17 YEARS of SCYTHING! How we SAVED a Swedish Meadow | MOWING MEADOWS E02: Måla Meadow
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- Опубликовано: 3 авг 2024
- For 17 years, we have been working to save this meadow full of native wildflowers. Using scythes, blade hoes, and axes, we have been clearing this area every year to ensure that we don't lose rare species that are so important for our biodiversity.
Come along as I, my sons, and our scything team work away on this beautiful Swedish meadow, and I'll tell you how we got to this point.
This meadow has a very special place in my heart, and when you watch the video you'll understand why. Welcome to Måla Meadow.
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🕒 Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:25 Why Måla Meadow is worth saving
01:13 The Grind! aka Where we started...
02:45 The different areas
03:45 Maintaining the meadow
04:34 Rare species
05:40 Family memories
06:40 Historical uses & fencing
07:38 Clearing the creek
10:35 Another smart thing we do
11:38 Scything in the evening sun
12:40 A lot has happened in 17 years
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Great physical training! Those boys will be strong their whole lives from the scything!
Watching your sons working hard in the field with there dad was heartwarming
Was just thinking how proud a father he must be and how capable his sons are becoming.
too bad we've lost this family way of working hard together
@@bethstewart1319
He’s showing that it can be done again.
Great job!!!Greeting from the Czech Republic. We are group of friends taking care of orchid meadows which we also mow with scythes. Our grandchildren started to mow in age of 7. We are a small non- governmental organization. Two years ago we visited Sweden.
Fantastic! You are real biodiversity heroes! Keep on that important task👊
My grandfather was also a great mower. He learn me how to mow . Great skill❤
Romania.
Ah, to be reminded of summer; especially pleasing on such vile winter's day as this. A meadow and video to be proud of.
I agree! Can't wait for summer and more scything! But this will have to do in the meantime :D Thank you for your kind words!
Yes, vile are the days we are living in. Soon, an everlasting summer will come with the appearance of the Lord Jesus the Christ, and we will rest in the new creation 🙏 forever..
Amen!
ive never felt so at ease so quickly... what an amazing story, and life!
Wow, a life’s work dedicated to this beautiful place!
Its so heartwarming to see your kids out in the nature. Thats the connection the modern societies lost completely. I have made a wild meadow for my kids and when they run through it to catch butterflies it makes me soo happy but sad as well because i think about all the kids they cant do this. Feel the nature and be part of it.
@@lollihonk yes it's fine. And even despite that it's easy to be caught by the big net around describing another reality.
2:40 every time I hear such stories that reinforces me that one of my life I could spend like this. I wish I could appreciate such moments.
Saw a short and noticed you were based in Sweden.
My father in law was Swedish and my wife’s family and I visited in 2019. He passed away in ‘23 and I’m so glad he got to show us his home country. It was beautiful and seeing the meadows brings back memories of exploring in Östersund.
I've not heard a story like this one before. Well done, and nice video.
Thanks!
What a fascinating way of life and contribution to our planet. Thanks for the video!
What a powerful picture with you and your family mowig in sincronicity !! ❤ Such hard but satisfing work is getting payed off and in the same time you stay so connected to nature.👏🏼
@@ulrikereisenauer6895 thanks! It certainly does!
I have always enjoyed using a scythe and other manual tools over their powered upgrades and man do those tools make you strong. Therapeutic
Hey man, thanks for reminding me of the beauty this earth provides, and what is possible out there in our vast world of many different people! Amazing what you do, thanks! And btw, your hands have to be tough as nails!
It goes to show that over these thousands of years humans and nature have joined - as we are part of nature - to create something better, something more diverse. Nature has adapted to human existence, farming, grazing etc. only the past 50+ years have we changed this balance so fast, that nature hasn't been able to keep up and we lost touch. Great to see some places where the coexistence and its benefits are still in full effect.
Great! You have really got the situation right!
My grandpa’ taught me how to scythe and I really loved it. It is such a shame that I cannot practice it anymore now.
Wow! This is a major accomplishment by your government(for knowing they needed to do something seriously in order to save this gorgeous meadow & all it has to offer), you,(for being so brave & willing to commit to this unknown project with limited skill/knowledge) & your team, which now includes your amazingly talented sons!
✅This is such a wonderful video!
