Sustainable Agriculture


How do you make a farm or ranch more sustainable? There is no single answer, but Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education's eight episode video series “What is Sustainable Agriculture” highlights some common practices farmers and ranchers across the country use to improve profitability, quality of life and environmental stewardship. These videos will be shared monthly.

Eating Out Sustainably

The video this month Daniel Remley focuses on sustainable ways to enjoy take out and reduce waste.  Eating Out Sustainably is part of the SAVE (Sustainable Action through Video Engagement) video series focuses on helping people live more sustainably within their homes and communities and promote simple everyday actions people can take to conserve energy, reduce waste, and save money. CLICK HERE to view the video.

Ten Tips for Packing Waste-Free Lunches

The OSU Extension Sustainability Team recently published Ten Tips for Packing Waste-Free Lunches, an easy-to-read guide to help families be more sustainable, save money, and eliminate single-use items.  CLICK HERE to pull up a full size picture of the ten tips that were provided.

How to do a beach cleanup

Our sustainability video for the month of August focuses on beach clean ups. How to do a beach cleanup is part of the SAVE (Sustainable Action through Video Engagement) video series focuses on helping people live more sustainably within their homes and communities and promote simple everyday actions people can take to conserve energy, reduce waste, and save money. Jill Bartolotta Extension Educator Ohio Sea Grant and Stone Laboratory School of Environment and Natural Resources bartolotta.2@osu.eduCLICK HERE to view the video.

Sustainable transportation

Sustainable transportation is part of the SAVE (Sustainable Action through Video Engagement) video series. This video series focuses on helping people live more sustainably within their homes and communities and promote simple everyday actions people can take to conserve energy, reduce waste, and save money. Andrew Holden Ashtabula Extension Educator, Agriculture and Natural Resources holden.155@osu.eduCLICK HERE to view the video.

Sustainability and your cat

Sustainability and your cat is part of the SAVE (Sustainable Action through Video Engagement) video series. This video series focuses on helping people live more sustainably within their homes and communities and promote simple everyday actions people can take to conserve energy, reduce waste, and save money. Dan Remley, PhD, MSPH Associate Professor and Field Specialist remley.4@osu.edu. CLICK HERE to view the video.

A Whole-Farm Approach to Sustainability

This epsisode takes a look at the whole farm approach to sustainability and illustrates how cover crops, conservation tillage, ecological pest management, grazing, water conservation and other practices can improve the health and resilience of production systems.  CLICK HERE to view the video.

Cover Crops and Soil Health

In this episode we look at the importance of healthy soils and the positive impact of cover crops.  CLICK HERE to view the video.

What is Sustainable Agriculture? Sustainable Grazing and Pasture Management

CLICK HERE to watch a short video to learn more.

Earth Friendly Summer Tips

SAVE (Sustainable Action through Video Engagement) video series. This video series focuses on helping people live more sustainably within their homes and communities and promote simple everyday actions people can take to conserve energy, reduce waste, and save money. CLICK HERE to watch a video to find out more information.

Hiking and Sustainability

Hiking and Sustainability is part of the SAVE (Sustainable Action through Video Engagement) video series. This video series focuses on helping people live more sustainably within their homes and communities and promote simple everyday actions people can take to conserve energy, reduce waste, and save money. CLICK HERE to view the video.

Waste-free Food Storage

Sustainability in the Kitchen: Waste-free Food Storage is part of the SAVE (Sustainable Action through Video Engagement) video series. This video series focuses on helping people live more sustainably within their homes and communities and promote simple everyday actions people can take to conserve energy, reduce waste, and save money. CLICK HERE to view the video.

 

Being Sustainable During the Holidays

Being Sustainable During the Holidays is part of the SAVE (Sustainable Action through Video Engagement) video series. This video series focuses on helping people live more sustainably within their homes and communities and promote simple everyday actions people can take to conserve energy, reduce waste, and save money. To view the video CLICK HERE.

“Sustainable Holiday Leftovers”

Sustainable Holiday Leftovers is part of the SAVE (Sustainable Action through Video Engagement) video series. This video series focuses on helping people live more sustainably within their homes and communities and promote simple everyday actions people can take to conserve energy, reduce waste, and save money. This video focuses on using the egregious amounts of food that is often produced during the holiday season. To view the video CLICK HERE.

Sustainability and Your Fridge

This video is part of the SAVE (Sustainable Action through Video Engagement) video series. This video series focuses on helping people live more sustainably within their homes and communities and promote simple everyday actions people can take to conserve energy, reduce waste, and save money.  To view the video CLICK HERE.

Sustainable options for deicing your sidewalk

This video is part of the SAVE (Sustainable Action through Video Engagement) video series. This video series focuses on sustainable options for deicing your sidewalk is part of the SAVE (Sustainable Action through Video Engagement) video series. This video series focuses on helping people live more sustainably within their homes and communities and promote simple everyday actions people can take to conserve energy, reduce waste, and save money.  To view the video, CLICK HERE.

Sustainable Management of Electronics

This video was recorded by Dan Remley, PhD, MSPH Associate Professor and Field Specialist remley.4@osu.edu.  Sustainable Management of Electronics is part of the SAVE (Sustainable Action through Video Engagement) video series. This video series focuses on helping people live more sustainably within their homes and communities and promote simple everyday actions people can take to conserve energy, reduce waste, and save money.  To view the video, CLICK HERE.

Do you want to learn more about sustainable agriculture?  Visit the SARE website by CLICKING HERE.