Food Farmer Earth
Ken Meter on Cultivating Resilient Local Food Economies
Ken Meter discusses the pivotal role of a strong local food system in enhancing community health, wealth, and connections, emphasizing the integration of healthy food, local wealth building, and interpersonal connections within the...
Food Farmer Earth
Exploring the Rich Palette of Carrot Varieties - From Purple to Orange
This video tutorial introduces the diverse world of carrot colors, including red, yellow, purple, and the traditional orange, offering insights into their cultivation and unique characteristics. It highlights the historical origin of...
Food Farmer Earth
A Restaurant's Journey to Zero-Waste Through Commercial Composting
This narrative highlights a restaurant's initiative to implement commercial composting, emphasizing the importance of reducing landfill waste by turning kitchen scraps into valuable compost. The restaurant owner shares insights on the...
Food Farmer Earth
Mastering the Craft of Food Photography in Advertising
This video delves into the intricate process of commercial food photography, highlighting the importance of collaboration with stylists and clients to create appealing images that capture the texture, color, and essence of the food. It...
Food Farmer Earth
Sourdough Legacy: A Family's Heirloom Starter Journey
Detailing the care of a 70-year-old family sourdough starter, this narrative explores the mix of milk, flour, and a unique yeast ecosystem that has been maintained for generations. The process of creating pancakes from the starter is...
Food Farmer Earth
Mushroom Cultivation for Beginners: Logs, Patches, and Home Gardens
This video guide offers a detailed introduction to growing mushrooms at home, using methods like inoculating logs with shiitake dowels and creating mushroom patches with sawdust spawn. It highlights the ease and joy of cultivating...
Bizarre Beasts
Extinction, A Pyramid Scheme, & The World's Largest Salamander
Releasing Chinese giant salamanders back into the wild sounds like a good idea, but it's causing problems for the salamanders and for our understanding of what a species even is.
Food Farmer Earth
What Is My Favorite Squash - One Farmer Answers
This video features a farmer sharing their personal favorites among various squash varieties. Vicki Hertel, of Sun Gold Farm, discusses the unique qualities and culinary uses of different types of squash, including their taste, texture,...
Food Farmer Earth
Artful Artichoke Preparation: From Thistle to Table
This video provides an insightful guide on prepping artichokes for cooking, covering the removal of thorny tips and the outer layer of leaves, peeling the stem for added flavor, and detailing how to remove the inedible choke for a clean,...
Food Farmer Earth
The Legacy of Craft: Generations of Sausage Making
Tracing the lineage of a family's sausage making tradition from its inception in 1927, the story captures the essence of craftsmanship passed down through generations. It reflects on the meticulous art of sausage preparation, the...
Food Farmer Earth
Crafting Divinity - A Journey into Artisan Chocolate Making
The story captures a chocolatier's passion for transforming high-quality chocolate into artistic, hand-gilded pieces, inspired by the Latin genus name for cocoa, Theobroma, meaning "food of the gods". It details the meticulous process...
Food Farmer Earth
Mastering Potato Cultivation: Tips for Optimal Growth and Harvest
The guide emphasizes the importance of focusing on the vegetative growth of potato vines initially, as it is crucial for the nourishment of the tubers, which are harvested at the end of the summer. It also covers the importance of hoeing...
Food Farmer Earth
Innovative Aquaponics - Creating Efficient, Sustainable Systems
This video outlines the development of a sustainable aquaponics system that utilizes a unique heat recovery mechanism to reduce humidity issues and maintenance costs, enhancing the growth environment for fish and plants. By recovering...
Food Farmer Earth
From Farm to Table: A Chef's Perspective on Farmers Markets
The transcript highlights a chef's appreciation for local produce obtained from farmers markets, emphasizing the direct impact on culinary quality, freshness, and the joy of supporting local farmers. It discusses the benefits of building...
Food Farmer Earth
From Pork Belly to Gourmet Delight: The Journey of Homemade Bacon
This comprehensive guide details the steps for curing and smoking pork belly to create homemade bacon, emphasizing the blend of brown sugar, kosher salt, and a custom spice rub for flavor enhancement. It also covers the importance of dry...
Food Farmer Earth
In Bloom: The Vibrant Life of a Lavender Farm
This narrative delves into the rich history and vibrant cultivation of lavender on a homestead farm established in 1898, where the owners nurture over 1300 plants across seven varieties. The text highlights the farm's dedication to...
Food Farmer Earth
Urban and Rural Reserves: Balancing Growth and Preservation
The urban and rural reserves process in the Portland metro area aims to delineate land for future urban development and conservation over a 40-50 year period, balancing the need for expansion with the protection of agricultural and...
Food Farmer Earth
Healthier Cauliflower Mac and Cheese Delight
This recipe reimagines the classic mac and cheese by incorporating cauliflower to boost its nutritional value without compromising on taste. By blending cooked cauliflower into a creamy sauce and combining it with pasta, this dish offers...
The Wall Street Journal
Innovations in Indoor Farming
As questions loom over global food insecurity and supply chains continue to be disrupted by the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, hear how new technologies and farming methods could open possibilities to grow leafy greens and luxury fruits.
Visual Learning Systems
Plants: Diversity in Shapes and Forms
This colorful program explains to students what a plant is, where plants live, and the different types of plants they might be familiar with.
NPR
What Japanese Americans Lost During WWII Internment
In 1942, shortly after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, President Roosevelt ordered the relocation of thousands of Japanese Americans to detention centers. The order grew out of fear that they could become spies. Around 117,000 citizens...
Food Farmer Earth
Heirloom Corn - Traditions of Storing and Planting
The process of storing seed corn involves keeping it on the ear near a heat source, a practice that enhances seed vitality by maintaining higher internal moisture. This traditional method, complemented by careful selection for planting,...
Food Farmer Earth
Boosting Tomato Growth: The Advantages of Potting Up
Potting up tomato seedlings into larger containers before planting them in the garden encourages stronger root development, resulting in healthier plants and a more bountiful tomato harvest. This technique, particularly beneficial in...
Food Farmer Earth
Sustaining a Legacy: The Organic Dairy Farm of the Bansen Family
A dairy farmer reflects on his family's generational commitment to dairy farming, tracing back to his grandfather who practiced organic farming before it was officially recognized. Emphasizing the hard work and dedication required to...