles of bed preparation by watching the conversion of a woodlot area into a garden and the making of an asparagus bed.
with Frank LaGrant

Extending the Growing Season           #9507
Keep crops growing and cash flowing from early spring to late fall. Slides illustrate techniques, structures and principles.
with Steve Gilman

Growing Organic Carrots           #9504
Learn about growing carrots and other small seeded root crops: soil preparation, variety selection, seeding, cultivation, harvest, sorting, storing and shipping.
with Elizabeth Henderson

Growing Great Lettuce           #0509
Covers bed preparation, varieties, direct seeding as well as transplanting, fertility, moisture, sun and shade, harvest and handling.
with Frank Albani

Growing & Marketing Mesclun           #9401
Selecting varieties, planting, picking, washing, mixing and marketing this lucrative crop. This is at an intermediate level.
with Lynda Simkins

Growing Garlic           #8911
Everything you always wanted to know about garlic is here: history, varieties, medicinal uses, bed preparation, planting, ferrtilization, weeding, harvesting and storing.
with David Stern

Broccoli           #9808
From seed starting to harvest and sales, learn about this increasingly popular vegetable.
with Elizabeth Henderson

Carrots and Lettuce           #0010
The A-Zs of growing carrots and lettuce for a 400-share CSA are presented. Seed selection, soil preparation, sowing, greenhouse production, mechanical cultivation, harvesting and post-harvest are covered.
with Dan Kaplan

Organic Tomatoes           #9107
Varieties, cultural practices, pest control, diseases and marketing are among the topics covered by this experienced and thorough New Jersey grower.
with Mark Canright

Picking and Pack-out           #9207
Once you've grown the world's greatest crops, what then? Tips on organizing pickers and picking, and making washing, weigh-out, packaging and cooling more efficient.
with Elizabeth Henderson

Growing for Restaurants           #9115
An experienced farmer discloses his weekly succession cropping systems, season extending methods, and strategies for preparation, production and selling to this unique market.
with Steve Gilman

The Economics of Market Gardening            #9404
The realities of farm expenses and income, financial planning and efficiency calculations, examples of market gardening ventures - the numbers.
with David Trumble

Community Supported Agriculture            #9308
A history of the CSA movement and discussion of issues, problems and solutions at a particular successful one (Caretaker Farm) in northwestern Massachusetts.
with Elizabeth Smith

Strawberries and Tomatoes on Site           #0102
Learn about growing these crops on a large scale at Brookfield Farm, a 425-share CSA in Amherst, MA.
with Dan Kaplan

Work Horses in the Market Garden           #0508
Practical applications of horse power on a diverse farm by one who tills 7 acres that way. Covers implements such as plow, foe cart, dish barrow, cultivator, mower, manure spreader, barrows and more.
with David Fisher

Specialty Vegetables           #8908
Selecting, planting, raising, harvesting and selling unusual lettuces, baby squash & other greens and unique vegetables - for premium prices - to restaurants, caterers, & the public.
with Shepherd Ogden

Oriental Vegetables           #9106
Presented by an experienced grower, this video covers proper identification of vegetables and varieties, seed sources, culture, harvest and preparation.
with Gerry Rau

Successful Systems (4-Videos)           #0410 - 0413
Learn about successful biological and mechanical systems in horticulture from a master with 40 years of experience. This 8-hour course was designed for those with a serious interest in organic field and greenhouse vegetable growing. Order the first half (#0410 and #0411), the second half (#0412 and #0413), or the full course.
with Eliot Coleman

Growing Root Crops           #0707
From seed selection and soil preparation to post harvest handling, learn how to raise carrots, beets, turnips, rutabagas, radishes and burdock.
with Liz Henderson

Growing Fall Brassicas           #0606
Covers methods of fall brassica production from variety seletion to harvest.
with Nancy Hanson

Organic Veggie Farm Systems           #0609
Examines crop planning, tools, machines, labor-saving systems, harvest management and farm record-keeping.
with Ryan Voiland

Perennial Vegetables           #0702
Introduction to a wide variety of perennial vegetables, which can provide crops for years with little maintenance -- includes some trees, shrubs, and vines.
Eric Toensmeier

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Animals

Low Stress Livestock Handling           #9501
Simple handling techniques: restraints, herding, working dogs, & basic animal psychology are discussed and applied. Illustrated by several animal species in the flesh.
with Dale Perkins

