Epic Farm Carved Out of a Hillside

Spencer Rudolph shows us around Sage Hill Ranch Gardens in Escondido, CA. This is a high output vegetable and citrus farm that is on the side of California Hill.
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[@Thoughmuchistaken]

Nice to watch this while there's a blizzard out my window.

[@mimi27513]

Thank you Josh! I’m dealing with slopes here in NC and searching for some ideas. Also appreciate your interview style so much! No interrupting the guests, you seem to ask the questions I have at the right moment. Thank you!

[@stephendreher2799]

what mimi said

[@AmyJayOnTheWay]

I’m also in NC dealing with slopes! 😅

[@Live442]

Keep it up Spencer. Hard work, dedication, persistence, & trusting it will all work out. Thats super cool that your dad has been helping with weekly projects. It takes a lot of faith and patience on their part & what a blessing that is.. Hope he is proud! Where would we all be without em.

[@pavlinakubicek7529]

I"m very happy to be part of his farm team 😉

[@jasonsimmons4319]

I bet you are 🤫

[@callmedwalls]

Wow. What a dope set up.

[@Beecozz7]

Wow, he is making it happen! Really great vision and work ethic! TY Josh!!!

[@kathymickle6915]

This video was amazing thank you for finding Sage hill, love this guy. His fore thought is so fantastic and organizational skills are so on point.

[@JaredSpink]

This is rad, super close to me. I’ll have to check this place out.

[@JoshSattinFarming]

Definitely do! If you go there, tell Spencer hi for me. He’s awesome.

[@zackscott8636]

And this shares a lot of ideas I have so thanks for helping. More vids of water recycling on small farms too please and farm events

[@KellysKitchenGarden]

What an incredible place! Truly inspirational. Thanks for showing it to us Josh ☺️🌱

[@LOGDOG5375]

An absolutely beautiful farm! What a back drop to work in everyday! There's just something magical about terraced gardens...... Great video Josh. We love your channel!

[@killuificould]

Great video!

[@1982MCI]

Great video josh!! But then again, you’ve never had a bad video. Thank you buddy!! Well Josh, I want to tell you that you won buddy!! I have given In and it’s mainly because of you and a small handful of others that I have been researching and studying before nearly 4 years now and everything I have found shows me that your method of growing with the no-till system has so many more benefits from what I have done for nearly 50 years with a conventional till system and I am actively making the transition right now so I can try and get my beds created and in and start growing ASAP but I think I will only be able to get half of my fields converted no, which will be approximately five acres and I sill convert the other five acres this fall. It’s been a challenge trying to source enough material, both compost and wood chips at one time to make the transition as well as being a sizable investment but I believe it will payoff in the end but I’m super excited to get it done and see how it works out. The first tandem axle dump truck load of compost has already been delivered but am waiting on it to dry out enough to start spreading it. I started yesterday running string lines and getting the field layed out with 30” beds and am making them 100’ long which last year my rows were 600’ but I really believe the 100’ beds will be much better and I think I will even cut some back to 50’ to make gandering row covers and stuff easier. The compost that you have been using , do you have any idea of the general makeup (ingredients) of it by chance? I have found a huge difference in types of compost out there available and I’m wondering on some of them if they will perform better than others or not. I found one that they even have ground up eggshells mixed in that they get from one of our local hatcheries not far from snow camp but wonder if I’m better using 6” of another compost and then top dressing with 1”-2” of eggshell mix compost ? Where have you been sourcing your compost from? The more I start transitioning, the more questions I have but I think it’s gonna be worth it and can’t wait to do it even tho I’ve always been a diehard conventional, old school farmer. Sometimes it’s just better to change, and all the research shows that with the type of farming And crops I’m attempting to grow, I’m an idiot for maintaining a conventional system and it’s time to convert to no-till. I’m sure I’m gonna have many questions the further I go ad will it be ok to bother you with those questions josh? I appreciate everything you’ve taught me so far and cannot wait to see the difference but am really glad the constant battle with weeds will be over!! Take care Josh, and thank you Brother!

[@coyotedick]

Oh man, this one actually made me miss SoCal a little. Most videos of operations just make me glad I'm out of there.

[@What..a..shambles]

Brilliant farm 👌🏻

[@iamhis5580]

Beautiful farm

[@hshsjdhdj312]

I'm truly impressed with the farm idea. The organization of the productive space and the post harvesting space are well thought out, especially from the perspective sloping landscape.

[@meganisraels9952]

Ha ha ha! You were a 20 minute drive from my house! Sage hill is an awesome place.

[@OldReddingFarm]

I love the beneficial hedge rows

[@dannyhughes4889]

Great work.

[@jeffkolp3526]

I really appreciate your efforts and the valuable knowledge offered.

[@barbaravickroy7563]

Josh .. always interesting interviews. l'm transplant from Escondido [60 years] to the Ozarks [9'' to 36'' rain py], so fun to see the chaparral hills of ''home''.

[@Blackadder75]

This guy and his family and fellow workers are worth more than all the politicians in Washington combined

[@fr_greywolf.]

Good ideas for the hilly region farmers and he Done a such a nice set up of farming and reusing the water is good idea great video Josh awesome interview.

[@TheFarmDream]

Amazing farm. A creative way to use all the land possible. And also a smart farmer in the works of systems in place to farm away.

[@joeypader7144]

Reminds me of my farm. Great content Josh. Thank you. Keep up the grind brother!

[@kathrynplett8386]

Wow, that was great... loved the idea with the cafeteria trays!

[@delf6775]

Wow. What an inspiring guy and an incredible garden!