Congratulations to everyone involved in any aspect of this major endeavor! Best wishes to everyone & especially your hardworking sons! They know the true value of hard work, commitment, & success - because they have a father who lives such a life!! I’m very proud to have seen this video & learned so much in just 15 minutes!! Thank you!!
@@soniatriana9091 Thanks for your handsome comment!
❤ You can be very proud of all your work and of your family ❤
Greetings from New Zealand! Thanks for all of your vids, they have helped me to improve my technique and avoid injuring myself many times ;) I hope someday I can visit and volunteer a day or two at your meadows (after I have had a lot more practice).
Great to hear! You are very welcome!
Where did you buy your scythe? I'm in NZ too and looking for good quality.
thanks for the great content! me and my friend ended up beating all of superstar saga in the time between the last episode and this one. im the guy named False who was bugging clunk in the server
Skitsnyggt! Väldigt bra format också, hoppas det blir fler såna här videor!
Jajemän, finns ett par till filmade i somras som ska publiceras
Wow - so enlightening to watch = so many elements come together thank you for sharing this
Wonderful video. I’m excited to start scything when spring comes back to Colorado. I must say your videos have been a fantastic resource and are much appreciated.
Thank you so much, I'm glad to hear they are helping and that people are scything! :D Let me know if there are any specific things you would like me to go deeper into in future videos :)
@@slattergubben6702 Thank you for your offer. The only thing I can think of is some content around making a snath. I ask because last spring my snath broke and I had to order one from Canada. By the time I received it in the mail it was late into the season and very difficult to recover. The main problem was determining what species of wood is a reasonable option. I live in the high desert/ mountains of Western Colorado so there are not many options to choose from. If you have any input on that very large and complex topic it would be very much appreciated. However, I understand that you are a busy guy if you do not. Thank you and keep up the wonderful work.
@@strategicactionservices2206 snath can be made from many type of wood. I would say its more important how they are made. There are some different ways to reach there. I just wrote a long text about that i Swedish on our scythe forum yesterday. Here is the link, ask an AI to translate!
Perhaps I will make a film in the future about this, but I am also manufacturing snath I do not want to reveal everything.
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@@slattergubben6702 Sounds good I will check it out. Thank you again and good luck with sales. We look forward to your future videos.
Listening you tell the Story, is just so satisfying and calming.
I found you like two days ago and I just Fell in love with your work.
Looks fantastic! Thanks for showing. I'm already looking forward to my next opportunity to scythe 😊
Thank you so much! And same! 😁
what an achievement - it gladdens the heart - and you all look so fit
@@rappermusician thanks!
It’s so beautiful, what an amazing opportunity.
Vi är några år efter ( och inte så professionella), det blir år 12 i sommar. Och det är fantastiskt hur det förändras. Väldigt inspirerande film💚 Inventering av ängen är något att se fram emot varje år😇
Verkligen! Bra kämpat av er! Det är ju så konkret och lättbegripligt.
Congrats for your consistant efforts ! It looks like it is a real success and that everybody is having a good time.
This is the most amazing thing I've ever seen. I wish I was one of your sons to be living such a great life 😊
Vackert område, härligt med lite hårt arbete.😊
you are a very lucky guy, sweden is probably one of the most beautiful places.i worked a winter in lapland once, magical.great work.
Fantastisk film! Vad ni åstadkommit genom åren
Big respect! Great job, and good gym! Keep grinding!
Rebuilding Europe after WW2 plunged humanity into a new paradigm: Progress over common sense. Sometimes: Progress in spite common sense.
During these years we lost touch and ruined so many things. I am so happy to see you restoring traditional practice. Not for the sake of tradition, but because tradition conceals an unending well of forgotten benefits.
I hope tradition regains the respect that it has earned. For traditions are traditions because they work really well, tested across centuries
I hope we are one day restored to our previous greatness.
Tjänare!
These videos are really informative and relaxing!
Jag var där den första sommaren 2006 och spenderat många dagar där. Centralbadet, sjön, ladan. Måla! Paradiset på jorden.
Härliga minnen! Ganska många galna upptåg också - och mycket god mat!
Amazing! Such a brilliant story of working together with people and nature. I'm going to share this with the scything community here in the UK who will be very interested. Maybe some of us will come over to help you one summer. Keep up the great work!
Thanks! That would be very welcome! Now just lets see if we are allowed to keep maintenance of these and many more meadows. The local government had announced them on the market again and cheapest bid wins...
