A Beginners Perspective on Regenerative Agriculture | How is your Food Produced?

Episode Onehundred and three, in which we are talking about Regenerative Agriculture and Holistic Management. Mathias shows how we manage our sheep and talks about the best kind of flexinet.
Savory institutes KZbin channel:
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Sara Savorys KZbin channel, covers a lot about holistic management in an easy way:
• Holistic Management “D...
Our friends, not far away from here, doing what we do on a larger scale, a very beautiful video:
• Fjällbete - A Landscap...
Listen to Will Harris tell the story of White Oak Pastures:
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The Swedish course, "Regenerativt Lantbruk och Holistic Management": backedal.se/regenerativt-lant...
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[@Talasbuan]

Here are some resources for further studies: Story institutes KZbin channel: kzbin.info Sara Savorys KZbin channel, covers a lot about holistic management in an easy way: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qJ-shIt-oZ6LjNk Our friends, not far away from here, doing what we do on a larger scale, a very beautiful video worth watching: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y2rFZ6Gtf8asp7s Listen to Will Harris tell the incredible story of White Oak Pastures: sustainabledish.com/podcasts/sustainable-dish-episode-21-will-harris-white-oak-pastures/ The Swedish course, "Regenerativt Lantbruk och Holistic Management": backedal.se/regenerativt-lantbruk-och-holistic-management/

[@Anonymous-km5pj]

gr8 vid, IOU ! Truth is coming out about WEF, lab-grown meat, EV's spontaneously combusting, etc., centralized vs de-centralized power. Food is our retirement plan. May enjoy this similar vid from Canada on cattle, veggies, land/humans harmonizing, he's a bit spicy fyi lol, sorry but some good info in 8 min. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bqGZaoyCaqemiZY Noice charting.... keep hope alive, usually Plan A doesn't work out anyways and must go to Plan B, etc. Your son knows more than most adults, time to have more children as future farm help (!) look after yous in your older years electrical fencing grounding rod but i like birthing rod better.... lol and boy, sheep know the voice of their shepherd.... love the drone footage, thank you. Pax et Bonum kzbin.info/www/bejne/aZeVlWaKiLWHpNE

[@1029tbarton]

I have 9 acres I have nothing but deer No fences Everything has been destroyed by tornadoes over the years I have an agricultural exemption because of the trees i grow and harvest. But the last tornado wiped them out. I'm 72 It's taking me a long time to be able to start clearing and replanting. I'm doing it all alone. I would eventually like to get goats tho

[@isharalove2966]

I love what you say about us taking care of our local environment and food supply. I feel exactly the same - apart from food, this is a way to heal body, mind and soul and the planet and other creatures will come along with us. ❤

[@ouna2893]

Also, the movie "kiss the ground" for the masses.

[@merakitra]

I am not a farmer, but you explained in a simple way, making it very easy to understand, thank you. Yes, I totally agree with you. I love the part you said: we take care our families, our communities, then the issue of feeding the world will solve itself. We should all do this, the world will have lesser problems.

[@brendag2891]

I know, awesome quote!!!!

[@maryanngibbs6963]

I agree

[@maiamitt]

I’m 76 with lung cancer but in my younger days, I made compost and used it in our gardens. I avoided pesticides and herbicides. I grew food in the summer (I still grow some food but am unable to do much any longer). I applaud you for your research and your use of regenerative practices!

[@Lisboooa]

I hope you are hanging in there. Sending love and prayers your way

[@paraxuas]

Hope you are overcoming your issue very soon...love from Asturias❤

[@Stella77_7]

I am a regenerative farmer in Wisconsin/America. What so many people don't understand is that you MUST have livestock to be successful with sustainability of regenerative practices. With the push from gov and globalism to rid the world of beef and other livestock, we have a lot of threats the coming years.

[@minifarms1]

organic, no-till farming.

[@ilzitek2419]

Why do they want to rid the world of beef and livestock?

[@colleenepage]

Yes! The whole world must open their eyes to this global push towards eliminating grazing livestock.

