Glad to hear the rest of the neighborhood is catching on. How could anyone not see what you have accomplished in 12 short years and not want to replicate it on their own properties? Having a permaculture neighborhood should be the dream of everyone.
@@geoffreyvanpelt6147 Is there any information online about this project? EDIT: After some digging I found Village Homes of Davis California. They have their own web page and there are videos about it by Geoff Lawton and also Bill Mollison.
It sure is mine ! As for the rest, you'd think so, but mankind is extremely stubborn and defensive ! Joel Salatin has neighbors who still choose to just think he & his way of farming is weird, and his grasslands/fields are so very productive now ( used to be no top soil, barely a blade of grass, and lots of bare rock ! ) because he must get more rain than they do. Yeah, that's what they claim ! I think it easier for it to catch on where the difference is even more obvious, like barren, dry, rocky, sandy desert vrs. trees and plants and moisture. And when you don't get subsidies to keep faming that way ( not meaning to be hard on American farmers, I come from a farm family and know how hard it can be, and why we do what we do, but it's still true, imo, that subsidies along with lots of other inappropriate gov. spending of taxpayer $, never should have been and needs to stop ...).
this project is still one of my favorites of yours Jeff. It has remained a constant inspiration in the power of soil generation and 'healing' dead earth. Thanks as always
About your neighbours: can we get an update on Abla's garden? I am a huge fan and wonder how she has been doing these last 3 years, and how her garden looks now!
What a difference you make Geoff with your team. The progression is clear, what has been done is a beautiful transformation. The soil is becoming sponge-like and holding moisture better than the neighbors. Keep teaching and the knowledge will spread
Thank you Geoff. Brilliant idea with the chickens. Our new place is dusty n Rocky...no organic matter in the soil. Like you I've collected from every possible source for making compost. Just need to the chicken engine going now!
Just don't understand why you only have 145k subscribers? I always feel that you are the unsung hero of permaculture. A lot of people around the world seem to take the attitude " that if it wasn't for them............ "
@@MartinaSchoppe Exactly, share the videos with people and write comments to preface the links so they know for sure the links are safe and from you. Also post the links on social media platforms… face book etc. A few screen or snapshots of contrasting before and after projects with some inviting words to interest people, and we will be on the exponential curve toward common everyday awareness of permaculture and Geoff’s works!!
Really enjoy Greening the Desert project… the more videos the better… also really interested how the Neihbor’s are coming along, especially the wonderful Lady Abla
This is absolutely astonishing. Your work is so inspiring. I am year 2 into my own back yard food forest and learning more and more every day as much as I can.
I've this so much. I'm (very inexpertly) trying this in my yard! The previous owners were idiots, and covered the whole yard in plastic and gravel! I never waste my rabbit or chicken manure. I think it's time for me to start bringing compost to my chicken run, the ladies would love that.
Awesome as always. 🙏💕👌 For the records, so that policy makers (who aren’t farmers by and large) can see and believe, get actual paper technical soil tests and soil reports and compare those to reports of what you started with. 🙂
I want to buy a plot for permaculture in Spain now and I found a suitable 4.8 hectares of land for a very competitive price, next to a pine forest and a hill, and terraces, but I am scared by the amount of annual precipitation in that area from 400-500 mm. per year, but after several observations there was no normal heavy rain for about two months. Yes, on the one hand, climate change scares me; on the other hand, these challenges to show oneself. It’s the desert restoration videos that really inspire me.
What kind of tree was that up against the wall? Did you put it there or was it there to begin with? Here in California I live in a forest but it's non native eucalyptus encroaching on native oak forest. The surrounding area is starting to look a lot like there in Jordan sadly. I am trying to remedy that by following your wisdom. I know you use a lot of leucaena leucocephala. I used to see them all the time when I lived down in the desert in and near mexico (Mexicali) as a kid and knew nothing about them or how useful they are. After watching your videos and writing down all the trees you use in your greening the desert tree tour I bought the seeds and found out how readily leucaena germinate. They are small at the moment but I'm well on my way to having a food forest here in Aromas California and reversing desertification at the same time and growing my own food in drought stricken conditions. I can honestly say it is all thanks to you and the free videos you post on RUclips. Being a native American and grandson of farmers on both sides of my family I can honestly say I have seen the damage that modern day agriculture has done and continues to do to the land and my grandparents died of cancer from the pesticides and so I feel like I have lost a lot of the teachings, been disconnected from the earth and my culture in many ways. Your videos have inspired me and encouraged me to change my life and get out there and connect with the earth and repair the land on a daily basis. I haven't gotten to the point where I'm making a living doing it yet but every day I'm getting closer and I just want to thank you for everything you do Geoff and for teaching kids like me around the world to repair the land and get back in touch with nature and mother earth. Keep up the great work!
