One restaurant chooses to participate in a city-wide recycling program, turning food waste into reusable garden compost.
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Organic Dairyman- Part 1: A Family Tradition (video)
There is an unique rhythm to life in being a dairy farmer. Jon Bansen, a third generation farmer, it was his grandfather who began the family tradition.
Tranquility on an Urban Homestead
How do cats, a rabbit, a flock of chickens and a nest of honeybees all get along in an enclosed backyard? Urban homesteader Charlyn Ellis, shares her experience.
Happy Cow Creamery
This short video is the story of farmer Tom Trantham and how his on-farm Happy Cow Creamery and bottling plant got built in 2002.
Alan Kapuler: Kinship Garden and Greenhouse Tour
Research scientist and public domain plant breeder, Alan Kapuler, takes us on a tour of his greenhouse, he refers to as Kinship Garden.
Farm Your Yard Kitchen Garden Tour
The Farm Your Yard Kitchen Garden Tour showcases 3 urban farms that grow a wide diversity of food crops in a town near Portland, Oregon.
A Lavender Farm in Full Bloom – video
The Woodland Lavender Farm in Yamhill, Oregon contains an acre of lavender, grown for their oils and flower display. It’s an amazing sight to see them in full bloom.
Starting a Recreational Marijuana Business: CannaMan Farms
We visit with one entrepreneur’s emerging marijuana business, CannaMan Farms, to glimpse first-hand a new frontier unfolding before our eyes.
Profile of an Urban Homesteader
Charlyn Ellis talks about her 21st Street Urban Homestead in Corvallis, Oregon and the ways she increases her self-sufficient food lifestyle.
Documentary Stories Playlist
This documentary stories playlist contains some of our popular videos from the Cooking Up a Story library.