[@sheriwhispers]

There is more than one way to tend the lands so as not to tax it. The problem here is land management as a whole. Sheep in the US is more for wool and not so much of it unlike Australia. Here they have reduced ones ability to "open" graze ones herds Long gone is the need for roundups on the scale it once was. If you look at the herders in the middle east they wont be coming back to where they started from for months at a time. Industrial farming with GMO crops is stripping the land of its bio diversity. Again solving this problem begins with each knowing that they themselves can produce enough food for their families thats the starting goal and learning crop rotations and resting time given to the land and the sowing of rich bio matter . In my thoughts the old paths are best observed

[@richardliles4415]

@@ilzitek2419 It is my opinion, and many many others as well Is that they want to be able to control the masses. Don’t allow yourself to be fooled by their rhetoric. I will leave it at that.

[@imaredhead1]

Your caring for the land & family is an encouragement, as is your honesty. I am so grateful to your family for sharing with me & the world!

[@GeorginaNZ011]

I really applaud you for making this video about something you are both so passionate about and something that is SO important and vital yet is not discussed and utilized nearly enough. Our world still has a long way to go in being cared for properly but it is so heart warming and inspiring seeing how greatly you are taking care of your little place in the world.

[@2ndChanceAtLife]

The way our grandparents lived. Before all of the chronic illnesses began. Many of these diseases are a result of exposure to herbicides and pesticides and other chemicals. So wonderful to see all 3 of you again.

[@Talasbuan]

Yes, that is most likely, together with trauma and unresolved conflicts, the only things that makes us sick.

[@davidhagersten8447]

Both toxins of all kinds and too stressful events cause liver injury. @Talasbuan For more on childhood trauma, specifically ACEs (Adverse Childhood Events, and liver injury you might enjoy episode 48 by the Nutrition Detective (Dr. Garrett Smith) here on youtube. The episode is not about how to deal with trauma but talks about the reasons as to how a severe trauma will cause additional disease due to it causing liver damage, which by itself can easily starts a vicious cycle.

[@amyzweber1406]

We also do 'regenerative' grazing. We set up the size of our pastures to meet the number of animals feeding from it. In our area they call this mob grazing or giving just enough pasture for the animals to eat for one day. This way, the growth comes back heartier, more eavenly and there are not as many over grown or tough stems that the animals won't eat the next time they return to this pasture. Our 'turn-around' is about 40 days. We love everything about your videos and remember a time when you were still learning english. You've done well! Thank you-

[@NK-iv1ik]

You three and your sheep are stars in this video and it should be included in a school program for being such a sensitive and sensible source of learning. Thank you for the treat!

[@gailmcelhaney6408]

Your data collection, recording organazation, analysis, presentation and reality application..is pure scientific method...very good work, vintage scientist. Local sourcing and growing my own produce, has been my life credo.🌍🕊

[@susanturner139]

10:30 I am so impressed with your authenticity, your planning, and the love you show for your land, animals,family and community! Thank you for this incredible video which I cannot wait to share with my family and friends.

[@Janine6564]

Mathias, since you had this very idea of interest from the beginning, I have felt so inspired, and excited. I was amazed by the results of the land just 24 hrs after the sheep had grazed on it! " It would be much easier if we were concerned about feeding our family and our community first and care about the environment surrounding us and the land that we live on, then the problem about feeding the world, will solve itself. " Indeed the truth. I commend you on your efforts and am excited to see the coming results of your ongoing hard work. This is INDEED one of the most important videos yet!!

[@heidihill3073]

Thank you for sharing your thoughts on grazing and land management.

[@albertstraumVLOG]

Yeah it was really helpful

[@Woeschhuesli]

I am in Switzerland, living fairly rurally. I wondered about haymaking? That is what I observe the traditional/organic farmers doing here with their rotations and is also how I learnt to graze horses on a restricted property, making hay with rested grass in order to have winter fodder. Is it not also the case, traditionally, that animals grazed land by species in order to use the lamd sustainably - horses are very particular, cows less so, sheep and goats more thorough and finally using pigs to turn the land over? Chickens roam everywhere… I found your episode fascinating and very interesting. And I agree with others that there is a lack of understanding for holistic farming practices requiring all elements, including meat and dairy production. Humanity would not have survived if we had been vegan all those years ago, why should we do it now?! I think by implementing knowledge, even technology, from all over the world, there could be so many benefits and better sustainability in modern farming instead of the destructive and degenerative industry that has developed over the 20th century.

