Schaafcraig

In this video I show you some of the tools we will use during this class.

In this video I give you a glimpse of my winter chicken pen in our animal greenhouse, and describe the special compost pack they get to scratch in.

In this video I share with you how I learned and some information about how I will do the class.

In this video I explain some of what I do to prepare Parsnips for overwintering for seed saving the following summer.

In this video I show you my own variety of onion that I am stabilizing from Copra. I have named it Seed Savers Double Harvest for a really special reason.

In this video I show you my Egyptian Walking Onions and talk about some of their peculiarities.

In this video I show you how I prepare cabbages to be put into the root cellar for the winter for seed saving next summer.

In this video I show you how we bring together the ingredients and lay them out to quickly mix our soil block mix for our transplants.

In this video I show you how I sift some of my ingredients for making our soil block mix.

In this video I show you how I lay out my garden beds and how I plant my garlic and shallots.

In this video I show you the technique I use to safely remove the cloves from the garlic bulbs.

In this video I show you how I grade garlic bulbs in preparation for planting.

In this video I show you a really easy way to extract the mature seeds from a ripe eggplant fruit.

In this video I show you how to determine when onion seed is ready to harvest and how I go about doing it.

In this video I show you a group of intensively planted broccoli and share with you the benefits of this type of planting.

In this video I show you what I look for to know when cucumbers are ready to save the seeds from and how I do it.

In this video I show you one of the reasons I mulch my larger garden paths with wood chips. It works great to develop beneficial mushroom for the plants.

In this video I show you some beautiful Giant Puffball Mushrooms I found at my father’s house.

In this video I show you a prime example of why a moisture meter can be such an important tool to save you time and the quality of your crop.

In this video I show you what to look for to know when lettuce seed is mature and ready to harvest.

In this video I show you our barrel oven as I prepare to put pizza in.

In this video I show you what kinds of mushrooms we find here in northern Michigan during September.

In this video I give you a glimpse of the Bantam hen with her adopted chick and you can see how quickly the chick is growing.

In this video I show you a form of puffball mushroom that is poisonous but very easy to identify.

In this video I show you my ice house and you get to see me retrieve a watermelon that was put there for a summer treat.