We designed videos to teach principles of organic farming to conventional farmers considering transitioning and also to undergraduate students in agriculture who may be considering organic farming as an occupation. Our videos are in a lecture format on YouTube that can be accessed whenever needed. They are ideal to use in an online course or for a flipped classroom where participants study the materials outside of the classroom in lieu of a lecture so class or workshop time can be reserved for interactive activities. We also provide the slides from the video so that educators can use them for their own presentations.
List of educational videos
- History of organic by Kristine Moncada, Constance Carlson, Jim Riddle, Gigi DiGiacomo and Craig Sheaffer
- What is organic agriculture? by Kristine Moncada, Harriet Behar, Constance Carlson, Gigi DiGiacomo, and Craig Sheaffer
- Marketing for organic farmers by Gigi DiGiacomo, Kristine Moncada, Constance Carlson and Craig Sheaffer
- Growing and marketing a new crop by Gigi DiGiacomo, Kristine Moncada, Adria Fernandez, Constance Carlson and Craig Sheaffer
- Record keeping by Kristine Moncada, Harriet Behar, Jim Riddle, Constance Carlson and Craig Sheaffer
- Organic certification by Kristine Moncada, Harriet Behar, Jim Riddle, Constance Carlson and Craig Sheaffer
- Rotations for organic grain cropping systems by Kristine Moncada, Constance Carlson, Gigi DiGiacomo and Craig Sheaffer
- Soils: Fertility in organic systems by Adria Fernandez, John Lamb, Kristine Moncada, Constance Carlson and Craig Sheaffer
- Soils: Sources of organic nutrients by Adria Fernandez, John Lamb, Kristine Moncada, Constance Carlson and Craig Sheaffer
- Introduction to forages by Craig Sheaffer, Constance Carlson and Kristine Moncada
- Harvesting and storing forages by Craig Sheaffer, Constance Carlson and Kristine Moncada
- Alternative crops for organic systems by Adria Fernandez, Kristine Moncada, Constance Carlson and Craig Sheaffer
- Cover crops for organic systems by Adria Fernandez, Claire Flavin, Kristine Moncada, Constance Carlson and Craig Sheaffer
- Small grains for organic systems by Nicole Tautges, Kristine Moncada, Constance Carlson and Craig Sheaffer
- Preventing GMO contamination by Adria Fernandez, Jim Riddle, Kristine Moncada, Constance Carlson and Craig Sheaffer
- Weed biology by Kristine Moncada, Jeff Gunsolus, Constance Carlson and Craig Sheaffer
- Cultural weed management by Kristine Moncada, Jeff Gunsolus, Constance Carlson and Craig Sheaffer
- Mechanical weed management by Kristine Moncada, Carmen Fernholz, Jeff Gunsolus, Constance Carlson and Craig Sheaffer
Here is the list of references for the videos. The intro music for each video is Cowboy Sting by Kevin MacLeod.
Acknowledgments
This project was supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Organic Transitions Program under award number 2013-51106-21005.
This project was also supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service, National Organic Program under the Transition to Organic Partnership Program (TOPP) in the Midwest region.
Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and should not be construed to represent any official USDA or U.S. Government determination or policy.