[@Talasbuan]

Thank you for your thought-full comment! Yes, haymaking is a necessity here. When the vitality of the land is maximised due to successful holistic management decisions, we could graze animals on an area in the spring, let it rest, and then harvest hay from the same area, let it rest again and then graze it before winter, without damaging the land. Of course it would be best to not harvest hay from the same area every year. Something regenerative farmers here have noticed, is that they are able to prolong the grazing period almost half into december, this depends deeply on the first snow and how good the vitality of the land is. But when the time needed for winter feed is reduced, one also need less hay

[@curl-E]

Hey, guys. Just letting you know that I listened and I learned a lot from your video. I also agree. This video is very important for all of us. I know sometimes it can feel like you are putting in the work and talking a lot about a subject and nobody is paying attention or they are not really listening to the problem and the solutions you have. But just keep making the videos and keep leading through your example. Eventually more and more people will listen and learned and the right people will come together to help. Thank you for putting in all the work to explain and I think it was a very good explanation. Keep up the awesome content. You guys rock!

[@jodyweima606]

This.

[@karenpeterson5780]

You did a great job explaining! It makes so much sense. Thank you.

[@albertstraumVLOG]

Agree!

[@claudiam.esoteristamaestro5258]

Greetings from Italy .Bologna north Italy, I love your climate 🌲❄️ and the beauty of Scandinavia 🙂

[@kellinigh2398]

You are doing important work. Maybe now we will learn more than just to respect the land in our minds but how to act towards the land so once again natural seasons and processes breathe life back into the soil.

[@willa0704]

Hi, your explanation of your chart, for me who has never done any farming was clear. I also like the way you showed how you move your sheep to keep the grasses growing. Love Ivar's explanation on farming animals, 🐏😁😊Thanks once again for sharing!

[@Maria_Crete]

Watching from Crete, Greece

[@Sean-hf5mn]

Your explanation was 100%, your grasp and following of holistic animal management is on point. I am Zimbabwean, so I have followed Allen Savoy all of my farming life. Allen Savoy’s “Ted Talk” along with the movies Kiss the Ground, The Biggest Little Farm, are life changing to many new farmers. I personally follow cropping principles from Ridgedale Farm. Thank you once again for an amazing video.

[@MiddleEarthGirl75]

Thank you for your beautiful family videos which are so often educational. God bless, with love from Ontario, Canada 🇨🇦

[@beckyoke7100]

Thank you for showing what you are doing with the land and the sheep. It was so educational you did an excellent job explaining it.

[@vickispong1371]

I found this very interesting, especially when you showed the 3 different areas and how there are different effects on each area. I also learned due to the sheep pooping in certain spots there are clumps of growth. Never really thought about why this occurs, now I know and yes it all makes perfect sense. Thank you for sharing.

[@GretchenHewitt]

This is thrilling! It is so confirming, having watched Joel Salitan here in America. His father came to parched land, and, by what you are doing, revived it. It is fascinating to start to understand this great cycle. Thank you!

[@dianeswanson5948]

Watching from Kansas in the United States.

[@viriato8566]

André Voisin, the Darwin of regenerative grazing, would have been very proud of your excellent explanation and practical demonstrations. Bet he'd be a bit jealous too as there were no light weight, portable electric fences in the 1950s. He didn't have such a cute sidekick either!

[@susankallides9405]

Watching from Cyprus, very interesting.

[@powerofloveism]

Look at your lovely hair growing back in so lovely , just wanted to say.

[@adriennewilliss9058]

So well said! It is important to treat the land with love graining and resting to keep the cycle going. My dad was a keen gardener but also loved the benefits of no weeds with 'round up' yet each year he would come to collect the earth worms from my organic property because his were all gone. I am pleased there are people like yourselves caring for our world and spreading the word thanks

[@MNHealey]

LOVE the format of this video. Instructional! Thank you for sharing your knowledge. I enjoy the "family life" videos too. Clearly you spent much time outlining what you wanted to convey. Nicely organized and delivered with much thought given.

