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Hello I’d love this so much we have a permaculture farm of 7 years and I’ve done my cert 3 days n permaculture I’d love the pic so much I have been looking at it and cannot afford it I would treasure it so much
Buttercup - what he's saying about being scared is exactly where I'm at. Running the rat race in a job I stopped caring about years ago, constantly worrying about not having enough to retire, weekends being too short to even catch my breath. Ironically, my mom brought me an extra tomato plant a few months ago, which launched me head first into gardening. It's made me completely reevaluate my life situation. Making plans to quit my job by year's end, simplify and downsize my life, and move towards greater self sufficiency. Also, this guy is doing something right... he looks at least 15-20 years younger than he is.
Fear, and love for life led me in the same direction several years ago. There's up and downs in this journey as well but somewhere along the way you'll look back and be glad you made the decisions you are making. Bless you and best of luck 🙏🏼✨ 🌎🌍🌏🕊️ For all of us 💞
My wife and I sold the house and dropped out of the rat race. We travelled for nearly 2 years with our kids till we found where we want to be. In some way, give yourself the time, space and permission to explore and reflect. I have so far to go but as Jeff said, it is exciting
I did a PDC through Geoff when he came to South Africa. It changed my life. Through Geoff I have managed to install some school gardens. I’m currently busy with a zone 1 food garden at a childrens home. It looks amazing! He has changed my life and I will change others lives because of permaculture
Buttercup is her name! What a beautiful moment milking and resting your head against her. Thank you for your words Geoff and Weedy - to enjoy the journey, be brave and not be boring! We are in the process of moving toward our own permaculture farm, so thank you for the encouragement!
The cow's name is Buttercup. I am from South Africa and it would be an honor and lifelong dream of mine to be able to do Geoff's PDC course. Thanks so much for the entry opportunity and all the best to all the entrants.
Buttercup I dont have a pdc but I am a farmers daughter from scotland and have followed permaculture for years. I live in greece on a small area of land and am struggling with permaculture due to lack of water. All the rest I understand Give me a hand please. Greece is well behind on all these concept's We need to do something!!!!
What can I say, 55 and still thinking of starting my permaculture course. How inspiring and calming this man is thank you for bringing him once again to our screens Weedy. My partner and I have just bought one of your wonderful art pieces and patiently await our chances on receiving Jeffs personal garden design. Our humble 900 square block has just started it's journey as we both indulge into the wonderful world of self efficiency up here in Brisbane. Compost has been started as we start to sow our Acacia and sit with a cup of coffee observing and putting pen to paper. How special it is to once again see those frosty mornings down on the Northern rivers. 🙏
Hey, I’m intrigued about the “sow our acacia” bit. Sounds like you’re growing a lot of them. What type of acacia is it? Are you growing them as pioneer plants for a food forest or a hedge/windbreak? Something else? I don’t know why, but I’m just really curious! Greetings from down here in Melbourne : )
@@s-c.. Acacia fasciculifera, Acacia fimbriata and Acacia leiocalyx. Yes they are for pioneer growth and to feed our fruit trees. Our block is very compacted and bare with little to no topsoil so by using the chop and drop method to establish some form of humus to protect the fruit trees we have invested into. We are hugely into recycling so the local council Curbside throwouts up here have provided us with many materials to build structures and containers to start work on our kitchen garden to bring some form of produce. We have it in mind to build a chicken pen and section off areas for free range to provide nutrients and weed control. Being that we are over 900 square Brisbane council allows 10 chickens which is ample to produce many anual cubes of compost. We also want to incorporate ducks and quail in time. I have a system of bathtubs that we will mount behind each citrus tree as we are on a slight elevation the excess worm juice will continually provide each tree with its nutrient needs. Any excess of food, worm compost and juice will hopefully be sold and used to buy any dietary needs of our animals. It is all a process and with a large help from mother nature and our local community we can see a future of less carbon impact and hopefully be able to educate and influence those nearby. P.S I so miss the eateries and coffee down in Melbourne ;)
@@cheezy1969 Thanks for such a great reply! I love the citrus bathtub idea. The possums degloved practically every lemon we had last season, hope you’re having better luck! It’s so much fun creating a new garden & you sound like you have the beginnings of something wonderful, especially with the SEQ climate! It’s a bit of a “world’s your oyster” time for you, so best of luck with the big competition!
Dang Geoff, explaining my feelings spot on there 7:30 timestamp. I'm saving my pennies. Hopefully only a few more years. Until then what used to be a yard has become a permaculture yarden. The next home owners will just have to deal with it... it's my practice template to learn and play with until that day is here. Cheers to those who have, those who will, and those who yern! And to Buttercup.
