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Richard Perkins is a globally recognised leader in the field of Regenerative Agriculture and is the owner of Europe’s foremost example, Ridgedale Farm, Sweden. He is the author of the widely acclaimed manual Regenerative Agriculture, regarded as one of the most comprehensive books in the literature, as well as Ridgedale Farm Builds.
His approach to no-dig market gardening and pastured poultry, as well as his integration of Holistic Management, Keyline Design and Farm-Scale Permaculture in profitable small-scale farming has influenced a whole new generation of farmers across the globe. Garnering more than 15 million views on his blog, and teaching thousands globally through his live training at the farm and online, Richard continues to inspire farmers all over the globe with his pragmatic no-nonsense approach to profitable system design.

[@ajaddams7277]

Anyone else want to see more cooking videos from him or his kitchen? What's the recipe for your dumplings?

[@thetessellater9163]

He did list the ingredients !

[@daniellesunley4807]

We are living in America at the moment. We order suet online, it isn't too expensive. We usually get 6 boxes at a time and keep it in the freezer. When we had sheep we would make our own suet from the core fat. Lamb suet makes delicious dumplings, you do need to store it in the freezer.

[@veggiemom5]

Cheers to you from the USA! You are a Jack of all trades! You CAN live on vegetables alone, I've been doing it for many years! :) Thanks for sharing!

[@galdessa1]

You can hardly call just eating veg, living.

[@veggiemom5]

I've been living just fine thank you!

[@thetessellater9163]

Moi Aussie since 1972 !

[@LaVikinga108]

Love this video, just what we need at the moment! Thanks for the positive vibe!

[@lesliehollands2689]

Stew looks fantastic and that's exactly the way grandma used to make dumplings.

[@danksquared]

Nothing beats T5 for seedlings. LED's come into their own in vege.

[@DA-zd8mf]

When you built the new compost shelter I thought it would have been great to put a level at the top for a viewing platform over the garden. You certainly have the strength with the size of posts used.

[@thetessellater9163]

It seemed such a shame to cut so much off those poles, too.

[@sjaron23]

You really do it all Richard!

[@galdessa1]

Had the fluorescent light setup for years now down in the cellar, I have them on a 12 hour timer too. I find chains the easiest way of hoisting them up as the seeds grow.

[@subliminal_donkey]

Thanks for continuing the videos Richard, an invaluable resource

[@Emiajtruk]

“... happy little peas.”- RP Love this!

[@-S-K-Miller]

Well rounded video, Richard. Liked the soup at the end: it's WHY we farm: for the good food. Cheers!

[@theadventuresofzoomandbettie]

Great video! Good to see the seeding set up. Bet your boy will love that swing!

[@stefanjovanovic6132]

Dear brother, from all similar education entrepreneur's on these subjects you are for sure the best one I've seen, thank you for all of your info !!!!!

Love it ! So much for taking a back seat at the farm :-D

[@albertszilard577]

Hi Richard noticed the creosote in your chimney, I would highly recommend a rocket stove mass heater for saving fuel and minimising the risk of chimney fires cause the burn would be so efficient. BTW can't wait to start my own farm reading your book was a such a pleasure, cheers for all your work. Kind regards, Szilard

[@belindaroadley]

Rocket stoves aren't usually legal for indoor use, but there are some awesome wood stoves these days that hold a lot of heat and reburn the gases. 😊😊😊

[@TheApocalypticKnight]

I was impressed that you start peas in pots and transplant them. I always thought peas are exclusively sown outdoors.

[@StreetBoi69uk]

Good to see you here Gianni! In northern climates we usually have start them as seedlings to extend the season. I am in the south of England and it's now into outdoor sowing time, but Sweden is still getting some frosts it seems. Hope you're well. Καλό απόγευμα και καλό Πάσχα!

[@TheApocalypticKnight]

@@StreetBoi69uk Hello, nice to see you here too! 🙂

[@nickstraw1952]

You don't anywhere you have mice. We did find cutting milk jugs in half and sowing under the mini cloches pressed down firmly worked, but it was a lot of extra work.

[@przybyla420]

For mice the the home gardener, make little round cages out of hardware cloth with window screen as a roof. 2” diameter circles. Put one over each seed. You can easily start beans, squash, radish and beets in modules, carrots and parsnips too but it is more complicated. I like to sprout them in a paper towel in a baggie. Treat with simmering water, then soak a few hrs then “sow” on the towel.