[@cassandrasmom]

Beautiful! This is exactly the type of farming needed for a bright & productive future. Thank you for sharing your efforts! Your baby is adorable 🥰

[@CountanceD]

I like Joel Salatin’s comment about how he’s not a livestock farmer, but a grass farmer.

[@olliesear1151]

I really appreciate your 'simple' logic! So many ideas in our modern world depend on complexity which is redundant and, as you say, degenerative. On a lighter note, your wedding film was beautiful!

[@lindacapen500]

Very good episode. I actually live in North Georgia am privileged to be able to purchase White Oaks grass fed beef in our local grocery store. I also can purchase their chicken from a locally owned family store, Mountain Valley Farms ,that is able to get it because they are friends with the White Oaks farm. Best way to eat. They also sell alot of other healthy foods. Very honored to have them.

[@Talasbuan]

Thanks! So nice! I would sure like to visit White Oak Pastures.

[@dylanhartman7987]

Absolutely amazing. Wonderful job Mathias. Really great to hear one of my favorite people talk about one of my favorite things. God bless you and yours. Truly astounding work ♥️

[@dianejohnston3594]

We're sisters from western North Carolina USA. We have watched numerous of your videos. This was a jewel. We were raised with parents and grandparents owning a dairy farm and were great stewards of the land. We now live (60yrs) on land that has never seen a toxic chemical nor will. Your video I hope will inspire the future generations to love, respite and treasure the earth. Thank you 😊

[@lindajones16]

very interesting for sure we have to start being more aware of our ground and natural nutrient's I grew up on a dairy farm so we had to rotate crops every year and rotate grazing land Thank-You From Wisconsin

[@tomgrantham9992]

Your low tect method is really a high tech method. That's really neat and ingenious. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👍👍👍👍👍👍🇨🇦

[@cynthiaroswick1621]

Fascinating video I love the drone shots it shows so clearly the before and after the sheep graze in the different patches. I looked up the book and people can buy it online through thrift shop books Amazon has it too. I am so happy that you are not only sharing your life personal life but how you are teaching us so much about the land and you are so dedicated to it. Look forward to watching more videos like the one you just made thank you so much for all of your hard work with the editing hugs Cynthia

[@CrankyAuntyLinda]

Hello from Colorado USA. I love your videos!

[@1029tbarton]

12:10 you did a great job explaining. Looks very well planned out too

[@phillipgregory6517]

Jamaica 🇯🇲 here hey good seeing you all I have been waiting and watching for your post best wishes and good seeing you all

[@jacobderaadt6501]

Dear Mathias and Tova, My direct ancestor lost all his cattle by the pandemic runderpest that struck the province of South Holland in 1865. As a result, he became a city-dweller, and so did all his descendants. My wife Lydia is a bit “closer to the land”; both her grandfathers had dairy farms; perhaps that is why we enjoyed #103 more than the many (not all) that we enjoyed before. Your explanation of "project scheduling" was excellent and yet not above any viewer's understanding. Thank you for reminding us that we eat, because we have always vegetable gardens wherever we lived, even now on a small out-of-town parcel just north of 49°N and at 119½°W of Greenwich. But we do not like what we see happening all around us: The destruction of about 50% of the tree fruit orchards, and their conversion into vineyards. This area grew food and even during 1944, a railway line was built here to get fruit to the hungry children of England; long abandoned, of course. Now the governments support the liquor industry because it gains them much more taxes from it, thereby following a “scorched earth” policy of degenerated soil. And independent vineyards owners? They sell out to larger corporations! "Short term gain, long term pain", is not well understood by politicians who only think about the next election.

[@ciaobella8963]

Wonderful video Mathias. Thank you and Tova.

