How We Transformed the Desert

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Discover Permaculture with Geoff Lawton

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@samdave3745 3 ай бұрын

Following on your footsteps, I’m growing a food forest around my house in the middle of Abu Dhabi desert.

@sielukettu 3 ай бұрын

So cool! Do you make videos about your garden? 🌱

@k0mm4nd3r_k3n 3 ай бұрын

Even very amature videos would be cool 😎

@janus878 3 ай бұрын

🙏

@ariankarimi952 3 ай бұрын

UAE is horribly run; totally undemocratic and anti environment

@alm_alb 3 ай бұрын

I hope you find success

@ninemoonplanet 3 ай бұрын

I keep running into doubters, it's amazing how many people just will accept "there's nothing we can do". I finally understood the use of stoneworks for making swales. Lately I have found more people using permaculture and building a resilient long-term food forest. That's encouraging.

@Kalamain 3 ай бұрын

The problem is that too many see the VERY hard work at the start as a killer for any projects. It **IS** hard work... But it shows results!

@crazyjay6331 2 ай бұрын

Yes the entire world is brainwashed 😭

@Kalamain 2 ай бұрын

@@crazyjay6331 Nah... Just ignorant and a little lazy. Most people just don't understand what is needed.

@crazyjay6331 2 ай бұрын

@@Kalamain and why is that? Because it's hidden from them and they think that Co2 and heat is the problem when in reality it's the solution and because they think it's the main issue, it's perfectly fine to dump toxic chemicals and rubbish everywhere ect. They have been so brainwashed by consumerism, they don't even care, they think "new" technologies will "save" them, nicola tesla could give free electricity to the world 100 years ago. Any new technology that could save us is bought out and hijacked or buried.

@crazyjay6331 2 ай бұрын

@TheWoodlandOrchard 2 ай бұрын

I'm enjoying studying on Geoff's current online PDC. It was the 'Greening the desert' project that convinced me to take a Permaculture route. I was struggling with poor, mainly sandy soil in the UK but realised that if a solution worked in this arid landscape, it was certainly going to work in my orchard to food forest transition here in the UK. 👍

@glennfiedler6236 3 ай бұрын

I'd love to see a video of the site in rain, and how it reacts after. Thanks Geoff!

@TheWoodlandOrchard 2 ай бұрын

That's a great suggestion.

@EddieGalois 2 ай бұрын

As it so happens, there is a video of rain on the site from a few years ago. It's in the greening the desert playlist on Geoff's youtube channel. The video is titled; "Greening the Desert: First rainfall of the Season" You'll have to dig a bit for it, but we all do a lot of digging here 👨‍🌾

@javorgeorgiev6130 2 ай бұрын

We had record high crop losses to heat this year. Didn't rain much in spring and winter was snowless. I always look forward to any video on arid gardening for examples. I'll plant a few Mulberry cuttings for next year's shade. They're invasive, but they grow fast with zero care and put up great shade.

@louisegogel7973 2 ай бұрын

Mulberries are awesome for human and animal food! You can dry them and add them to many dishes.

@brianquinn5060 2 ай бұрын

Been following you for years, love what you are doing for the Planet. Thanks.

@TheRealHonestInquiry 3 ай бұрын

Excellent update on this amazing project! Hopefully this sort of inspirational work goes viral and infects the world with the hope of a greener future 🌴

@almeidacheang7853 3 ай бұрын

show the rain again , my friend when the rain come again,nice to see!!

@ichifish 3 ай бұрын

Wow, new camera! Always glad to see an update -puts a smile on my face every time. No water worries here in Japan, but I'm following in your very large footsteps!

@kenyenmusic7548 Ай бұрын

NEVER STOP GEOFF WE LOVE YOU!!!!!

@jallhktrj549 2 ай бұрын

Thank you, you give hope in a worried world.

@nonoddingdog4682 3 ай бұрын

Awesome achievement. May your footsteps always be blessed.

@BryceGarling 3 ай бұрын

Truly life changing stuff.

@damianvallejo2647 3 ай бұрын

This is awesome Geoff! Congratulations and thank you for sharing!

@busysaru888 3 ай бұрын

Brilliant how you've done this. I hope it spreads!

@GSBMxyz 2 ай бұрын

Inspiring as always. Thanks Geoff

@mano3867 3 ай бұрын

Great job, thanks. God bless you

@ren2ski 3 ай бұрын

The site is looking fantastic thanks for the update

@ColonelKlink100 3 ай бұрын

You capture some street runoff water at the speed bump for your property while possibly reducing erosion further down the street. Well done!

