Knowledge
Introduction to Organic Gardening
This video discusses the importance of organic gardening and the benefits of growing your own fresh produce. It provides tips and guidance on preparing the soil, choosing the right plants, proper watering techniques, natural pest...
The March of Time
Lespedeza soil enriching
MOT 1944: ENRICHING SOIL: HA XWS Farm land. WS Lespedeza (flowering forage crop Bush Clover Japanese Clover) growing in field. CU Lespedeza stalks. HA XWS Open field farm bordered by trees w/ contour plowing circles. Conservation erosion...
The British Museum
Conserving Vulture Peak | Episode 5: Surface cleaning
In this week's episode, Hannah starts the painstaking task of dry cleaning the embroidery to remove any particulate soiling from the object. The embroidery dates from China’s Tang dynasty (AD 618–907). It depicts the Buddha preaching at...
SciShow
Invasive Plants & Restoration Ecology | SciShow Talk Show
Today Hank talks with Dr. Cara Nelson about invasive plants that use toxic chemicals and rapid reproduction to outcompete native plants, and Jessi brings some adorable invasive birds. Dr. Nelson is a professor of Restoration Ecology at...
SciShow
Invasive Plants & Restoration Ecology | SciShow Talk Show
Today Hank talks with Dr. Cara Nelson about invasive plants that use toxic chemicals and rapid reproduction to outcompete native plants, and Jessi brings some adorable invasive birds. Dr. Nelson is a professor of Restoration Ecology at...
The Guardian
Not another climate horror story
Soil is pretty remarkable stuff. It provides us with 95% of our food, helps regulate the earth’s atmosphere, and It's a bigger carbon sink than all the world's forests combined. In fact, it enables all life on this planet to exist. So...
Reading Through History
History Brief: Black Blizzards
Get the 1930s History Brief series on Kindle: http://amzn.to/2mnEuJH Get the Teacher's Resource Manual here: http://amzn.to/2nhvNAw The following video provides a short introduction to the dust storms of the Dust Bowl era, which became...
Curated Video
Blades of Green (1950s)
An industrial film by Union Pacific about soil conservation. To purchase a clean DVD of this film for personal home use or educational use contact us at questions@archivefarms.com. To license footage from this film for commercial use...
The March of Time
Hugh H. Bennett speaks
MOT 1937: BENNETT SPEAKS: WS Department of Agriculture building. SOIL CONSERVATION SERVICE: INT Office w/ Hugh H. Bennett (1881-1960) sitting at desk SOT saying over planting has ruined over 100 million acres, some should have never been...
Curated Video
Rethinking Rubbish: Landfills, Recycling, and Our Planet
New ReviewDiscover how the old solution of dumping waste into landfills, once considered innovative, has significant environmental drawbacks, from releasing methane—a potent greenhouse gas—to polluting our precious soil and water sources. But...
Science360
BIO Distinguished Lecture Series – Michael Dietze
BIO Distinguished Lecture Series – Michael Dietze: "Solving the challenge of predicting nature: How close are we and how do we get there?" Is nature predictable? If so, how can we better manage and conserve ecosystems? Near-term...
US Department of Agriculture
Helping Gulf Coast Farmers Increase Environmental Improvements
A USDA initiative along the Gulf of Mexico is helping farmers there improve water quality, reduce soil erosion and enhance wildlife habitat on their agricultural land. Farmers carry out conservation practices that prevent nutrients and...
Curated Video
Keyline® in the AR Sandbox #3: Design for Water
Welcome to this 7-part video series that is excerpted from Oregon State University's Online Permaculture Design Certificate Course: https://workspace.oregonstate.edu/cou... The Keyline® Plan is a method of land design for soil and water...
Curated Video
USDA Working With Louisiana Farmers To Reduce Run-Off Into Gulf Of Mexico
USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service has launched a water and wildlife conservation effort along the Gulf Coast of the United States. In the second of a five part series on five different states, the USDA's Bob Ellison has more...
MinuteEarth
How To (Literally) Save Earth
Thanks to http://www.soylent.com/earth for sponsoring this video! Thanks also to our supporters on https://www.patreon.com/MinuteEarth : - Today I Found Out - Maarten Bremer - Jeff Straathof - Mark Roth - Tony Fadell - Muhammad Shifaz -...
MinuteEarth
This Country Has Something Everyone Else Wants
Thanks to the University of Minnesota for sponsoring this video! http://twin-cities.umn.edu/ Morocco has 3/4 of the world’s known reserves of rock phosphate, our main source of phosphorus, so Morocco may be key to our long-term ability...
MinuteEarth
This Country Has Something Everyone Else Wants
Thanks to the University of Minnesota for sponsoring this video! http://twin-cities.umn.edu/ Morocco has 3/4 of the world’s known reserves of rock phosphate, our main source of phosphorus, so Morocco may be key to our long-term ability...
National Geographic
Her "Classroom" is an Environmental Theme Park | Best Job Ever
How do you inspire children to care about the environment? Maritza Morales Casanova, an environmentalist and Rolex Young Laureate from the Yucatán, established Ceiba Pentandra, a theme park designed to teach students all about...
National Geographic
Her "Classroom" is an Environmental Theme Park | Best Job Ever
How do you inspire children to care about the environment? Maritza Morales Casanova, an environmentalist and Rolex Young Laureate from the Yucatán, established Ceiba Pentandra, a theme park designed to teach students all about...
Curated Video
Why Does Biodiversity Matter To Me?
Biodiversity is the variety of life. It can be studied on many levels, from looking at all of the 8.7 million species on our planet to a specific ecosystem like a patch of woodland. In this video we are going to look at the importance of...
Curated Video
Why Does Biodiversity Matter To Me? | Ecology and Environment | Biology | FuseSchool
Why Does Biodiversity Matter To Me? | Ecology and Environment | Biology | FuseSchool Biodiversity is the variety of life. It can be studied on many levels, from looking at all of the 8.7 million species on our planet to a specific...
Curated Video
BIOLOGY - Environment - Sustainable development
Like all living organisms, humans need resources to live. We need food, clean water and a shelter to live in. A few thousand years ago, this is all we would have wanted - a full stomach and a warm, dry home. But, as the human race has...
Curated Video
Sustainable development | Ecology & Environment | Biology | FuseSchool
Like all living organisms, humans need resources to live. We need food, clean water and a shelter to live in. A few thousand years ago, this is all we would have wanted - a full stomach and a warm, dry home. But, as the human race has...
The March of Time
Callaway Scuppernong vineyard
MOT 1944: CALLAWAY LAND: Cason Callaway w/ wife Virginia looking over grape vines. CU Cluster of Scuppernong (muscadine) grapes. MS African-American Black woman raking near vines in vineyard wiping face w/ handkerchief. Conservation soil...