4 year old Food Forest Tour (NZ / Syntropic Agroforestry)

[@TheVigilantStewards]

I'm glad you're doing a temperate forest. If I ever have to leave the tropics and go back to the US (or somewhere non tropical) and not be in South Florida or Hawaii, I will know who to call. I always wonder since the crop diversity and knowledge has been so reduced there since we rely on tropicals so much in the grocery store, how does one grow a complete diet. It's good to have other people out there to call who are also pursuing this a lot. It's so good to learn and share with each other, or have consultants. This can all be quite overwhelming to do by yourself, and because of the time scale you can't afford to make mistakes over and over again .... best to have someone check over your work and guide you. I'm so happy to watch your videos.

[@seathywealth]

This is incredible. I just purchased acreage in Central America to do exactly this. GROW MY OWN FOOD! I'm super excited and can't wait. The property already has 13 mango trees, 3 coconut palms, breadfruit, starfruit, wild bananas, plantain, 1 avocado tree, surname cherry, plums and a few others producing. Thank you for the videos and continue inspiring us all.

[@exodusfamilybelize]

Nice! What country are you in? Doing the same in Belize.

[@seathywealth]

@@exodusfamilybelize That's incredible. I'm in Belize too. Heading back down there in March. Purchased the land the end of October. Videos on my channel.

[@exodusfamilybelize]

@ that’s awesome! It’s a beautiful place. Where did you find land? We have a couple videos on our channel. Starting a small plant nursery on our new farm.

[@seathywealth]

@@exodusfamilybelize The realtor I was working with sent the land to me. I finally pulled the trigger after 2-3 attempts that didn't work out because of accessibility to the land and other things. What district are you in?

[@seathywealth]

@@exodusfamilybelize I probably shouldn't say realtor as no one is a realtor down there.

[@SyntropicSchool]

Great work, Byron. It's so important to educate people that there are other ways of doing things other than the conventional package that is so widely accepted!

[@oliverbruce1702]

If you love what you do you will never work a day in your life

[@RichardB-nc8ru]

I love the passion, broad in-depth knowledge, enthusiasm and clear, succinct teaching and presentation style. Thank you for showing us your home and helping to show the world a better way to grow food and live. Fantastic video! Thank you!

[@byrongrows]

Cheers for the kind words - Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Ben.McNeilly]

Best food forest video ever. Thank you so much for sharing all this knowledge with us Byron!

[@loveyfife3622]

This was so informative and helpful! Thank you 🙏

[@TheVigilantStewards]

Really enjoying these Byron. Last year on my channel I started a syntropic system, and I'm so surprised stuff is barely growing. I went in and planted everything at one time, and it has not been successful enough. I saw Scott Hall said sometimes you should just plant a lot of emergency repair species like even his mono cropped pigeon peas. He was saying in some cases until you see the birds and system start to show signs of being ready things can get wasted or just stand still, which is what's happening for me. I'm next to Mount Kenya and the forest bananas here are just doing nothing. It's the dry tropical alpine climate, I'm not sure what really grows here except acacia and eucalyptus. They got rid of all the native trees a long time ago and nobody ever wanted to wait for them so that's all that ever got replanted, oh and cypress and cedar. The ground here really needed to be loosened more and received more fertility I think. Napier grass does ok, mexican sunflower so so. Comfrey seems to go on about it's business. I love the encouragement from the chop and drop plants. Even the eucalyptus like a year later have barely grown , it's really surprising. I even have them in a low area with a water harvesting swale off the dirt road, and still. The soil seems to be in such bad condition it just needs emergency care for a year or two.... but I am wanting to find permanent land to do it on.

[@jacobobrien4846]

Amazing content, bloody well done matey

[@srantoniomatos]

Very beautifull. This is great for young very energetic people with time to spare and no need to make money on it, on a homestead kind of context. Its unconmercial, by design.

[@Mary-z7x]

Awesome tour thanks for sharing

[@Littlewoods_permaculture]

This is amazing Byron - Thankyou for sharing ! Everything you say I’ve experienced!

[@israelphillips6310]

Wow, this is awesome as,new way of thinking,very exciting,just awesome!

[@Kaiwaipermaculturebolivia]

Thanks Byron, amazing info and shared with great vibes. Joing your skool today. Btw could we interview you? We see you as a super impactful people in coming times.