[@starflowy]

I love how you explained in such detail how you do the paddocks for your sheep! It was so interesting and helpful. And yes, it's easy to feel overwhelmed and hopeless when we think about how to fix the entire world but much easier to think about our own communities, and if we all do that then who knows how the world could change

[@galenbjorn443]

Strävar att uppleva min dröm. Leva som er, med min kvinna och vårt barn och framtida barn. Ni är en inspiration för oss alla

[@tomgrantham9992]

Your little guy is growing. ❤️❤️❤️

[@rosemariemchugh988]

The world needs more and more people like you and yours. Well done.

[@UserRandJ]

Always love your music, and content. Good job guys !!!!!!!! Beautiful video, luv Jake & Beck in Straya

[@lisablack9634]

We must not forget the vital role that beneficial insects play in regeneration. Examples bees, hoverflies ,🦋 will pollinate. praying mantis,lacewings,ladybugs dragonflies will keep down harmful insects. Insects bring bats which make rich deposits to soil. Worms, woodlice and millipedes live in soil provide nutrients and aerating the soil. Good Read: A Buzz in the Meadow: the natural history of French Farming by Dave Goulson. Well done video Mr.Mathias. thank you

[@RuralSpanishRetirement]

I love your films and admire your commitment. I have been trying to grow my own food regeneratively here in sw Spain but it isn’t easy to find information that’s geared towards near desert terrain and climate… plus I’m no longer young and a lot of the work is very physical. This year I’ve had to abandon my vegetable garden due to lack of water.. this means my food bill has gone up and by purchasing supermarket food I’m contributing to degenerative farming practices. Local food producers do not exist really and of course they’re in the same boat with the drought.. only the big farmers have access to the water supplies, although I’m sure they pay for it. Things certainly are in a bit of a mess.

[@Talasbuan]

Yes, it is not easy. But you know that, since you have the experience, in comparison to many urban know-it-alls who have never grown anything. I guess most of the regenerative info in brittle dry lands is about grazing animals. Hope for a better year for you next season!

[@beverlyredmond1160]

Your were missed. So good to see u again. God bless. Give over a big hug

[@lynettecoria785]

Thank you for taking your time to share and educate not just with us but with corporate farming! (I know they can’t stand all of these positive farming videos). During WW2 the USA (I am sure other countries as well) grew community gardens to help sustain each other. During the pandemic shutdown I didn’t see much of that; just pure greed. My health does not allow me to grow a bigger garden, but what I do have I share with my friends and they share with me. Thank you both of you for sharing your lives and for allowing your son to be part of it. Hs input matters also.

[@clarekrishan1597]

Perhaps when Tuva begins to make cheese at scale you will both need a bigger flock, so the solution is within grasp? Can you harvest winter feed as silage or is that not possible to sotre at small scale (there are KZbin videos from developing countries where smallholders store their fermenting forb silage -- gathered from trees and shrubs as well as annual grasses - in tightly-sealed [+clean] oil drums/plastic water barrels stored upright in their barns) Your animals certainly appear in great condition, I know ruminants can get sick from too _rich_ a grazing, ie too much carbohydrate when grass goes to seed, when their gut-bacteria digestion goes into *overdrive* and their abdomens get bloated - it is humbling to see how much goes into managing for your animals' welfare, thx for taking the time to narrate the whole cycle for us!

[@colleenepage]

I so admire what you are doing on your land. Thank you for this informative video about sustaining through land/feed management. You are doing your part to educate your viewers, who in turn might do their part through their own land management, or at least through talking about it with others.

[@donnawebb6057]

God bless you in every area of your lives and your livelihood. I enjoy your channel every time you are on.

[@VictoriaMJohansson]

Wow, väldigt intressant ämne! Jag blir alltid så sjukt inspirerad till livet och mina egna drömmar att leva ett liknande liv själv när man får en inblick i erat! Tack för att ni tar er tiden att göra dessa videos! 🌻🧡

[@garry.sanipasseggtemperaar5110]

Im indigenous from Canada, and the prairie indigenous peoples used to burn the fields to movie bison from area to another. Not all of the prairies were burnt, but a very controlled burn. New research has shown that fire, too, played an important role. Indigenous people strategically burned certain areas, knowing that the fresh grass that would grow there could be used to lure bison into the drivelines. "They used fire to manage the grasslands that the bison fed on, and manipulate their grazing locations," Roos said. While naturally-occurring fires have been an ever-present feature on the Great Plains, this latest research, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, has shown just how significant the role of purposely-set, controlled fires has been. Can you burn the overreacted areas?