I've long thought that on the poorest Native American reservations (land quality wise) permaculture application could do an enormous amount to alleviate, if not eliminate, much of the poverty, health and social issues that sadly rear up time and time again. Being as self-reliant as possible can have an enormous healing effect no matter where a person lives in the world.
@@pinkelephants1421 Same. I'm currently working on a permaculture project in Twentynine palms CA, Mojave desert. The aim is to grow a Mojave desert farmstead that will be used for my main residence as well as educating the community and spreading out like a green virus throughout the Mojave and then the rest of the Southwestern United States. If we all start our own projects at home people will take notice and get curious, then the spreading begins. It all starts with the individual taking action! 🌴🌳🌲 Let's green this planet!!
he had a video on that on facebook a short while ago (just like he posted this on FB first) so he will probably post the one about those very drought hary trees here, too. Or hop on over to his FB page (posted it on 3rd of May).
Believe it or not, those eucalyptus are not as bad as you think, and there is no way native oaks would have sprouted there and grown in on their own once the soil is destroyed. On my property, the oaks are growing out of the leaf litter of the eucalyptus and one day I will cut the eucalyptus to aid in succession for the live oaks to take over.
Geoff inspire me to follow his system. Of chickens doing my compost. I have 4 hectares of decent fertile land in the high Amazon region 1800m above sea lv. There are no trees. Some wild Chirimoya grows there. As well as pine trees and eucalyptus trees. But I plan to create a permaculture jungle of avocados tree. Chirimoya, lucuma, maybe some citrus trees. Also have alfalfa already growing in a half a hectare that needs lots of compost. Geoff if you read this I will like to send you all the info about my land, and maybe give me some extra tips on how to make it a permaculture paradise
Thanks for the vid 😊...love seeing the videos on the desert project. We’re in Australia, but as we’re in a more drier area than you (around 18 inches rain/year & not the best soil) we find these videos more useful for our climate than the ones on Zaytuna…thank you 🙏
Totally agree with you Ned. We too are in the land of OZ, and can identify with the greening the dessert project, more than Zaytuna. But you get 18 inches (I'm envious) we are supposed to get 12 but last 6 years our best was last year at 7.
Look up ari from polyculture farms. He’s in a more arid region and got started a couple years ago so his project is still pretty new. Helpful to see how a project started
@@kezzatries oh man that would make it hard with that kind of rainfall! Yep been drier than usual where we are for the last 10 yrs, most years we haven’t had 18 inches, but still had more than you’ve had to deal with
thats exactly what i did when a brush turkey kept coming around and volunteering to gather up my gardens fallen leaves when i was in the process of making compost
What's the difference between temperature in the shade and temperature in an area with no shade, I am curious to the affect of the microclimate and vegetation.
I'd like to know, too. I started a food forest in my garden about 3 years ago, so the trees are still quite small and they are on dwarfing rootstock AND I'm in Germany, so we, thankfully, don't get temperatures like that, but a few days ago, we had 31°C. Everybody was moaning and complaining about the heat, and I sat in the shade of my "biggest" plum tree (about 3m high, maybe). Didn't measure the temperature, but it was really nice there, sitting in the shade and watching the insects and birds doing their thing... I started to wonder how big a shaded area like that needed to be to have a cooling effect on the surrounding area. Because my nighbors are still trying to turn Germany into a desert... only the crazies like me are trying to stop it and and turn the tanker around...
🍀💚🌿🌱🌳🌴 💚 Lovely to see the contrast and the chicken’s working for their food by helping make rich excellent compost for the all the plants! Am I also seeing a ton of green in the village or town around you? It looks as if things are getting lush, not just from the few patches you have under this project, but from others joining in with their properties?
Thank you for the video -- so inspiring!!! I'm in the Columbia Valley of BC (East Kootney) beautiful mountains all around but with that we have rocks. My neighbor has a saying "At Harrogate we grow rocks" There's a gravel pit on the property across from me and down the road. Fortunately we also have tons of trees and I understand that the best soil is under the tree :) I've been using the rocks to build caged rock fence posts only the posts I'm using are the frames of storage shelters (the tarp material disintegrates). There's always a use for what others might think is a waste or unusable
Inspiring. Does anyone know if Geoff has ever discussed the use of natural liquid clay technology? Seems like it could potentially be a good way to speed up the process by creating a soil that is able to retain more moisture right from the start.