@almeidacheang7853 3 ай бұрын

maybe one more bump, before that one( on top)the road few meters away( 10 meters)!!

@louisegogel7973 2 ай бұрын

This is such a great chronological summary visually and explanatorily of this awesome desert project! May it be duplicated in its principles throughout the world!

@MaxSwedenAgroforestry 3 ай бұрын

Great video!! Thanks for your effort in educating us in this amazing Journey!

@tonisee2 3 ай бұрын

Really great overview, thank you a lot! Even if I have tried to see all the content in KZbin about that site, those very early pictures were surprise to me - the reality was even more barren than I ever thought. You and your team and students have created an impressive example for people there and other arid places!

@gm2407 2 ай бұрын

Always love seeing this site.

@BluBeatle 2 ай бұрын

Amazing work by your Family and all the great side farms as a result. Thanks for showing your efforts . Lov Ya 🙏😎🙏

@johanneslaseur3876 2 ай бұрын

Geoff, you inspire me time after time. Would love to get involved somehow. Just made a greywater system in Catalonya.

@cis961 3 ай бұрын

Grande lavoro Geoff. complimenti !!!

@roxanaramstrom Ай бұрын

Love it! Been following this project since the beginning. Would love a update on Abla.

@reraal 3 ай бұрын

Big transformation. I’m really sure a lot of houses around yours want to have that great house. I want to do this in Somalia

@ellenorbjornsdottir1166 2 ай бұрын

Consider putting a mesh grate over that hole in the wall. As it is it seems to be letting in small plastic packets dumped roadside. Probably not a big issue (and it is also bringing in leaf litter which I know you do want), but not something you can just ignore either.

@flyingrabbit829 3 ай бұрын

I love it so simple and yet so efficient ❤

@JenniferArrow 2 ай бұрын

Oh the speed bump is such a good idea!!

@smoothswales8238 2 ай бұрын

If every person on the planet planted one tree, that would be roughly 8 billion trees planted. If everyone planted one tree a year, that would be 8 billion x (# of years lived averaged). If everyone planted a tree a month that would be 8 billion x 12 x (# of years lived averaged). If everyone planted a tree a week that would be 8 billion x 52 x ( # of years lived averaged). If everyone planted a tree a day that would be 8 billion x 365 x (# of years lived averaged). We do not have a economic problem, we do not have a land problem. We have a cooperation problem. Let's cooperate and fix the issues we face. This is a directive to act. Plant a tree. Protect the future.

@mojavebohemian814 3 ай бұрын

Thank you

@franc859li 2 ай бұрын

Thank you Jeff, I'm trying to reproduce these technis in my granden. A greeting from Sicily

@LUNGHIX 3 ай бұрын

Geoff nice video. I am starting soon project in Spain. May I invite you in a future?

@guineapigfarmer6064 3 ай бұрын

Does you project have a name? A web presence? Will you host volunteers? Thanks

@LUNGHIX 3 ай бұрын

@@guineapigfarmer6064 still not. I will start next year with a web presence. About volunteers I was not still thinking. I will share my progress from somewhere autumn next year.

@Amadon247 3 ай бұрын

Hi, i'm one of Jeffs pdc graduates and i spend my winters in Spain (near Granada). Feel like connecting?

@LUNGHIX 3 ай бұрын

@@Amadon247 I am having a plan to start in Murcia. It's close to you. I will let you know when I start.

@alm_alb 3 ай бұрын

Take as much early photos as possible

@richermorin 3 ай бұрын

really cool great job

@xavierroy5254 2 ай бұрын

amazing

@tricky1992000 3 ай бұрын

Is there a weather station at the site? it would be nice to know the temperature, in comparison to the surrounding area.

@Amadon247 3 ай бұрын

Hi Geoff, How safe is it now at this site, concerning the Israel-Iran situation? I hope you all stay well!

@geofflawton3198 3 ай бұрын

All is fine here no problems at all

@Hunar1997 3 ай бұрын

Please make another "soil report update" video

@alpineflauge909 2 ай бұрын

awesome

@ikbentomhendriks 3 ай бұрын

This is amazing! I am a bit curious about the role of compost. Research has shown that providing compost (specifically certain micronutrients) to growing trees causes the trees to invest less (sugars) into their relationship with beneficial fungi (because the fungi are there to provide them with those micronutrients. So, how is the compost used while still stimulating the trees to connect with the mycorrhizal fungi?

@alm_alb 3 ай бұрын

Allahuma barik Mashallah. May Allah protect you and your whole family.

