I'm just impressed to see drone video in 2013, they hadn't become so mainstream by then. Sometime around 2012 quadcopters just came into existence and then they were everywhere all of the sudden, and no one seemed surprised.
This is one of the best videos I have seen to encompass so much of regenerative agriculture, settlement design, permaculture. Please watch this very short video to see the design of the future, simple, profitable, sustainable, and healthy for all. This could change your life and give you hope, even if you don't like to "garden". See the VISION!
I pround of Geoff lawton, he is best follower of Bill Morison and he inspired us all by his lectures with our key famers who are indigenous ethnic minority in Southeast Asia since 2005
am new to the whole Agri and perma culture but loving it already, these tutorial has been very helpful, question tho is it possible to work with this plan on a 5hectare land on a hill?
I have been to a number of permaculture talks and presentations UK. My first one was in 1992. The guy giving to talk had live in India reclaiming a desert. It has to be the way for ward. I am based in Cambridge UK. Working on a project. sustain-life.org. No web site yet, Its one of my aims to replant 60 million trees.
so lets see if i have understood this. if you plant a permaculture food forest using swales you won't need to irrigate your plants manually, but, if you don't use swales you need to, correct?
Sonny Mery IF you have enough room and IF you have enough rainfall. Otherwise this helps reduce the needs. Using many other permaculture ideas (hugelculture for instance) you can overcome many other irrigation needs.
Interesting but in the final analysis, just marketing for expensive courses although if enough tidbits can be gathered from enough videos, perhaps one can figure out how to do it themselves.
+1too3fore Sure, I've learned everything I know from books, videos, and great web sites with good info. No need for a course, but it is important to find good information. That is the trick, because there's loads of misinformation out there. It's up to us to research and sort through it all. Try the book Gaia's Garden, by Toby Hemenway. You can find it on Amazon. It's one of the best permaculture books out there.
Geoff Lawton has a lot of information online, short Q & A from his students and they are not even with ads. (5 - 10 minutes). Plus a lot on the Greening the desert project in Jordan. I think the channel is Discover Permaculture with Geoff Lawton. I did a quick search he is co-author of a book (not sure what else). Buidling your Permaculture Porperty and there is also the book of Bill Mollison of course. I do not recommend the TED talks, they are too "philosophical" for me, he shines when you see him interacting (also with animals, hillarious) or when he goes into the practical details of the questions students ask him. That's a very indirect way, so if interested the book would be a good investment. (Recensions say the lead the reader through the decision making process, so not specific tools but the level above it).
Not all industry is equal, industry can be sustainable, i.e wind turbines, solar, hydrogen energy, medicine. Once these clichés are overcome people will be more likely to engage. For example we can have a tip top smart phone that is fair to all: www.fairphone.com/
Geoff Lawton pays much attention to the animals in permaculture, but vegans and raw foodists do not want to use animals. How to organize a community flora fauna without this?
+kelvin phitrow Great question! Firstly, in order to boost the flora of the soil, I recommend "compost tea" or fermented comfrey tea as a vegan "manure" (in the form of a liquid feed). These preparations are chalk full of beneficial microbes that will create a healthy flora without any need for animal manure. I have written about how to prepare these magical teas on our farm's blog (www.livingforestfarm.com/treating-plants-natural-organic-remedies/). Our site is currently experiencing some technical difficulties, so check back in later if you encounter a problem. Hugelkultur also nourishes the flora tremendously. See our step-by-step guide here: on.fb.me/1TlkuxC I became vegan when I was 18 years old. I've learned, however, that being vegan is not black-and-white sort of thing. I am against animal exploitation but I'm all for saving lives. For example, I had stopped eating honey, but I'm now preparing to keep beehives in order to support the bee population. Honey bees are dying, but friends of mine who treat them daily with essential oils are managing to keep their colonies flourishing. I also rescue hens and ducks that are scheduled for slaughter whenever I can. Our hens and ducks are free to live out the rest of their days and enjoy a very happy life. They are pampered with great love and care. So in this way, I practise vegetarian permaculture, but with a vegan ethic at heart. There is no killing on our farm - we do not even kill slugs or snails or "pest" insects. Every life form is accorded its own intrinsic value and we strive for ecological balance through a thoughtful design that encourages biodiversity (i.e. through polyculture, living mulch systems, etc.). If you'd like to learn more about living mulch systems, check out www.veganicpermaculture.com. Also check out: vegetarianmythmyth.wordpress.com/vegan-permaculture-ecovillages-busting-keiths-myth-once-and-for-all/ Hope this helps! :)
+kelvin phitrow I've been vegetarian my whole life. The reason I am vegetarian is because I feel that animal agriculture is unethical, however, I feel that eating animals raised in this system is perfectly meaningful and beautiful.