Goat or Cow? Picking a Dairy Animal            #9502
Learn the basics in care and management of a goat or cow, including the pros and cons of each species. Includes hands-on milking.
with Dale Perkins

Beekeeping           #8905
A hands-on demonstration: opening a hive, finding the queen, bee biology, diet, diseases and behavior. Covers bee stings, equipment, startup costs and hive location.
with Dick Bonney

Introduction to Draft Horses            #9603
Covers developing mutual respect between horses and teamster, as well as basics of harnessing, driving, safety, feeding and health care.
with Dale Perkins

Intensive Pasture Management           #9604
Convert solar energy into milk, meat or fiber. Covers meeting the needs of grass and animals, paddock layout, fencing, watering.
with Nancy Everhart & Peter Young

Livestock Feeds & Feeding           #9013
Learn the principles governing proper animal nutrition, how to mix a ration to maintain sufficient energy and growth at each stage of the animal’s life. What is in various feeds and supplements?
with Joe Tritschler

Herbal Farm Animal Treatments           #9008
A veterinarian discusses herbal treatments of farm animal disorders.
with Linda Eiben

Organic Lamb by Intensive Grazing            #9601
The basics of intensive grazing for ruminants is discussed and demonstrated with emphasis on producing lamb on a forage only diet.
with Dale Perkins

Organic Turkeys           #0501
Learn about equipment, housing, sourcing, feed, raising and marketing organic turkeys.
with Lynda Simkins

Backyard Poultry           #9805
Discusses laying hens and raising chickens, ducks, turkeys and geese for meat. Housing, fencing, feeding and watering are covered. Birds are present in this workshop.
with Jim Lyons and Jill Horton Lyons

Humane Home Butchering           #9402
Covers all aspects of preparing animals for table, including humane slaughter methods, bleeding, skinning, eviscerating and storage. Demonstration uses a rabbit and a chicken.
with Mark Tripp

Pastured Poultry Finances            #0110
A free-range operation with broilers, layers, and turkeys is covered, including the real costs and benefits of raising poultry in this manner. Examples of making money on a limited amount of birds are given.
with Karma Glos

Organic Poultry Production           #0407
Specific details about good organic poultry production techniques.
with Karma Glos

Grazing Management           #0205
Maintain energy equilibrium in the pasture while stimulating succession for additional forage diversity
with Joel Salatin

Pastured Pigs           #0301
Look at an operation which raises, processes and markets 25 hogs per year using pasture during the season and compost middens during the winter
with Karma and Michael Glos

Raw Milk Production & Sales           #0408
Listen to Gina’s experiences setting up a raw milk dairy business in Massachusetts. Learn why raw milk is an important source of good health
with Gina Robinson

Dairy Goats           #0302
Covers the basics in care and management of a small family goat dairy. Includes milking and making simple farm cheese
with Dale Perkins

The Family Cow           #0306
Dairy production from the farmer’s point of view. Covers breeds, handling, housing, and expectations.
with Leslie Cox

Farm Pond Aquaculture           #0604
Covers pond characteristics, regulations, fish species, cage construction, and the use of vegetable-based feeds.
with Craig Hollingsworth

Grass-Fed Beef           #0705
Learn how one ex-dairy farm family raises cattle on grass and baled hay, and markets them both direct and wholesale.
with Carolyn & John Wheeler

Organic Beekeeping           #0708
Learn alternatives to the failed current approaches to beekeeping. Safe, nontoxic and effective methods on controlling pests and diseases such as mites and foulbrood covered.
with Ross Conrad

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Herbs & Flowers

Growing Herbs           #8810
Identify, grow and use our herbal heritage. Emphasis on the families, their similarities, how to treat them, the best techniques for cultivation and propagation on farms and as a small home business.
with Kathy Morris

Edible Wild Plants, Herbs & Flowers            #9606
Identify, culture, prepare, store and market some lovely and unusual edibles. Wildcrafting etiquette is also discussed
with Sherrie Mickel

Growing a Flower Cutting Garden            #9006
Advice on choosing varieties, setting up the garden, marketing cut flowers, and display. Beginning level.
with Ellen Ogden