Just lovely
Beautiful video, what an amazing place to work!
Beautiful to see this as a family effort and share your knowledge and craft with future generations. At what age did you started teaching your sons?
As scythe is somewhat dangerous it is important that they are old enough. So they needed to wait until they had turned 4. Under supervision of course. Very important if there are more small children around. At 10 I teached honing as that's where you are most likely to cut yourself. A couple of years after that comes the peening.
@@slattergubben6702 Yes! I'm very good at sharpening so I learned the hard way ONE TIME how I need to hold while honing, haha 😬
Oj sån mysig kanal! Glad att jag råkade snubbla förbi dig! Ha det bäst!
I can feel the smell of fresh cut meadow!
Looks like a nice place to work with "Black tents" like a yurt or something. Once you look into them they're quite easy to build and offer much room. (In German they are called "Schwarzzelte" and Jurte, i don't know if i used the best translation)
Fantastic job
Thank you so much
Awesome video.
Thanks to your videos I know scythe the yards, garden, drive, my new veg patch and got plenty of fields to do. Very overgrown not smooth is the garden nor the back paddocks. Good for increasing skills of scything.
I also can peen reasonably from your videos and do it often as then scything is so much easier same with keeping the blade sharp. Much quieter than a mower and increases fitness and time outside.
I could strim ( I don’t have one) but it’s noisy yes it’d be quicker in some areas but scything just is so nice and freeing.
Bonus you can scythe mow in wet grass or rain where a noisy mechanical mower, well ours doesn’t cope.
My dad was surprised at how short I can scythe the grass.
Thanks! I am very glad to hear that you enjoy scything more due to my videos!
Well done !
Bravo, ich mähe meine Wiese nur mit Sense.
This is very nice!
Hey. The work you've done with this meadow is admirable! I can't help but wonder though - is there a specific reason that the government hired you and not a company with electric equipment? I'd imagine the job will be done quicker. I'm here after youtube promoted your 1 hectare challenge video, mad respect for that!
Bravo!
Love your videos and the idea behind your company. Never used a European Scythe. Keep up the good work!
Thanks! So what do you use for scythe?
@@slattergubben6702 I've got a couple of pretty old American Scythes and a Newer Seymor American setup, though it's made in Austria so I guess it would be a European Scythe after all.
This is really great. Your english is superb, your enthusiasm palpable, and your team runs like a well oiled machine. New subscriber :) ps: just one tiny bit of help. One pronounces scythes like this: "sigh - th" - not sigh thes. Minor help, to help you along your way. Thanks for doing what you do :)
@@LitoGeorge thanks! Think it's also depending on American or English englis
@@slattergubben6702 Oh my pleasure. However, English (any form of spoken English, from Canada, Oz, NZ, America or England, SAfrica, Namibia, et al ), all pronounce the word "sigh -th" - or when referring to multiple scythes, then it is pronounced this way, " sigh-ths". The pronunciation, "sigh-thes" is incorrect and a simple mispronunciation usually made by ESL well meaning individuals. Another trick word to pronounce is "Adze" :) As a native English speaker with an educated background, I urge you to fact check me and see if I am full of nonsense or bias. All the best, LG
Congratulations 🎉❤😊
Briza media is one of mye favourite species of grass. In norwegian its called "hjertegras" (hjarta). So beautiful, and its an important indicator of a well maintained meadov.
Yes! A real vulnerable beauty!
WOW SÅ IMPONERANDE
@@MrSofia774355 tackar!
Simplesmente ajudar a natureza a expressar o seu potencial. Acabo de comprar um terreno para tentar por em prática esse princípio.
Love to hear it!
The no power tools thing: is it financial, environmental, ideological, or something else?
Very nice! Perhaps spare some dead standing wood for the woodpeckers, beetles, tick mushrooms and lichens?
Absolutely! We do, I noticed also that its not said in the video.
Hi there, thanks for uploading all these interesting vids (great deal of work)! We ´ve learned a lot! 👍👍👍
In one of your videos I saw you working with a very strong hoe on tree roots, even using the handle as a leverage 💪
Was it custom made or is it available in some shop and do you recommend it?
We are enthusiasts, keeping abandoned orchards in shape for wildlife. And we would be very grateful for another tip in terms of the hoe...!
Thank you and all the best to your business!
