Type: Videos
2024 Organic Corn Harvest (Iowa State University)
ISU Neely-Kinyon Organic Farm
Organic Weed Management for Small-Scale Farming (Center for Arkansas Farms and Food)
Brendan Sinclair and Liesel McCleary of Snuggle Bug Farm discuss proven methods for weed control on their small-scale organic farm in Northwest Arkansas.
Importance of Mentorship for Organic Farmers (Center for Arkansas Farms and Food)
Brendan and Liesel have farmed around the country for a decade before buying land in Madison County to start Snuggle Bug Farm. Their experience of being mentored by seasoned organic farmers has been key to their success as first-generation farmers.
Organic Herbicides: Using Homeplate to clean up weeds around plastic mulch (Center for Arkansas Farms and Food)
Homeplate (active ingredient caprylic acid) is an organic herbicide that has been on the market for 15+ years and is an effective product for weed burndown. At the CAFF Farm, in order to kill the large, mature weeds around our plasticulture beds, we needed to apply Homeplate at 8 gallons per 1,000 sq ft and… Continue reading Organic Herbicides: Using Homeplate to clean up weeds around plastic mulch (Center for Arkansas Farms and Food)
Dripping Springs Farm Tour – What does Organic Mean to You? (Center for Arkansas Farms and Food)
On the front porch of their organic homestead in the Ozark Hills, farmers Mark Cain and Michael Crane discuss the true meaning of organic farming beyond the absence of chemical fertilizers, herbicides, and pesticides. Mark provides personal anecdotes from coffee and tobacco farmers in Peru and Thailand who transitioned to organic methods after devastating experiences… Continue reading Dripping Springs Farm Tour – What does Organic Mean to You? (Center for Arkansas Farms and Food)
PrairieWoods Farm Tour – A Journey to Organic Farming (Center for Arkansas Farms and Food)
Meet Jeremy Baranauskas, owner and manager of Prairie Woods Farm in Sulphur Springs, Arkansas. Jeremy started working on a conventional vegetable farm at the age of 15, but soon realized he wanted to do things different when he had his own farm. As owner and head farmer of PrairieWoods Farm, Jeremy discusses the importance of… Continue reading PrairieWoods Farm Tour – A Journey to Organic Farming (Center for Arkansas Farms and Food)
Planting onions with the paperpot transplanter (Center for Arkansas Farms and Food)
Demonstration at the CAFF Farm of how to prepare the bed, and the tools and techniques for planting onion with paperpots.
Bed layout for small-scale intensive market farms (Center for Arkansas Farms and Food)
CAFF Farm School Instructor discusses how to lay out beds in the small-scale intensive plots to maximize productivity and efficiency, and get the most out of a few acres of vegetable production.
Learning about Cultivation (Center for Arkansas Farms and Food)
CAFF Farm School students learned about site preparation using tractor equipment and preparing plots by hand. Joe worked with students one-on-one to teach them how to operate vintage cultivation tractors, including a Kubota L245H and an International Farmall 140.