9:54 minutes (2.27 MB)
Get a jumpstart on your cool season crops with these tips from The Organic Gardeners! In this week's "Task at Hand" section, Doug and Jessica disscuss setting up your seed starting area; lights, heating mats, potting medium, timers, fan, containers, domes to cover, watering area, etc.

5:38 minutes (1.29 MB)
Doug and Jessica give tips on how to freeze your vegetables long term. They also discuss sand storage of root crops, cold cellar storage of squash, and processing and preserving of vegetables.

There's more than one reason to be grumpy about the weather. 

When disaster strikes, humans might be extraordinarily grateful for a new seed vault near Norway. Here's the latest update on how scientists are managing the challenges -- such as rising seas -- to preserve the world's crops and plant diversity.