Cant lie super based with the sons scything the grass too nothing wrong with a bit of hard work even better outside to do as a teenage boy wish I did would've probably helped me out alot lmao, could've learnt outside in nature is actually pretty cool would've probably studied horticulture something I've learnt I'm good at and enjoy plants are cool
Regarding the elder tree and the ring barking. I believe what you have shared with us, but it seems as though this might encourage new growth from the base if the tree. Also by ring barking
are you saying that it shortens the life of the trees so you can cut it down later?
I’m really curious if you develop muscle imbalance in your core by scything so much? do you ever alternate between right vs left handed scything or need to do some exercise to balance out your body’s muscles… ?
Thanks for such informative videos! I bought a scythe many years ago wanting to mow my own yard with it but fell away from it due to insecurity and having lots of grass that grows in clumps and mounds. You are inspiring me to pick it back up!
… do you have any videos where you mow land or meadows with grass that grows in clumps (seems like Orchardgrass or Rough Bluegrass)?
Thank you for your kind words! No, no imbalance, and it wouldn't work to switch to a left-handed scythe. But it's not necessary either. I exercise in diffferent ways as well, but not specifically to counter any imbalance.
I'm glad you are inspired to try again! I would suggest you check out my playlist with tutorials, Scything for Beginners, where you can learn more about the basic techniques as well as common mistakes.
As for clumpy grass, I have a video where we scythe on Norrköpings airport, there are a lot of tufts there, I think you find that helpful. They are a bit tricky, but you can see there how I do it :)
If they played music that is good for working the work would go a lot faster and easier.
Altid ett nöje när du släpper en ny video
Tack, vad roligt att höra! :D
I wish I could be part of something similar
@@olivierdevries6543 you can! Start it up!
Wow
Thank you!
Slow time of year, wintertime. Curious how you store your tools, if you do any winter maintenance, like sharpening, or any other winter activities to repair or alter tools and prepare for spring. Cheers!
I just store everything indoors in an unheated house. No maintenance needed on blades and snath over the winter. Other people might say other things - and of course it's not bad to do maintenance, but not necessary this time of the year.
What I focus on is to prepare myself for the next season. All endurance sports - you can't do enough. Running, canoeing, swimming and cycling. And chopping wood is excellent! Working a lot with hand tools to keep strength in hands, wrists and arms. I am actually out running right now! Need to keep on going :D
@@slattergubben6702 Ah yes! The body is the most important item to keep in shape! Just returned from cycling and pullups myself.
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Thank you 😊
I envy you so much
I think the Ash you were going to save and prune was going to be Pollarded? Hei fra Norge 🙂
How did you remove all of the stumps? Also, what do you do with all of the mowed grass? Do you collect it and feed it to animals?
Blade hoe and time, they are moulching during the years.
We do rake by hand with fork, rake and tarps. Often the grass from this meadow become fodder
Gud vad roligt jobb!! Hur gör man om man vill jobba med er? 😊
@@TheFripppppppe först röstar bort den här regeringen som tar bort pengarna till naturvård. I år har vi således mindre att slå än på mycket länge, många mycket intressanta och som det verkar vältränade o lättlärda personer står på kö. Skitsurt.
Men maila in intresse till info@slattergubben.se
Det här är en av ängarna vi inte slår i år för första gången på 17 år....
@@slattergubben6702 Ååå vad tråkigt att höra. Vart håller ni hus någonstans i Sverige?
Förstår att det är många i kö verkar helt magiskt. Men jag skickar ett mail. Har du kurser eller liknande? Skulle vara kul att lära sig även om det inte finns plats i arbetslaget.
@@TheFripppppppe mest i Östergötland. Ja vi har ca 60 liekurser i Sverige i år. Läs mer och boka på www.slattergubben.se
Think about introducing beaver
Mycket fin form på dina t-shirtar, skulle du möjligtvis kunna dela med dig av märket för en som länge varit på jakt?
Ja! Det är antingen från Astas Ullrike( be om 6cm längre än orginal då de annars mycket lätt blir magtröjor) eller är de från Hocosa. Båda märkena är ekologisk ull. Astas är helt obehandlad vet jag. Därför man får tvätta jävligt försiktig. Och aldrig beställa vitt.
