Inspiring Small-Scale Market Garden's Approach to Connecting People with Food | Permaculture Ethics

In summer 2020 we visited Glasbren market garden. It is located a few miles east of Carmarthen, Wales, and produces 50 veg boxes a week for its local community and has a hugely inspiring vision for the future. Here is a film that highlights their ethos in terms of the importance of connecting with nature and how regenerating our soils can regenerate our local communities. Their refreshing outlook on how we can produce food brings hope for the future, and it is great to see food producers who prioritise things like mental health and not just growing for productivity.
The benefits for our mental health of being close with nature is also clearly demonstrated with how they approach market gardening. We must remember that regenerative agriculture is more than just regenerating our soils, it is also about regenerating ourselves and our communities for a more resilient and sustainable future.
A huge thanks to Glasbren for their time: / glasbrencsa
Many thanks to Eifion Jones for producing this film: www.torchydesign.co.uk/
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[@RegenerativeFilms]

Thank you so much for watching this film which was filmed and edited by Eifion Jones. To show your support for the work we are doing to promote sustainable food and regenerative farming, please give this video a like and also subscribe to our channel. We are very much looking forward to sharing more films with you😀

[@ArtemisSilverBow]

Please 🙏 more films here 😊

[@DestinyExplorations]

more films 2023?

[@amandaj2888]

Please keep these films, and messages coming. This approach to nature and food growing is definitely the answer to so many of the challenges we face as a society 💚

[@RegenerativeFilms]

Thank you Amanda! That is most definitely the plan!

[@DIBBY40]

This gives me some hope. I love this local, communal, small scale approach. Everything in the modern world seems to drive us towards centralisation, globalisation and quantity over quality. Well done. Politicians have failed us.......let's do it ourselves!

[@naturewoman1274]

Yes, let's do it ourselves

[@ForTheEraOfLove]

The being in the Metallica shirt completely being vulnerable is so magnificent

[@oby-1607]

Gave this a like before the first minute. Everyone should live like this instead of the concrete, glass and led lights of the city. An example of how business thinks is my local leasing company wouldn't let me get a small van like yours which I wanted for the farmers markets. They said they would only help me if I bought a one tonne van or larger, even tho I told them it would burn more fuel and be harder to park and impact the environment worse than the smaller van. This world has become too much of excessive waste and pursuit of the dollar no matter what the cost of the Earth and its occupants. Please keep creating these videos to keep inspiring us out here.

[@naturewoman1274]

Couldn't agree with you more

[@DonnyLisa1]

Gardening is such a blessing. Rose’s story touched my heart. This is such an inspiration! Thank you.🌺

[@LyndseyMacPherson]

Humanity presented at its most beautiful.

[@saramcmanus238]

What a beautiful film: such generous people doing great work in a culture of abundance, acceptance and peace. Rose you are so beautiful in your vulnerability. Go team 🌻🌱💜

[@quique913]

Great film! Going back to nature, being part of nature..it is something that some people think it is odd and backwards..I think it completely the opposite...it is the only way to remember who we are and know our true nature. Life is much more enjoyable when one feels part of everything and lives happily surrounded by the creation.

[@PermacultureHomestead]

Well done. Permaculture for life, Permaculture brings life

[@henbant]

Huw this film is stunning.. I’ve thought for ages Glasbren would make a good film... it’s really beautifully shot as well though well done xx

[@glasbrencsa6859]

Thanks Matt! Your feedback really means alot. We have to find a way to collaborate in the future. You still thinking of making films? Saw you are working with RP on the Masterclass, hitting the big time ;) If you ever wanna do some teaching together, I'd love that. Abe x

[@hannahbingham2197]

“To have something shared” ❤️

[@youthsava]

When you take care of the nature, nature takes care of you 😊

[@garymitchell1976]

Well done Huw & Eifion, excellent watch, Abel and Co. at Glasbren are a real inspiration. I'm very pleased to have been able to support some of their work this year, through support from Social Farms & Gardens and Food Sense Wales. Keep up the great work all.

[@oils1976]

RIGHT ON! This is the way forward for humanity.

[@willowgrove631]

What a beautiful place - I look forward to seeing many more of these type of films 😊👍

[@rosemarynicholson8685]

Loved this film, on a cold snowy day it’s has made we want to get back out into the garden and y no dig beds and experiment again. It also reminded me that there’s no pressure and I need to work at natures pace..... not easy after 40 years on the treadmill but I’m trying my best!

