He Mastered the Art of Easy Vegetable Farming

Almost an entire lifetime of farming differently, farming regeneratively, and truly farming organic, so much so, not even inputs of animal feces. Always viewed as a radical, he took what he learned in his professional career and realized the huge problem coming with the food industry. In order to pivot, he had to do it himself. Now he aims to share his message with everyone that there are better ways and even less back breaking ways to grow food!
Jarhead Farm
Toccoa, Georgia
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[@Christopher-nk4en]

Been gardening/farming my whole life . Best thing to do is ALWAYS hear the other guy out . Find what works for you and blend into your own style of farming . I appreciate this video

[@BreakingNewRoots]

I couldn’t have said it better myself!! I’m so glad you enjoyed the video! Thank you!

[@sophiacorpus9769]

All right but where are you going to find a clean source of hay these days …they’re sprayed also

[@sufficientgrace1692]

@@sophiacorpus9769It doesn’t have to be hay - it can be dropped tree leaves, grass clippings, etc from your own yard or someone’s that you know doesn’t use chemicals. I collect fall leaves and chop them up with my mower - maple leaves are almost perfectly balanced so as they decompose they’re adding nutrients to the soil. The main idea is to use a natural mulch that keeps the soil cool and moist.

[@londonpickering8675]

Ran into an old lady a few years that gardened this way. The old timers know and we should listen!

[@BreakingNewRoots]

Oh yes.

[@dlewis895]

THIS IS FAMOUS OLD RUTH STOUT METHOD BEEN AROUND FOREVER

[@kkaye76]

Yep, I came to say the same thing.. Ruth Stout is the mother of no till gardening. It's wonderful to see people appreciating it. The hippies were the only ones who were smart enough to take her practices to heart.

[@BreakingNewRoots]

@@kkaye76 absolutely!! I hadn’t heard of her until after this video was released and love it!!! 😍

[@petekooshian5595]

Correction: SOME old timers know 😂 most are set in the ways of industrial agriculture these days unfortunately.

[@coachtim6188]

Dang. Interviewing people is sooo much more difficult that most people realize. This was done incredibly well.

[@BreakingNewRoots]

Thank you so much!!! I appreciate you recognizing that! I try hard to make the farmers feel comfortable and to be genuine and authentic. ❤️❤️

[@coachtim6188]

@@BreakingNewRoots It really shows. Great interview.

[@BreakingNewRoots]

@@coachtim6188 thank you!!

[@christinalambart8930]

We need more farmers like him.

[@jakiosborn1274]

Best gift I was ever given was, "The Ruth Stout No Work Garden Book". It's the basis for my current garden. I'm in the desert in Arizona and simply compost kitchen veggie scraps, coffee grounds, eggshells, sand, weeds, green grass clippings(when I can find some) and whatever else blows into my lot. I'm in a very close neighborhood setting. I don't shade the plants, I let weeds grow and have tons of volunteer plants that produce prolifically, especially butternut squash. I DO have to water, though. 😂 Surprisingly, even at 120°, everything bounces back from the direct sunshine as soon as the shade shifts. Thank you!

[@BreakingNewRoots]

Yes!!! Wow!! That’s so awesome!!! 👏

[@207laine]

I have been a Ruth Stout fan most of my adult life and I’m 72. No till is amazing! thank you Ruth.

[@lisasapp6013]

I too am in Az. Can keep my herbs growing. I haven’t tried anything else. But I do know that I’m more of a Northerner, it’s too damn hot for me here! But there are some beautiful sunsets. ✌🏽❤️

[@clairefarnell9489]

We have been adopting the No Dig garden for the last 10 yrs. It works. We have just bought a 161 acre hay farm/ pasture/trees. Its rolling fields and glorious. We will be adopting regenerative farming on all our land. Never will we disc or Till. My surrounding farmer neighbours think we are nuts. Bless their hearts😂 We live in Alberta,Canada in zone 2. Its May 21st 2024. We had a small frost overnight. Will plant out tomatoes/ peppers next week when risk may be less. I mulch with wool from our sheared sheep.

[@BreakingNewRoots]

Oh wow!! That’s awesome!! Thank you so much for sharing!!

[@gabriellafox7948]

Awesome AB🇨🇦

[@T.R.75]

no watering, no weeding, no fertilizing, sounds too good to be true honestly. kudos to him. good vid.

[@BreakingNewRoots]

That’s what I thought too!! But it’s just that simple! Haha.