Buttercup! Just turned 60 and still want to get my PDC!! I lived out near Thomas for many years and bought his calendars off him. Now I’m in the UK,. Thank you for your wonderful videos, just hearing the birds, frogs and insects and seeing the gorgeous gum trees makes me happy! Blessings
Buttercup is Geoff's cow's name. I completely understand what he said about being scared. I am gathering the courage to take that step. At 56, I'm keen as mustard to study permaculture, and pass knowledge onto my grandkids.
Buttercup :) I'm 22 and just discovered this life path some months ago. Needless to say, I have been mega motivated to shift my life in this direction. Thank you for the video and the opportunity ;)
The cows name is buttercup. Ive been trying to steer our farm towards permaculture/regenerative practices but lack the knowledge so would love to win the design course to help plan for our families future here as we are on 64 acres in gorgeous Tasmania. Keep up the amazing work Geoff & Weedy.
Buttercup! How could Geoff stop teaching? It’s what he was put on this earth to do! And as he said… Once you catch the “permaculture bug” there is no cure. It’s terminal… but what a beautiful way to go!!
Buttercup!!!!! Everything Geoff says resonates ❤ I’ve the same sentiment. I need to stop living for the future and live for the now. My goal is to have my own land and grow my own food, be more sustainable.
What an amazing story about the cat Salah with frost on his fur, doing his job. I totally relate to the story of no longer living the boring life in fear. I resettled from the hugely overpopulated West Coast of the Netherlands to Eastern Germany, on my own, to teach English at high school in a village. I did it so that I could live in nature, with country fairs and baking sourdough bread by old tradition, picking wild apples from orchards several generations old and forgotten, listening to the crazy little song sequences the blackbird makes, that sound like versions of R2D2 at his best. I am still scared. But I can do it. Next will be a small house with a garden, somewhere near here, where I can start raising plants. I already have thirty pots on my rooftop terrace. Things must start somewhere, and I'm so grateful for what I have so far. Thanks for your wonderful videos and the healing sound of your voice which helps me thru a lot of rough patches. Thank you.
You are doing it. Fear NOT! Focus on the positives. Celebrate the wins. Grow some of your own food, eat it and keep taking good care of yourself 💞 🌎🌍🌏🕊️ For all of us 🙏🏼✨
Hi, the name of Geoff's cow is Buttercup! She must be a Jersey to have such a beautiful, back to basics name. Nature gives live and if you have the ability and the know how to, to incorporate it into your dayly life your are blessed. You guys are great examples! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience about Permaculture! It seems to me it is a lifestyle of getting back to your roots.
I've been reading about permaculture since I was a teen . I've finally got some land on the mid north coast of nsw and would love the opportunity to learn permaculture with Geoff Lawton . Buttercup 😊
Buttercup is the name of this wonderful milk giving beast! I'd love to win the course - I'm nearing my redundancy date in a corporate job, the type of job that gives me the exact same fear and anxiety each day that Geoff described in the video. I believe this would help me find a new path and meaning. Thank you Weedy.
Buttercup. Thank you for a beautiful visit with you, David & Geoff at his property. So tickled Geoff shared he is not ready to stop teaching! Happily studying / applying for many years & using my small property to share the joy & teach. Geoff Lawton's permaculture course would make a world of difference in what we can share with the world. Greetings from Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA. Big Weedy fan! ❤
Buttercup!…I definitely commit to going all the way through the course if I win! 🤞.. Also , how amazing is Geoff for 70 years old. Love it! I hope to be just like that when I’m 70 and older. A great example of how to live
Buttercup I've been recently facing my fears and anxieties. I've been waiting for my chance to jump on something big and exciting, a chance to chase my dreams and I've been following Geoff Lawton for well over 6 years now. I'm turning 27 this year and one of my biggest passions is Permaculture. I've been stuck apartment and couch hopping for the last 3 years since I left my parent's home. Trying to find my calling and in the last few months so much in my life has changed and I've grown so much. It feels like life has been preparing me to finally take my destiny by the reigns. ever since I was 13 I fell in love with Aquaponics and what it can do for the world, for our future. Since i discovered permaculture when I was around 18 I was imagining all the countless ways I could combine the two. I've been inspired by the many forms used throughout history, combining aquaculture and agriculture, like Chinampas and Rice Paddies; now to the more modern massive greenhouses dedicated to pumping out produce with hydroponics as the usual method. although I respect Hydroponics and understand it's place, I feel like it's missing out on a lot of production potential in smaller systems. I would love the opportunity to learn from a master such as Geoff, who I never knew was 70! (he looks like he's in his 50s!), whose been a massive inspiration for me for years and will be for the rest of my life!
The name of Geoff's cow is Buttercup. I will be qutting my daily job very soon as a process engineer in a semiconductor company. I'd like to have the PDC course and practice what I learn and contribute in making the Earth a better and safer place to live in.
