hey folks, here is a recent video I made for the CRFAIR (Capital Regional Food and Agriculture Initiatives Roundtable) about the issues of access to farmland.  It was a tight deadline and a seriously massive topic to tackle in under 10mins, but I tried to do it justice.

Thanks to all the farmers and policy makers that were interviewed and thanks to Linda Geggie for all your hard work on this project and many others!

Check it out, here it is super-compressed for youtube quality:

Melanie just sent this awesome two part video showing her homemade winnower.  An amazingly useful, simple solution.  Thanks Mel!  These will be posted under both the Seed section and the Hardware and Tools section.

New video about a homesteaders way to shelling beans!  Check it out under the “Seeds” section.  Thanks to Jordan, for sharing this great video!  And check out Jordan’s amazing site The Ruminant for more titillating farm tips, stories, and his new Farm Podcast.

Wow, check out this incredible resource from U of Guelph and Seeds of Diversity!
Best Management Practices for Pollination in Ontario Crops

This is based on research in Ontario but may have some useful tidbits for growers out here.  A great online resource.

Farmers in Canada don’t have an extension service that really meets their needs – so we need to find other ways to share our knowledge.

Please consider sharing a technique from your own farm. I can come and film it for you, or if you have a camera or iphone, you can either photo document the technique or film it yourself.   Drop me an email at farmersfilmanac@gmail.com if you have any questions.
Here are some examples of other areas in the world where video knowledge sharing between farmers is happening! Click on the links below:

From one Rice Farmer to Another

Biogas Video

Various Examples and Research employing Farmer-to-Farmer Video