+kelvin phitrow - I've thought about this in connection with mob grazing and restorative agriculture. The fact is that vast herds of grazing animals are a net benefit to the land and ecosystem when they're either in the wild or managed in a way that mirrors natural systems. I personally want to get involved in teaching mob grazing techniques, but I'm mostly vegan and I don't have any interest in eating my relatives (mammals in particular.) So the simple answer that came to me is this: incorporate animals in vegan ag systems simply for the enjoyment of the animals and humans who inhabit the land! There's no reason why we should haved to view farm animals as food. They're part of the ecosystem, and they can be food for their natural predators. We can sustain larger numbers of predatory species if we restore natural balance, and in the meantime we can enjoy the companionship of our 4-legged and winged brothers and sisters. I personally LOVE goats, ducks, and chickens, and I don't eat any of them. Likewise, I enjoy the companionship of my human friends, and I rarely have an inclination to eat any of them. ;)
***** Animal workers? WTF are you talking about? Are you one of those PETA sociopaths who has turned animal rights into a fascist-terrorist religious cult?
Geoff Lawton has become my hero over the past year.
I'm just impressed to see drone video in 2013, they hadn't become so mainstream by then. Sometime around 2012 quadcopters just came into existence and then they were everywhere all of the sudden, and no one seemed surprised.
Thank you very much Geoff for teaching us that a clean and sustainable future is possible for the Human race, and is abundant! God bless you.
This is one of the best videos I have seen to encompass so much of regenerative agriculture, settlement design, permaculture. Please watch this very short video to see the design of the future, simple, profitable, sustainable, and healthy for all. This could change your life and give you hope, even if you don't like to "garden". See the VISION!
"This is the future, and the only future that is possible, Lets do it" -Geoff Lawton.
I pround of Geoff lawton, he is best follower of Bill Morison and he inspired us all by his lectures with our key famers who are indigenous ethnic minority in Southeast Asia since 2005
This is brilliant. Just seen your vid on How the Green the Dsert
Thank Geoff
anyone else have to watch this during quarantine? o3o
am new to the whole Agri and perma culture but loving it already, these tutorial has been very helpful, question tho is it possible to work with this plan on a 5hectare land on a hill?
Rukwirwa Andre If it's on a hill, that is surely a good start?
Thnx for the feedback, i've started already and i'm def going to keep learning from your videos
Rukwirwa Andre Not my video, but..awesome! Good Luck. We're off looking for land pretty soon.
Very inspiring. What's the music used at the very end?
this is great. love the passion.
I have been to a number of permaculture talks and presentations UK. My first one was in 1992. The guy giving to talk had live in India reclaiming a desert. It has to be the way for ward. I am based in Cambridge UK. Working on a project. sustain-life.org. No web site yet, Its one of my aims to replant 60 million trees.
this is really amazing
A few good animations !
Beautiful... I hope someday I can save up enough to get a nice big bit of land and save it from developers
amazing!
thanks a lot really.
Very inspiring
so lets see if i have understood this. if you plant a permaculture food forest using swales you won't need to irrigate your plants manually, but, if you don't use swales you need to, correct?
Sonny Mery IF you have enough room and IF you have enough rainfall. Otherwise this helps reduce the needs. Using many other permaculture ideas (hugelculture for instance) you can overcome many other irrigation needs.
GREAT !
4:40 enter the garden of eden
Brilliant
WOW!
paradise
Interesting but in the final analysis, just marketing for expensive courses although if enough tidbits can be gathered from enough videos, perhaps one can figure out how to do it themselves.
+1too3fore Sure, I've learned everything I know from books, videos, and great web sites with good info. No need for a course, but it is important to find good information. That is the trick, because there's loads of misinformation out there. It's up to us to research and sort through it all. Try the book Gaia's Garden, by Toby Hemenway. You can find it on Amazon. It's one of the best permaculture books out there.
+Barry Jordan If you're urban or suburban yes.