What exactly is it supposed to be? Compost is ideal because it has a high organic matter content and the ability to hold lots of water. That paired with mulching and pioneer planting is about as fast as you'll go.
This is such a great playlist. We have some land in Sicily and it's very rocky and dry. In one part it's quite fine with plenty of soil, but on the other end it's all rock and hard to even dig to plant a tree. What do you do in that case? Did you dig into rock and fill in the hole with soil, and make sure a drought tolerant tree like pomegranite goes in there? I'm not sure how to get past that challenge... thanks!
It is great to see how has improved. If i have a hazel plantation and i need to have the soil free in order to collect the hazelnut easyly. How can i improve the soil quality?
Would it be possible to use a contraption coming from the side with a net around the stem some meter or so up, to shake the bush and catch the nuts with the net? Like leaving the growth under and around the bush intact?
If ypu must absolutely have only the trees and bare ground, I'd suggest at minimum a 5" wood mulch layer. It'll keep weeds down and improve fertility, as well as holding onto water longer in the soils.
@@Eddi.M. i have seen, that somebody a net under the tree left. But in 1ha plantation would be a lot of nets... hazel fall down not so much as almonds and olives
@@marc4687 I have no idea about hazel nuts, but I was thinking of some kind of vehicle driving from bush to bush. In olive harvest you have some sort of vibrator shaking the whole tree. Something like that should work also with hazel nuts, no?
Great as always, Quick question- what are the permaculture solution to Potato Beetle problem ?? Is there anything reliable to repel or intoxicate the hungry monster?
First and foremost for deterring any pest is diversity. Monoculture amplifies susceptibility to pests. Like a moat around a castle, surrounding a plant with different types of plants creates a barrier which some species don't want to cross. And like a drawbridge, placing an identical plant next to it creates a path which every disease or pest will want to use as a path to spread.
Why is this not done on a large scale basis throughout the country? Wouldn't it change soil, fertility, water levels, weather, climate, food supply, income, life in general. Or is it more interesting to fight certain other countries?
Maybe as the concept is proven by this project it will inspire greater projects. I feel that was the entire point of the project. But, yes, nations must also maintain "interest" in preserving themselves or they would inevitably cease to exist. They have a peace treaty with their neighbor Israel and I'm not sure what you are referring to about them fighting. eg, allowing the "Islamic State" to continually take over land in the area on their quest to establish the "World Caliphate" would not have allowed people more freedom to green the deserts. Any place on earth without people willing to fight will be conquered and live under the dominion of those who are.
Money is usually the reason. If there's enough money for materials and some hired labor, some ruling bodies require all volunteers to be paid, thus limiting the number of people who can volunteer. have
Btw, Jordan is THE most littered country that I haver been to and I have lived and worked in many of the Arab countries, been to almost all of them. Sure, in other countries somewhere in the world it might be even worse, but it appears to me that there is sort of a "it doesn't bite you" attitude towards garbage. It was appalling to see the Jordanian Dead See coast, especially in comparison to Israel.
This is great, love seeing how everything comes to life! I noticed what looked like a little rat run across from the edge of the screen, under your left arm so I played the video back numerous times but it never showed again, did you remove that part of the video?
I hope the Australian government employs you for regreening Australia. We need it. I took a trip out to Roma in Queensland during the end of the drought before the bushfires in 2019. Nothing was alive except a few trees. The whole area is crop producing and that year nothing was planted as the soil was too dead. We need help and Australia, even the Australian desert, could start to be productive again. Thanks for showing how it's done.
Geoff, is salinity and ground water contamination still a problem in Australia? What kind of strategies would you have for someone living in heavily salted soils?
Hey Geoff, How's things mate? Have you found any earthworms in the soil at all? Or have any unusual wild flowers returned to the region that weren't there before?
@@kezzatries wow 1 in 6 years. Try getting a worm farm up and running, use a bit of the vermicast in a bucket of water with molasses and stir ( preferably in a dark area as UV ☀️ kills bacteria) then pour onto one spot preferably a raised area so the soil micro organisms can spread. Repeat weekly or as often as you can and see what happens.
@@MortifiedU cool appreciate the advise. I have a worm farm going for the good stuff they produce. But they aren't suitable as earth worms I'm told. Where do I buy earth worms from, suggestions?
