EARTH HEROES #1 - Gardopia: Food Forest in a Food Desert [From PARKING LOT to COMMUNITY GARDEN]

[@crystalkinman9646]

What an inspiring project for the San Antonio community! Can't wait to see these all over the US!

[@earthrepairian333]

Indeed Crystal! Thank you for you input and hard work at the permablitz hear at Earth Repairian demonstration lab. The rainwater tanks you helped install worked flawlessly through the recent snowstorm. Your an earth hero in our book!

[@sandyzcoach]

This is exactly what we need in our community and in our world today. If we can all grow our own food not only we will be healthier, physically and mentally, we will also be helping the land and the environment. Thank you so much for this wonderful video and incredible message!

[@earthrepairian333]

Thank you Sandy! See you at a volunteer day soon!

[@kevinwynn5640]

Awesome video. Keep up the good work folks.

[@earthrepairian333]

Thank you Kevin!

[@GabrielGuardian]

Nice video! 🎥🤘🏻

[@earthrepairian333]

Thank you Gabriel!!!!

[@woodphoto21]

"Give a Man a Fish, and You Feed Him for a Day. Teach a Man To Fish, and You Feed Him for a Lifetime" Great job Gardopia this is so inspiring what you guys are doing! GROW GARDOPIA GROW!

[@earthrepairian333]

We like fish here at Earth Repairian!

[@DigestibleMedia]

Amazing project! I think this is what we need more of in our communities! Let's get to work! Kudos!

[@earthrepairian333]

Thanks for the positive comments. Let's get to work indeed! When we heal the earth we heal ourselves!

[@eliasacevedomusic]

Awesome!

[@donovannfite5317]

Awesome content guys and the direction we all need walk in to take back our health and be good to our Mother Earth. ♥️

[@earthrepairian333]

Thank you Mr. Fite. Gardopia is designing, building and demonstrating how to rebuild communities and heal ourselves in the process. The best thing is that it is reletively easy to replicate and scale using permaculture practices! Good news all around!

[@JacobStoneFilms]

This is awesome! I definitely want to get in nature more. I miss hikes and kayaking. My parents had a garden growing up. I'd love to build my own garden when I get a house to grow food for myself and give to people.

[@earthrepairian333]

Gardening is literally healing in and of itself not to mention how healing the food is that we can grow. It's starts with setting that goal! Thank you Jacob for you positive comments!

[@dlgarsia]

Great work and message! Happy to see Gardopia thriving and educating all generations in San Antonio, Texas -- "Creating Farmers for Life".

[@earthrepairian333]

They are doing amazing work indeed. And so quickly! They started with nothing and we have seen so much built in such a short amount of time!

[@bryanbarnes41512]

Yes to all of this!!

[@earthrepairian333]

We agree Bryan thank you for you positive comments!

[@ryandavis4007]

Nice work brother!

[@earthrepairian333]

No doubt! We need more American earth heroes like these folks. We can heal this place we call home! Every vacant lot, every abandoned parking lot can be turned into a food forest that engages and binds every community. Thank for watching and commenting Ryan. Stay tuned more Earth Heroes coming for you screen!

[@clintsaavedra4494]

Man, not all heroes wear capes!! What a great idea with so many purposes. Just having a community garden is a great idea to get people together for a common purpose while helping the earth. Fantastic!

[@woodywelch5263]

Brandon and Stephen are perfect examples of Earth Heroes. Thank guys for you passion and hard work!

[@carloszema3516]

This is awesome!

[@earthrepairian333]

Thank you Carlos!

[@jeffsandmann2269]

Love the concept and the message. Well done! Turn off the TV and build a community garden!

[@ricardoromero3582]

WHAT? That’s here in San Antonio, TX?!?! 😱😱😱 I WANT TO DO THIS!!!!! Beautiful and amazing video and service for the community ❤️❤️❤️

[@earthrepairian333]

Exactly! More more more of this! Thank you!

[@woodphoto21]

I love it at 2:47 when Brandon says "your dang meals and smoothies are greener and lighter and fresher and that in turn makes you feel lighter and fresher". Right on brother!!!

[@mohammadrasool5782]

Great video, brother. It's about time Gardopia gets some recognition for their work. Looking forward to the next in the series!