[@eastsidemuu]

I call 🧢🧢

[@skywatcher7272]

Just think about how things work in the wild when nature is balanced. We lost a lot of education matching to the bear of the drum of the beast

[@joycerichardson2029]

I have a question? I see where he’s using round bake hay.? We have leftover organic hay from our farm. What about the weed seeds in the hay? Do they come up thru the hay? Thanks 😊

[@BreakingNewRoots]

@@joycerichardson2029 as long as the cover is thick enough not much will germinate.

[@rayskidmore1786]

Make sure the person that cuts the hay Don't spray his field with Grazson or any other pesticides or herbicides

[@leslielu42]

Love this. I would love to see his garden when "things are growing."

[@BreakingNewRoots]

Me too! Haha. We would love to do a follow up when it’s a growing season.

[@ryloncross6207]

Fo sho

[@elisabethjones4917]

I cannot tell you how refreshing it is to see and hear an more mature, Southern, male living to benefit the future of children and our environment! ❤️ He teaches, shares, and openly welcomes 🎉🎉🎉🎉 beautiful, simple, loving, and tacit knowledge 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽🥳🥳🥳 really doesn't get much better than this ❤️ I wish I had money for a ticket

[@BreakingNewRoots]

Thank you so much!! He really is doing some great stuff!!

[@Aussiehomestead1965]

Vegetables do not absorb flavour from manure Grazon and other broad leaf herbicides do not wash out of round bales not matter how long you leave it. Amazing how people will listen to a doctor rather than us old farmers.

[@suzanmiller558]

My grandparents had a garden like this. They weren’t out there weeding or watering the garden. In fact I don’t remember them doing any maintenance at all. Just went out to pick the produce.

[@BreakingNewRoots]

Wow!! That’s awesome!! Oh the questions we could ask them now! ❤️

[@amywilkins]

She asked great questions!

[@BreakingNewRoots]

Thank you! I am genuinely interested in every farm I visit and I try to ask realistic questions. Cliff was great to talk with though and kind of made it hard to ask too much, “it’s just that simple” he says 😅

[@johnkn12]

She asked what we needed to hear. She's good.

[@BreakingNewRoots]

@@johnkn12 thank you so very much!!! I’m glad I was able to help showcase this great farmer! And others like him!

[@eviemaddox3038]

As soon as a question popped into my head about something he said, she asked it! Definitely great interview.

[@BreakingNewRoots]

@@eviemaddox3038 that’s awesome!! Haha. Thank you!

[@homesteadingforbeginners]

I love that he shared about pacing yourself with homesteading. That’s what I teach people too. We don’t have to do ALL OF THE THINGS. 😊

[@BreakingNewRoots]

Yes!!! And what a hard concept for some of us, myself included! Haha. But yes, we don’t have to do all the things all at once! ❤️

[@homesteadingforbeginners]

@@BreakingNewRoots I did the same! I’ve been homestead for over 21 years and I think my generation was part of the problem. 😁 But I’ve been trying to undo someone of that by teaching about how our communities can provide some of the wants and needs we have. It’s a much healthier way to live. 😊❤️

[@BreakingNewRoots]

@@homesteadingforbeginners that’s fantastic!! Where are you located??

[@homesteadingforbeginners]

@@BreakingNewRoots in north Georgia actually. 😁 I started in California though so growing out here has been a new experience for me.

[@BreakingNewRoots]

@@homesteadingforbeginners oh wow!! That’s awesome!! Well if we are ever in the area again we would love to come see you!

[@waynekaczmarek946]

Oh my goodness this is exactly how my grandfather and my dad taught me how to do my garden to this is amazing I thought that not too many people knew about this understanding of the natural environment for getting the best garden in the world

[@BreakingNewRoots]

That’s great!!

[@In_sterquiliniis_invenitur]

This "old hippy" definitely has a secret garden stashed away from public view 😅

[@denisefaust6408]

His way is like Ruth Stout’s “ No Work Gardening” I read her books last yr and thoroughly enjoyed them. I’ve enjoyed listening to this Jarhead too!

[@BreakingNewRoots]

Yes!! Just learned about her and am so excited to read her books!! Glad you enjoyed the video! ❤️

[@dragonshadow3707]

I love this guy fantastic, so thanks for the video. I love the hippys. What a world we would live in if everyone was a hippy. It would be a beautiful place to live.

[@BreakingNewRoots]

Thank you so much!! We sure are excited to keep meeting more people like him!