@@kezzatries the earth works will come once the soil is alive again. Worm eggs can live up to and sometimes beyond 7 years. But buying earthworms 🪱 and putting them in dead soil will only produce dead earthworms. Not trying to be harsh, just excited, focus on one area and see it as a challenge to repair a patch of soil ( even if 2 metres x 2 metres) by making a lush cake like humus. Once that is achieved you will get excited and it will grow, the good bacteria will spread and start fixing the soil for you. Here is a tip, use a green manure crop on that patch, alfalfa ( roots can dig down 7 feet 🦶 😱, pulling nutrients from deep), mustard seed, peas, etc. mix all seeds in a bucket and throw onto patch ( season depending and restrictions depending ( weeds) as I have no idea where you are). But look after that baby patch and watch the transformation. 😊
We so appreciate your talks. We are trying to transform our desert acreage and you give us hope. Would love more understanding of how you work with your chickens. I have 30 and I fear they think they live at a spa. I bring them food and goodies, they pick around a little, but mostly lie around and sunbathe. Would love some suggestions. Thank you.
Which is better for really degraded earth? 1) 1 cubic meter of Cow Maneur and nothing else? or 2) 1 cubic meter of Compost consisting of 1/3 brown, 1/3 Maneur, 1/3 green materials? Thanks for your answer.
my friend Layton,why dont buy another space,to grow corn for the chicken and human,you guys have 2 places now,beautiful ,hope you guys get one more big space beside your
Maybe a stupid question, but do they have worms there…?? I imagine most in the region would have been wiped out by historic desertification… could you/would you import worms to mix the soil layers deeper?
Yes, I remember that he picked up a handful of soil (it was another video on the project) and removed the worm that was wiggling in it. Obviously there were some eggs dormant or they imported eggs from composting materials from areas outside the property that are regularily watered- One winter during the rain season the team sent him a photo of an unknown "plant" that had grown in shady parts. _Mushrooms_ - which were unknown to the locals.
Dr. Carver told farmers early in the 20th century, put the black back in the soil and you will be wealthy as your ancestors were. He advocated composting with hogs and those who listened, thrived.
Geoff, I know that you're not a big Twitter user but just as a suggestion, when you've got a new video ready to drop, why not let more people know through your Twitter account? Other RUclips content creators do this to great effect. It might help spread the permaculture design and application modus operandi to a greater audience much more quickly.
Glad to hear the rest of the neighborhood is catching on. How could anyone not see what you have accomplished in 12 short years and not want to replicate it on their own properties? Having a permaculture neighborhood should be the dream of everyone.
There is a video on Village Homes, a permaculture neighborhood in California.
@@geoffreyvanpelt6147 Is there any information online about this project?
EDIT: After some digging I found Village Homes of Davis California. They have their own web page and there are videos about it by Geoff Lawton and also Bill Mollison.
@@alexriddles492 Thees should get you started.
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It sure is mine ! As for the rest, you'd think so, but mankind is extremely stubborn and defensive ! Joel Salatin has neighbors who still choose to just think he & his way of farming is weird, and his grasslands/fields are so very productive now ( used to be no top soil, barely a blade of grass, and lots of bare rock ! ) because he must get more rain than they do. Yeah, that's what they claim ! I think it easier for it to catch on where the difference is even more obvious, like barren, dry, rocky, sandy desert vrs. trees and plants and moisture. And when you don't get subsidies to keep faming that way ( not meaning to be hard on American farmers, I come from a farm family and know how hard it can be, and why we do what we do, but it's still true, imo, that subsidies along with lots of other inappropriate gov. spending of taxpayer $, never should have been and needs to stop ...).
this project is still one of my favorites of yours Jeff. It has remained a constant inspiration in the power of soil generation and 'healing' dead earth. Thanks as always
About your neighbours: can we get an update on Abla's garden? I am a huge fan and wonder how she has been doing these last 3 years, and how her garden looks now!
pleaseeeee !!!!
Yaaaas!!!!
Thank you - I’ve been meaning to ask for this myself
@V1K1NGK3N lol
Yes, please! She is so very inspiring. I have watched her video many times. I hope she is well and contouring to thrive.
Thanks for these details Geoff. Such a valuable demonstration of what's possible.
Thank you so much
Thanks for sharing!
What a difference you make Geoff with your team. The progression is clear, what has been done is a beautiful transformation. The soil is becoming sponge-like and holding moisture better than the neighbors. Keep teaching and the knowledge will spread
Thank you Geoff. Brilliant idea with the chickens. Our new place is dusty n Rocky...no organic matter in the soil. Like you I've collected from every possible source for making compost. Just need to the chicken engine going now!
I agree about the chicken manure … factory. Awesome set up and quick highest quality compost makers!
Just don't understand why you only have 145k subscribers?
I always feel that you are the unsung hero of permaculture.
