Johnny's Food Forest!!

This is day 2 on the tropical fruit roadtrip. Here we have Mr. Johnny Fernandez. He has been growing a food forest in a suburban neighborhood for about 7 years now, on a quarter acre of land. Johnny has his own edible landscaping company down in Palm Bay, Fl.
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[@RobbsHomemadeLife]

"the worst thing you can do is not plant it." what a great guy.

[@TrollHiddenCave]

Exactly seeds are pretty cheap especially if you harvest them from food plant them if they don't grow whatever what did you really lose

[@kenzomarkus4888]

Instablaster.

[@MrDuffy81]

That drone shot at the end really gave a great example of how small of an area he has crammed so many plants into. Thanks for the inspiration, these are great videos.

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

MrDuffy81 thank you! The drone really helps to put things into perspective.

[@breehopton2903]

I wish if every young person is excited about farming as Johnny how beautiful the the earth would be

[@TheVigilantStewards]

Thanks for encouraging us younger growers who have little space and resources to invest!

[@SeaSirenJanine]

So cool! I've always wanted to see Johnny's Food Forest. I know him from the farmer's markets and he just gave me 2 passion fruit last week...Thanks Johnny!

[@rabidavid614]

Just love Johnny's positivity and enthusiasm. Clearly your climate is far better for trees and perennial crops, compared with our UK climate. So inspirational

[@VincentGonzalezVeg]

look for your Horticultural growing zone, in southern California its 10b and there are plenty of houses that grow food from plants around the world. You have options, nettles is a good crop when theres more water and it produces thick stems and tastes delicious, and when added to hot water it tastes like artichoke, but you can dry it in the oven and its crisp and you can add it to cakes, just anything that can grow can help

[@rtroyer8963]

Great Food Forest tour! You're not just growing food, you are conserving water, producing oxygen, cooling the air and soil, reducing pollution, and much much more! Great Job guys!

[@TheRealHonestInquiry]

Keeping that carbon in the ground!

[@TrollHiddenCave]

This is a wholesome video there's nothing more simple but yet satisfying then being around plants you grew yourself especially if you're a little bit high on a certain plant 😎👍

[@back2basics597]

I don't why but I feel so proud of this beautiful boy like he is my son or something.

[@mikeb1189]

Johnny thanks for showing your work bro, inspirational.

[@karlschwinbarger105]

Johnny Fernandez seems like a real humble guy to have such a green thumb. His quarter acre is a jungle. And a pond too. I know to a lot of us it's not fair because he's working in the semi-tropics so with enough water and someone who knows what they are doing it will grow gangbusters.. But still bravo.

[@TheCossak]

Wow just on a quarter acre...so much abundance. Amazing 😊

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Shiva Balasingham right!?! I was blown away by Johnny's jungle.

[@RichAlvaradoDR]

I have half an acre I am shaping up to be a food forest. I have over 50 trees and plants currently, and the list is growing. This started in the summer of 2016. I'll keep you posted. I'm on the Treasure Coast.

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

sealuva awesome and keep up the good work! Let me know when you're ready to show it off :)

[@edenhomestead5382]

We're also on the treasure coast setting up our food forest. Would love to see what you're doing! We started in January.

[@serpente300]

The same space that I have! I'm starting now and collecting all the information I can! Love this type of working the land and all it does for the good of all.

[@dixiepixiew32]

I’m on the treasure coast also, love to see what you guys have going. Maybe a treasure coast tour day.

[@adamcarroll1975]

Well I’m not on the Treasure Coast - I’m not even in Florida; I’m in east-central Alabama, almost right between Atlanta and Birmingham - but watching this makes me want to start a food forest! I have an acre, and I’m not utilizing it at all! It blows my mind when I think about what I could grow if I had Johnny’s drive and determination. Great job guys!!

[@marcm5006]

Much respect! Liked the comment on leaving the planet a better place ! Setting examples for the kids ! We need more people like Jonny in the world ! Pete ..your videos are the BEST! 🤙

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Marc M thank you! Jonny really had something awesome to share with the world.

[@terrybowden3499]

Thanks for visiting and filming this food forest. Johnny is an inspirational young man.

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Terry Bowden we truly love visiting and sharing this sites with you all! I can't wait to uncover the next hidden gem.

[@haphazardgardener8651]

That's pretty amazing that he was able to get all of those trees and plants in there!

[@saowsakonkohnAlaska2371]

I love the way he talk and think! You are awesome young man Jonny !❤️👍

[@davidwelty9763]

Mulch, Mulch, Mulch! This is what I tell people when they ask me the secret to my beautiful garden.

