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Organic Growers School
United States
Приєднався 12 тра 2015
Organic Growers School is the premiere provider of practical and affordable organic education in the Southern Appalachians, building a vibrant food & farming community by boosting the success of organic home growers and farmers in our region.
Our hands-on training, workshops, conferences and partnerships strengthen and celebrate each grower’s move towards self-reliance.
MISSION: Organic Growers School inspires, educates, and supports people to farm, garden, and live organically.
VISION: We are building a mutually supportive network of prosperous farmers, productive gardeners and informed consumers engaged in creating healthy communities.
Our hands-on training, workshops, conferences and partnerships strengthen and celebrate each grower’s move towards self-reliance.
MISSION: Organic Growers School inspires, educates, and supports people to farm, garden, and live organically.
VISION: We are building a mutually supportive network of prosperous farmers, productive gardeners and informed consumers engaged in creating healthy communities.
Відео
Kimchi - Ultimate gut fuel
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Fermenting is a great way to increase the bioavailability of nutrients in certain foods; it improves gut health and strengthens the immune system. Plus, we love the way it tastes! In our bodies, bacteria outnumber the cells containing our unique DNA by more than 10 to 1. The vast majority of these bacteria- around 100 trillion- are found in our intestines. Bacteria break down nutrients we would...
Let's Get Urticated!
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Stinging Nettle, aka Urtica dioica, has been used for food, medicine, and fiber dating back to the Bronze Age! Growth: Nettle can grow up to 8 feet tall and has a square, fibrous stem with deep grooves running down it. The dark green leaves are ovate and sharply toothed with a heart-shaped base and a pointy tip. Both leaves and stems are covered with tiny hollow hairs that contain formic acid a...
Homemade Appalachian Aperitif
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Appalachian Aperitif for cocktails, mocktails, and digestive health. Ingredients: - 3 fresh dandelion roots - 3 fresh chicory roots - 1/4 cup spicebush twigs (& berries if you have em) - 2 Tbs staghorn sumac berries - 2 Tbs wild rose hips - 1 small to medium orange, peel and all Add washed and cut plants to a quart jar, fill 3/4 way with high proof alcohol (I use organic cane alcohol). Fill the...
Why Support Sustainable Farming?
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We're so thankful to live in an area with so many sustainable and organic farms! It is an honor to support farmers in feeding their community while making a living and working towards climate resilience. Head to @asapconnections link in bio to discover local farmers markets in Western North Carolina. Not everyone can grow their own food or buy USDA organic produce at the grocery store. Supporti...
Homemade Lip Balm with Julie from Organic Growers School
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It’s that time of year when it hurts to smile! Never fear, lip balm is here. 2 TBS coco butter 2 TBS shea butter 1 tsp infused oil (or more, but increase beeswax %) 1-4TBS beeswax 2-5 drops peppermint or rose essential oil Tips: I suggest dipping a spoon in the melted mixture and sticking it in the freezer for 10 minutes before adding to tins or containers. This will help you gauge the consiste...
OGS Gardening Series January 2022 - Planning Your Garden w/ Brandon Ruiz
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OGS Gardening Series January 2022 - Planning Your Garden w/ Brandon Ruiz
Grow American Persimmon from Seed with Julie from OGS
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Persimmon party 🥳 Today I started the long process of growing Diospyros virginiana from seed! Many plants native to the Appalachian region require specific conditions to grow. Persimmon (and PawPaw) seeds, for example, need to be cold stratified for several months in order to break dormancy. Persimmons are also dioecious, meaning you'll need trees with different reproductive parts to produce. S...
Farm Beginnings Student Testimonials
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Hear from two of our Farm Beginnings graduates about how this program has helped them find success with their farm business. To learn more about the program, visit: organicgrowersschool.org/farmers/farm-beginnings/
Farm Beginnings 2021-22 Info Session
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Learn more about the Organic Growers School's yearlong Farm Beginnings training program for new farmers. The program runs from Oct 2021-Oct 2022, and applications are due September 18, 2021. We have a limited number of scholarships and other financial assistance available. Find out more & apply on our website at organicgrowersschool.org/farmers/farm-beginnings/
2021 Spring Conference: Soils Track Highlights
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Highlights from the Soils Track Live Q&A Panel at the Organic Growers School's 28th Annual Spring Conference, recorded on March 21, 2021. Buy access to this and the other 10 Tracks on our website: organicgrowersschool.org/conferences/spring/
2021 Spring Conference: Mushrooms Track Panel Highlights
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Highlights from the Mushrooms Track Live Q&A Panel at the Organic Growers School's 28th Annual Spring Conference, recorded on March 21, 2021. Buy access to this and the other 10 Tracks on our website: organicgrowersschool.org/conferences/spring/
2021 Spring Conference: Cherokee Foods Panel Highlights
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Highlights from the Cherokee Foods Live Q&A Panel at the Organic Growers School's 28th Annual Spring Conference, recorded on March 20, 2021. Buy access to this and the other 10 Tracks on our website: organicgrowersschool.org/conferences/spring/
2021 Spring Conference Keynote Clips
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Did you catch Saturday's Spring Conference Kick-Off?! Rashid Nuri, Samantha Foxx and Eric Holt-Gimenez inspired all with their heartfelt wisdom. Here are just a few short highlights that will get you motivated to cultivate community food resilience though working with nature, not against it. Head to our website to register today, it's not too late! organicgrowersschool.org/conferences/spring/re...
