Food Farmer Earth
The Skilled Craft of Professional Oyster Shucking
Veteran oyster shucker Felipe Sandoval shares some of the ins and outs of his craft.
Food Farmer Earth
Mastering the Craft: Butchering the Pig's Leg
The video tutorial provides a detailed guide on butchering a pig's leg, focusing on the techniques for removing the Trotter and Hawk using a combination of a knife and saw due to the tendons' complexity. It further illustrates the...
Food Farmer Earth
The Art of Handcrafted Chef Knives - Tradition Meets Modern Culinary
The video delves into the craftsmanship behind hand-forged chef knives, highlighting the differences between mass-produced and handmade knives, and the value of a Smith's dedication to quality. It showcases various types of knives,...
The Wall Street Journal
Fending Off Disruption
The barriers to enter the food business are lower than ever, and start-ups respond faster to the latest trends. The Big Food companies are learning to adapt.
Food Farmer Earth
Foundations of Beekeeping: Essential Tips and Tools for New Beekeepers
This video guide introduces aspiring beekeepers to the essential realities and equipment needed to start beekeeping, including the inevitability of bee stings and the importance of proper protective clothing. It discusses legal...
NASA
Searching for Signs of Life on Mars
ESA's (The European Space Agency) ExoMars rover is headed to the red planet in 2020, on a mission to search for signs of past or present life. One of its primary tools in this endeavor is MOMA, the Mars Organic Molecule Analyzer. MOMA is...
Curated Video
Introduction to Esters: Naming and Making Esters
The video explains what esters are, how they are made and named, and their uses in fragrances and flavorings. The process of making esters is demonstrated through the reaction between carboxylic acids and alcohols in the presence of a...
Food Farmer Earth
The Rituals of Spring: Lambing Season's Essential Bonding
Spring lambing season is eagerly anticipated on the farm, starting around mid-February, marking a time of crucial bonding between ewes and their lambs, especially in lambing jugs. This period involves careful observation by farmers to...
Food Farmer Earth
Sustainable Beekeeping: Harnessing the Power of Wild Honeybee Swarms
The video tutorial provides an in-depth look at the process of capturing a wild honeybee swarm to create a new, healthy bee colony. It emphasizes the importance of choosing the right conditions for swarm capture, the technique used to...
Food Farmer Earth
Bottling Nature's Sweetness: Growing Pears in Bottles
This unique guide details the meticulous process of growing pears inside bottles on the tree, a method that requires careful selection of the fruit and strategic placement of the bottle without disturbing the branch's angle. It involves...
Food Farmer Earth
Expert Techniques for Filleting Albacore Tuna
The video demonstrates the process of filleting an albacore tuna, detailing how to separate the fish into four quarters, remove the skin, and extract the maximum amount of meat while maintaining the quality of the cut. It emphasizes the...
Food Farmer Earth
Everything You Wanted To Know About Elk Antlers Bu
Elk, the half-ton pickup of the animal kingdom, depend upon their antlers which they use in fighting other bulls for dominance and to attract cows (female elk). Brenda Ross, of Rosse Posse Acres in Molalla, Oregon shares her first-hand...
Food Farmer Earth
Cultivating the Elusive: Inside the World of Wasabi Farming
A wasabi farmer describes the unique cultivation of wasabi, a plant that thrives in cool, creek-bed-like conditions, emphasizing the labor-intensive process of hand-harvesting and the plant's full edibility. Highlighting the farm's...
Food Farmer Earth
Strategies for Successful Biodiesel Crop Cultivation
The video offers practical advice for farmers interested in growing biodiesel crops like sunflower and canola, emphasizing starting small on the best land for optimal yields. Key tips include experimenting on a small scale, asking lots...
Food Farmer Earth
Cultivating Curiosity: A Journey Through the World of Artisan Cheese
Sasha Davies and Michael Claypool journey across America to share stories of artisan cheese makers — one cheese at a time. Inspired by a gap in consumer knowledge about artisan cheeses, embarks on a project called Cheese by Hand, aiming...
Curated Video
Understanding Crude Oil and Fractional Distillation
The video provides an overview of crude oil, its origin from ancient biomass, and why it is considered a valuable resource. It explains the process of separating crude oil into its different fractions using fractional distillation and...
Food Farmer Earth
Winter at Penner-Ash Wine Cellars: A Season of Preparation and Reflection
Lynn Penner-Ash and Ron Penner-Ash detail the off-season activities at Penner-Ash Wine Cellars, from assessing vineyard sites for water drainage issues to cleaning and maintaining equipment. Despite common misconceptions of downtime,...
Food Farmer Earth
The Whisk - An Essential Kitchen Tool Explored
The importance of the whisk is celebrated through the perspective of a chef who relies on it for making sauces and gravies without lumps, highlighting its necessity in both home and professional kitchens. The manufacturing process of...
NASA
The Science of Dragonfly
Dragonfly is a NASA mission to explore the chemistry and habitability of Saturn's largest moon, Titan. The fourth mission in the New Frontiers line, Dragonfly will send an autonomously-operated rotorcraft to visit dozens of sites on...
Curated Video
Addition Polymerization and Polymer Disposal
The video provides an overview of addition polymerization, explaining the process of how monomers can be joined together to form larger molecules called polymers. It discusses the use of functional groups that can react to form bonds...
US Department of Agriculture
Jenny Yang Phoenix Bean Local Foods Impact Conference 2017
Jenny Yang describes her tofu company, Phoenix Bean. Yang’s tofu is sourced from organic soybean farms grown locally in Illinois. Since she took over the business 16 years ago, Yang has doubled her staff and expanded her products to...
Food Farmer Earth
Sustainable Practices: The Journey of GNC Farms Towards Food Alliance Certification
Doug Roth of GNC Farms shares their transition towards sustainable farming practices, becoming Food Alliance certified to enhance the market value of their green beans while maintaining environmentally friendly farming methods. This...
US Department of Agriculture
USDA Assists Kickapoo Indian Tribe
A USDA program is helping an American Indian tribe in Texas get more water for agriculture production and to grow organic crops.