[@ALEXTESKI]

I love this place, what an inspiration.

[@brandonkrause6401]

Awesome!

[@andymichael1340]

His hat gives away what other plants he grows on his farm. “Hustle trees”

[@grow_mo_pakalolo5011]

On the South side of the mountain ;)

[@fouroakfarm]

Gophers. Bane of my existence!

[@kaitlinsfamilyfarmstead]

Fantastic place! Great interview

[@womanofsubstance8735]

Excellent project and explanations.

[@deliastanley3921]

Josh thank you so much for this video. I’m in the process of purchasing vacant land not far from this farm. It’s also on a slope so this was very useful for me. I’m loving your videos!!

[@monikaleon5968]

Awesome information!

[@aminm2152]

It's very nice

[@lg4065]

This is an incredible farm! #goals

[@faquitt]

Great interview!

[@corvair69]

What a great video.

[@mishalea]

Impressive!

[@hillfamilyfarmstead3800]

Love the video! We want to start our garden soon on our 60 acres!

[@estanciaperseverancia5840]

we in argentina have birds that eat our tomatoes so we have to make them cover!!!! nice job congrats!

[@jamesalanstephensmith7930]

Efficient and well designed!

[@JohnnyRFarmer]

Excellent, EXCELLENT video. This gives me so many ideas for my place. The only real problem I see is that it's in California.

[@Riverrockphotos]

Cafeteria trays what a great idea. I have a few of them trays going to try it out. One question though how dose he water them microgreens?

[@kevinjohnson8579]

His heating table was a great ideal. Not sure how and why I didn’t think of it first lol. I have been installing them for 20 years. there is a product called ditra-heat from schluter systems it’s a mat that the wire sits in to protect it and if you fill the need you can spread motor across it to protect it even further and will last you for years and would never have to worry about cutting it. If any one has questions post them and I’ll try to answer them.

[@farmerleigh6361]

Hey Kevin, to do the set up he has on the table, could you explain how you might set it up? Would you need to put a barrier or membrane under the wire first, then layout the wire (how would you keep it in place?), and what material goes over top (that Spencer puts his trays directly on)? Is there any way to connect a soil probe to the thermostat to keep it from going above a specific soil temp? Any insight is greatly appreciated!

[@rra022001]

How are dealing with the water shortages that are occurring throughout California ?

[@andersgarp3517]

Be careful putting down any fresh wood mulch it will pull nitrogen for the first 3 or so years from the soil as it starts to breakdown!

[@PvPNokills]

This guy is pretty much farming on rock and succeeding. The neighbors....not so much 😊😊

[@carlg7190]

10:00 I never realized a single tomato plant could produce 35-40lbs of tomato’s a harvest.

[@munchkin5674]

As I watch this video now, 7 months later, I am wondering if any of these types of farms in the western states we taken by the wildfires?

[@eazypeasybz8669]

Awesome video Josh! Beautiful farm and filming right there! In the video Spencer mention about listening to a “culinary gardener”, (around 16min mark in video) does anyone else listen to this culinary gardener? Highly interested! Help a brother out!

[@JoshSattinFarming]

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[@eazypeasybz8669]

Josh Sattin Thank you much sir! Much love & respect!

[@JoshSattinFarming]

You're welcome!

[@briansanchez6699]

What is he saying at 5:52?

[@sierralivin7962]

How are you controlling the gophers and the voles? My farm has failed due to them.

[@jasonsimmons4319]

Honestly a dog might help. A vermin hunter like mini schnauzer or dachsund or something. Plus get a pellet gun, put traps in holes, use deterrents like certain soumd machines you can put in to soil.

[@jasonsimmons4319]

Honestly a dog might help. A vermin hunter like mini schnauzer or dachsund or something. Plus get a pellet gun, put traps in holes, use deterrents like certain soumd machines you can put in to soil.

[@sierralivin7962]

@@jasonsimmons4319 Thank you for responding. I've done all those things plus more. I sure hope anyone than can grow in ground is so very appreciative of what they have.

[@jasonsimmons4319]

@@sierralivin7962 wow. You have em pretty darn bad huh? You could always try raised beds with metal mesh at the bottom as a barrier but building and filling raised beds is $$$ Maybe in native soil you could do a double dig type thing where after you dig out topsoil, lay down metal mesh barrier then amend the topsoil and put it back in. Maybe you could do it on the sides too. Idk

[@nickrichards8516]

i guess that gophers and what not are great for aeration of the soil......

[@Jenura01]

Nick Richards that is what I tell myself.

[@giojared]

i have a productive backyard garden in los angeles if your cali looking for content.

[@mrmrlee]

5:25 is he the "everything like that" guy???

[@wendyscott8425]

Are any animals involved in this farm?

[@JoshSattinFarming]

They had some animals there but they weren't integrated with the vegetable production. I didn't have a chance to check out their animals since I didn't have that much time there.

[@wendyscott8425]

@@JoshSattinFarming Thanks. :)

[@mikanfarmer]

Wendy Scott, ...........gophers and voles !

[@eucalyptusleemcconnell8314]

Man that guy talks fast in a good way little bit hard to understand if you're an Aussie mate

[@wendyscott8425]

He was kinda hard to understand for this American! Cute guy though. :)

[@sandypineda7207]

3rd

[@shanek6582]

Crazy that guys making a living off of 1/4 acre! He’s sharp. Also, since he’s in California, why isn’t he just growing marijuana?

[@killuificould]

Anyone else thinks he looks like a famous soccer player...... ah? Ah? Ya seeing it now?