Agroforestry 101

Dash Kuhr is joined by two Guest Educators/Farmers in this episode, “Coconut Chris” Carter and Travis Dodson, both farming nearby land using permaculture and agroforestry methodologies. Learn about the seven layers of a food forest, agroforestry design and tropical crop farming in this action packed episode.
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Featured in this video:
Dash Kuhr, Co-founder & Executive Director of HIP Agriculture
Travis Dodson, Lead Plantsman at One Village Project (onevillageproject.org/)
"Coconut Chris" Carter (permacultureglobal.org/users/...)
A heartfelt mahalo to our grantors and sponsors, without whom this project wouldn't be possible:
Hawaii State Department of Agriculture, County of Hawaii, Center for Food Safety, Ulupono Initiative, HAPA, Natural Investments, Hawaii Electric Light, Shaka Tea, and Kona Brewing Company
And a huge shoutout to Paul Izak (www.paulizakmusic.com/) and to Tubby Love (tubbylove.bandcamp.com/) for the music!
Directed & Produced by Maya Parish (www.mayaparish.com/)
Produced by Dash & Erika Kuhr (hipagriculture.org/)
Shot & Edited by Jordan Christopher (loftyhawaii.com/)
Shot by: Easten Tanimoto ( / tanimotofoto )

[@step6584]

That coconut tree from the beginning might be the most efficient coconut tree I’ve ever seen

[@kashyabguruvar5065]

In Kerala, India, we grow our garden this way only, with coconut trees as the base integrating mango tree, jackfruit trees, banana, tapioca, elephant yam, chilli and what not. We didn’t knew, people outside India calls it agroforestry and celebrate this greatly.

[@bhoboghure7393]

☺️😆😅 hello bro..i am from Bangladesh & in our country its a common familiar & ancient method of growing daily necessary vege's & fruit year around & in 2022 the update western culture is coming back to our own Indian Subcontinent ancient method 😅😆☺️

[@betawikid]

Same in Indonesia.. Is Common system in Tropics 😂..., but we must appreciate them👍

[@danielnaberhaus5337]

Permaculture was largely designed from southeast Asian traditional practices.

[@Jeckyll859]

Coconut Chris, please start making videos again!

[@birdshotbill]

Excellent video, thank you so much for putting this together for us all to watch.

[@maryonborsetta112]

Thank you so much for all that knowledge and plants listing. You guys are rocking it, what a beautiful garden. Its gorgeous to see all that balance and love gathered in the same crop Thanks for showing us a righteous exemple, merci merci merci Rastafaraï ✌️☮️🇦🇺🇫🇷

[@funkitupyo62]

Love love love this video thanks so much for sharing i appreciate your time I learnt a lot ❤

[@skymakai]

Holy shit, Chrisdafarmer's on KZbin!

[@HIPAgriculture808]

We were so happy to have him share even a fraction of his extensive farming knowledge in this series:)

[@trashPanda416]

1year 1/2??? what ! beautifull!

[@AgroforestryAcademy]

Good to see the work guy's... Keep it Up!

[@WhatsRipening]

Awesome guys! Love it 💓💓💓

[@HIPAgriculture808]

Thank you!

[@bhoboghure7393]

In our country it is ancient method of growing all trees & vegetable using soils own power..

[@chrisbrendandavis]

Really helpful!

[@AchimDrescher]

Like your suggestions and I think I did plan at least in my head, but not so much on paper. I find it is better to gradually grow the garden and to go with the flow. Yes think about what you want from the garden, whether you are a clean (OCD) type or a more natural (messy) Gardener (I am the latter) and then just start with one corner of the garden and expand. I put all my Citrus trees in at first, mainly because I bought them over the years and carried them from place to place in pots. One Cumquat is 20 years old. :) So yes maybe there was a plan for a long time.

[@localtime824]

Great stuff! :-)

[@HIPAgriculture808]

Thank you!

[@geriannroth449]

Christopher's hat's so cool

[@CoconutInformation]

EPIC

[@WhatsRipening]

I wanna know about those banana borer weavel traps.... Please :)

[@HIPAgriculture808]

We'll reach out to Chris and get back to you on that!

[@meh4164]

This could work for you www.promusa.org/Pheromone+trapping

[@twilitezn]

@@HIPAgriculture808 do you also think that you can get Coconut Chris to do a video on how he propagates his coconut palms? He doesn't seem to have one anywhere and I like his approach...Thanks!

[@RVCCVR]

Hey there this is very helpful! I’m going to be starting a food forest in upstate NY this spring with climax trees of nuts and stone fruits as the orchard. The 2 acres is covered in grasses and some other shrubs. Can I ask? Should I just mulch the whole ground and begin sowing the seeds of the variety’s I’m looking to grow? It’s this first step that I’m unsure of right now. Thank you 🙏

[@danielnaberhaus5337]

Can you buy the weevil traps or are they homemade?

[@broadforkacres4844]

Of course you’re all natural youtubers

[@vincentkahn656]

Great, we are building a 20 acre farm in the Philippines.

[@bruceparker6142]

Don't the taller trees shade out the herbs, ground cover etc?

[@geriannroth449]

Can Katuk be grown from seeds or by cuttings only?

[@mayweathermoney5191]

What country is this?

[@HIPAgriculture808]

This takes place on Hawai'i Island:)

[@syntropicfarms]

Hey love the video I'm starting a project in Puerto Rico ! I'd love to chat sometime

[@user-ck7ro7ep3d]

We're starting a project in Humacao, Puerto Rico. Did you get started?

[@geriannroth449]

What's an Avva?

[@David-fd9cr]

Awa is the Hawaiian word for Kava aka Piper mythisticum.

[@geriannroth449]

Ok thanks