[@muhammadjaiamzaramzar8378]

The johnny,really sweet guy really enjoyed love you johnny,,

[@OrlandoBackyardGardening]

Wow..I remembered Johnny..I remembered catching some videos of his when he was first starting this food forest...wow it has grown..

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Orlando Backyard Gardening that's awesome! This was my first time seeing it in person, you are right! I've also seen some of his original videos, it's really came a long ways.

[@betty8173]

Beautiful forest! He has done a great job! So glad to see in the midst of a neighborhood, is encouraging, thanks for sharing!

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Thank you! Jonny is some how pulling it off, so inspiring!

[@oxennguyen3148]

I'm just like Johnny. I plant plans on top of plans and no space is wasted. If most of us do this our health is better than buying GMO food for years and no exercise also keep the earth cooler with many plants. I don't understand why not many people are doing gardening, they like to cut down instead of growing. People like Johnny is the BEST!

[@vintagetrishgarden]

Great attitude and garden Johnny. Maybe you should start your own channel-you are very natural to-camera.

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

VintageTrish he already has one, now he just needs to make more videos.

[@rawlr9066]

sounds like somebody's got the hots for Johnny lol

[@LIBqueen]

@@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL what's his channel? I gotta know what KZbin videos taught him this!

[@facelessdrone]

@@rawlr9066 literally how, they just said he was good on camera?

[@stephdt3]

Love it!! We just bought 20 acres 1 hour North of Jacksonville Florida in Georgia. I plan to do this on our new land. Keep the videos coming! I am so excited to get started. I hope one day I can invite you to come see my food forest inspired by you and all your videos.

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

stephdt3 thank you! And good luck with your new project. In plan on featuring many North Florida sites in the next few months.

[@Upsillymana]

Valdosta?

[@francocolomba]

Too cold up here in Jax to grow half the things in this video.

[@thepincushionman7063]

@@francocolomba not necessarily. In downtown Charlotte NC I grow everything. Made a small Greenhouse for the tropical stuff during the Winter. I love it!

[@Eyad-xz8vk]

Congratulations! If you don’t mind me asking... how much did the land cost? I just want a general idea for the future.

[@travisdavis1042]

The thought process for how he got to growing is own food forest is exactly where I’m at. Glad I found this video.

[@oxennguyen3148]

Potato leaves excellent to eat. Good garden so much fund to go to the garden. Good Bless

[@oxennguyen3148]

Jonny has a very good head on his shoulders. What a man, we have much in common.

[@rickvangunten4800]

Go Johnny Go......................................~

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Rick Vangunten Jonny don't play!👊

[@jadam7799]

Thanks Johnny. Great to see what you've accomplished on a 1/4 acre. I have the same size section & started planting a food forest last year. Have got sugar cane & bananas. Also got the sugar peeler after seeing yours. Still trying to grow mangoes. We'll change the world one garden @ a time. 😁

[@ronhart4166]

Great job Johnny !!!!!

[@spearageddon3279]

Impressive!! What a talented and down to earth young man. ❤ this!!

[@arnaldogloria1749]

Great to see and watch the passion of Johnny! Way to go.

[@hiranga]

This is fantastically beautiful.

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Thank you!

[@rbadams21]

Is healthy to be conect with nature. Man's with bad addiction. Need to be free by been busy on the forest or making a garden..and been productive contributing to nature. You are a inspiration for whole world.

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Thank you!!! ❤️🙌

[@lucschoonen4082]

dahm that is a beautiful place, such an inspiration!

[@ourfloridagarden4191]

love this kid! Living the dream.

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Yes he is!

[@TheOutdoorsDaddy]

I’m also located in Palm Bay, FL. I’d be interested in checking out your food forest and learning some new things I can take back to my own property.

[@nancyfahey7518]

Ya man, spread the word.

[@jeff6899]

Enjoyed watchin this again...the kid is havin fun...he is a prime example of the enthusiasm & joy so many of us get from food forest & related gardening.

[@hawaiigreenearthhawaiigree9843]

Love Pete’s stuff in general … We do similar installs in Hawaii but we are way behind Florida … This youn man was awesome to see his passion /enthusiasm for food sovereignty… this is where the road begins…. Good job 🤙

[@RichAlvaradoDR]

Pete, you are on a roll with great content!!! Thank you

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

sealuva thanks! Thanks for the positive feedback 😄

[@Proulxericm]

your channel is becoming one of my favorites. it's very helpful seeing how a variety of people do things in their own spaces

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Thanks Eric! Im hoping to cover all regions of the state and highlight all types of gardens.