A lot of people around the world seem to take the attitude " that if it wasn't for them............ "
yeah, let's do something about that 🙂
I agree. The dumb channels have lots of subscribers and views. Stuff like, "I ate nothing but pork fat for a month," will get millions of views.
@@PeytonWind or people who post nothing but stupid "cute cat" videos...
@@MartinaSchoppe Exactly, share the videos with people and write comments to preface the links so they know for sure the links are safe and from you. Also post the links on social media platforms… face book etc.
A few screen or snapshots of contrasting before and after projects with some inviting words to interest people, and we will be on the exponential curve toward common everyday awareness of permaculture and Geoff’s works!!
"Not an easy beginning... But you put your trust in life... And you'll be paid with a living system."
Thanks for doing something for the planet. We need more of this bigtime.
Really enjoy Greening the Desert project… the more videos the better… also really interested how the Neihbor’s are coming along, especially the wonderful Lady Abla
So incredible what they've done. I love these updates.
This is absolutely astonishing. Your work is so inspiring. I am year 2 into my own back yard food forest and learning more and more every day as much as I can.
Been waiting for years for updates from Jordan!
Amazing. Really good showing the progress in soil generation of the garden.
I've this so much. I'm (very inexpertly) trying this in my yard! The previous owners were idiots, and covered the whole yard in plastic and gravel! I never waste my rabbit or chicken manure. I think it's time for me to start bringing compost to my chicken run, the ladies would love that.
Superb!
I always enjoy when you visit this site and we get a bunch of updates!
Awesome as always. 🙏💕👌
For the records, so that policy makers (who aren’t farmers by and large) can see and believe, get actual paper technical soil tests and soil reports and compare those to reports of what you started with. 🙂
Thanks, Geoff!!!
I now have a new hero !
Amazing My friend , simply
AMAZING!
Thanks Geoff 🌎 Blessings 🌅
Hi Sheikh!!! Salam from Malaysia
This is coming together wonderfully, beautiful soil creation.
I want to buy a plot for permaculture in Spain now and I found a suitable 4.8 hectares of land for a very competitive price, next to a pine forest and a hill, and terraces, but I am scared by the amount of annual precipitation in that area from 400-500 mm. per year, but after several observations there was no normal heavy rain for about two months. Yes, on the one hand, climate change scares me; on the other hand, these challenges to show oneself. It’s the desert restoration videos that really inspire me.
What kind of tree was that up against the wall? Did you put it there or was it there to begin with? Here in California I live in a forest but it's non native eucalyptus encroaching on native oak forest. The surrounding area is starting to look a lot like there in Jordan sadly. I am trying to remedy that by following your wisdom. I know you use a lot of leucaena leucocephala. I used to see them all the time when I lived down in the desert in and near mexico (Mexicali) as a kid and knew nothing about them or how useful they are. After watching your videos and writing down all the trees you use in your greening the desert tree tour I bought the seeds and found out how readily leucaena germinate. They are small at the moment but I'm well on my way to having a food forest here in Aromas California and reversing desertification at the same time and growing my own food in drought stricken conditions. I can honestly say it is all thanks to you and the free videos you post on RUclips. Being a native American and grandson of farmers on both sides of my family I can honestly say I have seen the damage that modern day agriculture has done and continues to do to the land and my grandparents died of cancer from the pesticides and so I feel like I have lost a lot of the teachings, been disconnected from the earth and my culture in many ways. Your videos have inspired me and encouraged me to change my life and get out there and connect with the earth and repair the land on a daily basis. I haven't gotten to the point where I'm making a living doing it yet but every day I'm getting closer and I just want to thank you for everything you do Geoff and for teaching kids like me around the world to repair the land and get back in touch with nature and mother earth. Keep up the great work!
It looked like Mesquite. It'll be a good fertility producer for you and they are native to California as well.
I've long thought that on the poorest Native American reservations (land quality wise) permaculture application could do an enormous amount to alleviate, if not eliminate, much of the poverty, health and social issues that sadly rear up time and time again. Being as self-reliant as possible can have an enormous healing effect no matter where a person lives in the world.
@@pinkelephants1421 Same. I'm currently working on a permaculture project in Twentynine palms CA, Mojave desert. The aim is to grow a Mojave desert farmstead that will be used for my main residence as well as educating the community and spreading out like a green virus throughout the Mojave and then the rest of the Southwestern United States. If we all start our own projects at home people will take notice and get curious, then the spreading begins. It all starts with the individual taking action! 🌴🌳🌲 Let's green this planet!!
he had a video on that on facebook a short while ago (just like he posted this on FB first) so he will probably post the one about those very drought hary trees here, too. Or hop on over to his FB page (posted it on 3rd of May).
