Tour 1/2 ACRE PERMACULTURE FARM with Edible Acres - Ep 013

One of the first stops in the fall that we wanted to make was to pay a visit to Sean and Sasha from Edible Acres. Together, they have created a vibrant, bursting-at-the-garden seams plant community on their 1/2 acre plot-equipped with chicken compost run, (which will be subject for a follow-up video).
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[@creativebobbo]

To get rid of an underground wasp nest when I was a kid, my father hung a piece of fish over a 5 gallon bucket of water filled about half way. The wasps ate so much fish they couldn't fly and fell in the bucket and drowned. No pesticides and it was cleared out in a day.

[@Vivienwestphal]

That sounds like something a cartoon character would do to catch their enemy 😂😂😂❤

[@minyoung823]

Yeah, we humans should learn to share food with other animals instead of just viewing them as pests or threats, to co-exist with the animal kingdom, even insects, bec they too have their natural uses in this biodiversity. Actually, it is man who take too much land, space and territory away from animals. Kudos to this man for respecting and acknowledging the uses and roles of other creatures around him.

[@coagulatedsalts4711]

where i live, we have a date palm growing in our backyard and we let the birds eat them because we can always buy high-quality dates from the store and they also are able to keep their population alive.

[@THEROOTMATTERS]

Loving this tour through this garden, what happen to the bread making owner?

[@WV_Raised1983]

That's easy to say when you're not trying to feed your children with that food. Deer have made it with out my garden for 100's of years so I don't feel bad putting a fence up.

[@kenrehill8775]

@@coagulatedsalts4711 do the dates you buy from the store come without packing and within a couple of miles of where you live?

[@kenrehill8775]

I co-exist with the wild boar in my forest. They eat some of my grass, bulbs etc on my land. I’m happy for them to do it even though locally the farmers hate them. I then allow the hunters in my forest, they kill them and I get 40kg of meat every year. It works well for everyone.

[@cynthialemus2591]

Her gasp at the bread reminder was unbearably relatable to me. 😆

[@11UncleBooker22]

Sasha's bread at the end of the video looked WONDERFUL.

[@gratitude354]

My favourite people...Sasha Sean....so good to see them here❤

[@firebrandsgirl]

This interviewer is going a great job. She is engaging and gently moving him along. U can hardly tell.

[@gullable8617]

Beautiful people growing beautiful things

[@teresaminnick2252]

I love this mans voice! So peaceful

[@Alecmcq]

You are so right. When I am having trouble sleeping, I start an edible acres playlist, and his lovely calm voice lulls me to sleep. The bonus is that I then get a subconscious permaculture education while I sleep!!

[@rintangazhar]

The man who speaks the language. Botanical vocabulary! Loved it! I learn new things from this episode. Thanks Summer and Sander for inviting us to their garden.

[@FlockFingerLakes]

You're most welcome. Thanks for taking a tour with us!

[@janecurtis5726]

It is a joy to see people respectfully using the land for their livelihood. Always learning how to live with nature. I’m so impressed!

[@mashingmametsa4283]

I am so delighted to be at school like these that is practical.

[@whtrabbit3852]

Eloquent farmers who have such a wonderful light touch and sense of learning in the moment!!

[@Blimpio]

Lovely to see Edible Acres getting this sort of exposure. They really deserve it. Incredibly intuitive and proactive couple, couldn't be happier.

[@farisasmith7109]

I can see them thirty years from now toodling around in the garden. And him reminding her she has bread in the oven . They are cute and their garden is beautiful.

[@jim26087]

The bread thing was an excuse for her to leave for whatever reason. Otherwise she would have came back lol

[@ManufacturedCrises]

@@jim26087 that’s how I took it too 😂 she seemed uncomfortable. I don’t blame her though I wouldn’t want to do it either lol

[@godschildyes]

@@jim26087 I absolutely agree! She seemed VERY uncomfortable! I think it was because of the other lady!