[@serpente300]

Marvelous place! Loved the sugar cane together with the banana trees. So nice. Congratulations!

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Maria Moura thanks!

[@thewildingslanding]

We are in the process of planting ours. So far, we have planted Moringa, Mangos, Guavas, bananas, Rose Apples, Kumquats, Cranberry Hibiscus, Red Roselle, Strawberry Guavas, Florida Cherry as well as a vegetable and herb garden. We are adding fruit trees as we can afford them and clear land for them. We are located north of Lake Okeechobee, just south of Heehaw Junction.

[@martinagonzalez6434]

Wow you beyond try ! He’s put a lot of effort and time into the food forest! I’m really loving that 16ft. Oak tree privacy hedge!

[@unconventionalme8048]

Love that guy’s heart! Thanks for sharing your place and heart with us Johnny!

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Jonny is awesome!

[@BACKYARDGARDENER]

You are one awesome young man

[@leotard563]

Amazing kid!😄 Hope more ppl get inspired by him!

[@alexanderkronick2625]

When you coming to Guatemala? I got multiple Perma Farms to show you around... Pound dirt!!!

[@user-re7eu9hq6r]

This is absolutely amazing! ❤️

[@ngaoa.teauititeauiti5914]

good on ya mate..way to go..can't beat it..fresh...healthy n natural food at your doorstep

[@MMSY]

Thank you for upload na ka.very nice videos

[@rickylahey724]

Johnny is an absolute legend! awesome food forest

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

ricky lahey thanks man👊

[@ajourneysustainable913]

I have been out to jonny's FF several times. Such an top notch guy. He is a delight to spend time with, and his property is very impressive. Blessings my friend!

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Awesome!

[@leandrabaggett3735]

I have a two acre lot I am currently converting to a permaculture food forest and this Johnny guy is officially my new role model :)

[@ranter7100]

love it love it love it !!!!!!!! such a amazing collection of plants, you have created a food paradise!!!!!

[@GraftingTactick]

Love your food forests 👍

[@Tropical_Fruit_stateofmind941]

Wow such an inspiration I gonna need a food forest mentor lol I got 8 acres and clearing it by hand as we speak so it's just In time

[@MrJoshcc600]

Aw man your luck! I dream to one day own just 1 acre but here In s Florida even a empty lot that size is 80k and up to 600k. Ill be dead and broke before i can afford that without a house on it

[@Okorokanze2000]

This guy is so funny and he's not even trying to be. Lmao " well what likes water. Banana and sugar cane"

[@angelapalmer9062]

Wow amazing how he grow looks very nice

[@dragonflybonsaigardens]

I need more johnny

[@OldesouthFarm]

Johnny is so cool!! Awesome!!

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Oldesouth Farm he's gonna love these comments:)

[@MrJoshcc600]

You've never had cranberry hibiscus? What?! It's such a easy plant that self seeds and you pick the flowers every day to make a good tea. Neighbors don't know it's a edible because it's such a good looking plant

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Josh Cc600 that was sarcasm. Lol my bad

[@margielavarias1490]

Wow! Thank you so much for sharing and how inspirational Johnny's food forest!!

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Margie Lavarias thank you!

[@loucee222]

What a wonderful place! And just a quarter acre.....wow!

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Lou Cee thanks! His place was definitely very abundant.

[@zfallon84]

I am very surprised that the city of Palm Bay hasn't given him a hard time. Code enforcement is pretty harsh there. Keep up the good work, Johnny!

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

zfallon84 shhh don't tell code enforcement 😬 Maybe Jonny is buying them off with bananas?

[@zfallon84]

I hope so. There is nothing like having an old grouch in the neighborhood to ruin modern projects.

[@MrJoshcc600]

He said he's had several run ins with code enforcement. He must be barely skirting the legal definition lines. Also means a neighbor has been turning him in for violations, county doesn't jyst cruise around looking for things like that

[@keeganhartslief8363]

Love this! Thanks Pete & team for the great content ⚡️

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@bhngorung1755]

Thanks Pete and Johnny. Excellent job :)

[@melanielinkous8746]

Love this kid! Great video.

[@TheRealHonestInquiry]

Killin' it, Johnny! It was nice to see that he didn't wait to read a book or take a certified course before getting started, that means anyone with access to youtube has this knowledge available! Also nice that we got to see his mistakes, and how he course-corrected, so we can see it's not the end of the world to have to plant bananas and sugar cane in place of mangos that didn't make it, could even be blessing in disguise... step #1 you can't go wrong with is start mulching any bare ground you see :)

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Very true! Jonny is a great example for anyone looking to get into this movement.