Dried Flowers and Herbs           #9110
An experienced Massachusetts farmer discusses growing and creating beautiful, useful products from flowers and herbs. Includes information on marketing, pricing, and promotion
with Lynn Hartman

Medicinal Herbs for Family Health            #9804
How to grow and harvest the 10 herbs everyone should have in the family garden. Also covers wildcrafting common “weeds” for their health benefits
with Nancy Phillips

Growing & Using Herbs            #0701
Often we don’t use the wide variety of herbs we can grow here. In this video learn to enhance the flavor of foods, create teas, marinades, vinegars, oils and more.
with Kathy Morris

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Policies & Philosophies

Aging & the Good Life 45 min            #8803
Helen Nearing at 84 years old talks about her life with Scott, their decision to move to the Vermont countryside in the 1930s, how they survived, their later move to Maine to start anew, her work now without him, the world situation, and her plans for the future.
with Helen Nearing

Sustainable Agriculture Worldwide            #8912
The Green Revolution has failed! People are returning to their traditional crops and farming systems. Review movements in Burkina Faso, India, Sri Lanka, Japan, China, the Philippines, and other places. Fascinating.
with Terry Gips

Can Hydroponics Ever be Organic?            #9807
A panel of growers debates whether plants grown without soil can ever be considered organic. Two speak in favor, two against. Well reasoned statements
with Willie Lockeretz, Judy Gillan, John Reid, David Miskell and Miranda Smith

In Distrust of Movements           #9803
Berry presents his agrarian argument and warnings about the growing popularity of the organic and similar movements as the keynote for the 1998 NOFA Copnference.
with Wendell Berry

Saving Food Crops in US & Europe           #9301
Keynote speech describing the Seed Savers Exchange and its work preserving the diverse genetic heritage of Eastern Europe in the face of the Soviet Union’s collapse.
with Kent Whealy

School Gardens           #9302
A dynamic teacher describes her success in bringing principles of growing into classroom education with a school garden to motivate at risk students.
with Suzanne Duesing

Vegetarianism vs. Meat-Eating            #9407
Two vegetarians and two meat-eaters discuss the reasons they eat as they do before an audience of over 100. Audience participation is active and many good points are brought forward.
with Terry Gips, Mark Tripp, Barbara Olendzki, Syndee L’ome Grace, & Larry Siegel

Local vs. Organic Food            #9509
We all would like to purchase local, organic food. But if it’s not available, should we buy local conventional food, or organic food which is remotely produced? A Debate.
with Willie Lockeretz, Bill Duesing, Joan Gussow, Katherine DiMatteo & Jack Kittredge

Can Local Organic Feed the World?            #0007
Can the supply of organic food feed our growing population? What is the message for the next generation of farmers? Get Big or Get Out, or Small is both Beautiful and Bountiful?
with Terry Gips and G. W. Murphy

The Politics and Economics of Food            #0303
What would happen if farm products were to be valued as they should? Sally looks at the example of raw milk.
with Sally Fallon

Staying with the NOP - A Debate           #0307
Should organic farmers continue to work with the National Organic Program, or is the federal program flawed beyond repair. What are the alternatives?
with Willie Lockeretz, Mark Dunau, Robert Hadad, Ralph Caldwell and Tom Hutchison

The Real Green Revolution           #0403
Listen to an international expert on the movement to promote local, organic and appropriately scaled agriculture. Hear why global, industrial, and chemical ag is doomed to failure.
with Vandana Shiva

Spirituality in Everyday Life           #0503
Learn about the simple ways through which one can be more in tune with the natural world, build community and enrich daily life. 2005 NOFA Keynote Speech.
with Satish Kumar

Renewable Energy: At What Price?            #0507
Given limits on fossil fuels and risks with nuclear, support is growing for renewable energy. But are there serious environmental problems with projects such as the proposed Berkshire wind towers, and how much can we reduce our demand?
with Stephen Connors, Jim Merkel, Eleanor Tillinghast and Sally Wright

Keynote, 2005 Winter Conference            #0514
Listen to an internationally acclaimed expert discuss the failure of our society to address the dangers of releasing new technologies like genetic engineering without proper precautions.
with Andrew Kimbrell, executive director of the Center for Food Safety

Climate Change, Ag & Energy            #0601
Trends in global and regional climate change, their impact on agriculture, and how farmers can adapt.
with Vern Grubinger

