Frost Tolerant Orange Trees and other Unusual Fruits at Luther Burbank Farm
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ goes on a field trip to Luther Burbank Experimental Farm in Sebastopol, California. In this episode, you will learn about some of the varieties of unusual fruits that Luther Burbank worked with, including frost tolerant (to -15 degrees) oranges. John encourages you to grow a variety of fruits, including rare, unusual and heirloom varieties.
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ shares with you the No Till Farming 102 Workship that took place at the 2016 Eco Farm Conference where Paul Kaiser is able to make $100,000 gross per acre per year on on his farm.
In this episode, you will learn the benefits of using No Till Farming which includes significantly higher income per acre than other types of farming, regenerating the soil, capturing more carbon in the soil, creating year round jobs, producing high quality food, encouraging local flora and fauna.
First, John will share how he uses no-till farming techniques in his no-till garden at home.
Next, Paul, will share important information on why every farm should start doing no-till farming, its benefits and how the US goverment even promotes no-till farming as the best way to farm to conserve and restore the farm land in the USA. You will discover why Soil Organic Matter continues to decrease in the USA and why current agriculture systems are destroying the soil. You will learn about studies that support this information. You will discover why tilling is so bad for your soil, and you should never do it. You will discover the best soil management strategies to restore and build the soil to levels even BETTER than they were before we starting farming the land. You will also discover how to start a no-till farming field, as well as how to maintain it.
Next, John will share the most important slides from the No Till Farming Workship. You will discover some of the most important of a no-till farming operation, including how 3 people can replant and turn over 3 garden beds in 1 hour. You will also discover why transplants are used instead of starting seeds and why it is so important to start from transplants. Next, you will learn the tools that are used to do no-till farming. You will learn the best materials to build a long lasting, no-snag garden benches. You will discover the seed starting mixture and about different types of compost that is used in this notill farming system. You will discover the importance of diversity of growing different types of plants, natives, pollinator crops, hedgerows, and more in a no-till farming system. You will also learn how no till farming is MORE profitable than conventional and even standard organic agriculture.
Finally you will discover how notill farming done in a proper manor is the parmount of enviornmental sustainability, can help to sequester carbon in the soil, provide economic prosperity, as well as be social just and responsible. In the end, you will learn that No Till Farming is one of the best farming techniques that can help to solve the food crisis, economic crisis and soil crisis that is the word is currently experiencing today.
Related Videos:
Eco Farm 2016 Conference Review
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msDal0lyiBg
How to Till your garden without a rotortiller:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwbXPXxMxuQ
Learn How to Make $100,000 a year on 1/2 Acre You dont Own
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tP5bOr0aC58
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John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ takes you on a field trip to Las Vegas, Nevada to share with you a company that is making soil just 1 mile from the famous Las Vegas sign. Wondersoil is a soil that can be used as a soil-less grow medium or added to your garden soil to make it even better. They also create unique coconut coir based blends used for seed starting, patching holes, seeding lawns, filling gopher holes and more.
In this episode you will learn how the wondersoil works and what sets it apart from other coconut coir based products that are currently available. You will then get a how-its-made style tour of the wonder soil facility to learn how they actually make the wonder soil in las vegas using the finest organic (and non organic) ingredients to get proven results.
Finally, John will share how you can purchase a special organic wondersoil seed starting mixture that he helped to formulate that includes his favorite soil ammendments such as worm gold plus worm castings, rock dust, kelp and more.
To get the special deal go to:
http://wondersoil.com/promo/
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ answers the question, Should I cut down the tree on my property to grow a vegetable garden. In this episode, John will share with you his answer which might surprise you...
John will talk about the benefits and drawbacks of having trees on your property and a system for determining if you should remove it or not. After watching this episode you will be better equipped to determine if you should or should not cut down that tree to grow more food for you and your family.
Finally, John will share with you what you should do with your cut down trees to further enrich your garden with the resources you have on your property.
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John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ answers your questions:
How to Eat Turnips Raw?
When to harvest Curly Kale?
Can Yucca be Eaten Raw?
How much to water plants in containers?
Are expired seeds still good?
What camera do you use to make your videos?
How to avoid Genetically Modified Seeds?
Are LED or Fluorscent Lights best for starting seeds?