[@byrongrows]

Email me [e-mail]

[@AnaMatete]

Awesome tour thank you, need you at the East cape❤

[@charlottewilson242]

this is so cool, very inspiring:) I would love to see more temperate systems I live in Perth Western Australia and its temperate and getting dryer it serms each year

[@hollymrox9030]

Lol im after the opposite being in the south of Nz way cooler down here 😂

[@snippetsofinconvenienttruth]

Very cool to see what you have done. Thanks for sharing.

[@reneford6774]

Thanks for the walk through! Really interesting examples of what can be done. I also like "rule in agroforestry, dont walk in someone's grow line" can we make that a general rule in life 😂

[@byrongrows]

Haha so true. Glad you enjoyed it 🫡

[@quinta_finca]

thanks man, sooooooooo inspired from that how far that system can go!

[@cannacare777]

Easy to do in a perfect climate. Everything grows itself

[@jamesfaughnan10]

This is awesome! Have you ever done a deep dive on the temperate section of your property? I've watched some of the temperate and cold-climate content you have but don't think I've come across anything about that space specifically! Would love a walkthrough if possible

[@byrongrows]

Not yet! Great suggestion

[@yvonnescraftycorner]

Excellent tour and information. Camera man needs to keep the camera a bit more steady. I dont have a food forest (don't have room)but am adding fruit trees in my gardens,I have planted the baby blue eucalyptus by my apples, will this work as a support plant? My manderines are looking very sad and wondering what I can add to support them? Also do you sell plants?

[@Max-vg8mg]

Hey Byron, great video! Is there any chance you're doing another tour anytime soon? Or any workshops? I'm a traveller and temporary in the area and keen to learn more. Thanks

[@danielnaberhaus5337]

What kind of chestnuts are you growing? Youre probably aware of the new American chestnut breeding program. It's a really inspiring example of how we can accelerate plant evolution to overcome novel/invasive pathogens. Also for you folks in colder climates: there is a little known tree called the northern pecan (Illinoisensis) that is much cold hardier than the common pecan.

[@jj-zz2jv]

nice work on the agroforestry but I have some questions. I watched your old videos that you purchase the property with your parents, do you still have commitment to clear any loan or currently your are financial freedom stage? The reason I asked if a person want to start agroforestry from a zero, purchase a vacant land without house, electricity, water source. Do you think straight start to agroforestry, can the person sustain and live with all the amount of money needs to pay upfront to build a simple house, generate own electricity either using solar/ submit request from government, build own pond and build own filtration before the agroforestry can help the person generate income? I try to find information that tell or warn what are the conditions a person required before go all-in, quit job, buy property to this kind of life and expect no need care about any emergency. I am interested to know how you calculate all those risk before quit your job, then where is your main source of income before you start to earn from youtube, teaching courses and other?

[@PassTheGreenPlox]

Is the dwarf cardamom the true one used as a spice ?

[@Elishaaeden]

What kind of hat is that would be perfect I always get my neck burn badly when planting

[@KarinaCustodio]

A natureza é linda❤

[@oliverbruce1702]

Not companion planting, but having a diversity of species is important. Chop and drop. No til system except when you prepare soil for planting. When you have lots of different types of mushrooms poping up then you know you have "living soil", full fertility.

[@bordergurl19]

What's your thoughts on planting black locust trees or silk trees instead of eucalyptus??

[@byrongrows]

For the right climate could be a great analogue !

[@bicimotoworld4115]

How can i deactivate the subtitles??

[@seancornell6069]

Yo whakatane all-day cuzzin 🤙

[@smueller12244]

Rodents eat all of my seed plantings that's my main issue. I'm not sure how you don't have rodent pressure with this quantity of seeds...

[@doit7470]

How do you get Brazil Nut trees, I cant get them anywhere?

[@JamesBlazen]

New Zealand is a botanical paradise. Everything grows and readily available.

[@doit7470]

@JamesBlazen that doesn't answer my question

[@quikoucat]

🤘🤘

[@igiem368]

Within the first 100 views!

[@archeryandarrows]

Te Rangikaheke 😂😂😂

[@BasicallySprings]

Bruh you're very passionate about food forest stuff.. I'm glad you value "Mastery of work"! It is one of the very important values that our prophet Muhammad peace be upon him advised us to do as Muslim men. I invite you to look into Islam and read some of the Holy Quran, you just might be chosen by God ! God bless you.