Keynote Talk           #0703
McKibben’s moving talk about the need for immediate action to reduce our production of greenhouse gases and slow global warming.
by Bill McKibben

Keynote Talk           #0603
Hear sister Miriam describe her movement toward environmentalism and ecological agriculture resulting in Genesis Farm, a 300-family CSA and retreat.
with Sr. Miriam MacGillis

National Animal Identification – a debate           #0607
Hear about the pros and cons of this controversial animal tracking program.
with Ken Kelly, Doug Gillespie, Patty Lovera, and Mary Zanoni

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Soil Building

Farm Scale Composting           #9113
Learn about making commercial compost. Covers site preparation, sources of materials, markets, mixes, equipment -- all from a practitioner.
with Mike Merner

Demystifying Soil Tests           #9116
What do all those numbers mean? Learn how to read a soil test, and how to read your soil’s needs and potential so you can do a better job of growing
with Paul Sachs

Preserving Organic Matter           #9304
How to preserve soil organic matter in both agriculture and horticulture. Which factors deplete organic matter and which rebuild it.
with Paul Sachs

Composting with Worms           #9312
How to do it - both large and small scale. Covers environmental benefits, soil improvement, recycling opportunities.
with Joshua Nelson

Small Scale Composting Methods           #9316
A description of various small scale composting methods. Discusses appropriate raw materials, management of environmental conditions and uses of finished compost.
with John Kowal

Backyard Composting           #9608
Designing an enclosure, what to add (and not to), what can go wrong and how to right it. Use your prunings, find free materials.
with Lee Reich

Growing Fertile Soil           #9906
Learn ecological principles and soil-building methods which you can use on small gardens, large farms, or anything in between. The soil food web, cover crops, and the value of animals are discussed.
with Bill Duesing

The Soil Food Web           #0210
A healthy soil food web offers productivity, self-renewing fertility, resistance to pests and disease and more. Learn how to manage your microherds for these gifts
with David Jacke

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Greenhouse & Seedling

Selecting & Building a Greenhouse           #9505
Learn about framing options, glazing materials, location, layout, heating, cooling, irrigation and labor-saving techniques
with John Bartok

Greenhouse Management           #8814
For the serious greenhouse gardener, this video covers seedlings, potting mixes, management systems, cloche techniques, cut flowers, pest management, controls for disease, and beneficial insects and arthropods.
with Colleen Armstrong

Year-Round High Tunnels           #0502
Covers heat-loving veggies and herbs in the spring, and cold hardy greens in the winter. Learn about positioning, construction, crop selection, vermicomposting, IPM.
with Rusty Omer

Growing Organic Bedding Plants           #9104
Discusses varieties, timing of plantings, proper spacing, cultural techniques, marketing and expected profitibility of growing bedding plants as a business which can earn you an early-year cash flow.
with Carolyn Fuhrer

Organic Seedlings for Field Crops            #9206
Tips and techniques for growing field transplants under glass, plastic or whatever. Covers light, heat, potting media, starter solutions, prevention, and requirements for organic certification. Intermediate level.
with Veet Deha

Greenhouse Bedding Plants           #9317
Overview of bedding plant business: potting soil, varieties, planting dates, pots and trays, pests, greenhouse operation, marketing, finances.
with David Trumble

Growing Greenhouse Tomatoes            #9406
Overview of soil & nutrient management, cultural practices for fruit quality, insect & disease control. Designed for an advanced, commercial level.
with Vern Grubinger

Greenhouse Tomatoes           #0402
Covers soil and nutrients, greenhouse environment, equipment options, growing systems, scheduling, insect & disease control, pollination and harvesting. For beginners as well as experienced growers.
with John Howell

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Landscaping

Beautiful Lawns w/out Chemicals 2 hr            #8818
This video presents a complete lawn care program eliminating the need for chemical pesticides and fertilizers, and covers disease resistant grass varieties, weed control, organic feeding and pest control. Excellent.
with Mike Talbot

Working with Perennials           #8915
Perennial varieties, soil preparation, care & design of perennial gardens for all seasons. Learn the fundamentals for a thriving perennial business.
with Nancy Dubrule

Lawn Insect Control           #9205
Covers natural controls and management techniques to prevent lawn insect problems. Includes identification and strategies to set up checks and balances. Advanced presentation.
with Mike Merner

