Posts Tagged ‘sustainable agriculture research and education’
The Next Step: Adding Cover Crop to a No Till System (Video)
As manager of the 8,500-acre Cronin Farms in Gettysburg, S.D., Dan Forgey strives to build soil health—and yields—sustainably.
Thermal Banking: Cold Storage (video)
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 is [...]
Sustainable Energy: Thermal Banking Greenhouse Design (Video)
A MN farmer builds an innovative greenhouse that allows him to extend his growing season and reduce energy costs.
Value Added Marketing: Connecting with Customers (Video)
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 and [...]
Minnesota Organic Farmer Uses Thermal Banking to Increase Farm Output, Sustainably
Reporting from the field: These past few days we’ve been spending time in Oak Center, Minnesota (located about 25 miles north of Rochester), with a really great organic farmer, Steven Schwen, of Earthen Path Organic Farm. Challenged by the cold Midwest winters, Steven pondered how to warm up his planting beds. What evolved was a [...]
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) and Cooking Up a Story Form Partnership
Cooking Up a Story is pleased to announce a unique partnership with the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program, commonly known as “SARE”. Our partnership will enable us to expand the range and depth of our stories and how-to videos, and to profile successful farmers whose practices have benefited from SARE grants and SARE research [...]


