Come see what vegetables the Big Apple has to offer! The farmers at Eagle Street Roof Top Garden shows that fresh organic production can happen even in the middle of Brooklyn. Check it out now!
Wayne Keith runs his trucks on wood-gas, a pyrolytic process! He takes us through this system step by step. Wayne Keith not only holds the land speed record for wood-gas, but has driven over 250,000 miles on wood! He has also been featured in Mother Earth News multiple times.
Peter Baldwin shows us his homemade laundry machine! This one requires only human-power, so simple and so fantastic. We have the plans available if you'd like them, just send us an email!
Peter Baldwin shares with us the rap he wrote about homesteading and living sustainably in Brooks, ME! This guy's brilliant...and he's got a good beat too ;)
Rose of Dolce Vita Farm in Lincolnville, ME shares with us the secrets to keeping your chickens healthy and what to do when they're a bit under the weather!
Hantz Farms, the biggest proposed urban farm ever, is setting out to reinvigorate Detroit's blight filled neighborhoods and stimulate its economy. Supported by Hantz Group, this farm is what Detroit's dwindling population so desperately needs.
Jerusalem Artichoke Prophet Mike Repkin teaches us all about this amazing vegetable! From its health benefits, to its possibilities for fuel and fiber sources, this root-plant is a one hit wonder!
Natalya at Pinwheel Farm provides her philosophy in planning out your farm plots. Things to consider include moving equipment, harvesting, and efficient land use.
Natalya of Pinwheel Farm takes us through the steps of preparing and planting a lettuce bed (applicable to other seeds and closely planted bulbs) on her no-irrigation, minimal-till farm in Lawrence, KS!
Natalya at Pinwheel Farm takes us through her top picks of handy farm tools that everyone should know about! From pruning shears to the T-Post puller, these tools will help any farmer!
Natalya Lowther of Pinwheel Farm teaches us about the magic of mulberry leaves! She shows us how much sheep love them and how they are one of the best plants to feed livestock!
Robert Byrnes of Lyons, Nebraska gives us a tour of Nebraska Green Fuels, a biofuels coop in eastern Nebraska. He also informs us about the differences between ethanol, petrol, and biofuels, the advantages to each and the coming advances.
In this newcast, we interview Clayton Chapman, head chef and creator of The Grey Plume in OMaha, Nebraska, the country's most sustainable restaurant! Find out what makes this tasty place so sustainable! And see how Travis looks in a faux Christmas sweater ;)
We are two Eco-inspired people who will travel for one year shooting and uploading "how-to" videos on sustainability. Our jaunt will take us through all regions of the USA and all economic climates. Everyone can use our website to learn, teach and grow. Distributed by Tubemogul.
Wes Jackson and the crew at The Land Institute explain the problems with our current use of annual crops in big agribusiness. They teach us that perennial crops can be a compelling alternative!
Wes Jackson, Carrie Carpenter, and Stan Cox tell us about The Land Institute's work to create grain perennials to be used in farms across the world. Their revolutionary work aims to cut down on the environmental destruction that current farming practices are creating.
Wes Jackson and crew at The Land Institute take us through the differences between perennial and annual plants and how they affect our world and croplands.
Solar Scholar Paul Shippee takes us on an educational tour of alternative rockin' building techniques and designs, such as straw-bale, passive solar, earth bag, thermosolar, rammed earth, etc. !
Paul Shippee of the Crestone Solar School teaches us about the difference between passive and active solar power strategies! Prepare yourself for a musical and visual montage!
Lynn Gillespie teaches us the importance and productive elements behind having small sheep herds on farms! We meet some of her flock as she explains these wooly creatures.
Lynn of The Living Farm takes us on a tour of her many greenhouses, all powered by different forms of alternative energy, using the sun in different ways to heat her plants all winter long. From geothermal to solar convection, Lynn shows us her ingenious ways of keeping plants alive during the cold winters of Colorado.
This video commemorates "The Douglas" our previous steed and home. It will be missed... Next we introduce "The Rally Wagon" our rocking new home! We show the making of at Jensen Auto in Omaha Nebraska. A big hiccup but we are back and rolling well.
Solar Sultan Kevin Bell shows how he retrofitted his home with a Trombe wall made with 100% reused material to heat his house in the winter. Good bye heating bill!
Kevin Bell discusses Salt Lake City's solar mapping program with us, taking us through the steps of calculating the solar potential of each and every rooftop, sidewalk square, or doghouse in SLC.
Sharon the lovable has embarked on an awesome mission, and you can too! She is using S.P.I.N. Gardening tactics to make a successful farm in the backyards of urban homes. Enjoy!
Homestead Organics shows us a great way to turn an old washing machine into a giant salad spinner, great for bagging mix greens for the farmers market.
Henry and Laura of Homestead Organics tell us why bird is the word! They talk turkey and chat chicken with us, while also discussing the utility and importance of animal diversity on a farm.
We pit Sparky, Pico Cantieni's beautiful blue electric bike, against the Gas Guzzzler in an all out battle to see who will end up on top. Pico takes us through the ins and outs of his pretty blue sustainable ride and all its glowing pieces and parts.
Jim Karnfoski takes us through a tried and true technique to make BioChar in order to increase the amount of stable carbon in the soil and improve its nutrient content and water retention.
Jim Karnofski explains the wonders of BioChar and how it can help your soil and the earth FOREVER! This is the first intro video and in the following videos Jim will show us the how-to's so you can make your own at home.
Larkin Stentz of Green Angel Gardens explains his simple solar water heater and how it decreases the need to use propane to heat water for household use.