[@alysruby]

What an amazing film! Thanks so much Glasbren for what you do, the insights into the mental health benefits of growing are rarely covered so this was refreshing to hear :)

[@aoiferyan5696]

Absolutely love this film, super inspiring ❤️

[@TapoNothFarm]

Lovely film Huw (and team) - we met Abel down at ORFC a few years back so it's wonderful to be able to see the land and project that all at Glasbren have managed to make happen! Excited to watch this channel grow as we certainly need more spotlight on UK focussed permaculture/regenag/resilient living projects. Best wishes, James.

[@RegenerativeFilms]

Thank you very much James we really appreciate that! Yeah Abel is a huge inspiration and this is only the beginning of Glasbren. If you have any recommendations of projects to capture I would be most grateful!

[@glasbrencsa6859]

Good memories of our chats at ORFC James & Rosa. It's on my mind to visit you next time I make it to the North. Your goat antics and cheesemaking has really inspired Luisa and I. Maybe next year's project. We're interested in semi nomadic goat keeping, making use of the hedgerows and wildlands as much as we can! Hope you've had a good season, wish you a restful winter.

[@taptapindustries2580]

Beautiful film. Beautiful message. Thank you very much!

[@Mrbfgray]

*What he is doing here is Capitalist too* , it's not a dirty word, it's meritocracy, reaping the rewards of your labors and investment while accepting the risks and *freely* trading value for value. Rewards are whatever you decide they should be, not necessarily money but money is just saved labor and results...not to be soiled unless it's organic soil. :D

[@tebuh6815]

Beautiful! Nurturing connections ! Just Beautiful ❤

[@spiritflower6640]

What a beautiful and powerful things they are doing with stewarding that land 🤗 Yes, nature knows how to thrive... It is what nature does... And, humans as a whole have forgotten we are part of nature... I do think we have seen, as in many native people's who have been tending the wild 💗 that there is an even deeper, sacred relationship with humans and nature, in which both thrive even more.

[@nissassagame]

Everything about this is so beautiful. A personal dream. I'd give it all up to be a part of something so magnificent.

[@gardenescapism3394]

Props to Huw and team for the beautifully made much needed film(s).

[@riseagan]

Beautiful. You are all wonderful people doing good for the world.

[@TheWelshGardener]

Very inspiring! And a beautifully put together video! :)

[@RegenerativeFilms]

Glad you enjoyed it Owen! :D

[@broadforkacres4844]

Good people doing good for their community and Mother Earth!

[@WesD85]

Such a feel good video and inspiring.

[@vmcshannon]

Both films so far are really good. I like the format. And so beautiful 😍

[@RegenerativeFilms]

Thank you so much☺️

[@countrygirl9255]

You guys have a wonderful content.. 😊 please keep on posting... Me myself am a nature lovers and i love permaculture ❤

[@redinthethevalley]

Rose you are a beautiful young woman and I wish you happiness doll🇨🇦♥️ we’ve all been there in one way or another.. from a mom.🌻

[@dhammadipa3513]

truly inspiring and heartfelt. I am dreaming to be part of a project like this.

[@thewarren4167]

Wonderful video team x

[@RegenerativeFilms]

Thank you so much Deri! :)

[@dr.rev.lindabingham]

Blessings to all!

[@mydear6788]

If people grow food like that we wouldn't need doctors. Beautiful film.

[@mygoodlife4364]

Really beautiful and inspiring and wonderful 🌱💝

[@glassbackdiy3949]

Lovely film, special hugs to Rose, just because...

[@ameliaa3114]

Thank you for sharing your experiences. Your work and team is inspiring. God Bless!

[@hannahgwilliam5202]

Beautiful!

[@AssyrianKingz2421]

Thoroughly enjoyed your message/vide, thank you.

[@paullittle5200]

Really enjoyed this video, and loved the comment about getting away from the productivity mentality which this world seems to trap us into. Look forward to seeing more.

[@chloecrabtree4086]

Great video, can't wait to see more!

[@RegenerativeFilms]

More to come! :D

[@mikewright3029]

Rose-- what a testimony!!! :D

[@erdinaastrid]

I love your channel so much, please keep going. Your videos are awesome 💯

[@photoshop006]

Great video. Really inspiring

[@topwateranglingandadventures]

That was fantastic

[@trigonfarm6659]

Amazing!

[@timreading5005]

Really well done you my Love 🙏 The great re"Gene"ration is upon us. Grow steady with love to you and the family 🌿 ✨ 🌍 💛

[@traceystewart6232]

Brilliant video thank you for sharing

[@gawain8000]

Came here from Huw Richards channel - brilliant

[@jeffersonsilva6765]

I am starting to practice this here on Brazil I hope this method become more and more used around the world

[@petrastuder7981]

Beautiful and inspiring film!