[@invadercem2]

This is so inspiring. Looks like I have some planting to do soon.

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Charles Middleton awesome! Happy planting:)

[@ricksgardenfla]

great vid shows anybody can do it I really enjoyed it

[@shirleykarnes7157]

Very nice!!!

[@SophalChao]

great show bro, i like your backyard garden

[@hgdon-homeiswheretreesare-9239]

The world needs more forests, not less; I’m glad I’ve done my part.

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

🙏

[@hgdon-homeiswheretreesare-9239]

Pete Kanaris GreenDreamsFL 👍

[@oliviamarsh6059]

Love your channel... So much knowledge!!!

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Thank you! We love to share :-)

[@o.a.m9515]

What a nice little jungle he has, keep it going Johnny

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Thanks!

[@jaxskate6346]

If you ever find yourself in Gainesville, we have a budding forest garden at the UF gardens that you could check out. We managed to infiltrate the land grant uni with some polyculture haha...

[@Corvus-fw2hr]

I'm a G-villain and I had no idea that was out there! I'll have to check it out.

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

JaxSkate awesome! Coming up that was soon to film my friends place in Micinopy.

[@jaxskate6346]

Pete Kanaris GreenDreamsFL Mosswood? J Pierce? He's one of the inspirations for all of us throwing trees in the ground at the uni

[@CharlesGann1]

Thanks Pete! You bring such hope a d inspiration sharing what you do and highlighting people like Johnny, HEART, and Jim. Really appreciate the amazing content.:-)

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Thanks Charles!

[@ritarichardson3881]

This video rocked the house!

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Thanks Rita! I think Jonny is currently fighting with the city over the food forest.

[@ritarichardson3881]

@@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL Codes, codes and codes. Ugh. 😔

[@zoar541]

Very impressive Young Man.

[@kolapyellow7631]

awesome job

[@fuziahmohidin9470]

Wowwww.... Its tropical fruits.....

[@jeff6899]

Sooo cool !!! Way to go, Johnny & great job as always Pete !! The Plant Abundance guy (Dan) just did a nice video on sauteed sweet potato leaves & I usually add a few regularly to smoothies :) Cranberry Hibiscus as well ! Also abelmoschus manihot, which is a hibiscus mallow family plant that makes a great edible...

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Jeff thank you! This was my first experience seeing the sweet potato leaves eaten raw, interesting. We prefer them cooked. Just before the storm we almost launched a new channel focused on cooking, it's still in the works :)

[@MrJoshcc600]

Yeah sweet potato leaves are pretty good. Even better then a lot of these tropical spinach varies I've tried

[@KshitijSurya6375]

Superb work done by Jony the bro.... I will wait for your channel brother....

[@MsRavens55]

What a neat guy💛

[@kiffest]

Great video! Thanks! I'd love more aerial shots, there was that one quick drop flight but it would be cool to see it properly. There was another food forest tour you did when there was no aerial shots, I think they make a huge difference in understanding the layout!

[@abdullahgm]

keep it up

[@luzdeluna7386]

Omg!! Loved it!!

[@SwahiliSpicE]

wow! this is amazing! well done Johnny

[@TheBarefootedGardener]

Very cool! I love the tropical food forests. I planted some food that my parents like but they don’t even want to get outside to pick produce! Haha, I guess more for me... Johnny should look up the pond digger and Aquascape Ponds on KZbin. That pond needs some love.

[@kattengat2]

His neighbors must be so happy. Only in Florida.

[@DiazGrowsFood]

Awesomeness!! Good job Johnny

[@littleredhen3354]

Great job! That was like a little hidden treasure✌

[@SkateIslam]

Food forest. The concept sounds too good to be true. Why do we want to think 2 dimensional with a field on a flat plain. We need to get 3D with the growth from all directions. Keep inspiring people. I love it.

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Permaculture mimics systems we see in nature, by being self maintaining and diverse. With a food forest we are mimicking this but with edible and medicinal species. Glad you enjoyed bro

[@kingX777]

Idk why I just always stare at the way Pete speaks lol he moves it mouth hella funny

[@abdebee3221]

Thank you for sharing this, Pete! I love your curiosity, but please don't judge so much or make fun of the people you are interviewing. Just let them talk without putting your opinion on them. Other than that, keep up the great work!

[@Kylie_Nobody]

And he looks so young!

[@thewildingslanding]

I love eating Cranberry Hibiscus leaves!

[@proudbodiakenqueen3642]

Sweet potato leaf are amazing 👍👍👍