The thermal banking technology that Steven Schwen uses in his innovative greenhouse (see Sustainable Energy: Thermal Banking Greenhouse Design) applies not only to conservation of heat, but to cold storage and refrigeration. In this short companion video, Schwen discusses his plans for an ice house at his farm in Minnesota, and how this project [...]
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Sustainable Energy: Thermal Banking Greenhouse Design
This is the second in a series of “how-to” videos showcasing the knowledge and creativity of farmers who are have worked with the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program (SARE)—either as grant recipients, cooperators or leaders. In the first video, Jeanne Carver (Imperial Stock Ranch, Eastern Oregon) described her ranch’s approach to value-added marketing. [...]
Value Added Marketing: Connecting with Customers
In the initial full-length video (Added Value: Direct Marketing for Farmers and Ranchers) on the Imperial Stock Ranch in eastern Oregon, Jeanne Carver described how her and her husband’s ranching business had to come up with a new marketing approach to address declining markets and competition from overseas. Their new approach was to develop [...]
Added Value: Direct Marketing for Farmers and Ranchers
Yarn Into Apparel-The Carver Imperial Stock Ranch
This is the first in a series of “how-to” videos funded by the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program and produced by Cooking Up A Story. SARE is pleased to be part of this cooperative venture, and to share the rich heritage, knowledge, and individual stories of some [...]