[@Talasbuan]

This is interesting. I know there are some practices here where they burn fields for similar purposes, even forests, because certain species need fires to thrive. Fires are also very devastating to the soil microlife, so I guess it could be a solution on a limited area.

[@kikicrete]

@@Talasbuan Cool fires with low flames used in the right area at the right time on the right scale, are part of the regenerative management of lands which indigenous peoples used for millennia. These fires do not destroy the soil micro life, unlike wildfires and controlled burns to supposedly prevent wildfires. which are hot and incinerate everything, leaving a charred landscape and sterilised top soil. In the colonised countries of Australia, the U.S. and Canada. the settlers found lands which looked like parks. The prairies of the Great Plains were intentionally managed with fire, full of biodiversity and soft underfoot. In Australia the first explorers found huge ancient trees dotted through the landscapes with perennial shrubs and botanical herbs at ground level. Within these vast areas was also abundant highly productive native crops and aquaculture and animals which were hunted. You can see what it looked like from paintings the English did in the late 18th century, including the smoke of small fires being visible everywhere. The white people were scared of fire and banned indigenous fire practice, not understanding it not only took care of the land's health regeneratively, but also prevented the very wildfires they were afraid of. In 200+ years since the English colonised Australia, the forests (the dwindling percentage which have not been clear cut) became choked with overgrowth from the canopy to ground level. and when the wildfires eventually occurred, more often than not from human error, they incinerated the forest I'm massive hot uncontrollable fires because there was so much dry fuel. The tall hot flames of these wildfires (and the controlled burns conducted by the fire services) reaching up to the canopy not only sterilise the soil, and burn all the trees and plants, they do not allow insects and animals the chance to climb to safety so a holocaust of animals occurs. Many tree and plant species need the white smoke of cool fires for their seeds to germinate, like the 235 species of eucalyptus trees. Conversely, the black smoke of a hot wildfire with its 100- 200 m high flames burns the seed pods. either directly in a towering inferno, or from the intense radiant heat being generated. When a forest or grassland burns like this, the plant species which return are those which like hot fires, biodiversity is severely reduced, invasive species come jn and colonise the burnt area, and all the native grasses and medicinal plants which are essential for the health and biodiversity of that ecosystem disappear and the animals which do survive have nohting to eat. In the last few years, after the devastating wildfires in Australia which burnt 24 million hectares or 59 million acres, there has been a huge interest in indigenous fire practice called cultural burning. It is not only becoming more accepted but slowly, slowly integrated with the fire services in some places where for example, volunteer and state fire fighters are being taught fire management by Indigenous peoples. They are holding workshops and teaching non indigenous how to manage their land / farms with correct fire practice. It has also been documented during the fires of 2019-2020 the areas which were managed with cultural burning did not catch alight, the wildfires stopped there, you can se it like a line in the landscape. It is incredible. Here is a great video on indigenous fire practice or cultural burning, in Australia: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ml6cmaB7nq1raJo

[@aprilbox3766]

I do my best to eat local, organic, pasture raised food. I get a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) box every other week along with a dozen eggs and 3 - 4 lbs of local pasture raised pork. It's really good food.

[@monikacarless_wordwitch]

Thank you for this wonderful exploration of regenerative food production! You explained it beautifully. We just bought a tiny homestead and are getting back into bio-dynamic, regenerative, permaculture which we've missed so much. Tova you look beautiful in green!

[@carawhitetiger4908]

Very interesting, I learned a lot and wow, he's speaking English.