[@RegenerativeFilms]

Many thanks Petra!

[@NJ-xp4eb]

How can I find out about the soil enrichment from woodland bacteria please?

[@illadelagos8770]

We can definitely help nature thrive in ways it would not have on its own, this is what key species do, mycorrhizae, elephants, beavers, dung beetles, list goes on.

[@halisidrysdale]

Fantastic :)

[@darleneholloman5522]

Beautiful! Thanks so much for sharing!! I'm hoping for the same opportunity HERE in the Getto of North Philadelphia!! I believe GOD is going to get ME to WHERE you guys are! In Jesus name amen!🙏💝

[@carmenortiz5294]

Really inspiring. I watched all four videos one after the other. I have 1/3 acre right in the middle of town. I do a bit but I really need to do a lot more with my small holding. When I moved here it was all lawn (people in the US sure like the stuff). Took years to pull it all out. It is now a small certified wildlife habitat with fruit trees and bushes and a vegetable garden, but not all that productive. This motivates me into transforming it into more. Suprised to see Huw. Fan of his since he was a young kid. I could be his great grandmother. lol

[@RegenerativeFilms]

Hi Carmen, Huw here this is my other channel😊 So glad you enjoyed all these videos! Another is coming up this weekend👍

[@carmenortiz5294]

@@RegenerativeFilms I'm quite familiar with your channels and have seen you in other people's channel also. You are one of my favorites. Making some changes based on one I watched today. Thanks for contacting me.

[@louise2209]

@@carmenortiz5294 I think it’s also very inspiring that you’ve turned your garden into a certified wildlife habitat x

[@carmenortiz5294]

@@louise2209 The first year after I moved here, I could only find a bumble bee and her daughter. I'm a big fan of them so I had to do something. There are a lot more now, same with other beneficial insects.

[@luanllluan]

I need more content!

[@SiljeMeum]

Thank you for sharing. I feel SO inspired it is hard to contain. Beautiful. My first silly thought was though; How do you keep on top with the Ash-tree saplings sprouting?

[@LeRainbow]

The problem arises that whenever you have stakeholders in your business who aren't in it for the holistic approach to permacultures but rather in the unique selling point of Bio, Certified-NonGMO-NonPesticide abusing this system for personal gain people with honest and good intentions are at some point discarded, at which point harvest metrics are more important. Love this approach, not viable as a business though. With farmers more and more in debt and big investors changing over to the "eco-friendly" farming according to legislature ... monsanto will at some point own the world. Grow your own food, don't rely on others for your needs and your mind and body will thank you for it. My 20 cents. Cool video!

[@brobrett2864]

i certainly subscribe this channel...very valuable...

[@user-hx9dr4ep7o]

Здравствуйте, очень интересно и познавательно! Хотелось бы, чтобы было субтитры на русском. Счастья, радости и процветания вам и вашей команде.

[@Happy-lk9yr]

💝

[@eritchie5]

"In yer hoose a' the bairns o Adam Will find breid, barley-bree an painted room" Hamish Henderson - Freedom Come all Ye

[@jodrodgar7194]

I'm curious whether the harvests that you show in the video are typical for an average week in summer? Is that enough to provide an income for 3 or 4 people or are there other incomes?

[@cedriccbass-jp8ky]

Abel Oakenshade what a cool name, do you come from Moria?

[@TheKalokagathia]

What if someone wants to do something like this, but doesnt have access to land? The land is either super expensive, or hardly accessive to normal people. When it is for reasonable price, it is quickly away, Any idea?

[@Sams_Uncle]

Oneness

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Dr Vandana Shiva

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Viet nam👍🇺🇸

[@donna4215]

Can I repost your videos on another platform?

[@rinchhensherpa6972]

@huwrichards was that you at the end of the video? ☺️

[@RegenerativeFilms]

Of course! This is my other channel😊

[@rinchhensherpa6972]

@@RegenerativeFilms Oh that's amazing. Hope to see your garden in person in the future 🤞

[@robertoneill3124]

Trying to get a group together to do this in Wales... Anyone want to get involved?

[@oggie808]

Did you change your name to a dwarf name

[@because_helives]

My God we are not another living thing. God form us with his hands and made us into his image gave us power to rule over his creation and create our lives

[@Kristoffceyssens]

Yeah thats not capitalist at all. It just isnt implemented right.

[@joviannealbao6860]

hi @regenerativefilms may I ask if I can snip the part where he said "to regenerate is to breath new life into... to do something that supports life." to my FB page? It supports a cause im doing for the environment. I can link this youtube video back to that post!! Asking for your permission. Thank you!