[@worldchangingvideos6253]

Maybe eventually a bun in the oven 🍞

[@rosebw1077]

That was so cute with the bread, they are adorable

[@allonesame6467]

I love guest garden tours. The interaction with other people gives a different perspective. Thank you Sasha and Sean for going for it! and thanks to Flock, too! Blessings Abound

[@SHARONSHORTOrchidsandGarden]

...and funny! "Turn this off so you don't get caught talking to the bread!"😆😆

[@miguelpereira702]

that minute 27:50 ..

[@miguelpereira702]

oh, scratch that. minute 28:50 takes the cake :o :D

[@carlacowling1789]

Sean and Sasha are my favorite KZbin channel - hands down. They are the reason I started keeping chickens last year, the reason I became interested in fermented foods, and the encouragement to fearlessly just try something. Their open, gentle, humorous videos were my lifeline in the middle of 2020 madness. THIS year I am following suit and transitioning all lawn to food forest.

[@davidd2285]

Omg congrats! Best of luck and happy growing :)

[@tinuvianna]

Right there with you. Have been enjoying their channel for a while now.

[@poodledaddles1091]

I'm already subbed to edible acres, but I have never seen drone footage of the property....that was quite a treat.

[@k9spot1]

more of these gardeners need drones!!

[@MissBetsyLu]

​@@k9spot1 blah!

[@charlesbale8376]

I love walking through a garden and get the thoughts of the gardener...This was such fun.

[@timothyclark3342]

Keynote At 47.31 the more wild of birds alert the chicken of predators. What a harmonious minded couple. Thankful for your sharing.

[@nevermind2394]

This guy is unbelievably articulate … so impressive! Excellent questions from the host as well - great video!

[@gillsmoke]

Sean's mellow and positive attitude is always so inspiring to me.

[@OddboxLife]

He seems like a bit of a prick tbh.

[@onlyintime9914]

I have so much respect for edible acres and the way that Sean supports Sasha, the plants, and animals. Even in the beginning when asked who does most of the gardening Sean turned it into an opportunity to support Sasha, as even though she is on camera less her impact on the garden is still very valuable and Sean does not hesitate to share about her great skills in the garden. He speaks with a genuine, calm, deep compassion for all beings he speaks about. And that is rare and truly admirable especially in the times we live in today. I hope their channel continues to grow.

[@eeor]

Well said. Id love to blaze one down in that garden! Absolutely gorgeous.

[@adriennehuffman5651]

Yeah I love seeing this, especially because I know Sasha personally and I feel like the idea of being on camera is definitely not her cup of tea, but she deserves credit for how much care she puts into her homestead and her life in general.

[@trentboulder855]

Exactly, I hope more "Modern Independent Women" Would see this and how they need a man in a relationship and that they need to be submissive and let the man lead.

[@eeor]

@@trentboulder855 You missed the point dude. This attitude sucks brother. Good luck in life.

[@trentboulder855]

@@eeor That is the point, this attitude will get up back to what it right. Women are suffering alone out there

[@RussellBallestrini]

LMAO that's my buddy Sean eating parsley before the cameras show up! I love you Sean and Sasha from Editable Acres, so busy!

[@billybones956]

Edilbe Acres is one of my favourite KZbinrs. They always find ways to make permaculture more accessible and explain everything so well.

[@FlockFingerLakes]

Agreed!

[@FlockFingerLakes]

And so soothing too.

[@DorisSchmitten]

Mine too!

[@SSDD_NYC]

I found them because I was looking for more New York-based KZbin channels doing nature-based work that I wanted to learn about. I stayed for the content, the knowledge, and for being one of the most chill channels I've ever encountered. I swear every video seems to be both a journey as much as an education. Seeing their land featured on another channel in a way I never get to experience their land is wildly entertaining-- and equally as soothing!

[@lliamthrumble]

She is so beautiful

[@wolfbirdhomestead600]

Sean and sasha are my favorite people. I have learned and applied so much of their teachings- which in turn has made an impact in my community. I am very thankful for what they put out there and you did a great job of interviewing and filming his site. It's great to get an outside perspective instead of him talking solo into a camera.

