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This food forest in the Dead Sea Valley of Jordan brings me hope for the future and shows the outcome of applied permaculture design in the harshest of climates. Watch the full-length video HERE: http://bit.ly/hope-permaculture Support us in making more films by: ► Signing up to our newsletter and the Permaculture Circle—my curated collection of…

See the result of winter weather on aged cow and horse manure, spread in early winter https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJhGIrqKs1k&t=1s. The bed is now ready for cropping all year without adding any other feed, and we already planted peas for shoots as first crop, to be followed by celery. The nutrients in aged compost do not leach in…

I actually let thousands (if not millions) of weeds grow in my garden ON PURPOSE. Trying this NEW method of ridding a garden bed of weeds. Turns out I don’t think weeding could be any more fun. It’s a blast! Today’s Vlog edited by: https://bit.ly/GrassFedHomestead Learning to Grow your own groceries, starts here: https://bit.ly/YouCanGrowYourOwnGroceries Try…

David The Good's friend Cathy created a sweet permaculture-inspired banana circle alongside her house. Learn to use microclimates, compost in place, use rainwater and grow bunches of bananas - even where it freezes - by creating your own banana circle. For more daily gardening and homesteading advice, visit http://www.floridasurvivalgardening.com. Learn the secrets of Florida Gardening:…

Welcome to the start of summer, another really busy time in the gardening season, today I am showing you a really neat, clever and simple way you can transplant your Cucurbits into your raised beds and have zero weeds, great way of catching water and finally absorbing the heat from the sun which will help…

Rob Avis, a PDC graduate, discusses the challenges of growing food in Alberta, Canada. Despite the cold and arid conditions, production is possible year-round with appropriate design. Watch the full video, here: https://www.discoverpermaculture.com/a/12455/xUvmUanf. Support us in making more films by: ► Signing up to our newsletter and the Permaculture Circle—my curated collection of 100+ free…

The beautiful simplicity of no dig gardening and it's quick and easy ground maintenance. At Homeacres the soil is healthy and clear of weeds, thanks to mulching and no dig. No fertilisers used, even organic ones. The first year of clearing weeds is more difficult, after which you reap the rewards of clean soil and…

Turns out I wasn’t watering my garden near enough. All the “expert” Gardners will tell you that you need to water 1” a week for optimal growth. But what in the world!? How do you know how much 1” actually is if you’re using a sprinkler? And, how in the world do you properly set…

Working the ground off-grid requires excellent tools. Today we look at three different forged hoes from Easy Digging: the grub hoe, the grape hoe and the adze hoe. These time-tested "primitive" hand tools allow you to dig and rapidly till a garden without a tiller or any fossil fuels. Now THAT is survival. See these…

In the past 3 years of gardening and video making I realized how much more I have learnt whilst enjoying it at the same time, and I am listing a few channels where you, if you don't watch them already should have a look at them and subscribe to learn a whole lot more. The…