2021 Spring Conference Sustainable Living Track Teaser Video
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2021 Spring Conference Sustainable Living Track Teaser Video
2021 Spring Conference Soils Track Teaser Video
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2021 Spring Conference Soils Track Teaser Video
2021 Spring Conference Permaculture Track Teaser Video
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2021 Spring Conference Permaculture Track Teaser Video
2021 Spring Conference Mushrooms Track Teaser Video
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2021 Spring Conference Mushrooms Track Teaser Video
2021 Spring Conference Livestock Track Teaser Video
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2021 Spring Conference Livestock Track Teaser Video
2021 Spring Conference Herbs Track Teaser Video
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2021 Spring Conference Herbs Track Teaser Video
2021 Spring Conference Gardening Track Teaser Video
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2021 Spring Conference Gardening Track Teaser Video
2021 Spring Conference Food Systems Track Teaser Video
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2021 Spring Conference Food Systems Track Teaser Video
2021 Spring Conference Farming Track Teaser Video
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2021 Spring Conference Farming Track Teaser Video
2021 Spring Conference Cooking Track Teaser Video
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2021 Spring Conference Cooking Track Teaser Video
2021 Spring Conference Cherokee Track Teaser Video
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2021 Spring Conference Cherokee Track Teaser Video
Harvest Conference Sneak Peak: Mary Crowe On Wild Foods
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Harvest Conference Sneak Peak: Mary Crowe On Wild Foods
Harvest Conference Sneak Peak: Amy Walker on Farm Land
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Harvest Conference Sneak Peak: Amy Walker on Farm Land
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I made a pie from these for the first time…just discovered them. Mine were swimming in liquid when I took them out of the oven…I mean swimming! I had to put the flesh in a fine mesh strainer to get the liquid out. And my pie still had weeping when I took it out of the fridge (baked it the day before Thanksgiving) What did I do wrong? I baked the cut squash in. 350° oven till tender. Would that have caused all the liquid?
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Thank you for teaching on how to cook squash
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You guys have to try the Prok or Yates variety of the American Persimmon they are bigger and not astringent since they've been cross polinated with Asian persimmons and they are self fertile too. I mean these should be the ones made mainstream instead of regular American Persimmons.
Thank you for the tip, I'll be sure to keep an eye out for them! I usually just use/enjoy the ones I come across, which happens to be this variety. I'm not picky when it comes to persimmons, but bigger and not astringent does sound better. Be well and thanks for the comment :)
6:44 tongue depressors, stacked together the exact width of the soil block you need to pick up, with seed tags on the outside and 2" longer than the tongue depressors, holding all together with rubber bands...brilliant idea for a custom made seed block tweezers to pick up your seed blocks easily!!!
I love the voice at the end.. calling in a little Napoleon Dynamite energy, yes! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🥰
anyone around WNC actually extracted good strong fiber from stinging nettle? if so I'd love to hear how you did it. I've gotten really nice fiber from the native woods nettle, but have had trouble with european stinging nettle. I'm curious if there's something about the growing season or properties of stinging nettle grown here which makes the fiber develop less strongly here, or if it's some retting/processing nuance. Thanks!
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I'm very curious about this too! Your theory about the growing season makes sense to me... There is a fiber artist in Asheville that goes by the name Cricket Kaufman, their Instagram is @frae_handmade. It looks like they have experimented with a lot of wild/native fibers. Perhaps they have experience with this?
I cut it wearing gloves and toss the bag into the freezer. It's lovely in a spring greens soup, soft and mild, and once frozen, the leaves are easy to remove for that preparation. So yummy!
Yes, gloves are always recommended! I just happen to love the thrill and have figured out a way to avoid the sting (it is not fool proof, though!) I love it as a soup with potatoes and leeks! Such a versatile and wonderful plant once you get past the sting! Thanks for your comment :)
I don't understand how you could handle this plant with your bare hands. I cannot come in ANY contact with it (it even gets through my gloves) without a severe reaction which lasts all day. First the burning sensation which lasts two or three hours and then the whole area goes numb for the rest of the day. I don't recover til the next morning. I am starting to think different people have different sensitivities. Though I have heard many times about the benefits of stinging nettle--I'll be staying away!