[@ChrisMaxwellRose]

Love his reverence for the plants! Can you speak to what he meant when he was talking about transplanting and said a few times "as long as the plant is asleep, it is ok" - what does he mean by "asleep?" Thanks for having us along on your Flock adventure!

[@summerrayneoakes]

That it's in its dormancy and not during a growing season.

[@KMouseff]

This was so fun to see Sean and Sasha's garden from someone else's perspective, and the overhead views are spectacular!

[@briantorsell]

Sean's KZbin channel was my introduction to permaculture about 5 years ago when I was living in an apartment. I now have 30 chickens and am trying to start a small nursery on my own 1/2 acre. It's great to see him and Sasha getting some more exposure.

[@patiopermaculture3529]

I've been watching Sean for awhile and his property gives me new ideas every time I see it.

[@magnumxlpi]

He seems like a creepy abusive narcissist

[@katieplummer]

Love that he talks about letting the wood chips age for a year! I added fresh wood chips on my garden 2 years ago and definitely regretted it. My plants acted exactly as he said - tomatoes sitting there for months and just barely growing. I was going crazy trying to blame anything other than the wood chips that I had heard so many good things about lol. Don’t get me wrong, great to use - just have to use them properly!

[@teresaminnick2252]

I love gardens like this. I do mosaics and I feel like this way of gardening is like making a mosaic little pieces into a big picture.

[@FlockFingerLakes]

It is like painting the landscape, isn't it?

[@dreamingrightnow1174]

I'm fascinated by permaculture. I love that this is only 1/2 an acre and so filled with abundance.

[@veteranscannabisadvocacygr5401]

✨🌎 FREE THE PLANTS 🌱 FREE THE PLANET 🌏 FREE ALL PEOPLES 🌀❣️ Edible Acres 👍

[@outlaw565]

Wow, so knowledgeable. This is how life is supposed to be lived in harmony with the earth. It is so easy to see clearly how cities and urban sprawl is totally destructive. And how big corp. has made the masses dependent on them by eliminating the natural food and knowledge of them.

[@adriennehuffman5651]

Omg I used to work with her in the cafe where she waitresses! She’s a really cool person!

[@KatalinFodor.]

you all are soooo beautiful! Thank you for sharing!

[@olucky11]

Wow my 2 favorite KZbin channels unite.

[@bunkernate]

I live in Houston and have a variety of malibar spinach that essentially took over my flowerbeds, grew over my holly bush, reached my front doorstep, and even survived the 6-20 degrees(snow/ice) we had for a week.

[@CanadianPermacultureLegacy]

20:00 OMG that whole exchange right up to "I feel they could be the way I die", that made my morning.

[@CanadianPermacultureLegacy]

30:34 Another nice trick with nettles is that if you look really closely the needles tend to point upwards slightly. So when handling the plant if you start low and kind of grab in an upwards motion, you will actually flatten the needles/hairs up against the stem and they won't sting you. I'm not sure if I'd ever eat them raw like Sean did though! LOL he's more adventurous than I am. I'd rather cook them to kill the needles first.

[@Han-uz1tl]

If I could give this 10 thumbs up, I would. Such a wonderful, real, gardening-as-it-should-be program.

[@CanadianPermacultureLegacy]

23:55 The birds up here (Between Toronto/Ottawa) also don't really eat the seabuckthorn. It's a truly wonderful plant, just make sure to get a named variety with small thorns. The wild versions can have 3 inch long thorns, which themselves have thorns. It's like the worst parts of thorny honey-locust. However there are so many wonderful varieties like Chuksaya, Hergo, etc which have very small thorns. This way if they run by rhizome you can dig them up and not impale yourself on accident. The berries will often last right into February, completely untouched by wildlife. The ideal picking time is sometime between Aug-Nov, afterwhich point they start getting quite bitter. They are still good (medicinally) but will be very much an "aquired taste". They taste like medicine because they are. However if taken in peak ripeness, and also if mixed with other fruit, they are a FANTASTIC flavour. These in a nice tea, just sitting in it are amazing. The leaves can also be made into tea. But the berries can almost be like Chinese Dried-Goji tea. Think of it almost like a bubble tea where you drink the berry-infused tea and then eat the tea-infused berries at the end. Such a fantastic fruit.