"Buttercup" - very nice girl. We had one of our Jersey housecows with the same name growing up. We always had 5 or 6 housecows ( 3x Jerseys, 1x Friesian and 1or 2x Jersey/Friesian cross.). I lost my beautiful old girl Molly (Jersey) 5 years ago 💔😫😢 She was enjoying retirement, she'd earnt it, wonderful old girl. One day when I can afford it, I'll get another. I would love to find out more about making biogas with livestock. I would love to do my PDC but like many, unable to due to extreme financial pressures. Good luck to everyone. Thanks Weedy, thanks Geoff 😁👍😁👍
Buttercup 🐮 what a cutie. I’m on 3 1/2 acres in Kandanga and I’m on my permaculture journey and would love to go into the draw ☺️ thanks for everything you do it’s greatly appreciated ❤
Fabulous video and prize! My permaculture journey is only just beginning. I am scared too! But this way resonates so strongly with me. I must follow where the energy is flowing. The cow's name is Buttercup!
What a lovely video David. I purchased Bill Mollisons book and have read bits and pieces of it. My gardening journey started in 2020 when Covid arrived. Through watching your channel and a couple of other Australian ones have learned to make my journey better. To watch what the weedy garden started from to today is truly amazing. Currently studying Horticulture Cert 3 and the next plan is a permaculture course. I have a tip for you for a dog get a Dachshund or Jack Russell best mousers around and they would definitely keep Mr bush turkey on his or hers toes. But your location is known as turkey country. It was a pleasure to meet Buttercup, house cows have the best nature.
Buttercup 😊 Loved the story with the cat 🐈 they are great company and just adorable to watch while they are little, however, very intense when hunting as adults 😸
buttercup baby! I would love to complete this course online sitting on the other side of the world in South Africa. I'm trying to convert my garden into an urban permaculture oasis. Love the videos Weedy!
Buttercup the cow. Hi, I live in South Otago, New Zealand and it is currently 8 degrees and raining. I started my own permaculture life 5 years ago on my ¼ acre section and have 35 fruit trees planted so far. The best time to plant a fruit tree is 7 years ago.
Thank you for making this video. Hearing about Geoff’s work has brought me joy for years and in small ways I continue to implement things he has learned and taught. It’s really special to hear from him in this unique angle. Always appreciate your videos, Weedy! 🤗👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Buttercup 🤞 long time watcher , always enjoy your inspiring videos. Thank you Weedy. Have set up my experimental veggie patch, composts and worm farn in our Sydney rental , keen to take it to the next level!! ✌️
Buttercup! I love my jersey Miss Honey. I would be so blessed to be able to take the online course. I’m so passionate but lack the funds. I would love to gain the knowledge to be able to teach and pass on to others in my community. I found the talk about being scared and bored so inspiring. I hope to live a life worth living.
Buttercup is the beautiful cow. I'd love to do the PDC as I've just bought a property in South East Queensland which has been neglected for about 5 years. The fruit trees are struggling and many have died or are covered with weeds and disease. It's a bit overwhelming but with time and some knowledge I'm hoping to bring her back to good health.
Buttercup! I would love to take this course and bring the knowledge up here in Sweden :-) Recently started my first food forest and to see it grow is one of the most satisfying things I have ever witnessed.... Ok, my kids may come in first place :-P
Buttercup! I would love to do this course. I’ve been interested in Permaculture since the 70s and even have Bill Mortison’s original book! It’s been a long time dream and only now that my husband is going to retire soon have we bought our little block in the South West of Western Australia.
Buttercup is the cows name! Thanks for such a brilliant and heartwarming video! So inspired to check out of the system and start my own food forest in QLD. Lucky for me I have a property already and just need to take the leap. Hearing Geoff’s thoughts on that was just what I needed to hear! Geronimoooooo!! 😂
Buttercup! I am currently turning my 96yr old mother's front yard in Brisbane into a small food forest, would love to do the PDC course to help me refine my choices.
BUTTERCUP…one of my favorite flowers here on our 1774 farm in Maine, USA. The bees, butterflies and hummingbirds love buttercups and dandelions so I purposefully mow around them so the pollinators have plenty to eat in the Spring after a long hard frigid New England Winter. Absolutely love your channel, thank you for giving back to humanity the tools to be self-sufficient while living harmoniously with nature.
The cows name is Buttercup! I woud love to join the course and being able to apply that knowledge on the homestead my partner and I are trying to create. We plan on traveling for a while around europe to find a plot we can call home. I think following the PDC course would be a perfect add-on for the upcomming free time/life in combination with previous studies & experiences. In the end, I'd love to be able to spread that knowledge and to help people find that connection with nature and their surroundings within themselves. Sending gratitude to you guys from the Netherlands. Ps: absolutely love the shot you got with Geoff and his horse & dog around 5:50 min in.