Believe it or not, those eucalyptus are not as bad as you think, and there is no way native oaks would have sprouted there and grown in on their own once the soil is destroyed. On my property, the oaks are growing out of the leaf litter of the eucalyptus and one day I will cut the eucalyptus to aid in succession for the live oaks to take over.
Thank you
It is magical.
This has been the most fascinating project. I love it!
Bless you Geoff, at times of such tragic loss on all sides your videos are an immense source of inspiration to me, deepest thanks
Greatest show on Earth! Thanks to everyone involved!
This project is so amazing... not only what you are achieving, but that that you managed to convince people to try
Great job, thanks to you and your contribution and commitment towards nurturing nature
I have a small date farm in Mexico, I've been applying some of the principals , and looking forward to make it much better
Geoff inspire me to follow his system. Of chickens doing my compost. I have 4 hectares of decent fertile land in the high Amazon region 1800m above sea lv. There are no trees. Some wild Chirimoya grows there. As well as pine trees and eucalyptus trees. But I plan to create a permaculture jungle of avocados tree. Chirimoya, lucuma, maybe some citrus trees. Also have alfalfa already growing in a half a hectare that needs lots of compost. Geoff if you read this I will like to send you all the info about my land, and maybe give me some extra tips on how to make it a permaculture paradise
Fantastic work Geoff and all involved. Inspirational as always...
Thank you for your time and guidance.
Great work 💚💕💖
Love that chicken composting factory
Amazing work
Que maravilha ver uma transformação da terra assim 🙂
"put your trust in life, and you get paid back in living systems that flourish" b e a utiful 😉😄
Wow!! Awesome report nature at it bests thanks for sharing
Engine of fertility
like it
I hope some billionaires are watching. This is where it’s at on so many levels 👍💪👏🙏❤️
This is awesome
Thanks for the vid 😊...love seeing the videos on the desert project. We’re in Australia, but as we’re in a more drier area than you (around 18 inches rain/year & not the best soil) we find these videos more useful for our climate than the ones on Zaytuna…thank you 🙏
Totally agree with you Ned. We too are in the land of OZ, and can identify with the greening the dessert project, more than Zaytuna.
But you get 18 inches (I'm envious) we are supposed to get 12 but last 6 years our best was last year at 7.
Look up ari from polyculture farms. He’s in a more arid region and got started a couple years ago so his project is still pretty new. Helpful to see how a project started
@@kezzatries oh man that would make it hard with that kind of rainfall! Yep been drier than usual where we are for the last 10 yrs, most years we haven’t had 18 inches, but still had more than you’ve had to deal with
@@AlicedeTerre thank you, will have a look
@@AlicedeTerre thanks, already asked him and he gets 550mm per year (22 inch ) and regular too.
He's very approachable though.
Great work. #savesoil
Very awesome!!
thats exactly what i did when a brush turkey kept coming around and volunteering to gather up my gardens fallen leaves when i was in the process of making compost
What's the difference between temperature in the shade and temperature in an area with no shade, I am curious to the affect of the microclimate and vegetation.
I'd like to know, too. I started a food forest in my garden about 3 years ago, so the trees are still quite small and they are on dwarfing rootstock AND I'm in Germany, so we, thankfully, don't get temperatures like that, but a few days ago, we had 31°C. Everybody was moaning and complaining about the heat, and I sat in the shade of my "biggest" plum tree (about 3m high, maybe). Didn't measure the temperature, but it was really nice there, sitting in the shade and watching the insects and birds doing their thing... I started to wonder how big a shaded area like that needed to be to have a cooling effect on the surrounding area. Because my nighbors are still trying to turn Germany into a desert... only the crazies like me are trying to stop it and and turn the tanker around...
@@MartinaSchoppe Keep going Martina 👍
You can't fix stupid,stupid has to fix itself with the stupid mindset of ," MONKEY SEE MONKEY DO"!
@@MartinaSchoppe Ja, und gestern war es 37’C habe ich gehört. 100’F is darned hot for Germany. Shade makes a HUGE difference.
🍀💚🌿🌱🌳🌴 💚 Lovely to see the contrast and the chicken’s working for their food by helping make rich excellent compost for the all the plants!
Am I also seeing a ton of green in the village or town around you? It looks as if things are getting lush, not just from the few patches you have under this project, but from others joining in with their properties?
Love your work. Would like to see a drive through of the village/town of this site.