[@John-Adams-Can]

I'm a capitalist with Hippy tendencies 😂

[@BreakingNewRoots]

😅

[@dianajschroedl3099]

Me too.😊

[@tamardevane6635]

@@BreakingNewRoots I’m a hippy off the 60’s, with capitalist tendencies; 🤣. But not very many

[@baneverything5580]

Here in Louisiana I can add my green grass clippings straight into my garden in little thick piles around plants and fruit trees and the heat, humidity, crickets, worms, pill bugs and microbes quickly break them down into rich soil and I have to mow about every 3 to 4 days so I`m constantly adding more. I had to build soil from scratch because previous residents here added gravel to a lot created by bulldozing a hill down to very hard packed red dirt. I had to use a pick axe to plant my fruit trees. I also mow over leaves in spring and fall and add pine straw, flattened piles of forest soil, leaf mold, twigs, weeds etc. I scattered organic fertilizer with 20 added soil microbes and bone meal and some organic lime pellets too because our soil is acidic and I wanted to add some minerals to the mix. I noticed tubers needed these to form and I added it and used turnip transplants and radishes to get the levels just right. I`m slowly building layers of rich soil and I don`t till. I may loosen the soil some if needed to mix in very rich leaf mold in some areas or dig a small hole for transplants but that`s it. I also leave the roots of plants in the ground and cut the plant stems when I need to remove them. I burn small amounts of leaves, twigs and pine straw here and there too and water it in. And something is always growing 365 days a year and usually a variety of things are planted together because I`m always experimenting and filling in empty spaces. There`s a huge amount of life underneath all the organic matter on the surface and a whole bunch of fish bait if I need it. But my garden isn`t neat and pretty in any way and this confuses pests and creates a nice habitat for predators and a larger variety of foods.

[@BreakingNewRoots]

Wow!! That’s so cool! Thank you for sharing!! ❤️

[@jumpingjehoshaphat]

Does this type of farming increase snake habitat? In Oklahoma we keep everything mowed low to keep the copperheads at bay and I wonder if straw beds would harbor snakes?

[@louisewelch5451]

Need an answer as I am terrified of snakes, any kind. Can't even stand worms as they remind me of baby snakes. Lol

[@BreakingNewRoots]

@@louisewelch5451 aw! I’m sorry. I’m not sure. It makes sense that snakes would probably like it, but just like many places on a farm, they could really be anywhere. Maybe you can luck out and never have to see one haha 🤞

[@joycerichardson2029]

Are you able to cast seeds like beans, turnips, or everything has to be transplanted?

[@ruthspillman546]

Thank you for being on youtube!!! I love this way of growing our food. When I move, I will be doing mine this way, God Willing.

[@BreakingNewRoots]

Thank you so much! I agree! When we settle down one day, we will be using his method as well!

[@BreakingNewRoots]

Thank you so much! I agree! When we settle down one day, we will be using his method as well!

[@billkitchin4123]

I started to garden like this two years ago.❤️👍

[@christinaorsi9963]

This is gold! I’m currently on the same path with my gardening and it’s also very spiritually healing for me and the earth 🤍 love this!

[@BreakingNewRoots]

That’s great!!! Thank you so much!

[@lloydmorrison9835]

I love the way you’re doing things on your farm, as a retired commercial farmer with a little land left to play with I would love to find out more! I really enjoyed this video. Thank you so much for making it.

[@BreakingNewRoots]

Thank you!! I’m sure cliff would be happy to chat. His links are on the description of the video. Thanks for watching! I’m glad you enjoyed it!

[@nobullziggster4070]

Love it. The easiest way to go no-till garden. Your plants will love you for it.

[@BreakingNewRoots]

Absolutely!

[@preppersparadisecanada2064]

This validates our 12 foot garden concept. We are in Central Alberta, so we don't have permafrost,but we do get deep frost and fewer growing days than Cliff. We are only 2 years in, so this willbe the first year growing in these gardens. I'm not a Jar-head, but I am a veteran, so HOO WAHH to Cliff. Cheers.

[@BreakingNewRoots]

That’s awesome!! I’m so glad his methods are helpful for you!! Thanks for watching!

[@stillamerica280]

Great stuff, especially information provided about spraying and irradiation of vegetables. While irradiation has been around a while, I believe it has increased recently. I'm one who has used the grocery store as a seed source over the years. Peppers were one type of veggie that I'd frequently do this with. This season was no different, and I'd picked up a large and hot jalapeno and some nice elongated pablanos over the winter with intention to grow out. For the first time ever, not a single seed from the grocery store purchased vegetables germinated. All of my normal seed bank peppers germinated on the heat mat per normal. After reading a little bit, I realized it was likely due to irradiation. I considered how much radiation it must have been applied that it sterilized the seeds. It can't be good.