[@alexdoe784]

Edible Acres is an amazing channel! They have been a huge resource and inspiration for me over the years.

[@aaronvigil9910]

Do you know what state they live in?

[@jdvanallen2907]

@@aaronvigil9910 they are near Ithaca NY

[@MissBetsyLu]

One uTuber said he planted stuff rabbits hate around garden with barrier of shrubs. Then planted some plants further from garden. Rabbits wouldn't bother going through plants they didn't like. Many blessings everyone.

[@annetteallynaguilar-gomez2082]

It's amazing to see the huge variety on only 1/2 acre. I have rented here in Georgia 17 years. All of a sudden my landlord wants to sell. Eke! But maybe if if I plant enough, nobody will want to.buy. Mischievous but it might work to keep me living here. At age 78 I am terrified at the idea of being put in an old folks home. So I guess I will get busy this winter. Your perennial plantings are a good idea. I will adopt that idea.

[@CanadianPermacultureLegacy]

Anyone who interviews Sean and has enough plant knowledge to name off many of the diversity in his gardens earns my Sub in a second! This was a really nice tour. I enjoyed seeing Sean from this perspective (interviewing him, camera walking around his property)... it gave a neat new view of his place. I can't wait to check out more of what you are doing on your channel also Summer :) If you are ever up in Ontario, we'd love to have you here at our place.

[@jdvanallen2907]

I agree! She has so much knowledge and it’s nice to see this property from a different angle. It’s a similar experience to having toured your property in person.

[@relaxingnature2342]

This is really good way of life rather than being a slave for a company!

[@avwarrior]

Been a huge fan of Edible Acres for years and now a fan of you!! Super knowledgeable AND beautiful!! 💚

[@saltriverorchards4190]

This is such a wonderful video. Thanks for sharing it with us. I’m very envious of this plant collection.

[@amyp8162]

Omg he made me burst out laughing with the bee stings! Poor guy!!! Be careful!!!!!

[@HolmesHobbies]

Thanks for the outside view of their gardens! A favorite channel of mine

[@norwegianbee849]

Lol rabbits. I’ve been working in my garden and felt a presence . I turn around and there I big eyes peaking out at me while chewing down my green bean plants

[@Phasorann]

happy family with fresh garden

[@jasonhatfield4747]

His KZbin channel is great btw. This was a great video. I've been following edible acres for quite some time now, but I've never seen an overview of the whole property in full bloom like this. Makes me really excited for summer!

[@cpnotill9264]

Thank you for this great walk about and informational tour of their nursery. I've been a subscriber of Sean and Sasha for two years plus and have a few of their plants. They have wonderful stock, plants are so heathy and I just love their love for the earth, plants and all that's in between. Great job by all and love to see their channel gowing. 🌱❤

[@Toadlily647]

I love imagining the diversity of biota in this soil 😍 seeing so many familiar plant "faces" here that I seeded into my meadow!

[@Crina-LudmilaCristeaAuthor]

So much love! Sean and Sasha are wonderful! I'm so happy I found them on KZbin. Thank you for interviewing them. This video made my day.🤗💛💛💛🤗

[@azimaa1463]

Wowwww....he is so good with plants.

[@learningallthetimes7655]

We LOVE SEAN AND SASHA!!!!!!

[@hildihearn7226]

you can use the nettles to make nettle tincture to keep on you and the next time you get stung you can take a couple droppers of nettle tincture. great as an anti-histamine for allergies, bites and stings. really easy to make

[@vacysmotuzas4267]

What a beautiful garden ...

[@gretahancock4725]

This is perfect timing I found this older video- so inspiring for my woodland garden planning this year- you have helped me develop an overall plan for how to beautify our acres.

[@SHARONSHORTOrchidsandGarden]

He was incredible. Thanks so much for sharing. Wishing you all happy life, happy living and happy growing.😊

[@FlockFingerLakes]

Thank you so much for joining in on the tour.