Thank you for the video -- so inspiring!!! I'm in the Columbia Valley of BC (East Kootney) beautiful mountains all around but with that we have rocks. My neighbor has a saying "At Harrogate we grow rocks" There's a gravel pit on the property across from me and down the road. Fortunately we also have tons of trees and I understand that the best soil is under the tree :) I've been using the rocks to build caged rock fence posts only the posts I'm using are the frames of storage shelters (the tarp material disintegrates). There's always a use for what others might think is a waste or unusable
Simply amazing.
Awesome. Thanks
"Trust in life..." A subject for meditation!
Inspiring. Does anyone know if Geoff has ever discussed the use of natural liquid clay technology? Seems like it could potentially be a good way to speed up the process by creating a soil that is able to retain more moisture right from the start.
What exactly is it supposed to be? Compost is ideal because it has a high organic matter content and the ability to hold lots of water. That paired with mulching and pioneer planting is about as fast as you'll go.
This is such a great playlist. We have some land in Sicily and it's very rocky and dry. In one part it's quite fine with plenty of soil, but on the other end it's all rock and hard to even dig to plant a tree. What do you do in that case? Did you dig into rock and fill in the hole with soil, and make sure a drought tolerant tree like pomegranite goes in there? I'm not sure how to get past that challenge... thanks!
Great project..
It is great to see how has improved. If i have a hazel plantation and i need to have the soil free in order to collect the hazelnut easyly. How can i improve the soil quality?
Would it be possible to use a contraption coming from the side with a net around the stem some meter or so up, to shake the bush and catch the nuts with the net? Like leaving the growth under and around the bush intact?
If ypu must absolutely have only the trees and bare ground, I'd suggest at minimum a 5" wood mulch layer. It'll keep weeds down and improve fertility, as well as holding onto water longer in the soils.
@@Eddi.M. i have seen, that somebody a net under the tree left. But in 1ha plantation would be a lot of nets... hazel fall down not so much as almonds and olives
@@RegenerativeMojave thanks for the answer. How do u collect the hazel nuts and not the mulch?
@@marc4687 I have no idea about hazel nuts, but I was thinking of some kind of vehicle driving from bush to bush. In olive harvest you have some sort of vibrator shaking the whole tree. Something like that should work also with hazel nuts, no?
Sounds like Dunbar-Springs in Tucson.
Awesome mate
Also would biochar help with water retention?
Great as always, Quick question- what are the permaculture solution to Potato Beetle problem ?? Is there anything reliable to repel or intoxicate the hungry monster?
First and foremost for deterring any pest is diversity. Monoculture amplifies susceptibility to pests. Like a moat around a castle, surrounding a plant with different types of plants creates a barrier which some species don't want to cross. And like a drawbridge, placing an identical plant next to it creates a path which every disease or pest will want to use as a path to spread.
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Why is this not done on a large scale basis throughout the country? Wouldn't it change soil, fertility, water levels, weather, climate, food supply, income, life in general. Or is it more interesting to fight certain other countries?
Maybe as the concept is proven by this project it will inspire greater projects. I feel that was the entire point of the project.
But, yes, nations must also maintain "interest" in preserving themselves or they would inevitably cease to exist. They have a peace treaty with their neighbor Israel and I'm not sure what you are referring to about them fighting. eg, allowing the "Islamic State" to continually take over land in the area on their quest to establish the "World Caliphate" would not have allowed people more freedom to green the deserts. Any place on earth without people willing to fight will be conquered and live under the dominion of those who are.
Knowledge, wisdom, strong work ethic, and patience (world wide) are at the lowest levels in well over 100,000 years.
Money is usually the reason. If there's enough money for materials and some hired labor, some ruling bodies require all volunteers to be paid, thus limiting the number of people who can volunteer. have
Btw, Jordan is THE most littered country that I haver been to and I have lived and worked in many of the Arab countries, been to almost all of them. Sure, in other countries somewhere in the world it might be even worse, but it appears to me that there is sort of a "it doesn't bite you" attitude towards garbage. It was appalling to see the Jordanian Dead See coast, especially in comparison to Israel.
This is great, love seeing how everything comes to life!
I noticed what looked like a little rat run across from the edge of the screen, under your left arm so I played the video back numerous times but it never showed again, did you remove that part of the video?
I hope the Australian government employs you for regreening Australia. We need it. I took a trip out to Roma in Queensland during the end of the drought before the bushfires in 2019. Nothing was alive except a few trees. The whole area is crop producing and that year nothing was planted as the soil was too dead. We need help and Australia, even the Australian desert, could start to be productive again. Thanks for showing how it's done.
Geoff, is salinity and ground water contamination still a problem in Australia? What kind of strategies would you have for someone living in heavily salted soils?
