Advances in farming have let us feed billions. The future of agriculture offers many more innovations in robotics, hydroponics, aquaponics, aeroponics, greenhouses, and more... but will it be a future of mega-farms or small farms?

Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison presents on waste water recycling using plants.

Farmer Darby Simpson shares some tips and advice for anyone looking to start raising grassfed cattle on a small farm.

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When ingested, nutrient-rich spirulina blue-green algae is claimed to offer antioxidant, immune-boosting and cholesterol-lowering effects ?" among other things.

Today's vlog has us up in southwest Virginia to visit my stepfather's small cattle operation. We will visit the "ranch" get a bit of insight into fencing plans for our property and check out the cows.

Foster Gamble (Thrive Movement) on Thrive II: This is What it Takes; breakthrough innovations, future sustainability, community, solutions, etc...

Here is everything you need to know about installing a hand pump well. How the pump works, what kind of pipe, what kind of couplers, how deep you can go etc......

I got my first sheep, 1 St. Croix/Katahdin ram and 6 St. Croix Ewes. Learn all about raising sheep on electric netting, their diet, supplements and my overall impressions of raising hair sheep for meat.

Come along as I make SIX different dairy products in only TWO hours' time! If you thought homemade dairy products were too time-consuming to make, this video will dispel that myth!

It's strange to even think of writing a piece about creating prepper hideouts in "The Land of the Free."

The brittle sesame residue controls soil erosion like higher residue crops, without the need for excess residue bailing equipment. Researchers at Oklahoma State University, where Baath works, have been investigating the potential impacts of differ

Do you live in a little home or apartment? Here's how to store lots of supplies for small space prepping without making it look like a bunker. Come take a look inside Daisy's 600 square foot rental.

My top tips for preventing overwhelm on a busy preservation day! It's easy to see the harvest come in and quickly get overwhelmed at how much preservation has to happen. With these six tips, you can remain calm, stay upbeat and get through the day wi

Put simply, hydroponics is growing plants withoutsoil, this video makes HYDROPONICS ACCESSIBLE to gardeners of any experience level, DIY hydroponics is not just a way to avoid purchasing expensive hydroponic systems, it's also a way to create a beau

If only plants could talk, what tidings they could share! Fortunately for farmers, an agricultural company has 'translated' the biochemical signal related to certain plant behavior, allowing them to 'listen' to plants cries for water when the

When it comes to fishing for your survival, the stakes are high. Here are 5 mistakes and the solutions to help you improve your primitive fishing game.

We end up with barrels and barrels of wood ash during the burning season, but there are so many things you can use the ASH for. In today's video learn what we use wood ash for on our homestead.

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Greenery covered skyscrapers have become fairly commonplace in recent years, but what if, as well as bringing some nature into cities, they could also be used to grow food? Such is the thinking behind the "Farmscraper" by Italy's Carlo Ratti Associat

I am still practicing all of the techniques the homestead heart and granny karma taught me. this is all about being prepared and survival for hard days to come. to all my canning kings and canning queens!!!! we gotta do this! so CAN UP or SHUT UP!

Have you ever wondered if you can make quality homemade cheese from store-bought milk? Not everyone has access to raw milk, and even fewer own a dairy cow, so let me show you how to make delicious homemade cheese, using the RIGHT kind of milk from th

Water shortage solved? Newly created membrane removes 99.9% of salt from seawater and make it drinkable within MINUTES

Today we learn step by step How to build a dutch bucket hydroponic system at home, how it works,TOP DRIP IS A HYDROPONIC growing technique can use Indoors, outdoors, or greenhouse, inexpensive and easy to build, we will leran how to grow tomates hy

You've just harvested your garden, and you're now surrounded by more homegrown produce than you can possibly eat before it all goes bad. Canning might be the most obvious solution, but let's face it: it's not the easiest task.

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Do you need a guide and tips on how to refill fresh water tank during camping? Read on!

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There is a common misconception that, once you miss the spring garden rush, it is too late to grow anything. This couldn't be farther from the truth!

This Is an easy way to make activated charcoal with a chemical reaction from things that you have around the house.

Many of us are not in a position to grow everything we eat. But if you want to shorten your personal supply chain, here's how to supplement what you grow with food from your local farmer's market. Yet another way to build a self-reliant, locally acqu

In this video we are going to look at Atmospheric Water Generators. In the last decade, there has been a lot of development for creating efficient machines that can extract water from the air.

Knowing how to make pickles is something every home-gardener should know.

I spoke to Bradley Garrett author of Bunker: Building for the End Times on my #UnderTheSkin podcast this week.

Weeds are a gardener's worst nightmare. For starters, they compete with plants for nutrients and water. Weeds can also overrun a garden if left unchecked. As such, weeds can cause plants to wither or stunt their growth.

Water conservation is important regardless of whether you're a homesteader or not. But it's doubly critical if you're running a homestead because you have other things to spend water on, such as irrigating crops and keeping farm animals hydrat

So, things are not going well in your garden. What do you do now? A little bit of detective work will help you pinpoint the issues and apply one of these solutions.

As irrigation districts and municipal suppliers cut water allocations in the 'mega drought,' we must use strategies to maximize our use of each drop.

That ancient mariner was onto something when he said "water, water everywhere, nor any drop to drink" ?" the vast majority of water on Earth is undrinkable.

UC Santa Cruz is investigating this method as a possible generator of solar energy that would allow for the saving of 63.5 billion gallons of water from evaporation annually, a massive windfall for a state that sometimes rations water and which regul

On a hot day, an ice maker can be a lifesaver.

If Bill Gates has his way, the food in our future will little resemble what's on our plates today. It will be replaced by a menu of GMOs, fake lab-made "meat' and artificial cheese -- all made with patented technologies from which he'll make

Composting can seem like a mystery. Some people throw everything in a pile and let it break down over time, on the other spectrum, some folks get very technical with ratios, temperature and timing.

It's nice that most of us can now buy food again while showing our faces, again. But the past going-on-two-years ought to have taught us what could happen again.

Panasonic is involved in a project on the island of Ishigaki, southwest of Okinawa, to seek ways to grow vegetables in subtropical monsoon conditions. Part of the Japanese government's Asian Monsoon Plant Factory System (PFS) Consortium, the goal is

Turmeric (Curcuma longa) is a tropical plant in the same family as ginger. It is commonly used as a spice but also hailed for its medicinal properties.

Using chickens to restore the land is a great way to prepare the ground for a garden, or in our case, a future food forest.

The potential for tapping into humanity's CO2 emissions as a cheap and free source of carbon and oxygen is on full display with Air Company, a startup that produces premium vodka from deposited atmospheric carbon.

It can be challenging, trying to cook your campsite meals while crouched over a tiny propane stove. The Space Box offers a bigger but still compact alternative, packing an oven, two-burner stovetop, prep surfaces and sink into one package.

A food-tech startup in upstate New York has developed technology to preserve food without refrigeration for months beyond when it would normally spoil, without the use of artificial preservatives.