[@BreakingNewRoots]

Oh wow!! That’s crazy! I didn’t think of that! Thank you for sharing!

[@jarheadfarm6811]

Yeah, it becomes progressively more frightening year after year.

[@bajajoepoker]

@@jarheadfarm6811I do believe you are the Joel Saladin of vegetable farming! 🙏🏼 Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

[@JennyJeanRazzle]

Interesting. This is why people are doing carnivore! Everything else is so toxic.

[@Cheapers-Vac]

The farming equipment folks ,and companies like dupont or monsanto would not be making millions if this video got out. Its the Ruth Stout lazy gardening method being taught here in Canada by Back to Reality and old Ruth taght her method for 30 years. I remember watching my Grand Dad shaking ddt on the potatoes n tomatoes.,and the tractor guy whipping thru and all the hours and days he spent slaving over that gravel pit turned garden. How this would have simplified his life. I have been building these up here in frozen chozen Canada. It works. People are amazed by it.

[@BreakingNewRoots]

Oh yes! Isn’t it crazy how much we complicate things by trying to make them easier with equipment??

[@robbieshannon3428]

I’m soooo excited you did this tour of his garden!! Great info!!

[@BreakingNewRoots]

Thank you!!! It was so great to meet him and to see his super simple methods!

[@robbieshannon3428]

I can’t believe how simple it all is and how little he has to do for his garden! Thanks again!!

[@BreakingNewRoots]

Right?!?! It reminds me that we as people try to understand complex systems so well that we end up just making more complicated than it needs to be. We will definitely be implementing his techniques when we settle down again!

[@robbieshannon3428]

Definitely Agree!

[@jarheadfarm6811]

Thanks!

[@user-ej6up6qs5d]

Hi Cliff long time no see you were always good a planting stuff....Terrie!

[@sufficientgrace1692]

I absolutely love this guy! Wish I lived near by.

[@BreakingNewRoots]

He is pretty great!!! 😊

[@racheltonner2509]

My husband is a farmer who sells cover crop. The cover crop has changed our garden dirt tremendously! It went from hard clay to awesome dirt. I'm super impressed that he saves all his seed. I was wanting to try that but it sounds like so much work!

[@BreakingNewRoots]

Wow!! That’s awesome!! I’m so glad it’s been so helpful for you! Yeah, I always thought the same too but you also might be able let them seed themselves and just drop the seeds on the ground.

[@ralphnevill6171]

Interesting concept. I just built three 4 x 8 raised garden beds as means to recycle my old straw/droppings from my chicken coup. From his advice I will definitely have to mulch things well!

[@BreakingNewRoots]

Oh wow! Yes, I’m sure this method would be very helpful for you!

[@Rhonda22]

Raised beds to compost the bedding straw is a great idea, but I have to find a way to recycle the actual chicken manure

[@Seasoncromwell]

This guy!! Happy fella. ❤ Love his thoughts. Thanks!

[@BreakingNewRoots]

I really enjoyed him too!! 😊 thanks for watching!

[@zhuanjifarms5050]

Are you my long lost older brother?? Only got smacked hard with this truth 12 years ago (60 yo)!! Thank you for the common sense, confident topics and tips!

[@BreakingNewRoots]

Thank you!

[@debralev]

So glad I found this video! What a neat down to earth gentleman that is happy to share his knowledge to help you better your life and health.

[@BreakingNewRoots]

Thank you so much! I’m so glad you enjoyed the video!! ❤️

[@mcconn746]

I live about an hour from Mr. Cliff. After seeing this video, I visited him at his farm. He is a wonderful person and a wealth of knowledge. If you are ever in his area, check and see if you can visit and buy some of his veggies. It was a pleasure.

[@BreakingNewRoots]

Oh wow!! That’s so great!!’ He really is a great guy and I’m not surprised at all that you were able to visit him!! ❤️

[@kkaye76]

Jarhead Farms ala Ruth Stout! Yes! She modeled this method for all the hippies his age.. they were the only ones who werevsmart enough to listen. My mom & i made a Ruth Stout garden when i was a young teenager in the 70s. It wasnt the best but by golly, we grew some things in that sandy Texas soil.. never watered, never thinned, never tended to. Amazing! I used it later in my own gardens and could put my arm up to my elbow in the soil afterca couple or 3 years.. Awesome farm! My hatsvoff to old hippies & Ruth Stout!

