Ep #8 -- This Dominican Food Forest is Only 8 Months Young! (Steven's Farm)

A Food Forest On Steroids (Natural steroids I should add).
Steven's farm is only 8 months old, and visiting it blew my mind!
I'm on a journey to design and build my own permaculture farm in the Dominican Republic, and seeing projects like these absolutely inspire me.
Hope you'll enjoy this episode of Steven's farm :)
Join me in this journey!
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If you're interested in sustainable living, permaculture, sub-tropical agriculture, tiny houses or anything in between, I think you'll like the content on this channel.
In 2022 I bought a piece of land in the North of the Dominican Republic to prototype a new way of living.
Food:
I want to grow my own food but have no clue about how to do it, so this should be fun.
Shelter:
I'm planning on building my own cabin, outside toilet and kitchen, gazebo.
Energy:
Want to be fully self sustainable through either solar energy or hydrogen energy.
I have somewhat of an idea of how this is going to go, but mostly, it's improvised.
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I'm absolutely open to tips and ideas, so leave them in the comments
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My priorities:
1) Do a good job on the land
2) Have fun
3) Document it well
That means, at some point, you might have to tap into your own imagination to fill in the gaps ;)

[@laurenbowcutt1767]

This is my mom & dad’s farm :) there’s already so much progress! Thanks for visiting ~

[@vikinginthejungle]

Awesome! Thanks for watching :)

[@BuyingDominicanRepublic]

Nice job.

[@vikinginthejungle]

Thanks!

[@fruitfullivingcostarica]

Awesome video! Looking forward to visit The DR and Ben and Steven’s farms soon! Pura Vida from Costa Rica. P.S. - If you ever want to come to Costa Rica and visit some epic permaculture farms hit me up!

[@vikinginthejungle]

Oh man, trust me it is high on my list, I'd LOVE to learn about bamboo building!! Thanks for the comment, appreciate it

[@plantmandr3184]

Epic Episode Brother Keep on growin !!

[@vikinginthejungle]

Thanks brother, always will do!

[@cryptovikings532]

Love it!

[@vikinginthejungle]

Me too ;)

[@Mark-yr2gi]

Huge inspiration! Thanks for sharing 🙏

[@vikinginthejungle]

You're welcome brother

[@stakenchill-hexlo-fi4]

Awesome!!

[@vikinginthejungle]

[@zippolova]

Ben Yam!!!

[@vikinginthejungle]

Some call him hte plant whisperer

[@matthewmichaud7543]

Nice, where exactly is this at Eric? Beautiful vid ❤🙏🏻

[@vikinginthejungle]

Thanks! I won't share the exact location for privacy reasons, but it's in the province Puerto Plata (North Coast) in the Dominican Republic :) Thanks for watching!

[@Sandra-Armstrong]

Great channel! So... who's the walking-encyclopedia in the blue shirt? 😏

[@vikinginthejungle]

Thanks!! It's a very special type of plantman that you'll only fine in the Dominican Republic ;)

[@Sandra-Armstrong]

@@vikinginthejungle Chinolas in DR, are called Parcha in PR. Great medicinal values to it!

[@vikinginthejungle]

@@Sandra-Armstrong Eeyy, I love to hear these little facts! It's amazing to see the connections that are being made through a channel like this. The other day I got banana plant tips from a Peter in Australia. Very cool, thanks for sharing :)

[@wantosatset706]

keren...

[@vikinginthejungle]

Interesting

[@derby1919]

Love Steven's Farm How can i do that! My back garden is only 5msq. Living in UK Preston Lancashire. So inspiring to watch you walk around steves farm.

[@vikinginthejungle]

Thanks for the comment! Although 5 msq. isn't a whole lot, depending on the sun that gets through,I believe you could grow more than you first believed. Try googling things like '1 square meter gardening' or something like that. I think you'll be amazed. Also, google vertical gardens. That's probably your best option there! :)

[@derby1919]

Thanks will do!👍

[@JS-jh4cy]

How much is acerage there, for hectare or acre?

[@JS-jh4cy]

The cost per unit of land

[@vikinginthejungle]

Hey, thanks for reaching out... It depends a bit on what you're looking for. If you buy a large piece (Around 200,000 - 500,000 square meters), then it's about $2 - $3 / sq. meter. If you buy a smaller piece, you get to around $12. It's very important not to only look at the pricing though and also at how easy the legal process of buying will be, because most properties are an absolute mess when it comes to the titles. If you have any more questions, I'm happy to help out :) Thanks for watching!