[@nevernevereverland]

I love this guys KZbin channel I just wish there was more Sasha.

[@jdvanallen2907]

We all want more Sasha. She’s starting to do little bits :)

[@frankmuehle3490]

💚 🐸 !! Summer meets Father Nature. Food for thought. Interesting solutions.

[@pudgyplanter1130]

This has been an ongoing dream of mine, permaculture. Minus the selling aspect. But I just love the system they have created or allowed the plants themselves to create. Simple yet complex. The relationships that you witness in the garden is amazing. Beautiful. Fascinating. Thank you and thank Sean and Sasha for sharing their life and home with us.

[@garrettjohnson2201]

She did that lil kid voice through the grass stalks and it earned a like from me on the video 😭

[@andrearobin4631]

"It's a productive obsession." So relatable! Love this video / garden tour. Thank you!

[@Woodland.Gnome.]

Amazing! I’m in the early stages of replacing my lawn and creating a wildflower meadow and gardens, so this is very inspirational.

[@truphat2day]

Well she never came back from checking that bread 😂😂

[@RussianBot382]

Thank you for naming every plant in the corner of the screen

[@melaniek072895]

Edible acres is the best they r both so knowledgeable about everything and I luv them 💕

[@aaronvigil9910]

He mentions “sea buckthorn” which is a nitrogen fixing shrub. You can just use your own urine, which also adds nitrogen back into the soil. The plants love it! Just make sure you dilute it (1 to 7 ratio).

[@dh.151]

But you only pee so much when you have a big garden 😂

[@aidanminnick9306]

You can also pee on a pile of wood chips so you don't have to deal with diluting it or transporting it through your garden. And it will compost down

[@dh.151]

@@aidanminnick9306 I've heard of you don't let wood compost for a year or two it can leech nitrogen from your beds so this could be an actual good idea

[@aidanminnick9306]

@@dh.151 yess exactly! it will help to hasten the composting process because of the extra moisture and nutrients. Bacteria break down carbon with sufficient access to nitrogen. Which is why meat spoils fast and smells bad, the bacteria work so fast breaking up the nitrogen based proteins that oxygen is taken up too quickly and anaerobes take over and produce methanous/sulfurous compounds along with other byproducts. On the other hand wood chips are mostly carbon and water so they break down slowly

[@taariqq]

Your video had such a calming, such a serene effect! I live in a semi-desert area, in Karachi, Pakistan. Trying to grow some vegetable on a concrete rooftop, a little tough, but will try and make the place as dense as this, if possible. I have lived in Boston, Mass and had visited the finger lakes area once as well, so I know the climate a little bit and I could relate. Great place, great presentation.

[@vnet1975]

The Jordan Peterson of Permaculture ...very informative.

[@terifarrar7317]

Wow what a cool different view of edible acres! Love these guys.

[@katherinespencer2073]

Such clever & hardworking people. Land is always used best to feed then to earn it's keep, then to profit. Your time & commitment has to have results which ensure your financial security in old age otherwise it is just a hobbie & reduces the benefits that you will need later in life when no longer employed or mobile. So many elderly people live in poverty & much of that is not making everyday count to build life security. Investing in yourself like this not only promotes good health thru eating well but by being physically active all the time. No gym membership or burning dirty fuel to go anywhere required.

[@boopthesnootz]

What a lovely garden. Such thought and care put into each plant. I almost didn't watch, the first scene with the bread felt a bit strained or uncomfortable. I am glad I held on though, because he has do much great information!

[@drjonritz]

Plantain WORKS for stings! I've also seen it eliminate a rapidly-rising welt on a 2yo boy's eyelid from a bee sting. He'd been stung a year before and swelled up to grapefruit size, and was taken to the ER right as anaphylaxis was beginning. This time we were at a pond, and while he was in the water he got stung. By the time his mom picked him up, I had found some plantain growing, and started chewing it. I plastered the spit poultice on the site, which was already bigger than my thumb. The boy, felt it working and took some to leaf to chew, to replace my poultice with his. The swelling never got any bigger, and was almost gone within minutes. I've used it for myself as well, countless times. Most recently, last week, I also found a nest of ground wasps and luckily got away with only two stings. I don't have an allergy, but nonetheless I immediately found plantain and plastered the two sting sites. The pain almost immediately goes away, or at least down to just an itch.