The cows name is buttercup. It was mentioned twice in this video. Love your and Geoffs beautiful food Forrest. I feel like I just want to plant things everywhere around the earth. I have always felt there is a greater purpose in life than to just work in a Job you don't like for the rest of your life. Loving the possibilities of permaculture. Greetings from Adelaide. ❤🐄🌳🌻
So insightful Geoff. You’ve hit the nail on the head with your description of being scared and wanting to get out of the rat race and providing our own food for our families. Have had a veggie garden for a few years but want to upgrade to my own food Forest! Would greatly enjoy learning from you with the PDC 🙏 would also love to get a animals on my property too just like BUTTERCUP 🐮🐄 thanks Weedy for this opportunity! 😇🥰
Buttercup ❤ what a remarkable man and space. Thank you Weedy for allowing us to see this. I'm intrigued with weaving the horses into sustainability and design.
"Permaculture is a revolution" What a beautiful concept! I really want to thank you Sponge! You guys are magnificent, thank you for all the brilliant info you have freely given to everyone over the years. The Cows name? Butter-cup! Geoffrey we need to change humanity’s direction and I really want to be the butterfly with it’s effect
Weedy!! Every little video you make is such a masterpiece. Great Work! +thank you for all the skills and expertise you bring to the media world. It's so entertaining and aestheticly pleasing 👍🏼👍🏾 I remember the first video I saw of yours with the fish eye lens and you were standing on a tiny world it seemed -- I knew I was hooked. You really got something here. ✌🏼 Hope to meet you all one day!
Buttercup - Everyday I think about how I can bring myself to be conquered by love and solidarity. Thank you for the lessons on fear Geoff. and thank you mr weedy for bringing meaningful conversations into the light.
Buttercup! I've been bitten by the permaculture bug and would love to do the PDC. Great videos on both channels and I really enjoy the learning. One comment from one of Geoff's videos that really struck a chord with me, was when he said that 'everything else is a dead end'. So true...
Cows name is buttercup, I'm from the Philippines and very much interested in perma culture. I love watching yours and Geoff's videos, learned a lot from them and still am..thank you for sharing inspiring all of us....🙂✌️❤️
Buttercup!! Perfect name for a cow. My family had one just like her when I was growing up. I was lucky enough to live off grid for a while in the 70’s in southeast Queensland, but then I ran away to the big smoke as a teenager. Now I’m planning my escape back to the land in my early 50’s to follow my happiness!
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The cow's name is Buttercup
@@cheryltonkin7472 to be in the draw you need to make your own comment - I’ll miss it here as this is a reply, not a comment 🤗
Hello I’d love this so much we have a permaculture farm of 7 years and I’ve done my cert 3 days n permaculture I’d love the pic so much I have been looking at it and cannot afford it I would treasure it so much
“Buttercup, she’s beautiful!”
Thank you for creating this content for us Weedy and providing opportunities for us to continue learning!
@@johntimings5230You must write your answer in a new comment, not a reply or I will miss it in the draw
Buttercup - what he's saying about being scared is exactly where I'm at. Running the rat race in a job I stopped caring about years ago, constantly worrying about not having enough to retire, weekends being too short to even catch my breath. Ironically, my mom brought me an extra tomato plant a few months ago, which launched me head first into gardening. It's made me completely reevaluate my life situation. Making plans to quit my job by year's end, simplify and downsize my life, and move towards greater self sufficiency. Also, this guy is doing something right... he looks at least 15-20 years younger than he is.
Buttercup 🐄
So much knowledge 🙌🏼👏🏽
Fear, and love for life led me in the same direction several years ago. There's up and downs in this journey as well but somewhere along the way you'll look back and be glad you made the decisions you are making. Bless you and best of luck 🙏🏼✨
🌎🌍🌏🕊️ For all of us 💞
They say if you love your job you will never work a day in your life, go live the dream don't be scared
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My wife and I sold the house and dropped out of the rat race. We travelled for nearly 2 years with our kids till we found where we want to be.
In some way, give yourself the time, space and permission to explore and reflect.
I have so far to go but as Jeff said, it is exciting
Wow Jeff doesn’t look like he is 70; he looks like he is in his 50’s. Permaculture agrees with him.
I did a PDC through Geoff when he came to South Africa. It changed my life. Through Geoff I have managed to install some school gardens. I’m currently busy with a zone 1 food garden at a childrens home. It looks amazing! He has changed my life and I will change others lives because of permaculture
Thanks Geoff and Weedy, hopefully the draw is still going. ‘Buttercup’
Peace and love from a 20 yr old Aussie, local to the Northern Rivers 🇦🇺
Buttercup is her name! What a beautiful moment milking and resting your head against her. Thank you for your words Geoff and Weedy - to enjoy the journey, be brave and not be boring! We are in the process of moving toward our own permaculture farm, so thank you for the encouragement!
That’s true, once you do the PDC it resets your mind, you see the world through a different lens! Thanks Geoff for PDC 23! 🇵🇰❤️🇵🇰
The cow's name is Buttercup.
