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Where did you get your scythe? The classic scythe is surprising hard for me to find.

Where is your deer fence? I have tons of deer that come to the property.

You mentioned syntropic agriculture in the tropics and temperate zones. You might be interested in this guy trying to syntropic agriculture in a Texas desert: www.youtube.com/@dustupstexas/videos

Well done sir. You do a good job of explaining nomow, chopdrop, fertilizing system, guiding w/ indigenous-plus for fruit and eye candy around keystone species in a package which includes an excellent exercise routine for hand maintenance while presenting the overarching idea behind permaculture.

>"So this is how you do no-now permaculture:" >sharpens scythe >starts mowing

dang u eat the wild lettuce raw? that's awesome. I break the plant apart and throw it all in the pressure cooker and make a tea. Cant imagine chewing the stalk lol, one drop of the latex is enough to make me cringe.

I found dog fennel does attract some pretty butterflies. Just not good to eat due to causing liver issues. For the chickens how do you keep predators our

Amazing channel..binge watching your videos! Can’t wait for all your future videos!

LOVE This video, so inspiring!! thank you for sharing your information , just subscribed!

Great video! I started my food forest 2.5 years ago. I put down wood chips (8-12 Inches) and it got rid of most unwanted “weeds”. A year later Bindweed popped up all over the place. I couldn’t keep on top of it and it spread vigorously. Any way to get rid of it? Of course without chemicals

I like using a scythe to make mulch.

Sumac was used by Native people (tea) to control diabetes/hypoglycemic symptoms. 1950's research could not find 'why' although proved it's usage.

Hey man I will say the tea in some cases is easier to apply to the existing plants rather than the compost mulch

Keep up the good work

Keep up the good work

Migratory animals bring many great things

New here, beautiful garden 😊❤

I have been No Mow for 21 years (on a thin soil landscape). My trees have taken their time to grow, but I really think being No Mow all this time has helped build a better soil. I don't really harvest the grass. I don't want to use machines at all anywhere in my garden. All I do is pull away grass when I want to plant something. Due to the (initially) very thin soil, I did start with the fruit bushes first - currants, gooseberries, etc, etc. And I have quite a few of these now (as I propagate some plants every year from the few plants I bought). The trees are taking much longer to grow, as the soil is still quite thin. But they are getting there, and I am getting some fruit off them over the last couple of years. Yeah, I like 'chop and drop trees. I have several Elderberries. The stems break down so fast. I did try and grow a Pheasant Berry for the same reason. It didn't work and I will get another one sometime, but I think it would be a good one, and the chickkies will like the berries I suspect. I have decided to add 'thickets' of quick growing native trees to selectively coppice, adding the brush to brash heaps, there for the numerous insects and some fungi to break down (it is amazing just how quickly the brash heaps start to drop once there's an established insect and fungi system working through it. Oh, I do that twisting of grass bundles under my trees too. Not too close to the stem though. It was okay, but be careful if you have voles in your garden. Voles will use the dead grass as a place to hide - and then nip out to gnaw certain apple trees (Jonagold is one they'll attack if you make it too easy). I'm going for ducks first (eggs in the incubator), as they have sloopy poop that can go straight on the ground too. I'm in the UK, so different birds, but there are now so many, and the insect life is improving all the time. Ah well, this looks interesting. I'll subscribe.

Can’t believe you’re doing that in flip flops!!

where can I get a scythe like yours? All I can find are Halloween costumes and modern looking short ones.

This what I want but tropical permaculture. I will only need a machete

I've always wanted to own a scythe! 😅

My no mow zone is my favorite part of my gardens ❤

I live in zone 2b, and it's amazing, by the end of June the "grass" , a mix of natural and human introduced quack grass, is upwards of 4 feet! A scythe is on my wish list. Where did you get yours?! We let our yard grass grow past dandelions and other more native plants/flowers first bloom stage for bees etc. I employ chop and drop for vetches, thistles and lambs quarters... etc. To "green mulch " my fruit trees, which are surrounded by wild roses, gooseberry, saskatoon berry and chokecherry bushes. Ground covers i like are dew berries, strawberries and woodland greens.

How do you handle the slope where your house sits? Does it necessitate having to direct water/deal with erosion?

I just came in from chopping biomass. Have a scythe, but haven't set it up. Right now using electric hedge clippers to 3D trim bushes and trees. Works ok for small patches of grass. Can you use the scythe to easily and safely trim vertical planes of bushes and/or use overhead for trees?

first time viewer. I like your format and the information, while not new to me, is a good refresher. And you do a great job of putting bits of information together.

Thank you for drawing attention to syntropic principles in a temperate climate. I'm in Zone 5 and have been using linear guilds with chop and drop for around 5 years (is a guild really a guild if you've just planted? When do the interactions actually start happening?). You mentioned the sunblocking leaves (usually large) and the more intense sun in the tropics. In temperate climates leaves are smaller and less dense(allowing more sunlight through to the ground) and the sun is less intense. One could argue that any photon that hits mulch is wasted vs being intercepted by a photosynthesing leaf. Living groundcover should provide more carbohydrates to the subterranean world and presumably increase the life and ultimate output of the system. On the other hand syntropic style mulchng in temperate climates does provide a more tidy look for traditional N. American aesthetics. It's hard to get a uniform groundcover without pulling out things that aren't uniform (e.g. weeds). Smothering everything with mulch is a way to achieve uniformity (at least once it dries out). Of course there are hybrids all along this spectrum. Is our most efficient model in temperate climates to mulch the ground to the point of groundcover exclusion or to have living groundcover? P.S. In case it's interesting, the bursting chop and drop here is designed as autumn olive (none introduced), comfrey, goldenrod, duckweed and oregano (invasive here).

I would like to know more about the sumac you use for pink lemonade please! I'm in the PNW, can it overwinter here?

....And you don't have to mow your lawn!!

This is awesome! I wish I lived in an area where I could have chickens in my backyard lol I don’t think the HOA would like it. I always hate having to mow it, though, I like all the insects and butterflies that come when you don’t.

You have to mow the paths

Queen Ann’s lace can be easily confused with poison hemlock… which is deadly !! So if you are going tell someone about an edible plant… also tell them about poisonous look a likes !!!

I am more hesitant to make this liquid stuff I’m not really into anaerobic stuff I rather make compost but I think it’s mostly cuz I don’t want smelly water aerobic compost doesn’t stink

Mowing is gay

i learn something in every one of your videos, very good, thank you!

Hello and thank you! Where did you learn everything? thank you for the tips in this video, I will do this with my trees. I have plum, apricot, nectarine, peach, apple, pear. My Pear tree's leader actually broke and now it has two leaders. What can i do to fix that? its only 4' tall. thanks! great work! more please

Very peaceful and informational, thank you. I have a newbie permaculture food forest, still learning. You just convinced me to get Deschampsia cespitosa | Tufted hairgrass that i was on the fence about. Its a native grass and grows 3' tall. Beautiful and will be great biomass i think. And can you please tell us more about syntropic agriculture principles? i like the air quoted phrases lol

Great video my man

I know right where you are

Where in Va are you located?