[@JBatsche]

Good coverage on the great work these guys are doing here in SA

[@defrancosarabia1548]

Amazing work!

[@earthrepairian333]

Thank you Defranco. Gardopia is doing it right!

[@BrettJRivera]

Inspired to start a community garden in my neighborhood ❤️🙌 Thanks for the great video, looking forward to more with this series.

[@earthrepairian333]

Let us know if we can help!

[@woodphoto21]

I can't wait to see more Earth Hero stories!

[@earthrepairian333]

Here is more information that might come in handy on your quest. www.gardopiagardens.org/

[@rachaellindsey4093]

Such cool, necessary work!

[@earthrepairian333]

Thank you Rachael!

[@earthrepairian333]

Gardopia is a beacon of hope in a concrete jungle!

[@fmfdocbotl4358]

When I was at Ft Sam I found this place when it first was starting, I'm glad this brother is growing.

[@jodilane5778]

I so appreciate knowing that Gardopia exists and "meeting" the bright-eyed people growing it. The more people see how doable this is, the sooner our generations of young humans will enjoy a reciprocal and joyful relationship with natural and circular systems, plus they'll get to know neighbors they may not always hang out with. Imagining what would come out of this, at scale, is hopeful and inspiring. i enjoyed looking through their website too, it looks like they are doing so much right.

[@woodywelch5263]

These guys at Gardopia are still knocking it out of the park!!!

[@christiereader2067]

Congratulations, Stephen, Dominic! Well done! Keep working.

[@gardentours]

Such a great project 🌱👍

[@lauraleemorton3501]

Great story. Great concept.

[@philthefixer]

Amazing video about a wonderful group of humans!! #communitygardens FTW!

[@woodphoto21]

Totally agree!! More of this please!

[@johngiorgio5883]

I love the earth repairians!

[@lukemartinek]

I lika da’ peppas. This takes me back to days helping grandma pick okra and squash out in Ellinger, TX. Great job Gardopia

[@scottdurst6701]

Very cool! We need this in every community. Great video. :-)

[@earthrepairian333]

No doubt! Thank you! Carpe Diem!

[@ajcsonsforge6370]

💯. YES! keep pushing forward

[@pdbella]

Such a great project, and what a great video!

[@earthrepairian333]

Thank you! Those guys at Gardopia are legit and still going at it in a big way! Carpe Diem!

[@HomeEF]

Beautiful healthy project ! ❤️🌱🪴🥦🥕🍉👍

[@earthrepairian333]

Thank you!!!!!

[@Beanandcarrots8940]

Yay stephen !

[@earthrepairian333]

No doubt!!!!

[@lacrotackl1]

How do you keep all the pests away organically?

[@earthrepairian333]

Healthy soil and diverse crops with heavy mulch plenty of humus and organic matter are the first lines of defense. Diatomaceous earth is a great product for dusting and is organic. Bt works for worms and is also an organic solution.

[@josephkoenig5076]

That is awesome, how did you secure the original funding for the garden? Was the land granted to you by the city or was it all grassroots?

[@woodphoto21]

Good questions! I'll be watching to see what those answers are. I would like to start one in my hoon too!

[@earthrepairian333]

Great question Joseph! This is from their website and I think covers it pretty well. "Gardopia sprouted in 2015 to address health disparities in a high-crime corridor on the near-Eastside of San Antonio. Initially funded by the San Antonio Housing Authority (SAHA), Gardopia implemented crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED) as a methodology to reduce crime around an abandoned lot. Working with SAHA, this became San Antonio Eastside's first "gardopia," or garden utopia, where neighbors grow their own food and transform their community."

[@earthrepairian333]

Here is a link if your interested in more of their story or would like to get involved or donate or share the good news with a San Antonio friend. www.gardopiagardens.org/. Carpe Diem!

[@earthrepairian333]

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[@woodphoto21]

Can subscribe twice?

[@drewonearth7814]

I've got a theory. The more community gardens that we start, the less Covid cases there will be.

[@woodphoto21]

Sounds like sound theory to me!

[@earthrepairian333]

We agree whole heartedy Andrew! Thank you for your smart insight! Here's more information. www.gardopiagardens.org/. Next thing you know we will be doing a story about you building a community garden!