[@rebeccamercer4160]

God bless you both and your little angel! I wished I could come and help you all. I am a mom and a grandma and I am 69! I can still work and I love to work and help others! Thank you for always sharing! You inspire others! And you both are hard working people! God bless !🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼

[@elianelima6113]

Sou Brasileira e assisto os seus vídeos, estava com saudades de vídeos novos,abraço do Brasil. 🥰👍👍👍👍👏👏👏👏🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

[@cassityart7001]

I love this video! Thank you. 🌞🌱❤️ Proactive is the future of food and your foods food. We have been growing and raising food since 1998. Family that once chuckled at us during family gatherings about our “rural ways” are now seriously considering moving close to help and learn more. It’s time.

[@marthesegauci5718]

Very good point! "All concerned about feeding our family and our community first....." you both work and speak/explain with passion

[@deannazampa5286]

Great explanation, rhough you wanted to say more. Your hair is so beautiful growing back! It makes me want to chop mine off and start over!

[@yampaosamkids7579]

hi there.!watching from winnipeg canada

[@conniecashion6901]

very good info even though i dont farm it causes me to use my mind , and excersing my thoughts about my food

[@mecker]

Thank you so much fot this video! I've been keeping goats for many years (as companions, not for food) and just recently start to try to keep them more holistically because I've realized that this matters also if you are not a farmer. So this video was very informative for me. 🤗 Thanks also for the beautiful videography as always! ❤️

[@lisalynn1]

You are brilliant. Thank you so much for this video.

[@martenfalk9680]

Väldigt intressant och fint! Jag planerar att göra något liknande om två år så jag är just nu i processen att lära mig så mycket som möjligt och lägga om tillvaron till mer tid hemma innan jag sätter igång. Tack för en underbar film!

[@mayetnodora1963]

Watching from Philippines. I love watching all your videos.

[@loridemichele8215]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge. This was such an informative and interesting video.

[@albertstraumVLOG]

Agree

[@stephenbergman6226]

Hello from central Illinois,you are an amazing example of what a family is and your caring for your land is, many countries could learn from you

[@christine99]

Thank you for explaining it so nicely, I really enjoyed the instruction. I would like to see more of these type of videos too!

[@hunnybunnyssunshineliving5155]

I have a small garden and I think your video has helped me to understand how its important to move the garden to allow land to rest and rebuild biome. Thank you 💜👏🏽🙌🏽👍🏼 Do you have a vegetable garden for each season? I will be planting for fall raised garden.

[@blackmonday738]

🍃Hello Beautiful inspirational Family. I get tickeled pink when i see u post. Every video u produce i feel it in my gut, my heart,💙 and the visuals that u express in yr deepest way u know how i always feel at home with u guys. I adore yr passion for yr land and surroundings, u give me and others a wonderful aspect of what true love and traditional really means. Thank u. Love you guys! 🌹🕊🌹🍃

[@grinchlette]

Very interesting! You explained it all so clearly. Great video! Thank you.

[@kennaomelveny9216]

Very interesting, and your explanation was perfect! Love what you are doing, it’s what the world needs.

[@albertstraumVLOG]

yes

[@jshutts100]

Thank you 😊 I found this very interesting

[@Talasbuan]

That is nice to hear :)

[@shirleygeorge6351]

Wonderful! I'm a retired teacher & I must say that I was glued to this very interesting talk.You & your family are no doubt true green warriors.God bless y'all abundantly.Thank you .

[@catherinejustcatherine1778]

This is an absolutely wonderful teaching video. Calmly presented and firmly outlined and delineated, the information is easy to understand. I wish you good fortune with the weather and conditions this year

[@KirstenEvans232]

Hi there watching your beautiful channel from New Zealand 💜❤️💜

[@marieanderson6215]

I sure did enjoy watching y’all video I have been missing y’all video

[@Turk-yv6un]

I truly love watching your videos and I can see how much passion, time and energy you have put into learning how to manage your land. You are working to do considerate and intentional farming. It makes sense and I truly hope these videos will inspire our future farmers all over the world! Thank you so much for sharing these.

