DIY Farm & Livestock

38 videos with this tag.

Keep Your Tools Handy
Introduction to Tools & Tool Safety
Learn what you need to get your first toolkit going, starting with how to keep yourself and your workplace safe…
Kyle Ferlemann
Kyle Ferlemann
Keep Your Tools Handy
Assemble Your Basic Maintenance Toolkit
Assemble your baseline toolkit with guidance from an expert. Whether your filling a drawer in the garage or kitchen, or…
Kyle Ferlemann
Kyle Ferlemann
Keep Your Tools Handy
Additional Tools for Your Repair Toolkit
Don't throw away what you can fix! Stay thrifty by keeping the tools you need on hand for basic repair…
Kyle Ferlemann
Kyle Ferlemann
Keep Your Tools Handy
Anachronistic Handtools that Still Work
Are anachronistic tools worth it when you could just buy a drill? Learn whether or not old-fashioned manual tools may…
Kyle Ferlemann
Kyle Ferlemann
Cater to Pollinators
Pollinator Garden Design
Prioritize pollinators in your garden design! Flowers are often classified as "ornamentals," but native flowers and milkweeds are invaluable components…
Chris Amendt
Chris Amendt Founder • Monarch Botanika, Native Monarchs
Livestock Course
The Natural Home Dairy
With the help of cow, goat, or sheep partners, and by sharing milk with their babies, you can produce all…
Deborah Niemann
Deborah Niemann Thrifty Homesteader
Livestock Course
Spring Bee Management Plan
Whether your hive is rousing after winter or you're setting up new hives with fresh bees, you need a plan.…
Becky Tipton
Becky Tipton Kansas Honey Producers, NEKBA
Livestock Course
Preparing Your Goats for Cold Weather
In this video, you'll learn about the importance of providing adequate shelter for your goats, including insulation, ventilation, and protection…
Sasha Sigetic
Sasha Sigetic Black Locust Livestock & Herbal
Livestock Course
Beekeeping for the Bees
Find Tara's book, For the Bees, here in the Mother Earth News Store.   Do you know what to expect…
Tara Chapman
Tara Chapman
Livestock Course
What to Know About Livestock Guardian Dogs
Hear it from a rancher and not a breeder: how do you train the best LGD? Karen Kopf of Kopf…
Karen Kopf
Karen Kopf Kopf Canyon Ranch
Events Potpourri: 2024 Edition
Old-Fashioned Broom Making
Plastic fiber broom falling apart? Take up the time-honored handicraft of broom making. Learn from a longtime Appalachian craftsman how…
Curt Cable
Curt Cable Hollow Handcrafts
Modern Homesteading Course
Growing Mayhaws
Discover the secrets to cultivating delicious and unique mayhaws! Explore the art and science of growing these native treasures, from…
Marissa Ames
Marissa Ames Editorial Director • MOTHER EARTH NEWS, Ogden Publications
Real Organic Methods
How to Set Up an Organic Compost System
Compost at large scales more efficiently than ever with bioreactors instead of compost piles. Zach Wolf demonstrates his farm's method…
Zach Wolf
Zach Wolf Caney Fork Farms, Demeter USA, Real Organic Project
Real Organic Methods
Composting Methods for Farmers
What composting method is best for you? Adrian Hyde gives tips on how to create enough compost for your farm.
Adrian Hyde
Adrian Hyde Dunwald Farm, Real Organic Project
Real Organic Methods
High Tunnel Harvest Trolley
Harvest smarter by constructing a trolley that runs the length of your high tunnel. Jacob Helling of Twin Organics demonstrates…
Jacob Helling
Jacob Helling Twin Organics, Real Organic Project
Real Organic Methods
DIY "Veggie-Veyor" for Small Farms
Reduce the impact of the heavy lifting required on your small farm with this DIY "Veggie-Veyor."
Jacob Helling
Jacob Helling Twin Organics, Real Organic Project
Brooding Chicks Master Course
DIY Chicken Brooders & Other Brooder Basics
For chicks that aren’t raised by hens, their first weeks of life are spent in a brooder. What is a…
Lacy Armentor
Lacy Armentor Uphill Farm
2023 MOTHER EARTH NEWS FAIR
Poultry, Sheep, and Goats: Protecting Your Small Livestock from Predators
Explore many of the ways and systems that you can implement to protect your small livestock animals from predators in…
Tomia MacQueen
Tomia MacQueen Wildflower Farm, Gardening for LIFE, Ujamaa Cooperative Farming Alliance, NOFA-NJ (Northeast Organic Farming Assoc.-NJ)
Building with Mud: An Introduction to Cob Webinar with Uncle Mud and Family
Building with Mud: An Introduction to Cob
Get your hands in the mud and learn about how to build with cob, a sustainable building material with versatile…
Uncle Mud
Uncle Mud
DIY Skills Course
DIY Farm Tools and Equipment
Learn how to make your own DIY farm tools and equipment with Keith Arkenberg. The cost of tools and infrastructure…
Keith Arkenberg
Keith Arkenberg Arkenberg Farms
DIY Skills Course
Scoop on Poop: Safely Composting Humanure
Learn how to compost human poop safely. Here is a list of what you will find in the workshop below:…
Dan Chiras
Dan Chiras The Evergreen Institute
Winter Gardening Course
DIY Cold Frames
Learn how to use a variety of easy and cheap options to make DIY cold frames to grow more fresh…
Melissa K Norris
Melissa K Norris Pioneering Today LLC
Raising Poultry 101 Course
No-Fear Backyard Chicken Processing
Learn how to turn your dreams of chicken farming in your own backyard and processing your own food into a…
Matt Wilkinson
Matt Wilkinson Hard Cider Homestead
Survival Skills Course
Tree Felling 101
This workshop features the tools and techniques needed to safely and sustainably manage your woodlot. Traditional axemanship as well as…
Brett McCleod
Brett McCleod Paul Smith's College
Survival Skills Course
Rain Barrels: DIY Vessels & Installation
Follow along as Afrovivalist visits Green Concepts Containers to source vessels for storing water and explores different options for different…
Sharon Ross
Sharon Ross Afrovivalist