[@BreakingNewRoots]

Wow!! That is amazing!!! ❤️

[@uggi35]

Thanks for response

[@TeresaCatherine-wi9co]

He is right...live and let live. It works. It always has.

[@tatumworcestershiresauce5932]

Jicama, strawberry, spinach salad w poppyseed or Vidalia dressing is my favorite spring salad!

[@BreakingNewRoots]

Oh yum!!! 😋

[@nancyhamblin8245]

I love the ideals he has said, I love doing garden, I do give a lot of vegetables away.

[@JasonsGreenSleeves]

I love your focus on the soil life and regenerative farming 🌿! This is great 🙂🌿!

[@BreakingNewRoots]

Thank you!!

[@barrypetejr5655]

Trying and growing different vegetables and varieties is fun and often very productive.......the way this gentleman and many others like myself is the way of a healthy future 😊❤

[@joycee5493]

What a great interview. So interesting. Enjoyed both of them. I’m inspired by his method.

[@BreakingNewRoots]

Thank you so much!! I’m glad you enjoyed it!! ❤️

[@Fallujarhead]

Semper Fi Jarhead! Interesting guy.

[@BreakingNewRoots]

He’s pretty cool!!

[@maggiemirenda7146]

Great interview!

[@BreakingNewRoots]

Thank you!!!

[@rheagordon1755]

So inspiring,thank you! God bless you

[@BreakingNewRoots]

Thank you!! ❤️

[@chrisasling]

I just subscribed to both of you! Thank you for sharing this valuable information!!

[@BreakingNewRoots]

Thank you so much!!! ❤️❤️

[@JohnAllsopp-jk2mn]

Ideas always come with sharing..thanks for the info

[@BreakingNewRoots]

Thank you!!

[@loridavis7251]

Life changing!!! Thank you so much for sharing!!!

[@BreakingNewRoots]

❤️

[@Aloha4You]

Mow and mulch - simple yet profound. Very inspirational content. Without good food the body doesn’t kick on all cylinders and you don’t get to reach your true potential on every level. Thank you thank you thank you. Aloha

[@BreakingNewRoots]

Hi!!! Thank you so much!!! It really does seem just that simple

[@debrapaulino918]

Just clean hay! ❤

[@debrapaulino918]

I've been wondering about what kind of hay last two days. I've readied the bed. Also want pumpkin but cannot rototill which is a mess anyway and leaves soil wide open to problems. Your video couldn't be timelier.

[@MikeB_2112]

I’m using similar permaculture methods with weed free straw and wood chips as a mulch. It has transformed the clay soil here in the city. Great video. Great guest. Great questions. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@BreakingNewRoots]

Thank you so much!! I love that you’re using it in a city!!

[@lynbsker1968]

Thanks for sharing your wisdom! My farm is in northern BC and I have to say we garden pretty much the same as you, cold weather plants of course, but we can grow tomatoes, peppers, lots of herbs. Small rosemary plants that i bring into the house in the fall. We just do it a little differently. Wish I could find some rassoul clay here, great for a hair wash!

[@BreakingNewRoots]

That’s awesome!! Thank you for watching!!

[@AllGrowing]

Clear thinking, knowledgeable man, wish there were more of him in the world! Great interview.

[@BreakingNewRoots]

Thank you so much!! I think there are a lot of people like him, they just aren’t in the public eye. That’s why we love our traveling journey so far! We get to meet these kinds of people face to face!

[@AllGrowing]

@@BreakingNewRoots Keep up the good work!

[@BreakingNewRoots]

@@AllGrowing thank you so much!! We sure will try!

[@judyjahnz2363]

That's fine if you know where your hay comes from and it's not sprayed with chemicals. Aged horse manure is wonderful though, as long as you know where it came from and what the animals ate. Love the Ruth Stout method and grow a lot of my vegetables this way. I never till even for sweet corn.

[@BreakingNewRoots]

For sure!!!

[@kathleenredick275]

I grow my own horse manure. 🐎 😂

[@crownofhair]

I got some horse manure from a local organic farm and ranch. My garden exploded when I used it 😂

[@kathleenredick275]

@@crownofhair The main reason not to use 'unknown' manure (particularly horse) is you do not know what chemicals, such as dewormer or pain meds like banamine or bute, may have been given. If they are truly organic, they may have something else to use (tho I don't know what that would be). I just put the manure from those times in another area.