You will learn the answers to these questions and probably learn a few other things along the way.
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ shares with you how and why to grow the best food at home - sprouts, microgreens, leafy green vegetables indoors or outdoors at your house.
In this episode, John will share with you how you can grow the best food on the planet for your health at you standard American tract home with small amount of land that can feed you and your family.
Next you will discover how you can have green thumbs no matter where you live even if you have never grown anything before. Learn how John lives in one of the harshest climates in the USA and how to grow food there.
Next, you will learn why leafy green vegetables are the most important food you should grow at your home. You will also learn about the perennial vegetables that are much easier to grow than standard annual vegetable crops.
Next you will learn 5 reasons why John loves the food he grows. You will discover John's opinions the healthcare system and how including more plant foods in your diet can increase your health. You will also learn how John eats to stay young and healthy as well as his recommendations on eating a healthy diet. You will learn his #1 reason for growing and eating his leafy green vegetables.
Next, John will share his favorite perennial vegetables that he grows that are the easiest and that you should grow that will provide food for you day after day, week after week.
Next, John will share his standard annual vegetables that he is growing and why he favors some over others.
Next, John will share his opinions on building soil and how important it is to build your soil. He will share his top 3 nutrients that he adds to his garden to grow the most nutritious vegetables.
Next, you will learn how to best eat and use the food you grow to maximize your health by juicing and blending. John will demonstrate making a green juice as well as a green smoothie which are John favorite ways to eat the food he grows.
Next you will discover how to grow your own sprouts inside your home. John will demonstrate a very simple technique to grow sprouts in a glass mason jar with a mesh lid.
Finally, John will share how to grow your own microgreens quickly and easily inside your how to grow one of the most nutritious foods in the world.
Learn more about the Home Grown Food Summit at:
http://www.homegrownfoodsummit.com/
Purchase Sprouting Seeds and Supplies at:
https://www.handypantry.com/
Purchase Microgreen Seeds and Supplies at:http://www.growingmicrogreens.com
To get the special GrowingYourGreen discount for growing sprouts or microgreens you must call Handy Pantry at: 800-735-0630 (open monday thru friday) and ask for the GYG or GrowingYourGreens discount.
Purchase John's favorite soil nutrients (rock dust, etc) at a discount:
http://www.boogiebrew.net/gyg/
Learn how to improve your yield up to 400% with Worm Castings:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6Emu9hwhsc
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Referenced video with Katrina Blair on growing weeds:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyDOFpltFVk
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John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ goes on a field trip to the redwoods retirement center to share with you their garden to show how they have designed their garden to be accessible for wheelchairs and some of the design elements they have used to make gardening easier for active adults who live in this community. After watching this episode you will have a better idea of some ideas you can use to design a accessible garden for physically challenged or active adults.
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ shares with you just one of the tomato varieties he is growing this year. In this episode you will learn about a special hybrid variety tomato that stays small, yet yields a ton of sweet, red cherry tomatoes. After watching this episode you will learn if hybrid is the same as GMO as well as what are determinate and indeterminate tomato plants.
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ goes on a field trip to the Seed Bank in Petaluma, California that offers over 1450 varieties of open pollinated, heirloom seeds that enable people to grow unique and different varieties of fruits, vegetables, herbs and flowers to keep the genetic diversity alive. In this episode John visits the Petaluma branch of the Baker Creek Seed Company on their 4th Year Anniversary and gives you a tour of the place as well as goes over some of his favorite non-GMO seeds that are available at the seed bank.
To Learn more about Baker Creek visit:
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To get your 3 day ticket to the Heirloom Expo and Heirloom Gardener Magazine:
http://www.theheirloomexpo.com/
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ shares with you how you can make two organic edible kids toys out of the garden. In this episode, John shares with you some garden vegetables that can be used as a koosh ball and a rocket ship! In addition, you will learn a special technique that John discovered to turn 100% organic mature, fibrous Okra into Green Slime! Watch this episode for a fun and enjoyable time. John encourages everyone to have fun in the garden and gets kids involved with growing food in the garden, but also having fun in the garden. John believes that having fun and laughing is deeply connected to learning.
The Juicer shown in this episode is the Omega NC800 available at:
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