Native Plants for Landscaping           #9303
Learn to garden with native plants. Learn sources (including how to sustain a wild population), propagation and cultivation techniques, and educational resources.
with Heather McCargo

Landscaping with Herbs           #9315
Applying basic landscape principles to herb plants to achieve low maintenance and diversity while enhancing color, texture and fragrance of the landscape.
with Carolyn Fuhrer

Landscaping on Nature’s Terms           #9905
In this video learn how to do landscaping work properly, make appropriate plant and material choices, microclimate modifications, lawn alternatives, etc.
with Mike Nadeau

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Trees & Fruit

Strawberries from A to Z           #0505
Covers soil prep, variety selection, planting, cultivation, frost protection and harvest. Dan runs a CSA where 350 shareholders pick their own strawberries.
with Dan Kaplan

Backyard Orchards           #0404
Focuses on 5 essentials: how to harvest sunlight, good sanitation, understory connections, choice of variety and rootstock, and a primer on kaolin clay.
with Michael Phillips

Organic and Low Spray Apples           #9009
Can you raise organic apples in the east? This video presents two years of research comparing soil fertility, pest management, weed control and economics between organically managed and low-spray apple tree blocks.
with Helen Atthowe

Melon Culture in the Northeast            #9109
This presentation stresses the importance of variety selection for successful melons in the northeast, but also covers cultural approaches, pests, harvesting and marketing these delicious fruits
with Brent Loy

All About Blueberries           #9114
Covers choice of cultivars, proper soils, need for water, pruning methods, diseases - diagnosis and treatment. Designed for those interested in small to moderate (up to 5 acres) plantings.
with Bill MacKentley

The Organic Backyard Orchard            #9202
Covers all the topics necessary for establishing your own orchard: tips about varieties, soil requirements, site conditions, pruning, tree size and shape, plus disease control.
with Bill MacKentley

Northern Nuts in New England           #9806
Learn about the planting, soil requirements and culture of filberts, English and black walnuts, hickory nuts, beech nuts, pine nuts, chestnuts, butternuts and heartnuts. Lots of slides and humor
with Bill MacKentley

Raspberries & Blackberries           #9307
Covers all aspects of planning, planting, trellising, pruning and harvesting the brambles. Includes a quick overview of possible problems and how to avoid them.
with Jean Nick

Apple Tree Grafting           #9801
Covers all types and aspects of grafting lore: choosing rootstock and cutting scionwood to types of grafts -- T-budding to whip and tongue.
with Bill MacKentley

No-Spray Fruits           #9902
Learn about the fruits to grow if you do not want to spray. Growing familiar fruits as well as lesser-known fruits such as Nanking cherry, medlar, and paw-paw will be discussed. Also covers site selection, varieties, and pruning.
with Lee Reich

Fearless Pruning           #9904
This video will take the mystery out of pruning. Learn to prune fruit trees, bushes, etc. to look healthy and vibrant. Also discussed are the tools and timing involved in pruning.
with Lee Reich

Fruit Exploring in New England           #9909
New England offers a lifetime’s supply of opportunities for tracking down valuable, forgotten, and nearly lost fruit varieties. This video presents the searches you make in your very own state.
with John Bunker

Pruning Brambles           #0406
Describes the growth habits of brambles, how to train and trellis the plants, and step by step pruning for each type of bromble.
with Lee Reich

Pruning Apple Trees           #0105
An apple tree should be pruned in a way that keeps it healthy, annually fruitful, and within bounds. This outdoor workshop covers the basics of pruning a mature apple tree.
with Lee Reich

Introduction to Forest Gardens           #0108
Examples and species for gardens integrating food, fuel, fiber, fodder, fertilizer and “farmaceuticals” in a largely self-maintained eco-system are presented.
with Dave Jacke & Eric Toensmeier

Organic Highbush Blueberries           #0305
This presentation for beginners covers soils, nutrients, mulches, water, pruning, harvest, pests and varieties.
with Ron Maribett

Kaolin Clay for Orchards           #0310
The advent of kaolin clay as an organic tool for dealing with plum curculio and other petal fall pests has given organic orchards a new hope. Learn to use this tool successfully.
with Michael Phillips