Hey Geoff, How's things mate? Have you found any earthworms in the soil at all? Or have any unusual wild flowers returned to the region that weren't there before?
Great question; I should have asked it myself, as I too have never earth worms (have found one in 6 years?) what else is struggling?
@@kezzatries wow 1 in 6 years. Try getting a worm farm up and running, use a bit of the vermicast in a bucket of water with molasses and stir ( preferably in a dark area as UV ☀️ kills bacteria) then pour onto one spot preferably a raised area so the soil micro organisms can spread. Repeat weekly or as often as you can and see what happens.
@@MortifiedU cool appreciate the advise. I have a worm farm going for the good stuff they produce. But they aren't suitable as earth worms I'm told. Where do I buy earth worms from, suggestions?
@@kezzatries the earth works will come once the soil is alive again. Worm eggs can live up to and sometimes beyond 7 years. But buying earthworms 🪱 and putting them in dead soil will only produce dead earthworms. Not trying to be harsh, just excited, focus on one area and see it as a challenge to repair a patch of soil ( even if 2 metres x 2 metres) by making a lush cake like humus. Once that is achieved you will get excited and it will grow, the good bacteria will spread and start fixing the soil for you. Here is a tip, use a green manure crop on that patch, alfalfa ( roots can dig down 7 feet 🦶 😱, pulling nutrients from deep), mustard seed, peas, etc. mix all seeds in a bucket and throw onto patch ( season depending and restrictions depending ( weeds) as I have no idea where you are). But look after that baby patch and watch the transformation. 😊
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Seeing the soil now, I can't believe that you started with yellow shale and clay.
We so appreciate your talks. We are trying to transform our desert acreage and you give us hope. Would love more understanding of how you work with your chickens. I have 30 and I fear they think they live at a spa. I bring them food and goodies, they pick around a little, but mostly lie around and sunbathe. Would love some suggestions. Thank you.
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Just amazing how we can turn desert into a food forest, through the will of God. Thank you so much for showing us how Geoff 😊.
Dont you have to buy extra feed for the chickens, or can the be maintained just from the scraps? Otherwise wouldn’t it be simpler to just buy compost?
Which is better for really degraded earth?
1) 1 cubic meter of Cow Maneur and nothing else? or
2) 1 cubic meter of Compost consisting of 1/3 brown, 1/3 Maneur, 1/3 green materials?
Thanks for your answer.
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my friend Layton,why dont buy another space,to grow corn for the chicken and human,you guys have 2 places now,beautiful ,hope you guys get one more big space beside your
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Maybe a stupid question, but do they have worms there…?? I imagine most in the region would have been wiped out by historic desertification… could you/would you import worms to mix the soil layers deeper?
Yes, I remember that he picked up a handful of soil (it was another video on the project) and removed the worm that was wiggling in it. Obviously there were some eggs dormant or they imported eggs from composting materials from areas outside the property that are regularily watered-
One winter during the rain season the team sent him a photo of an unknown "plant" that had grown in shady parts. _Mushrooms_ - which were unknown to the locals.
@@franziskani vital ingredients that we take for granted if we don’t live in a desert… build it and they will come!
Dr. Carver told farmers early in the 20th century, put the black back in the soil and you will be wealthy as your ancestors were. He advocated composting with hogs and those who listened, thrived.
I didn't notice any grape Vines, are they now viable in the system or is that somewhere down the future?. What vining plants are growing, if any?
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Would perennial peanut survive in these conditions?
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Do you offer mentorship’s?
7:15 this soil looks like a sandstone open pit mine.
Nothing to do with the desert but I thought you may appreciate what a couple of mad Kiwis did in Riverton, Southland NZ.
I love this project! I would put 1000 likes if I could ❤️🙏🌿
Someone buy this man 1000 acres in Arizona/New Mexico/Nevada
400m below sea level ?
Have you contacted any tribes or desert cultures that have made similar or nearby arrid regions flourish in the past?
Share the videos with them is my recommendation… spread the word and the benefits grow and grow.
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What do you use to keep your chickens lice and mite free please?
Geoff, I know that you're not a big Twitter user but just as a suggestion, when you've got a new video ready to drop, why not let more people know through your Twitter account? Other RUclips content creators do this to great effect. It might help spread the permaculture design and application modus operandi to a greater audience much more quickly.
I've got a better suggestion: quit propping up censorship, propaganda, and surveillance platforms.
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@@pinkelephants1421 You'll own nothing and be happy, it seems.
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@@pinkelephants1421 The joke is on you.
Thanks sharing ideasI am inviting you to my mini garden and its my pleasure,if you do.Thanks.Ate Lec.