Women in Agriculture – America’s Heartland
Women in agriculture play as many different roles as their male counterparts. For more of Episode 319 visit: http://tinyurl.com/5r5unp. The Monsanto Company – http://www.monsanto.com and the American Farm Bureau Federation – http://www.fb.org make presentation of America’s Heartland possible.
Duration : 0:4:17
Boggy Creek Farm shows us how to farm organicUC Davis Sustainable Agricultural Farming Systems Project
This introduction to the SAFS project, an interdisciplinary, participatory research experiment, examines the transition from conventional farming systems to low-input and organic production of a typical Sacramento Valley row crop rotation on a 20-acre site.
Series: “University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources” [5/2001] [Science] [Agriculture] [Show ID: 5765]
Duration : 0:24:50
Pick-Your-Own from Farmers and their Diversified Horticultural Marketing Strategies
Farmers and their Diversified Horticultural Marketing Strategies [DVD]. V. Grubinger. 1999. University of Vermont Extension. Available for purchase at: http://www.uvm.edu/vtvegandberry/Videos/marketvideo.htm Featuring Norman Grieg, Grieg Farm. Red Hook, NY.
Duration : 0:7:41
Green Careers: Sustainable Agriculture (clip)
Sustainable agriculture strives to produce food in a way that maintains the health of the land, protects the people who work it, and benefits those who enjoy its abundance.
This program provides an inside look at an organic farm and an organic retail store and discusses the day-to-day challenges and rewards of working in this field. Organic farming includes a wide range of jobs in production, marketing and distribution.
Organic farming is a very competitive business, but for people with an interest in growing food, plus muscle power and brains, it can be a rewarding career. Many people in this industry grew up on farms, but there are also opportunities to start at an entry level and learn the business. It is by definition local, so there are opportunities anywhere, in both rural and urban settings. 22 minutes, color.
Jobs profiled in this program include:
Farm Manager, Retail Sales Manager, Organic Produce Buyer.
Grade Levels: 7 to Adult
direct link to purchase the DVD:
http://www.phoenixlearninggroup.com/Products/VideoDetail.aspx?id=b503bd6d-5802-4521-baab-ededddc2b1b3&sub=6516bc9d-f8fd-4e94-b702-ab180d939306&cat=
Duration : 0:2:42
Organic Foods: Backyard Agriculture
For more Stories, Food News, and Cooking Fresh videos, visit: http://cookingupastory.com
A simple idea led two women into a thriving new farming enterprise. Build backyard mini-farms for homeowners who want to start growing their own fresh herbs and vegetables lasting throughout most of the year. Recipes from this episode: Kale Philo Bake and Crookneck Squash and Tomato Slices. Links to these recipes are below.
For more stories:
http://cookingupastory.com
For the Kale Philo Bake recipe:
http://cookingupastory.com/recipes/kale-philo-bake/
For Crookneck Squash and Tomato Slices recipe: http://cookingupastory.com/recipes/crookneck-squash-and-tomato-slices/
Duration : 0:5:33