[@maryegerton6848]

I think it is so important what you are doing. I only have one acre with no animals, only bees, a small orchard and some vegetable gardens. I am fanatical about zero chemicals and I make my own compost. My property backs onto a forest, so I have the luxury of foraging for some beautiful blackberries in the late summer for winter eating. I am planting a ton of flowers near my two hives to attract all the pollinators, not just for my bees alone. My goal is to make this place into a food forest and to hardly ever go to the grocery store…lol. Thank you for this most important message. ☮️💕

[@margoroutsis9541]

WHIS IT WAS ONE MILLIONER WHO SEE YOUR VIDEOS OG HAVE A GOOD HEART AND HELPING YOU WITH SOM MONEY TOO.. I REALY WISH I COULD. YOU GUYS ARE AMAZING I LOVE YOU , SPECIALY THE SWEET LITTLE YVER... YOUR TAKE CARE OF YOUR SELFS AND WORK CAREFULLY...! A BIG HUG TO YOU ALL!🥰

[@_ananda_]

Una información muy interesante y completa, gracias por compartir 💚 También estoy regenerando lo que eran campos de cultivo con pesticidas a bosques de árboles frutales y autóctonos pero no he puesto ganado de momento por falta de infraestructuras.

[@mavisgillard653]

Love watching your videos! Your life is beautiful!!

[@mariamunroe6861]

Oh My If The whole world would listen to This Man...., There would be no hunger..., Feed Your family and community's and how could anyone be hungry..., Thank You for sharing.

[@arterrebuck7233]

Peace begins with each one of us, peace within and peace within the lands we live on. You both are a great example! Good job on creating your peaceful utopia❣️

[@purseypurslane]

What you are doing is not easy for most of us, you are so blessed to have all the land and skills and people around you to make sustainable living a reality! I pray that corporations will come to their senses and not be so greedy ,so evil ....so that all of us - their customers! - can live a decent life.

[@brendakilberg5727]

The world needs more people like you folks. A very important video indeed. We expanded our own food production, buy local farm eggs and cheese. I have no faith in current growing practices where the land is saturated in chemicals. Keep up the good work ~ peace from Canada

[@malinandtom]

Really interesting watch, thanks guys! We're just dipping our toes in to the idea of growing our own food, so this is very inspirational.

[@darkisland04]

Your little one likes to be the star of the show! Endearing!

[@chrisresch5917]

The topography and climate of Northern Sweden has frequently had great challenges to food production. I wish my Dad would have been able to see your home and efforts. His parents emigrated to the US from Smaland. My Dad had a Master's Degree in Forestry. He died at age 90 last year. I wish you the greatest success! Tusen Tack for your videos and efforts.

[@theSvartSmurf]

Åh så viktigt! Det är så fint att se vad ni gör! Jag har själv hittat till Bäckedal och kursen i år, det är så spännande och intressant. Att dessutom få följa er resa är så värdefullt, ni kommer med så mycket inspiration och får mig att komma ihåg min dröm. Tack för det ni gör! 💚

[@Talasbuan]

Åh vad fint! Är du påväg till undersåker och Fjällbete nu snart? /Mathias

[@ginny3282]

Such an incredibly informative video and beautiful

[@user-ic4ks1ve1g]

Your doing such a great job. Being self efficient is so important in the world we are living in. Here in America we can’t even trust the foods that the stores sell. We are all waking up to this kind of lifestyle. Our grounds have been depleted so if we are going to get nutrients out of our food we have to plant our own so it’s not compromised at the best of our abilities. Everything is GMO compromised so we have to beware where we buy our seeds. And we have to buy our meat from a local farmer. I so enjoy watching your videos. Keep up the good work. Although we know they don’t want people to be independent on our own foods. At least here in America they don’t.

[@julymoon4815]

My Grandfather always raised his sheep the same way that you are doing so now, he worked with both seasons, calender months and moon cycles. For a long time he was a shepherd of a large flock of Welsh sheep or upland sheep, Beulah Speckled face and some Bluefaced Leicester that originated from Northern England i think. Both breeds are hardy, the ewes tend to have good mothering skills. Sadly he is no longer alive but he strongly supported 'Holistic management of his land where sheep were reared'. Your film i think will be a good teaching aid for those thinking of managing a flock of sheep, goats or chickens, well done, i hope it reaches many that are just starting out as farmers. Wishing a productive month whilst you are awaiting the snows to come.