I’m puzzled. I tried scything about 20 years ago (when I was 50!); I thought I could keep my “grass” longer that way and encourage biodiversity. Well, it was too hard for me and I gave up. Then I deturfed a section of about 30x15 m and seeded it with a native wildflower mix and let it grow. I did that 4 years ago and I cut it down with a whipper snipper in September and take the cuttings off to encourage a nutrient poor soil and therefore higher diversity. But I think my patch is too small, I get mostly Lupines (I dig them out) and Goldenrod. Aside from that, I don’t know what the advantage of scything would be.
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Thank you! 😀😀
What do you do with the hay? Remove it?
12:14 What's an easy way to gather up the windrows without using a machine?
We use rakes and tarps!
とてもすごい
This is awesome, I'm jealous that your government has these values and mine does not.
What's the benefit of using a scythe versus a weed eater?
Why did you not use a sustainable level of grazing cattle perhaps?
What's the longest amount of time you've been able to scythe continuously?
@@zaarkhananal7165 14 hours. But could of course been longer
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@@slattergubben6702 😲😲😲
@@slattergubben6702 The link takes me to a short video ad about a hotel.
@@zaarkhananal7165 ok....maybe that's the ad before the video?
Anyway search for " one hectare challenge"
Непонятно. Траву косят и изымают из плодородия луга без возврата. Древесные остатки сжигают. В результате трава стала ниже и жиже. То есть плодородие луга заметно ухудшилось за 17 лет. Это радует, это было целью. Почему-то "биоразнообразие увеличилось". А что будет ещё через 17 лет?
I don't understand, how can removing the forest increase biodiversity? Here in Brazil I'm interested in using schyte to cut weeds from the pasture and create windrows to plant native trees and thus promote biodiversity. When there is a forest formation again, we prune to make fertile soil. Hence we plant food in diversity, never in monoculture. This system was improved by a Swiss man who lives here and is called syntropic agriculture.
There is a lot of depending on. In large parts of Europe a Savannah - like landscape had been developed over 100s of thousand years. This holds a huge diversity of grass and flowers , insects and birds depending on a grazing by large flocks of herbivores. These free flocks of large grass eaters is since long extinct. But after that biodiversity has survived with our grazing cattle and cutting of hay on natural meadows.
But last 70 years this two things has been nearly gone since intense industrialisation of agriculture. That's why it can bee this way, natural forests has it's diversity, natural open grasslands another.
Maybe little similar to your cerrado?
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What about bringing some animals back to the land with holistic pastoral management and let them do the mowing themselves, not only you feed the animals but their saliva further helps with biodiversity
@@YVM3311 absolutely, but not possible here
Hi Janne my name is Edoardo I am 24 years old . I am from Italy and here unfortunately the use of the scyte is disappeared almost everywere. I want to know if It's possible to come and work with you for this season. It would be an honor for me to learn and work with you.
Could be! Please continue contact at info@slattergubben.se
Thank you Janne . I contacted you on the email 💪
Why the men of old, our forefathers were strong, hard men. HalleluYAH YaHuWaH Elohiym Most High bless you all, and thank you for bringing back these old skills.
Hei var är detta från. Jag er själv svensk men bor i Norge.
@@ragnamb utanför Rimforsa i Östergötland
Fast är inte local goverment kommunen eller kommun. Medans länsstyrelsen kallas county board på engelska?
Stämmer säkert! Länsstyrelsen ska det ju va i detta fall. Tack. Ska kolla upp så vi inte repeterar misstaget in nån kommande film!
@@slattergubben6702 Vet inte riktigt ändå om andra länder har samma motsvarighet till länsstyrelser som vi har i Sverige. Så det spelar kanske inte så stor roll ändå vad man kallar det.
Why not use goats ?
In my pov this kind of job, community, are not happen in developed country, this is more advance, in my country we still herbicide everything
That's how most of the land is used here as well! Sorry to say
You speak very good English, but note that these are "alder" trees, not "elders"! Alder = Alnus; Elder = Sambucus. I know they sound very similar. Just thought you'd like to know. 😀
Right! I think I should know the pronunciation but that's not always what come out from my mouth!
Euskal Herrian sega, Herri Kirola egin dugu.
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@@joniraurgiasategi861 all comments that I have a too much bent over style is pale when comparing the Basque style. Very impressive and strong people!
My man protecting his job security by keeping the boars out, that usually keep meadows clear... Has a bad aftertaste.
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Why do this, don't you have wild animals to keep the meadows open?
The large grazing animals are sadly extinct in sweden