@MyJoss13 3 ай бұрын

do you use biochar to hold more water and microorganisms in the soil?

@b_uppy 3 ай бұрын

He likely would if it was a best solution scenario. Believe he made a video a few years back on some aspect of biochar. Think it's a lower priority unless something makes it a best case scenario under the circumstances. For example something needed to be disposed of, rather than composted, etc.

@TheRealHonestInquiry 3 ай бұрын

I agree with b_uppy. Biochar is great; in this instance it's probably viewed as lower priority than using the would-be burn material to turn into compost. At a certain point you will have a high enough % of organic material in your soil and microorganism biodiversity, that making char out of the organic material will give you more of a benefit than more compost or mulch. Wouldn't hurt to run the experiment in a small test area to see if it has some overlooked benefit of course.

@geofflawton3198 3 ай бұрын

Yes we have run plenty of biochar experiments and we do not see any particular benefit unless you are in the wet tropics near the equator.

@geofflawton3198 3 ай бұрын

We have but with no real benefit, you need to be in the wet tropics near the equator to get any benefits.

@b_uppy 3 ай бұрын

@@geofflawton3198 That makes sense, where the mulch degrades so quickly whereas biochar is more stable and is less likely to be moved "away" by insects, etc.

@HeatherNaturaly 3 ай бұрын

I was always under the impression that a swale couldn't be more than 2 feet deep, but yours, created with rock walls, are much deeper..it would seem.

@olsim1730 3 ай бұрын

The swale is above the wall

@carlvanmeerbeek7327 3 ай бұрын

I'd love to know the amount of water that is being brought in

@asknwclips7672 3 ай бұрын

my question too.

@alm_alb 3 ай бұрын

The run off water from the road side really helps.

@CoconutInformation Ай бұрын

So inspiring! How many acres is the site?

@fritzfamiliavideos 2 ай бұрын

Show 👏👏👏👏👏👏

@Extremealgarve1 2 ай бұрын

Marvellous , marvellous, marvellous. hey Geoff. Ive looked everywhere online for Singapore daisy to buy and its nowhere to be found. Maybe the guys there fancy a little bit of income and can sell some?

@christianvanderstap6257 Ай бұрын

How is the neighbors place doing? The one you helped starting out?

@ellenorbjornsdottir1166 2 ай бұрын

Would the area survive if there was no delivery water (mains/trucks) for a while?

@Kalamain 3 ай бұрын

Looks brilliant! In the plot, do you only use local, native plants or do you bring in plants to establish them?

@ronk4073 Ай бұрын

Would this system work with out tanking in outside water?

@ashleyporterroy4043 3 ай бұрын

Do you have an estimate of the costs it has taken to get to this point? I'd love to do it, but my issue is the financial aspect of it all. Any tips and tricks to save money in certain places is appreciated! I live in Northwest Arizona, USA! 😊

@aaronmoravek Ай бұрын

I want to say that Geoff does great work, but this specific thing sounds like it requires a lot of water, more water than what an average local can afford. His select methods are undoubtedly fantastic, but I can't help but feel like this would be more effective in an area with a rainer wet season. I wish I had the money to scale up his style of operation, perhaps in a sloped seasonal region where we could really transform otherwise unproductive land into a true emerald oasis.

@AgentTrust Ай бұрын

❤

@Greenmahn333 3 ай бұрын

👍

@therealmr.incredible3179 3 ай бұрын

You’ve done an Amazing Job mate, But it’s time to Expand!

@geofflawton3198 3 ай бұрын

We are every year

@therealmr.incredible3179 3 ай бұрын

@@geofflawton3198 More More More! Keep the Show Running!

@louisegogel7973 2 ай бұрын

And time for each and every one of us to expand the principles and apply at least a tiny bit here and there… it all adds up.

@therealmr.incredible3179 2 ай бұрын

@@louisegogel7973 I want to see what that entire Valley looks like when it’s turned Green and Beautiful….Obviously that’s Nigh Impossible but I’ll take the Next Best Thing, My Imagination and More Expansion.

@giacomofrattini4456 29 күн бұрын

4:20 aren't you afraid of pollutants? Maybe there aren't many cars passing through that road. Amazing work by the way.

@Collin4486 3 ай бұрын

🌜

@SouthFloridaSunshine 3 ай бұрын

Yay, first!

@SouthFloridaSunshine 3 ай бұрын

Love your passion and achievements! Greening the desert places is amazing, whatever country you achieve it in , it never gets old seeing the incredible resurrection the land takes over time through your designs.