Grafting Fruit Trees            #0409
Covers tree biology, rootstocks, scionwood, compatibility and other methods of non-sexual tree reproduction. Also features a period of hands-on grafting. For the advanced gardener.
with Bill MacKentley

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Walks & Tours

Tour of Caretaker Farm 2 hr           #8811
Learn about the finances and operation of this well-known Williamstown, Massachusetts organic vegetable farm. It covers intercropping, green manures, composting, crop rotations, marketing and the philosophy of organic stewardship. Excellent!
with Sam Smith

Weed Wisdom Walk           #9011
What are the useful properties of common weeds? This presentation helps you identify and learn the powerful uses of wild plants in healing, nutrition, and inner strength.
with Jane La Force

Tour of Hampshire College Farm           #9305
Tour this vegetable, fruit, grain, hay and sheep farm. Learn about the CSA, combining production with education, and the practical matters of running a farm on a college campus.
with David Holm

Brookfield Farm Tour           #9802
Tour a 350 share CSA raising 15 acres of vegetables, herbs, flowers and fruit. Covers growing systems, mechanical cultivation, crop rotation and CSA distribution.
with Dan Kaplan

Tour of Red Fire Farm           #0510
Tour includes fields, greenhouses and high tunnels plus equipment and innovative V systems. Red Fire Farm produces 20 acres of crops for a CSA and retail markets.
with Ryan Voiland

Wild Edibles and Medicinals           #9306
Walk around the grounds of Hampshire College and learn to identify various useful and healthy plants. Also learn how to use them to increase well-being & vitality.
with Kate Gilday

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Pests, Diseases & Weeds

Insect Management in Vegetables           #0101
Major vegetable crop groups and their key pests are covered. Learn about life cycles, cultural practices, organic sprays and biocontrols.
with Ruth Hazzard

Bio-Control of Vegetable Pests 2hr            #8809
Learn to identify pests and to spot the beneficial organisms which help control them. Protect your farm or garden without using chemicals by managing with biological resources.
with Pam Moran

Principles of Biological Pest Control            #8817
Learn the history of classical biological controls and advances underway prior to the spread of DDT. What about new research, its practical use in gardens, greenhouses, and on small farms?
with Karen Idoine

Weed Management           #9007
Managing weeds at the farm and garden level for vegetables and other food crops: cover crops, mulches, and other management techniques.
with Ralph De Gregorio

Non-Insecticide Pest Control           #9012
Learn management tactics for insect pests based on their life cycle and behavior. Covers pests of cabbage, peppers, potatoes, sweet corn, cucurbits and eggplant.
with Dave Ferro

Cover Cropping           #9503
Learn the role of cover crops in fertility, erosion control, and weed suppression. Strategies such as winter covercropping using legumes, summer smother crops, and undersowing into standing vegetables will be discussed.
with Vern Grubinger

State of the Art Biocontrol           #9910
This video presents a wealth of hands-on information on biocontrol practices gathered from recent farmer/scientist conferences, as well as from work shop participants.
with Steve Gilman

Manage the Big 3 Vegetable Insect Pests            #0005
Learn what other farmers are doing to deal with flea beetles, cucumber beetles and Colorado potato beetles, and what new research is being done on the subject.
with Abby Seaman

Pick Crop Varieties for Disease Control            #0504
Will focus on how resistance works and availability of resistant varieties (commercial and heirloom).
with Becky Grube

Weedless Gardening           #0206
Learn a step-by-step way to nurture the ground from the top down. Avoid soil compaction, maintain a cover, and pinpoint watering for better weed control.
with Lee Reich

My Weedless Garden           #0602
Learn a new way of caring for soil that results in fewer weeds. Based on the latest research, thus system gives you healthier plants. Applicable to new or existing plantings.
with Lee Reich

Vegetable & Flower Diseases           #0610
An introduction to the causes of disease and their diagnosis. Participants use microscopes in a hands-on experience.
with Bess Dicklow

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Farmstead Knowhow

Raising and Slaughtering Homestead Hogs (28 minutes)           #0600
Watch an on-farm butcher in Gill, Massachusetts kill and clean a pig while discussing why and how he is performing each step. (Contains graphic images of livestock slaughter and butchering.)
with John Stein