I am from South Africa and it would be an honor and lifelong dream of mine to be able to do Geoff's PDC course.
Thanks so much for the entry opportunity and all the best to all the entrants.
Buttercup
I dont have a pdc but I am a farmers daughter from scotland and have followed permaculture for years.
I live in greece on a small area of land and am struggling with permaculture due to lack of water. All the rest I understand
Give me a hand please.
Greece is well behind on all these concept's
We need to do something!!!!
What can I say, 55 and still thinking of starting my permaculture course. How inspiring and calming this man is thank you for bringing him once again to our screens Weedy. My partner and I have just bought one of your wonderful art pieces and patiently await our chances on receiving Jeffs personal garden design. Our humble 900 square block has just started it's journey as we both indulge into the wonderful world of self efficiency up here in Brisbane. Compost has been started as we start to sow our Acacia and sit with a cup of coffee observing and putting pen to paper. How special it is to once again see those frosty mornings down on the Northern rivers. 🙏
Hey, I’m intrigued about the “sow our acacia” bit. Sounds like you’re growing a lot of them. What type of acacia is it? Are you growing them as pioneer plants for a food forest or a hedge/windbreak? Something else? I don’t know why, but I’m just really curious! Greetings from down here in Melbourne : )
@@s-c.. Acacia fasciculifera, Acacia fimbriata and Acacia leiocalyx. Yes they are for pioneer growth and to feed our fruit trees. Our block is very compacted and bare with little to no topsoil so by using the chop and drop method to establish some form of humus to protect the fruit trees we have invested into. We are hugely into recycling so the local council Curbside throwouts up here have provided us with many materials to build structures and containers to start work on our kitchen garden to bring some form of produce. We have it in mind to build a chicken pen and section off areas for free range to provide nutrients and weed control. Being that we are over 900 square Brisbane council allows 10 chickens which is ample to produce many anual cubes of compost. We also want to incorporate ducks and quail in time. I have a system of bathtubs that we will mount behind each citrus tree as we are on a slight elevation the excess worm juice will continually provide each tree with its nutrient needs. Any excess of food, worm compost and juice will hopefully be sold and used to buy any dietary needs of our animals. It is all a process and with a large help from mother nature and our local community we can see a future of less carbon impact and hopefully be able to educate and influence those nearby. P.S I so miss the eateries and coffee down in Melbourne ;)
@@cheezy1969 Thanks for such a great reply! I love the citrus bathtub idea. The possums degloved practically every lemon we had last season, hope you’re having better luck! It’s so much fun creating a new garden & you sound like you have the beginnings of something wonderful, especially with the SEQ climate! It’s a bit of a “world’s your oyster” time for you, so best of luck with the big competition!
Dang Geoff, explaining my feelings spot on there 7:30 timestamp. I'm saving my pennies. Hopefully only a few more years. Until then what used to be a yard has become a permaculture yarden. The next home owners will just have to deal with it... it's my practice template to learn and play with until that day is here.
Cheers to those who have, those who will, and those who yern! And to Buttercup.
Buttercup! Just turned 60 and still want to get my PDC!! I lived out near Thomas for many years and bought his calendars off him. Now I’m in the UK,. Thank you for your wonderful videos, just hearing the birds, frogs and insects and seeing the gorgeous gum trees makes me happy! Blessings
Plenty of time for that 😊
Buttercup. All the bad stuff has fear at its root, all the good stuff has love at its root.
Buttercup is Geoff's cow's name. I completely understand what he said about being scared. I am gathering the courage to take that step. At 56, I'm keen as mustard to study permaculture, and pass knowledge onto my grandkids.
Buttercup :) I'm 22 and just discovered this life path some months ago. Needless to say, I have been mega motivated to shift my life in this direction. Thank you for the video and the opportunity ;)
Buttercup... hope its not too late!!!
Geoff is one of my heros thank you for continuing with your teachings. I hope to meet you both one day.
The cows name is buttercup. Ive been trying to steer our farm towards permaculture/regenerative practices but lack the knowledge so would love to win the design course to help plan for our families future here as we are on 64 acres in gorgeous Tasmania. Keep up the amazing work Geoff & Weedy.
Buttercup. Not sure exactly what I’m getting, but I know what you have to offer is valuable.
Buttercup!
How could Geoff stop teaching? It’s what he was put on this earth to do!
And as he said… Once you catch the “permaculture bug” there is no cure.
It’s terminal… but what a beautiful way to go!!
It's named Buttercup. Super agree with the cat's thing, they are smart and beautiful predators!
Buttercup!!!!! Everything Geoff says resonates ❤ I’ve the same sentiment. I need to stop living for the future and live for the now. My goal is to have my own land and grow my own food, be more sustainable.
Buttercup is the name.
Cheers from Portugal. Just enjoying this journey learning a lot with your videos
What an amazing story about the cat Salah with frost on his fur, doing his job.