If you're rural there are books that will serve you better [though Gaia's Garden is still handy.]
Like what books? Janice
The youtube channel of Geoff Lawton himself has a myriad on 'how to' videos all for free. very handy and inspiring
Geoff Lawton has a lot of information online, short Q & A from his students and they are not even with ads. (5 - 10 minutes). Plus a lot on the Greening the desert project in Jordan. I think the channel is Discover Permaculture with Geoff Lawton. I did a quick search he is co-author of a book (not sure what else). Buidling your Permaculture Porperty and there is also the book of Bill Mollison of course.
I do not recommend the TED talks, they are too "philosophical" for me, he shines when you see him interacting (also with animals, hillarious) or when he goes into the practical details of the questions students ask him.
That's a very indirect way, so if interested the book would be a good investment. (Recensions say the lead the reader through the decision making process, so not specific tools but the level above it).
So.... what the heck is the system? Lets do it.
strattgatt permaculture
Not all industry is equal, industry can be sustainable, i.e wind turbines, solar, hydrogen energy, medicine. Once these clichés are overcome people will be more likely to engage.
For example we can have a tip top smart phone that is fair to all: www.fairphone.com/
Geoff Lawton pays much attention to the animals in permaculture,
but vegans and raw foodists do not want to use animals.
How to organize a community flora fauna without this?
+kelvin phitrow Great question! Firstly, in order to boost the flora of the soil, I recommend "compost tea" or fermented comfrey tea as a vegan "manure" (in the form of a liquid feed). These preparations are chalk full of beneficial microbes that will create a healthy flora without any need for animal manure. I have written about how to prepare these magical teas on our farm's blog (www.livingforestfarm.com/treating-plants-natural-organic-remedies/). Our site is currently experiencing some technical difficulties, so check back in later if you encounter a problem.
Hugelkultur also nourishes the flora tremendously. See our step-by-step guide here: on.fb.me/1TlkuxC
I became vegan when I was 18 years old. I've learned, however, that being vegan is not black-and-white sort of thing. I am against animal exploitation but I'm all for saving lives. For example, I had stopped eating honey, but I'm now preparing to keep beehives in order to support the bee population. Honey bees are dying, but friends of mine who treat them daily with essential oils are managing to keep their colonies flourishing. I also rescue hens and ducks that are scheduled for slaughter whenever I can. Our hens and ducks are free to live out the rest of their days and enjoy a very happy life. They are pampered with great love and care. So in this way, I practise vegetarian permaculture, but with a vegan ethic at heart. There is no killing on our farm - we do not even kill slugs or snails or "pest" insects. Every life form is accorded its own intrinsic value and we strive for ecological balance through a thoughtful design that encourages biodiversity (i.e. through polyculture, living mulch systems, etc.). If you'd like to learn more about living mulch systems, check out www.veganicpermaculture.com. Also check out: vegetarianmythmyth.wordpress.com/vegan-permaculture-ecovillages-busting-keiths-myth-once-and-for-all/
Hope this helps! :)
+kelvin phitrow I've been vegetarian my whole life. The reason I am vegetarian is because I feel that animal agriculture is unethical, however, I feel that eating animals raised in this system is perfectly meaningful and beautiful.
+kelvin phitrow - I've thought about this in connection with mob grazing and restorative agriculture. The fact is that vast herds of grazing animals are a net benefit to the land and ecosystem when they're either in the wild or managed in a way that mirrors natural systems. I personally want to get involved in teaching mob grazing techniques, but I'm mostly vegan and I don't have any interest in eating my relatives (mammals in particular.) So the simple answer that came to me is this: incorporate animals in vegan ag systems simply for the enjoyment of the animals and humans who inhabit the land! There's no reason why we should haved to view farm animals as food. They're part of the ecosystem, and they can be food for their natural predators. We can sustain larger numbers of predatory species if we restore natural balance, and in the meantime we can enjoy the companionship of our 4-legged and winged brothers and sisters. I personally LOVE goats, ducks, and chickens, and I don't eat any of them. Likewise, I enjoy the companionship of my human friends, and I rarely have an inclination to eat any of them. ;)
***** Animal workers? WTF are you talking about? Are you one of those PETA sociopaths who has turned animal rights into a fascist-terrorist religious cult?
+clearwaterlakota I really enjoyed reading your comment, what a beautiful way to put it. Thankyou you made my day.