Creating a permaculture Food Forest | Alta Langa, Piemonte, Italy

[@annquirke4008]

It’s incredible how much you have achieved in your food forest. The amount of work on the terracing is mind blowing 😮 How did you move all those tree trunks into place? You have such a great variety of fruits trees.🌳I love your future projects. A new lake. Chickens, a green house & a nursery. Have you thought about an earth greenhouse. Which is dug into the ground. It is great as it regulates the temperature for winter it’s much warmer inside, you could build it up against the bank of the terrace.😊 I have chickens & a small veg garden & I love them. 🐓 Thank for showing us all you have done. It truly is amazing. Take care 👍🏻😊

[@borgopoggiodeifiori]

Yeah. I love the concept of an earth greenhouse. In stead I am thinking to use the retainer wall on one of the older terraces as the backwall. In principle the samen idea. But an earth greenhouse will aĺlow for better climate management.

[@RosaLopez-zw2ff]

Thank you for taking us on a tour of your terraces, gardens and the many plantings. Looks very nice!

[@borgopoggiodeifiori]

Thank you so much!

[@coisasoutrasloisas2337]

Thank you mate for letting us accompany you on this project! Fantastic work! 👍👍

[@borgopoggiodeifiori]

Thank you again for following!

[@blairnewman9684]

Fantastic idea and a hugely impressive amount of work involved to create this terrace. Thanks for sharing the experience with us.

[@borgopoggiodeifiori]

Hi Blair. Thanks you for your compliment and support!

[@OnTheFlipSide]

Love this video, it's my favorite, looking forward to following the fruit progress this year.

[@borgopoggiodeifiori]

Yeah it's lots of work, but starting to see ome great results. Nature is just awesome. Thanks!

[@vivienneokeeffe]

Hi Barth, I have just discovered your videos. Sorry to be late to the party! Oh my, what wonderful work and great inspiration! Amazing and beautiful. More power to you, sir! Much love from a boiling hot Spain (Madrid) 🥰

[@borgopoggiodeifiori]

Never to late. Welcome, And that heatwave is extending into the hills around here.

[@peterlawrence738]

Astonishing

[@borgopoggiodeifiori]

Thanks Peter!

[@imagicination]

So beautiful, Barth!!!! I have created a food forest, too, and I know how much work it is. But now it is Paradise. Your Garden is a shining light in the darkness and the future is bright, because of it 🥰

[@borgopoggiodeifiori]

That's a beautiful description. Thanks

[@borgopoggiodeifiori]

Which area i your food forest located? Any current update or photos? Just wondering

[@imagicination]

@@borgopoggiodeifiori I am near Lüneburg, Germany in the beautiful country side. My technical talent is not too good. I know I should make another video of my magical food forest. I love to inspire people to plant more gardens like this. Your garden style is exactly how I like it. I love terraced gardens 🤩

[@borgopoggiodeifiori]

You should, especially if you have created so long ago. Must be beautiful this time around. Want about a walk through?

[@imagicination]

@@borgopoggiodeifiori So true. I will try to get something together. I will let you know. Off to the garden getting some plants in the soil xxx Kerstin

[@ashokkhanna8940]

Barth- a yogi is one who lives a life in the snow clad Himalayas - in a tranquil and peaceful surroundings , and belives in leading pure and devotes oneself to his n nature . In your hermitage you are doing exactly the same in piedmont . I wish I cud come and see your hermitage one day . God bless you 🎉

[@borgopoggiodeifiori]

Ah now I undersstand better. I was looking at it yesterday but only found information about 'Karma Yoga'. This explanation serves better. Who knows where your path will bring you. God bless.

[@MoonVoice01]

Hi Barth, impressive project and nice of you sharing all this hard work and so much thinking which has gone into it. If it is possible to field some questions: I'd love to hear more about the screening you used to id your farm, which you refer to in another video, how did you get it done? How high is the farm ? and how did you id the species you eventually planted?

[@borgopoggiodeifiori]

Hi Moonvoice. So concerning screening. I fell in love with the barns and knew I was going to have to construct terraces looking at the landscape. One of the first things I did was an analysis of the soil and I also dug some deep holes to see what I would find. My inspiration comes from over a decade ago when I first read about Sepp Holzer in Austria and how he converted a bare hill with monotonous vegetation into a permaculture farm based on terraces which retain water. I am at 480 meters above sea level. Species I planted are mostly found in the area. My peach trees are an experiment, because they told me it's to high here. On the other hand I believe Olive trees will do well here, because temperature don't fall below 15 degrees anymore. For the rest I am mainly experimenting with all kinds of plants and flowers. But my main focus is on creating and managing the top soil layer. Trying to keep it moist for micro climates to develop. Once I finish the work on the barns I am thinking to start a nursery. It is difficult to find good garden centers in this area with many varieties of plants and trees. By the way: Thank you for your questions and interest! The food forest is as important as renovating the barns.

[@MoonVoice01]

@@borgopoggiodeifiori Many TX for your answers. I am interested to learn from your initial steps (place selection). I should drop you an email if you are available, seen yours here.

[@borgopoggiodeifiori]

@@MoonVoice01 please do so. I look forward to your email

[@peterlawrence738]

How will you protect fruit from birds?

[@borgopoggiodeifiori]

Hi Peter. I don't. Except for the small fruits like raspberries and strawberries. All the rest is to be shared between men and animals.