I totally relate to the story of no longer living the boring life in fear. I resettled from the hugely overpopulated West Coast of the Netherlands to Eastern Germany, on my own, to teach English at high school in a village. I did it so that I could live in nature, with country fairs and baking sourdough bread by old tradition, picking wild apples from orchards several generations old and forgotten, listening to the crazy little song sequences the blackbird makes, that sound like versions of R2D2 at his best.
I am still scared.
But I can do it.
Next will be a small house with a garden, somewhere near here, where I can start raising plants. I already have thirty pots on my rooftop terrace. Things must start somewhere, and I'm so grateful for what I have so far.
Thanks for your wonderful videos and the healing sound of your voice which helps me thru a lot of rough patches. Thank you.
You are doing it. Fear NOT! Focus on the positives. Celebrate the wins. Grow some of your own food, eat it and keep taking good care of yourself 💞
🌎🌍🌏🕊️ For all of us 🙏🏼✨
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Hi, the name of Geoff's cow is Buttercup! She must be a Jersey to have such a beautiful, back to basics name.
Nature gives live and if you have the ability and the know how to, to incorporate it into your dayly life your are blessed.
You guys are great examples!
Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience about Permaculture!
It seems to me it is a lifestyle of getting back to your roots.
I've been reading about permaculture since I was a teen .
I've finally got some land on the mid north coast of nsw and would love the opportunity to learn permaculture with Geoff Lawton . Buttercup 😊
Buttercup is the name of this wonderful milk giving beast! I'd love to win the course - I'm nearing my redundancy date in a corporate job, the type of job that gives me the exact same fear and anxiety each day that Geoff described in the video. I believe this would help me find a new path and meaning. Thank you Weedy.
Buttercup. Thank you for a beautiful visit with you, David & Geoff at his property. So tickled Geoff shared he is not ready to stop teaching! Happily studying / applying for many years & using my small property to share the joy & teach.
Geoff Lawton's permaculture course would make a world of difference in what we can share with the world. Greetings from Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA. Big Weedy fan! ❤
Buttercup!…I definitely commit to going all the way through the course if I win! 🤞.. Also , how amazing is Geoff for 70 years old. Love it! I hope to be just like that when I’m 70 and older. A great example of how to live
Buttercup I've been recently facing my fears and anxieties. I've been waiting for my chance to jump on something big and exciting, a chance to chase my dreams and I've been following Geoff Lawton for well over 6 years now. I'm turning 27 this year and one of my biggest passions is Permaculture. I've been stuck apartment and couch hopping for the last 3 years since I left my parent's home.
Trying to find my calling and in the last few months so much in my life has changed and I've grown so much. It feels like life has been preparing me to finally take my destiny by the reigns. ever since I was 13 I fell in love with Aquaponics and what it can do for the world, for our future. Since i discovered permaculture when I was around 18 I was imagining all the countless ways I could combine the two.
I've been inspired by the many forms used throughout history, combining aquaculture and agriculture, like Chinampas and Rice Paddies; now to the more modern massive greenhouses dedicated to pumping out produce with hydroponics as the usual method. although I respect Hydroponics and understand it's place, I feel like it's missing out on a lot of production potential in smaller systems.
I would love the opportunity to learn from a master such as Geoff, who I never knew was 70! (he looks like he's in his 50s!), whose been a massive inspiration for me for years and will be for the rest of my life!
Thanks Weedy, thank you Geoff!! You guys free my sole every time I watch! Thanks to Bill for his amazing work!
Buttercup is her name.
buttercup, such a beautiful name for the cow 🐮🌼 a send you a big hello from sweden 🌍
Buttercup. Really hit home when Geoff was talking about working that 9-5 job for money and hoping one day to retire. Time to take action!
Buttercup is beautiful ❤️
I don't know how I missed this❤️
This would be a dream to win!
Best of luck to all
Thankyou David & Geoff ☺️
The name of Geoff's cow is Buttercup. I will be qutting my daily job very soon as a process engineer in a semiconductor company. I'd like to have the PDC course and practice what I learn and contribute in making the Earth a better and safer place to live in.
"Buttercup" - very nice girl. We had one of our Jersey housecows with the same name growing up. We always had 5 or 6 housecows ( 3x Jerseys, 1x Friesian and 1or 2x Jersey/Friesian cross.).
I lost my beautiful old girl Molly (Jersey) 5 years ago 💔😫😢 She was enjoying retirement, she'd earnt it, wonderful old girl. One day when I can afford it, I'll get another. I would love to find out more about making biogas with livestock.
I would love to do my PDC but like many, unable to due to extreme financial pressures. Good luck to everyone.