[@crownofhair]

@@kathleenredick275 it makes perfect sense

[@GodDutyHonorCountry]

Truly genius! 🍃🌸🐝 And, NO 💩 put in the soil!!

[@KR-os6nn]

Technically, worm 💩 but definitely great information and very generous advice! Very grateful and am excited to put some of it into practice

[@user-dm6nu8io5m]

wow!! I'm gonna change my garden up to this!

[@BreakingNewRoots]

It’s definitely worth trying out!

[@singmysong1167]

Very interesting and inspiring!

[@BreakingNewRoots]

Thank you so much!!

[@SkotColacicco]

Thank you for asking him about the business and financial end of things. As a professional small farmer I’m always interested in how other farmers make their living!

[@BreakingNewRoots]

Oh sure! I agree! Where are you located?

[@jamessorensen7277]

This was great!

[@BreakingNewRoots]

Thank you!’

[@kabuti2839]

ive been trying to grow my own mulch, & growing peanuts to put nitrogen in the soil. Not bring anything from outside, tho i may get some straw. I gather leaves in fall for compost. We have to irrigate here, but can grow fall winter crops, so garden all year. Soil nutients get washed out quickly. I like his methods. Simple is best.

[@vickijenkins1266]

Awesome! Thank you so much! New Hampshire

[@BreakingNewRoots]

Thank you!! We will be up that way this summer!

[@mococlimbing]

Beutiful video ! Interesting and lovely. Thanks

[@BreakingNewRoots]

Thank you so much!

[@amywert8088]

Same as Ruth Stout, very nice!

[@Aloha4You]

This is brilliant! Thank you both so much! I moved to the big island of Hawaii and learned a valuable lesson when I bought multiple banana starts and planted them in random places but the one that was planted in the middle of a huge mulch pile that was dumped in that spot a year earlier and this banana grew and creates fruit and baby banana plants a hundred times faster and better than the other starts. Aloha and mahalo!!

[@BreakingNewRoots]

Oh wow!!! How cool!!!

[@Aloha4You]

@@BreakingNewRoots completely blew my mind that’s why this video reminded me of how true what you’re saying is.

[@BreakingNewRoots]

@@Aloha4You absolutely!!! ❤️

[@poochyface1]

Great ideas. Thank you for for this video.

[@BreakingNewRoots]

Thank you so much!

[@tamardevane6635]

Wow! That was pretty amaising. I wonder if we could get away without watering at all, here in the Algarve. We don’t get any precipitation from APRIL to November, and temperatures hover in the 90-100’s in summer. We mulch quite heavily with straw here, the differences being that we return every bit of vegetation back to the land, mostly composted or burned first. While most people water everyday, with drip irrigation, we haven’t had to water yet this year. But generally we water between 2 x weekly ( courgettes) and 2 x a year ( figs). Other things are never watered (hedges lawns , vines and fruit trees). Our friends and neighbours can’t believe it. We had to pay 8 euros a bale for straw this year, 5 last year. Thanks for bringing this.

[@BreakingNewRoots]

Oh wow!! Thank you so much!! What you’re doing is amazing!!

[@swimbait1]

I started using wood chips a few years ago and they work in a similar way, almost no weeds, way less watering, and they break down and build soil.

[@BreakingNewRoots]

Oh absolutely!! So glad it’s helpful for you!!

[@johncostelloe743]

Great video you learn something new every day watching in Ireland

[@BreakingNewRoots]

Thank you so much!! Wow!! Hi!!

[@ryloncross6207]

So cool thanks for the video!

[@BreakingNewRoots]

Thank you!!

[@poodledaddles1091]

Interesting!

[@suburbanhomesteaderwy-az]

Fabulous video

[@BreakingNewRoots]

Thank you!!! ❤️

[@Neeko_Z]

GOLD 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼

[@BreakingNewRoots]

Thank you!!

[@lindaripp5902]

Thank you

[@BreakingNewRoots]

Thank you!! 😊

[@wecan7645]

Awesome interview ❤ Native Floridian, truly appreciate the Piney Point mention. Mo is still trying to get permits for 24k acres in Arcadia. We believe in his methods 100%. #MoGot2Go

[@BreakingNewRoots]

Thank you so much!!! ❤️❤️

[@ltuerk]

Great content- I appreciate you both! How deep do you mulch with hay when starting a new bed @jarheadfarms ? Cliff, many thanks for sharing your farm.

[@BreakingNewRoots]

Oh that’s a great question! I think he mentioned something like 8 inches.

[@gailandrus7667]

Great video! I'm going to start looking for some clean hay!!

