EP35 Electric Tractor Part Two
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Steve Heckeroth, designer of tractors that run entirely off of batteries and founder of the California-based electric tractor company Solectrac, explains why tractors are the ideal electric vehicle.
EP34 Intercropping
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Intercropping can potentially result in higher yields, healthier soil and less chemical inputs, which likely results in a more resilient farm. Dr. Eric Bremer explains in this episode.
EP33 Stories from the Peace
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Peace country agricultural producers Ash Armstrong and Curt Hale talk regenerative agriculture, taking risks and pursuing goals in one of our best episodes yet. Co-hosted by PCBFA’s Johanna Murray.
Solar Installations on the Farm
August 19th, 2020
Join us and Lee Sinal of KCP Energy to discuss solar installations on the farm.
Farm Water Management
August 5th, 2020
Join us and Takota Coen of Coen Farm to discuss farm water management.
Perennial Grains Webinar
June 17th, 2020
Join us, Resilient Rurals, and Phd Candidate Erin Daly of the University of Alberta to learn more about perennial grains in Alberta!
Passive Solar Greenhouses Without Borders – Freshpals Farms – Olds, AB
What makes Jianyi’s vegetables at Freshpal Farms so unique isn’t only a matter of taste: it’s how he grows what he loves. Jianyi cultivates vegetables 12-months of the year in a passive solar greenhouse – a greenhouse powered 100 per cent by the energy of the sun. Whereas conventional greenhouses rely on fossil fuels and artificial heat to warm through the winter, a passive greenhouse relies only on the sun. Jianyi runs the largest commercial passive solar greenhouse in Alberta.
Passive solar technology works to trap and store solar energy. Solar energy is released slowly to heat up the greenhouse, which creates optimal growing conditions so Jianyi’s thin-skinned tomatoes can thrive year-round – even in one of the most bitterly cold growing zones on the planet.
EP32 Alley Cropping
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A new land management practice that involves seeding crops between rows of trees to boost yields, productivity and carbon sequestration. And yes you can do this in Alberta. Noel St. Jean of AWES explains.
Intercropping Webinar
June 3rd, 2020
Join us, Resilient Rurals, and Dr. Eric Bremer of Western Ag Innovation to learn more about intercropping in Alberta!
EP31 Soil Carbon Re-Intro
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Soil carbon sequestration is complex, but a necessary process to understand if you are an agricultural producer. Dr. Tracy Misiewicz explains how carbon can be stored in our soils for years and even centuries.