I think you are on to something! I have thought the same thing, I think different people have varying histamine reactions to this plant like they do poison ivy/bee stings, etc. It definitely leaves the area tingly/hot when I get stung, but I am careful if I harvest without gloves so there is minimal contact to the stinging hairs. It is kind of thrilling and helps circulation if it isn't too uncomfortable, though!
I make Nigel Palmer's fermented plant juice. It's not original with him, but his instructions are very good. It's also found in Korean natural Jadam farming. It's a deep-rooted bio-accumulator of minerals not found in most plants with shallower roots. It's deeply concentrated and I dilute it in water 500:1 to use as a foliar spray or a soil drench.
That sounds so nutrient dense and wonderful as a natural fertilizer! I've made "compost tea" with comfrey, nettle, and horsetail. Seems like the plants/soil love it. Thanks for your comment!
does anyone have any experience attempting to monotub wood blewits? I have some wild spore-prints and I wanted to try it with a sawdust/rice mix with wild-pasteurised substrate material. I wonder about optimal colonisation temperatures for the spawn (I really wanna hack this so it doesn't take so long) and the temp profile for fruiting which involves a quick up-and-down. My guess is, I might be able to get it down to an oyster time-scale for indoor growing, with the first batch being extremely week and selectively breeding the indoor winners. Any thoughts at all would be useful. I can't find jack other than the 45-70f fruiting suggestion which isn't so precise. I can read academic papers, but I don't know where to look.
Have historically had trouble with blocks not holding tight cube and misshapen so sounds like need little more water but not to the point medium falls out of maker. Like the comparison and am motivated to try again and use more dry medium if the mix is too wet and noticed you are aggressive with filling the blocks. Think I’ve been too timid. Thanks
Very educational and helpful! Thank you!
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I stumbled across your video. I'm growing blue hubbard squash. I was wondering if you had any advice on when to pick them. Does the stem need to be completely dry.... thanks loving the squash videos.
That stand up one is now 250 - 300$
This was so very helpful! Thank you!
Very helpful guide. In the UK there are targets to replace peat now. Have you tried any peat-free ingredient combinations for soil blocks?
I’m a novice very small gardener and read about coco coir as alternative. Have not researched
“You treat the earth like a commodity and not a relative” profound….
Hi I love your videos 2 questions for you 1) can soil blocks be made and stored for say a month in humid or what sort of condition it can be if possible 2) how do you put small(fine) seeds into say 1/4 inches blocks ie do you put manually or do you have any templates if so where to get them . Thanks
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Where can I get those candy roaster. Mine are not round, mine are long, but I really like yours...
I believe the one in the video is the "candy roaster melon" variety and the most common long one is "north georgia candy roaster." I personally prefer north georgia candy roaster, but both are very good.
ive been lusting after a soil blocker for years. finally found some cheap and i hope it works.
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Thank you so much for the great tips.👍🏻 This is the first year that I’ve used soil blockers. I LOVE THEM. Its so fun prepping the soil and making the blocks. I’m saving for the 4inch blocker now. 😁
wonderful video so nice to get information from someone who has been doing this for a living for years .
It looks like you have algae growth on the surface of the blocks. Does this cause any issues?
Thanks so much! I'm considering soil blocking, but needed to learn more before I made my decision. I feel like I have a much better grasp on it now, again thanks!
Are you aware of any composition that gets by without peat moss? Considering peat moss is basically crude oil (from a sustainability point of view, absolute cancer) I would very much like to not use any.
coconut coir I use
Hi there. How do you incoloate using the low tech if you were going to grow in sawdust block without a flow hood? or this video is only refering to growing in straw substate. I am in the process of doing a small scale indoor growing with sawdust substate.
Thank you great info and you are easy to understand With a great smile Peter
Great advice thank you!
Great advice! Thank you 😊
This is an excellent video. Thank you very much.
Thank you for such an easy to follow and thorough presentation.
Excellent video, thanks so much!!!
Very good video! Thank you "I interpret 4seeds as 3 to 6" My thoughts exactly:D
Any suggestions on where to buy a soil blocker? Are they all $200 or is there a lower price somewhere else?
Amazon or Ebay
Tom-Just subscribed to your channel. Love your content.
How do you water your soil block?
I'm surprised you didn't use compost.
I have to agree this is the best soil block video I have seen, thank you for your time.
no one dares show the watering part
Dave, Watch Eliot Coleman's UA-cam videos. They are firm enough to top water. Good luck.
If you choose to top water, make sure you have a really decent watering can with many small holes. c
4:52 at least 1/3 of the micro blocks do not look well shaped. Wonder, if these are even usable...
This video is an excellent lesson on making and using soil blockers. Comprehensive and very accessible information.
Thank you so much! Many answered questions!