[@BreakingNewRoots]

Thank you! That’s how I felt too!!

[@jarheadfarm6811]

Good! The more we learn the better the future.

[@shannonelliott9230]

Ruth Stout's No Work Garden method alive and well! Great! :)

[@BreakingNewRoots]

Thank you!!!

[@PrairieJournals]

Old hippy👍🇨🇦. We are the same💕. Thanks for this wonderful video. Blessings for 2024.

[@BreakingNewRoots]

Thank you so much!!! 😊

[@kathleenredick275]

Been there - early 1970s. No drugs, just back to the land. I'm alone now and getting back to what we did back then. Inflation and the 'corruption' in the food system has pushed me to do more than just putting a couple of tomatoes in the ground. ❤

[@huemanexperience1738]

I did this with potatoes last year. Unfortunately, it was going well till 115° hit. Got baby potatoes. Hoping for better this year though. When I lifted the composted hay and clippings I left over the winter, my soil was amazing and worms everywhere 😁... I sunk kitty litter buckets in the ground last year also and had bumper crops of tomatoes, peppers and zucchini. Water conservation was my goal doing the buckets with drain holes, along with layers of hay on top. It worked!! Only watered once a week in the 90° weather. Trial and error folks. Start small and watch what works. Every location will be different for everyone. But healthy food with no chemicals is the end goal 👍

[@BreakingNewRoots]

Wow!!! That’s awesome! Thanks for sharing!! I think anything growing during a heat like that would be difficult 😅

[@user-sc7fk5ys6x]

Baby potatoes are the most delicious… but too bad they are too much work!

[@jenny_by_the_woods]

I just moved into my new house in February and need to break grounds asap ⏰ can’t wait to get dirty nails again 🤗 hay all the way 🌾

[@BreakingNewRoots]

That’s awesome!! ❤️

[@chinupduck4849]

I'm starting a new garden at a new property this spring. I covered a section with leaves and cardboard boxes last fall with a view to trying a no-till bed. There is a dairy farm up the road and i think ive seen a few disintigrating hay bales. Thanks for the info. Will try that.

[@BreakingNewRoots]

Oh yes!! That would be perfect! Just watch out if it was sprayed with herbicide. If it was and you put it in garden, it’ll kill your garden plants too. ❤️

[@chinupduck4849]

@BreakingNewRoots yes, I'll be sure to ask. I am hoping, perhaps naively, that since they feed it to their dairy cattle, it might not be sprayed? Also don't want to offend them. But, your fellow here was saying that when it's sat out for a few years, it's had everything but the nutrients washed away. Will scout it out a bit before asking.

[@BreakingNewRoots]

@@chinupduck4849 unfortunately, what is sprayed is still fed to animals. I’m not aware of the science data but yes, Cliff says it’s washed away after some time. You could always do a test area and see how it does. Then you aren’t risking your whole garden.

[@laurettagalm7103]

I believe this guy, a doctor once said we have to eat 10 apples today to get the nutritional equivalent of 1 apple years ago. At the end of the season they use to harvest fruit/ vegetables then till the remainder in for the next season. Farming is not done that way not, because of gaining more harvest the soil is depleted of its nutrients. I would love to have this guys fruits and vegetables. Listen to Dr William Li

[@BreakingNewRoots]

Oh for sure!! Cliff is a great guy! I am so grateful to have met him!

[@ByDesign333]

👍Went to see a bigger gas-run rototiller today...felt kind of sad to see all the machinery. So thanks you two, this farming video turn my plan back to researching this kind of less machine-dependent and toxic methods of farming/living. King Solomon wrote: "Lo, this only have i found: that God has made man upright, but they have sought out many inventions." The non-addicted sort of hippies, were right about lots of things! Best discussion on this sort of gardening i have found yet! Thanks lot ❤

[@BreakingNewRoots]

Oh wow! I’m so glad this video was helpful for you!! I hope our other farm visits can be of similar value to you! We have many more to come! ❤️

[@ByDesign333]

@@BreakingNewRoots Thanks again!

[@BreakingNewRoots]

@@ByDesign333 ❤️

[@barrypetejr5655]

Saving seed is very beneficial, the plants acclimate to your climate.....saving seed is not difficult... Try it folks you'll be impressed. I also use deep leaves to plant in..... beautiful black soil full of life is what happens with this method.

[@crownofhair]

I save seeds from the strongest of my garden. I know it means they're the best adapted.