Thanks Weedy, thanks Geoff 😁👍😁👍
Buttercup 🐮 what a cutie. I’m on 3 1/2 acres in Kandanga and I’m on my permaculture journey and would love to go into the draw ☺️ thanks for everything you do it’s greatly appreciated ❤
Fabulous video and prize! My permaculture journey is only just beginning. I am scared too! But this way resonates so strongly with me. I must follow where the energy is flowing. The cow's name is Buttercup!
What a lovely video David. I purchased Bill Mollisons book and have read bits and pieces of it. My gardening journey started in 2020 when Covid arrived. Through watching your channel and a couple of other Australian ones have learned to make my journey better. To watch what the weedy garden started from to today is truly amazing. Currently studying Horticulture Cert 3 and the next plan is a permaculture course. I have a tip for you for a dog get a Dachshund or Jack Russell best mousers around and they would definitely keep Mr bush turkey on his or hers toes. But your location is known as turkey country. It was a pleasure to meet Buttercup, house cows have the best nature.
thanx for the tip 😊
Buttercup 😊 Loved the story with the cat 🐈 they are great company and just adorable to watch while they are little, however, very intense when hunting as adults 😸
Buttercup! What a great opportunity to win a PDC. Thank you Weedy and Geoff ♥️
buttercup baby! I would love to complete this course online sitting on the other side of the world in South Africa. I'm trying to convert my garden into an urban permaculture oasis. Love the videos Weedy!
BUTTERCUP!! She's a princess! and I'd love a PDC course!
Buttercup. She's lovely. And oh wow! That would help me immensely in teaching others!
Buttercup! Just like the Princess Bride! ❤
Permaculture is life!!
Buttercup - wow what awesome insight from Geoff
The name of the cow is Buttercup.Thank you very much for the chance❤😊
Hi both enjoyed your early morning with Buttercup. I miss milking my goals.
Great Video, and happy to have seen Buttercup ;)
Buttercup the cow. Hi, I live in South Otago, New Zealand and it is currently 8 degrees and raining. I started my own permaculture life 5 years ago on my ¼ acre section and have 35 fruit trees planted so far. The best time to plant a fruit tree is 7 years ago.
The name of the cow is Buttercup! What a sweety!
Buttercup. Great to see Geoff so candid ❤
The cow's name is buttercup
Thank you for making this video. Hearing about Geoff’s work has brought me joy for years and in small ways I continue to implement things he has learned and taught. It’s really special to hear from him in this unique angle.
Always appreciate your videos, Weedy! 🤗👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Buttercup that has 1 empty teat !! 😂
Buttercup- I am from Bangladesh and permaculture is keeping on exciting me more and more
Buttercup ❤
Buttercup great name for a cow, I remember my parents having a cow called daisy would love to do the PDC.
Buttercup 🤞 long time watcher , always enjoy your inspiring videos. Thank you Weedy. Have set up my experimental veggie patch, composts and worm farn in our Sydney rental , keen to take it to the next level!! ✌️
Buttercup! I love my jersey Miss Honey. I would be so blessed to be able to take the online course. I’m so passionate but lack the funds. I would love to gain the knowledge to be able to teach and pass on to others in my community. I found the talk about being scared and bored so inspiring. I hope to live a life worth living.
Buttercup is the beautiful cow. I'd love to do the PDC as I've just bought a property in South East Queensland which has been neglected for about 5 years. The fruit trees are struggling and many have died or are covered with weeds and disease. It's a bit overwhelming but with time and some knowledge I'm hoping to bring her back to good health.
Masha’Allah Geoff gets up for Fajr! 🇵🇰❤️🇵🇰
Buttercup!
I would love to take this course and bring the knowledge up here in Sweden :-) Recently started my first food forest and to see it grow is one of the most satisfying things I have ever witnessed.... Ok, my kids may come in first place :-P
Buttercup - I’m reminded of the 3 amigos movie as they break into song and dance!
Buttercup 🌼 thank you for being so inspirational 🍃
Buttercup , is also name of cow in Pamela Allen’s Mr McGee book
Buttercup! Would absolutely love to learn more.
Buttercup is Geoff's cow's name. I love your videos, with Geoff, they are just the best :)
Buttercup! I would love to do this course. I’ve been interested in Permaculture since the 70s and even have Bill Mortison’s original book! It’s been a long time dream and only now that my husband is going to retire soon have we bought our little block in the South West of Western Australia.
Buttercup is the cows name! Thanks for such a brilliant and heartwarming video! So inspired to check out of the system and start my own food forest in QLD. Lucky for me I have a property already and just need to take the leap. Hearing Geoff’s thoughts on that was just what I needed to hear! Geronimoooooo!! 😂
Buttercup! Thanks for the videos! 😊😊
Buttercup - nice chat between you guys. Fingers crossed for a PDC hookup. Cheers :)
The cat with the fur frosted over is wearing his fur coat. Love that picture in my mind.
Buttercup. I love the idea of the self sustaining aspect of permaculture.