Stone Wall Building           #9014
Watch while an expert builds a small stone wall. Learn about the proper tools, selecting rocks, techniques of assembly and repair, including steps and walks.
with Don Barker

Windbreaks and Shelterbelts           #9105
This video explains how you can use the power of wind to your advantage to control snow drifts, protect crops and livestock from exposure, and screen unpleasant sights and sounds. The trick is to plant windbreaks of the proper spacing and height.
with John Dickerson

Canning: Summer is in the Jar           #9508
Demystify home canning! Enjoy comfort foods produced and preserved by your own hand: tomatoes and juices, jams, pickles, peppers, beans, salsas, etc.
with Gerry Veroneau

Dehydrating Fruits and Vegetables           #0104
Explore the basics of fruit and vegetable dehydration (theory, methods and hands-on) and how you can incorporate this ancient method of food preservation into your life.
with Sharon Gensler

Mechanics for Beginners           #9204
Very basic introduction to internal combustion engines: what are the parts and how does each one work, how is gasoline different from deisel, 2-stroke from 4-stroke? Diagrams and a clear presentation make it all seem easy.
with Arnie Voehringer

Vegetable Seed Saving Techniques           #9313
Learn how to grow, process, and store the seeds of vegetable crops, including techniques for hand-pollinating and caging to keep seeds pure.
with Kent Whealy

Farm Blacksmithing           #9318
Demonstration at a real forge of how to make or repair various tools and implements used on the farm - hooks, rings, chains and cutting edges.
with Toby Bashaw

Structures to Extend the Season           #9405
Use hoops, frames and low-input greenhouses designed for solar heat and ventilation along with successive cropping systems for extending production of cool season and long season crops.
with Steve Gilman

Making Hard Cider           #0106
The basics of making a natural “farm” cider including equipment, apple varieties, fermentation, procedures and styles are covered.
with Ben Watson

Tool Sharpening           #0309
Learn how to put appropriate edges on your work tools and a smile back on your face!
with Rick Estes

Biodiesel & Grease (3 Videos)            #0511 - 0513
An intensive course to understand this new energy technology. Order separately or as a set:
with Larry Union

Intro, Biodiesel & Grease Production            #0511

Veggie Oil in Vehicles, Biodiesel Basics            #0512
with Lee Briante, Joe Lambert

Biodiesel on the Farm, Peak Oil           #0513
with Ricky Baruc, Michael Klare

Advanced Lacto-Fermentation            #0405
Discussion among those with prior experience lacto-fermenting vegetables. Covers salt concentration, temperature, gas release methods, ingredient combinations and starters.
with Dan Rosenberg

Cover Cropping           #0608
David discusses the many different types of cover crops he uses on 7 acres of vegetables to build soil fertility, improve tilth, create a habitat for beneficials, avoid soil compaction and erosion, control weeds, and provide livestock forage and mulch.
with David Fisher

Drip Irrigation for Gardens           #0605
A guide through the planning and installation of this easily automated and water-saving method of irrigation.
with Lee Reich

Getting the Most from a Woodlot           #0704
Nature hikes, syruping, hunting, growing ginseng and a dozern other uses for that special acreage at the back of your property are explored.
with Bill MacKentley

Intro to Hay & Haying           #0706
Peruse the subtleties of hay: the varieties, the fields, the seasons, timing. 1st and 2nd cuttings, equipment (or lack of), storage and feeding. Also touches on improving and seding existing and new fields.
with Dominic Palumbo

Small Scale Grain Raising           #0709
Explore basic growing habits of grains like wheat, rye, triticale, spelt, oats, barley, rice, corn, sorghum, millet, amaranth, quinoa, and teff. Learn about small scale growing, harvesting, threshing, and eating these grains.
with Bi-sek Hsiao

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Farm Management

Making the Transition to Organic            #9005
Looks at 3 approaches: total conversion, field by field, and gradual reduction of inputs. Discusses crop rotation, manure and input management.
with David Patriquin

Relationship Marketing            #0204
Innovating marketing, based on building a relationship with your customer, is the key to financial success in farming today. Learn about on-farm sales, restaurant sales, metropolitan buying clubs and agent-attended farmers’ markets as models.
with Joel Salatin

On-Farm Seed Production           #0304
Learn about seed production, cleaning, economics and relevant regulations
with Michael Glos & Terri Ferris

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