Permaculture Design Transforms Neglected Farm into Food Forest

Can't wait for John to get his farm. He mentioned it so many times. I wonder how far he is from being able to afford a place.

hey John when did your nose brake?

john why do you look like you are wearing eye shadow? please dont go all Caitlin jenner on us

Greeeat! I want to travel right now the whole way from Chile to USA and make this course!

Artisans John. Artisans

nice work john much love

thank you!

Great video Ryan is a great guy. Keep up the videos up here in Oregon I've been growing , I'd like to see a Oregon video love ya john

I have been growing Ground Cherries far a couple of years now. So I decided to try Goose Berries this year. I like the Ground Cherries much better.

thanks for that video John. it gets more important each day to know where your food is coming from as the food companies try to hide the dirty secrets from consumers

Maybe they have an artesian well...

We're does Jon get Sonoma compost

Thank you for this educational video. Do they add wood chips yearly? What depth are they trying to keep? When adding depth, are they keeping the wood chips away from the trunks of the trees as not to have it too deep up the tree trunk?

As always very informative video, John.  Thanks for all the info.  We hope to be heading in that direction very soon.

My perma bed has sunchoke figs horseradish and comfrey and etc I love watching these kinda vids :)

'More than profit' businesses! Nicely phrased.

Hey john, I just watched the video on organic bug spray boogie spray.....but the question is. .....can I use a regular sprayer if I can't get the Hudson fogger. ..?

I am wondering if the laws on not collecting water have to do with letting the rain water flush out the sewage system?

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John ... if you ever get a minute, 'Josh Byrne Permaculture' is worth a watch )

i love your stuff but you really should read paul stamets how to grow edible and medicinal mushrooms, mycological permaculture

he looks like he just smoked a blunt 🚬

We live off grid and transformed our barren clay rocky wasteland into a abundantly beautiful food forest! We incorporated perma culture through out the homestead not only to create a natural living environment..but to conserve on water (we have a spring from the mountain which varies during the season) and to stop the mountain also from eroding away (we get floods during the spring and the homestead is built into the side of the mountain so it lends to falling rocks and mud sloughing over the side)..It also has given our very tiny spot more productivity..it brings in the bees the birds the wildlife. We also have incorporated medicinal herb throughout the property which creates beautiful foliage, flowers and more habitat which is usable! We do not have a lawn but lay down composted woodchips everywhere...and our food garden utilizes another natural method of gardening called Back To Eden. From fruit trees to herbs to berries to veggies every spot on our homestead has a purpose! And the beauty of it is...ITS doable and its easy!! I LET nature DO what its intended to do!! NO chemicals..no fertilizers from the store......We even have chickens to provide free non gmo organic manure!! Its a awesome way to create a environment that feeds you feeds the animals and feeds the EARTH!!!!!

Some US citizens are getting thrown in jail for collecting rain water, having solar panels, etc. ?....go figure; hope that doesn't come to Canada...

Do you ever come home to your GF watching your videos? lol

I watch and listen to your video's while I farm on Runescape :P

thank you so much for your videos and vision

very nice point  open your mind dont be blind  to only one thing   ,nice video again

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Great channel! It would be however more interesting if the camera was actually showing everything and not the host if I may say so. It's like those bad documentaries where you only see people talking about the subject... :)

I'm not sure that some communities have passed ordainces against rain water harvesting.  Even though I think rainwater collection is a good idea.  Though I am not sure it is legal in all the places.

Thanks for sharing another great video. Like others, I think a permaculture food forest can be very productive. An old appletree can yield a lot without any input. So can nut trees, berry bushes and many other things.
But not with spacing and medicinal plants like in the beginning here. You are right about that.

John, what about planting clover (red and white) they are both edible and function as grass... Just a thought. Never thought you could eat your lawn... now you can... LOL

Somehow more than a permaculture vibe I get a "hipsters farming" feel from this, but either way please refrain from shooting intros next to a busy road, it was really hard to hear you at times.

I have been looking into wanting to change my life, move somewhere and get some land and start a food forest. Can anyone tell me which areas wont allow you to collect rainwater or even create ponds and swales? Specifically was looking east coast US. Any recommendations to areas with good soil etc are also welcome.

How easy or difficult is it to transform a sloping cattle ranch into a food forest? Can swales and Back to Eden techniques work? Happy for suggestions and general comments. Thanks!

Artesian is a water source that flows freely, without a pump.

Once again, great video! Permaculture is the way! Thumbs up!

i cant get apple seed to grow anymore

Love your videos. Are you aware that you say you know a lot?

It's always surprising to see 5 acres of 'blank slate' referred to as a farm. By the way, where a groundcover is needed that holds up to foot traffic, crowds out most weeds, and needs little care - if the right type is selected for the climate - with only an occasional trim, grass is still the best. Grass harvests sunlight and feeds the soil, unlike wood chip paths. The clippings are a great nitrogen source for compost, or for 'chop and drop' mulch. Or, if the clippings are not too thick, they should be left in place. With the application of a little aerate compost, grass roots will grow deep, and in many areas will not need to be watered or fertilized.

Poking some holes through the grass with a pitchfork helps break compaction layers and gets air and rain into the soil, which also encourages healthy soil life, and deeper healthier roots. Dr. Elaine Ingham, soil microbiologist, shows grass roots that are 3 feet long. That is pretty drought proof grass! No, it is not the kind of grass, but the soil life that makes the difference. Weed killers, etc should not be used, either, and there is no need. The 'weeds' that typically live in lawns are edible: clover, dandelion, plantain, etc. Clover fixes nitrogen.

'Chemlawns' are a health hazard when people and pets come into contact with them, and track the chemicals indoor where they stay in carpets, with no rain to wash the chemicals away. But there is almost no need to ever do much to a lawn except trim it. And that can be done with sheep, rabbits, guinea pigs... or a reel mower (get one with adjustable height up to 4"; most lawn grasses East of the Missisippi should never be cut lower tha 3", and 4" in summer. This also avoids browning in summer!.

Every farm, homestead, and smallholding (small scale farm) needs resource piles! Every household used to save things to reuse and repurpose, too, but that does not make as much money for the corporations' business model of 'profit at all costs'. So the throw-away model reigns, and people who save things are now labelled as 'horders' (though the term means people who don't want others to have something...). Sad, really, as our planet is strangling in waste- whether burned or buried, and ocean life is literally choking on plastic bits.

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Great information this is Earth changing for the better, everyone needs to hear this. Food for all, plants, animal, and planet and the best food starts at the soil level. The better the soil is, the better the food that is produced from it, rich in the vitamins and minerals our bodies need to thrive at it's maximum. Permaculture Goods