Wow, what an amazing journey, and place! The cows name is Buttercup, and she’s just the sweetest 😍
Buttercup is the name. What an interested watch thank you for sharing
Buttercup 🐂 Geoff was an early influence of mine on my Permaculture journey. I'd love to see what his course is like these days.
Buttercup! I am currently turning my 96yr old mother's front yard in Brisbane into a small food forest, would love to do the PDC course to help me refine my choices.
BUTTERCUP…one of my favorite flowers here on our 1774 farm in Maine, USA. The bees, butterflies and hummingbirds love buttercups and dandelions so I purposefully mow around them so the pollinators have plenty to eat in the Spring after a long hard frigid New England Winter.
Absolutely love your channel, thank you for giving back to humanity the tools to be self-sufficient while living harmoniously with nature.
Buttercup - I love the red bands bro you can tell Geoff must be a good bloke 🤙🤙
Buttercup - thx sooo much for this chance !
Buttercup. Btw that just reminded me of the movie Half Baked. " I love butter stuff. BUTTERCUP! Butternut. BUTTERCUP! Buttercup." Lol
Buttercup ❤ permaculture is my life, and i feel like the next level in my journey would be to do this couse!
The cows name is Buttercup!
I woud love to join the course and being able to apply that knowledge on the homestead my partner and I are trying to create. We plan on traveling for a while around europe to find a plot we can call home. I think following the PDC course would be a perfect add-on for the upcomming free time/life in combination with previous studies & experiences. In the end, I'd love to be able to spread that knowledge and to help people find that connection with nature and their surroundings within themselves.
Sending gratitude to you guys from the Netherlands.
Ps: absolutely love the shot you got with Geoff and his horse & dog around 5:50 min in.
Buttercup and she's beautiful ! luv what both of you are doing with regards to permaculture
The cows name is buttercup. It was mentioned twice in this video. Love your and Geoffs beautiful food Forrest. I feel like I just want to plant things everywhere around the earth. I have always felt there is a greater purpose in life than to just work in a Job you don't like for the rest of your life. Loving the possibilities of permaculture. Greetings from Adelaide. ❤🐄🌳🌻
three times actually 🤣🤣👍
Buttercup! She's a beautiful girl too. I would LOVE to win this course!!!
So insightful Geoff. You’ve hit the nail on the head with your description of being scared and wanting to get out of the rat race and providing our own food for our families. Have had a veggie garden for a few years but want to upgrade to my own food Forest! Would greatly enjoy learning from you with the PDC 🙏 would also love to get a animals on my property too just like BUTTERCUP 🐮🐄 thanks Weedy for this opportunity! 😇🥰
Hope you are able to enter the Food Forest Raffel www.theweedygarden.com/win-a-food-forest
Buttercup! This is so inspiring 🙏🙏🙏
Buttercup ❤ what a remarkable man and space. Thank you Weedy for allowing us to see this. I'm intrigued with weaving the horses into sustainability and design.
"Permaculture is a revolution"
What a beautiful concept!
I really want to thank you Sponge!
You guys are magnificent, thank you for all the brilliant info you have freely given to everyone over the years.
The Cows name?
Butter-cup!
Geoffrey we need to change humanity’s direction and I really want to be the butterfly with it’s effect
Buttercup! I’ve been watching Geoff for years and learning all I can from his free output, I found you through the video where you first met him.
Buttercup. Love to do the PDC
Weedy!! Every little video you make is such a masterpiece. Great Work! +thank you for all the skills and expertise you bring to the media world. It's so entertaining and aestheticly pleasing 👍🏼👍🏾
I remember the first video I saw of yours with the fish eye lens and you were standing on a tiny world it seemed -- I knew I was hooked. You really got something here. ✌🏼
Hope to meet you all one day!
Buttercup - Everyday I think about how I can bring myself to be conquered by love and solidarity. Thank you for the lessons on fear Geoff. and thank you mr weedy for bringing meaningful conversations into the light.
Buttercup! I've been bitten by the permaculture bug and would love to do the PDC. Great videos on both channels and I really enjoy the learning. One comment from one of Geoff's videos that really struck a chord with me, was when he said that 'everything else is a dead end'. So true...
Hear hear!
Cows name is buttercup, I'm from the Philippines and very much interested in perma culture. I love watching yours and Geoff's videos, learned a lot from them and still am..thank you for sharing inspiring all of us....🙂✌️❤️
Buttercup - I'd enjoy the PDC very much and will apply it in my community patch for which I am on the waitlist 😃
Buttercup!! Perfect name for a cow. My family had one just like her when I was growing up. I was lucky enough to live off grid for a while in the 70’s in southeast Queensland, but then I ran away to the big smoke as a teenager. Now I’m planning my escape back to the land in my early 50’s to follow my happiness!
Buttercup! I am sure one day i will have a cow of my own.🧡
Salah is a mad cat! lol that winter story was so funny!