[@jeffcokenour3459]

Great! I've been using hay and wood chips in my garden since I saw Paul Gautschi's videos on back to Eden

[@BreakingNewRoots]

Oh wow! Thats awesome!!

[@vkpruitt]

How cool- He’s in the town over from me… it’s such a small world.

[@BreakingNewRoots]

I love it when I hear this!!! We have heard it a few times now with our farm tours! Such a small and amazing world! ❤️

[@tory464]

💚👍Great job!

[@BreakingNewRoots]

Thank you!!

[@amyteurlife9408]

? Great interview and great information. I was wondering about alternatives to the hay. Would grass clippings, straw or leaves work? Also does the Kaolin clay block photosynthesis?

[@BreakingNewRoots]

Oh for sure! I used to use grass clippings on my own garden when we farmed. I think anything with cover would work great! I don’t believe the clay would block the sun as long as it’s a dusting and not a covering.

[@JohnAllsopp-jk2mn]

Really dig( pun intended) his dehydrator...woud like to try one

[@JohnAllsopp-jk2mn]

Would like to see how he stores his product...does he use root cellars or refrigeration? Or both?

[@crownofhair]

I'd guess fermenting, canning, root cellar, and dehydrating.

[@crownofhair]

17:00 he's using a solar dehydrator, how cool!

[@patriciakane764]

I love Jicama! How do you grow it? From seed?

[@rjaquaponics9266]

i am trapped in an apartment and had a stroke. I long for a yard to grow veg. To eat fresh, clean veg would be outstanding. This man is very wise and people could learn a bunch from him. I designed a prototype dehydrator which never got tested. My design had the air forced flow downward, seemly backwards. Nevertheless, I don't know which is best but I do know the commercial devices are too expensive and a waste of money for bulk dehydrating. IMHO None work well nor efficiently. Temperature is key. Some day I hope to finish what I started. If I ever get a chance? God willing.

[@BreakingNewRoots]

Hi! Thank you for sharing your story! I’m so glad you enjoyed this video and hope you equally enjoy more. Would you be able to grow on a window sill? Even if it’s just a tomato plant?

[@donnaquillen3375]

Try container farming. If you’re alone, doesn’t take much room to grow fresh veggies.

[@BreakingNewRoots]

@@donnaquillen3375 great idea!

[@martinwallden311]

Simply beautiful way of life! Just like in Ruth Stout's book from the 1960s 'No work garden book'. Inspired my parents to go back to the land and inspired me to feed ourselves and others with real food! Has anyone tried kaolin clay on tomatoes ,eggplant etc.. to deter the colorado potato beattle. Up here on the Gaspé peninsula in Québec we have a huge population of potato beattles! Thanx

[@BreakingNewRoots]

Yes! I hadn’t heard of her until after seeing his farm. So great!! I am not sure about the beetle problem though.

[@rnsanders7834]

LOVE this style of Hay, deep mulch soil care, but have not been able to be successful at it without tilling first and getting as much Bermuda out as possible. Southern grasses are a continual pest. Bermuda ryzomes can be 10 inches deep and I've had them come up through landscape fabric. After tilling, and constant loop hoeing determined starts poking up through the hay, I'm ready to try raised beds this year...just tired of fighting it. It's great for holding soil so it does have it's use. What is the dominant grass in your area?

[@BreakingNewRoots]

Oh wow! That's difficult! I'm glad you were able to find something that might work for you though!! I'm not sure what his dominant grass type is, he is in north Georgia.

[@suzannebazeghi5698]

i love yur vidios its so informative and helpfull its open my eyes more i want to start but my health got in my way so i got cold feet but seeing your video with a guy who just put hey in the ground gave me a lots up hope that is posible for me to do it i bought an half an acer land with 450 squarefeet of house in north of ontario canada and with your idias i am thinking a bout making layout plan for it maybe one day i will send you pictuer of my garden with feqw chicken on it. thanks for shring with us.

[@BreakingNewRoots]

It is definitely possible!! We have visited people on small city lots growing a lot of their own food! You can do it too!!

[@abuwarith1]

How soon after laying down the hay do you plant.

[@AllenBarclayAllen]

So your in Georgia . Red piedmont clay is an exlect contribution to Florida land for farming ..! 5:19

[@martinwhitehurst9893]

Awesome info!! Thanks for sharing. Would you mind sharing when do I start putting Hay down and when can I start planting. I live on mostly sand but about 2ft down its loamy.

[@BreakingNewRoots]

Thank you! I would say you can start doing it anytime! Just start building that foundation layer.

[@martinwhitehurst9893]

Thanks