Food Farmer Earth
Cherry Orchards in Full Bloom
Mike Omeg's family has farmed in The Dalles, Oregon area for five generations. As Omeg explains in the video, at one time the farm was a diversified operation with cattle, wheat, and the big cash crop in the early 1900's: watermelons. In...
Food Farmer Earth
Artisan Butcher and Charcuterie: Preview
Tuesday The Craft of Artisan Sausage Making Chef Eric Finley, co-owner of Chop Butchery & Charcuterie demonstrates how to make 3 different types of homemade sausages: Italian Chicken; Merguez Lamb; and Chorizo. Wednesday A Traditional,...
Food Farmer Earth
A Look Inside A Modern Combine Harvester
Farmers across the country (and increasingly the world) rely upon technology as an integral part of their day to day farming operations. In The Dalles, Oregon, fifth generation farmer David Brewer shows us the insides of his John Deere...
Food Farmer Earth
Buyer's Club: Preview
Tuesday Chilled Squash Soup and Lamb-Stuffed Squash Fall season brings a multitude of summer squash to the garden and the market. Chef Donald Kotler, of restaurant TOAST, shares two tasty dishes that use both zucchini and yellow squash....
Food Farmer Earth
A Few Key Things to Know About Pickles & Cucumbers
In this short video, Paul Fuller of Sweet Creek Foods lays out some of the key requirements to producing quality homemade pickles. For those interested in learning more about making pickles, stay tuned for our Kitchen segment (making...
Food Farmer Earth
Canning Food: Pickles
Paul Fuller and his wife Judy have been building their food processing business Sweet Creek Foods—they refer to it as a "glassery" rather than a cannery—for 12 years. They started with pickles, then moved on to jams, tomatoes, salsa and...
Curated Video
Understanding Communities and Succession in Ecosystems
In this video, the teacher covers key concepts related to communities in ecology. They discuss how different populations interact within a community, the role of limiting factors in population dynamics, and the importance of tolerance in...
Curated Video
Understanding Habitats, Niches, and Symbiotic Relationships in Ecology
This section covers the relationship between organisms and their environment. It also covers the Levels of Organization and symbiotic relationships.
EarthEcho International
STEMExplore: A Day in the Life of an Ecologist
Lou Toth is an ecologist who has been with the South Florida Water Management District for 32 years. His primary role is to manage vegetation within storm water treatment areas to contribute to the restoration of the Everglades. He...
FuseSchool
The Pros and Cons of Organic Farming
Organic farming isn’t all good. The yields are lower because more produce is damaged by pests, and carefully selected chemical pesticides cannot be used. With an ever-growing world population, we have limited land to feed everyone from....
Independent Producers
Sea Slug: Animal or Plant?
Small green sea slugs puzzle scientists because they can photosynthesize energy, just like plants. These Eastern Emerald Elysia sea slugs also appear to have several different types of DNA. Scientists are hopeful these sea slugs might...
Next Animation Studio
Thinning ice altering ecosystems: National Science Foundation
Findings from more than 30 years of research by the Long Term Ecological Research program at the US National Science Foundation suggest that ecosystems which depend on a season of snow and ice are the most vulnerable to climate change....
Primer
Simulating Natural Selection
See how different attributes are naturally selected in different environments, and note some core principles of evolution along the way.
Curated Video
Decomposition and its Implications in Composting, Food Preservation, and Biogas Production
This is a video discussing decomposition, the process by which organisms break down waste material and dead plant and animal material into simpler substances, which can then be recycled back into the ecosystem to be used by other...
Curated Video
Ecological Succession
This live-action video program is about the term ecological succession. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the term ecological succession through use of video footage, photographs,...
Curated Video
The Impact of Global Warming on Ecosystems and Biodiversity
The video is a lecture presentation on global warming, its causes, and its potential effects on ecosystems and biodiversity. The speaker discusses the greenhouse effect, greenhouse gases, and their impact on the Earth's temperature. The...
Next Animation Studio
The Mediterranean is filling up with plastic; here’s the culprits
A recent study found that around 230,000 tons of plastic trash is dumped in this sea per year, and this number is expected to double by 2040 if ambitious steps are not taken soon.
EarthEcho International
Youth in Action: Plant for the Planet
Leadership in public policy is vital to solving global challenges. Aji, Adonis, and Gabe from the Seattle chapter of Plant for the Planet explain to Philippe Cousteau how this group of young people brought a suit against Washington’s...
Curated Video
Pyramids of Biomass: Understanding Relative Amounts of Organic Matter in Food Chains
This video is a lecture presentation on pyramids of biomass. The presenter explains the concept of biomass and trophic levels in a food chain. The video provides a graphical representation of the relative amounts of organic matter found...
Vlogbrothers
The Amazon isn't "Burning" - It's Being Burned
This is a thing that is happening right now, and (taking a page from the global warming playbook) a think I've been hearing from Bolsonaro's supporters is, "Who even knows how bad it is...deforestation is actually down." It's so sad to...
msvgo
Introduction to Ecology
Explain ecosystem, environment its biotic and abiotic components, the levels of ecological hierarchy and the branches of ecology.
FuseSchool
What Is A Niche?
You may have heard the word "niche" before, but what does it mean when we talk about an organism's niche. Learn in this video from the "Adapting and Living Together" chapter within the Ecology and Environment topic school level Biology.
Curated Video
Understanding Trophic Levels in an Ecosystem
The video is a lecture presentation on trophic levels in ecosystems. The presenter defines trophic levels as feeding levels in a community or ecosystem and explains how they can be used to organize feeding relationships. The concept of a...
FuseSchool
Niches In The Savannah Ecosystem
An example of the different niches in the savannah ecosystem.