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Why grow your own food? | Backyard Food Security Seminar with Steve Upson

Steve Upson formerly served as a senior horticulture consultant and worked at Noble Research Institute since 1988. He received a bachelor’s degree in horticulture from the Oklahoma State University and a master’s degree in horticulture from Kansas State University. Before joining Noble, he served as a county and area Extension horticulture specialist with the Oklahoma State University Extension service and managed a commercial market garden operation east of Kansas City, Missouri. His areas of interest include raised bed and container gardening, commercial market gardening, and high tunnel (hoop house) construction and management.

Youtube playlist I watched a few years back. Good introductory/overview series. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIIQw8FHFtX9RYuIpZxfJey1G2kxIdhd_

Contents

Container Gardening 12:15
Irrigation Options 12:47
Why grow your own food 7:02
Setting realistic food production goals 5:50
Site assessment for food production 5:06
Property use restrictions for growing food 2:58
Wise allocation of garden space 3:52
Raised bed gardening 6:34
Container gardening(2) 4:24
Growing fruit in limited space 7:02
Hoophouse and greenhouse gardening 3:22
Alternative gardening: hydroponics, aquaponics 2:31
Garden structures and equipment 7:39
Beekeeping for novices 14:32
Backyard chicken farming 26:50
Raising rabbits in limited space 9:51
Home canning basics 10:02
Freezing food 5:20
Dehydrating food 2:02
Backyard farming 15:55