[@alyssawarner8590]

I really love the tour of a smaller property like this. We're hoping to move to a homestead-type property in 5-10 years, and it's great to know how much you can do on just a 1/2 acre of land.

[@aliannarodriguez1581]

I can attest that it’s amazing what you can do on a fraction of an acre. 1/3 of an acre and a house and driveway taking up a big chunk of it, and yet countless species now.

[@thecrazysoaplady2497]

Very enjoyable to watch and learn! Love how you're loving and living off the land. You could make handmade soap and sell. With all the botanicals, you're halfway there. Subscribing now.!

[@rcelectricsolution4699]

भाई साहब जिंदगी तो आप ही जी रहे हो हम जैसे लोग तो अपना नाम सिर्फ जनसंख्या की लिस्ट में लिखवाने के लिए ही पैदा हुए ह✌️✌️

[@Tubefish07]

I thought it was masterful how the good gent sent his tethered companion away to tend the loaves. Never to return. Whilst he entertained the succulent. For a moment I thought I was watching an episode of Downton Abbey! Brilliant! Cheers mates!!

[@laurensrodi9501]

Very inspiring as I have almost the same climate and garden space around me.

[@lextrombas]

Lucerne is also a great nitrogen source. It also has many health benefits. I would eat it just like you did with the parsley! Perfect for green smoothies.

[@chintanaohl9698]

So cool Garden and so much to learn all of those names. Very impressive!

[@chrisoriel4823]

Great tour. Really captured the vibe of Edible Acres. It would be cool to film Sean walking the Flock property and see how he evaluates the land. Also, any plans to tour Akiva's place?

[@WingardMT]

This has helped me to the next level, much gratitude for this video!

[@jaketheperson8495]

Their farm is so cute!! I also want this on my future garden!

[@Loogiemistress]

What is Sasha doing to the bread? It’s 33 mins in & Im still waiting for her to come back & give some input :) Lovely garden! Great camera work too

[@Alecmcq]

Sasha likes to hide from the camera. Sean spends his life trying to get her in front of the camera for us. Sasha, we love you! We’d love to see more of you!!

[@bradenmcdaniel2456]

Hahahaha thats what I was thinking

[@forsak3th]

I think Sean realized she was uncomfortable and perhaps the bread was an answer to that problem?

[@TheYolk]

You can see her in the background at 23:50 :) I think the bread was just a good excuse to get off camera.

[@glumGlumm]

I think she agreed to be off camera. He sounds like he is botanist but if you guys watch his older video he has been doing this stuff for years. Who knows he maybe did went to school and study scientific plants.

[@kairon156]

I really enjoy the sort of human side of this interview/overview of the garden.

[@kateheaton5928]

Garden goals.

[@floridafreeliving]

What a wonderful 50 minutes spent 😇

[@misst1586]

I love edible acres. I've been trying to duplicate their chicken area at my place.

[@jasonhatfield4747]

Definitely get yourself an epi-pen if you’re going to let those wasps stay. You can develop an anaphylactic allergy with enough stings over time. Plantain will not stop anaphylaxis unfortunately.

[@InJusticeAustralia]

that was delightful to watch. He was fascinating to listen to. Very articulate and pleasing to my ears. She: Great input and very sweet. Would have been nice to hear from the GF.

[@tiffanyvanlengen4393]

I just found this! Very well spoken about the gardens to where we can understand. I enjoyed how you explained where you both started and what you are working on now. I will be binge watching your channel now. High diversity and density with interpersonal relationships! exactly. Thank you for explaining this so well and thoroughly. #goals

[@xyzsame4081]

What a wholesome video, enjoyed it very much.