[@rayyanmahameru8804]

Super cool!! I am impressed and inspired

[@olafalafel]

respect

[@amandagauthier-parker1399]

Spring really brings out your personality! 💗

[@angelacross2216]

Looking good.

[@babochon]

Love your green house settings - 6:31 Especially love the pebbles at the bottom!

[@Dzloof1]

Auto like King Richard

[@damienkendrick9566]

Awesome awesome thanks!

[@wifiwarlord]

Wheres all the snow? We still have 2.5'. I was digging out my greenhouse so i can get the new plastic on it to get things started.

[@Laurel-Crowned]

You are such an inspiration! Thank you & God bless!!!

[@jeannewhitaker1950]

Thanks for the great content!

[@Horse237]

Soaking seeds for 8 hours reduces the time it takes to harvest the resulting plant. This is very useful for farmers who live in areas with short growing seasons. And also fr farmers who want to beat their competitors to the market with produce while prices are still seasonally high. It also increases the germination as after 8 hours we will see which seeds appear to be dead. No point in planting them.

[@deinse82]

That would all be true if you sowed your seeds outdoors, and they were low enough quality that you had to go over them one by one to see which ones are actually alive. None of that applies if you're a competent commercial farmer, because you start your plants indoors, and you buy high quality seeds that don't need "looking over".

[@subliminal_donkey]

Do you do tours of the farm? I'm not far away would be great to come visit sometime

[@What..a..shambles]

You answered my Q on the lighting hrs 👍🏻

[@rodkersjourneys3039]

I've yet to find a supplier of hakurai turnips in UK unless they go under a different name? Interesting to see turnips sown in modules.

[@Tripplebfarms]

Cook book, please

[@reidbrown8392]

Cheers!

[@joelegrand5903]

Now I am hungry! good video.

[@friedel8338]

Goodstuff

[@terrafirma75]

My carrots were stored in sand in my root cellar all winter at a consistent temperature of 4°C and still turned to rubber. How did you store your carrots?

[@stevefromthegarden1135]

By the looks of them, I would say in the ground. 😀

[@belindaroadley]

Ragnar's so freakin cute, but you knew that already, didn't ya Richard 😁😁😁😁

[@bryancase7541]

Richard have you had a change of heart on the antifungal on the paperpot paper?

[@MhUser]

leds are better; i v seen a lecture with some results and i think some publications are planned; LED lamps generating pulsed light of varying intensity have shown to be better than HPS lamps and older generations of LED lights

[@lesliehollands2689]

No that's not true

[@jimmcdougall3750]

Hi Richard when you water in the nursery do you have to take the lights out from under the shelves first. Love the set up

[@jesseolivarez1493]

Jim McDougall I was wondering the same. Didn’t hear Richard say how they handled that.

[@jimmcdougall3750]

@@jesseolivarez1493 no Richard has not said how he waters with all the lights in place yet.

[@martinjustice]

Nice varied content though I have called the wallpaper police

[@thetessellater9163]

I thought the wallpaper was awful, too. Very 1970's !

[@subnantingfort]

I just bought the exakt same wallpaper! They are beautiful and very trendy William Morris motives. You guys dont have any taste 😉

[@Kali500]

Hi Richard What type of fluorescent lamps do you use?

[@buddingnaturalist]

Where is Richard's daughter? Feel like I haven't seen a video on her in years...

[@TheRainHarvester]

Why not only run the lights at night, but for a shorter time than you are running them currently? That way you get daylight then more light at night? ( Reduced intensity but longer). Would that help, or hurt?

[@thetessellater9163]

If you give them a longer 'day length' in the nursery than they get when planted out, it can just trigger flowering, which may not be productive.

[@Frank-bh3cm]

Richard, how do you water the seedlings in the nursery with all the electrical installation in between? Are the lights IP rated?

[@thetessellater9163]

You could pull each tray almost all the way out to water, away from the power.

[@poepflater]

how many watts are each of those lights? I'm an LED guy (I have a small LED grow light company).

[@NewsChannel-y4g]

10:10 weed kills attention span

[@bradcarby3765]

Richard Perkins: "I would like to send you a pdf copy, with the intention to share with you a deeper sense of my thinking and approach to life and farming, in the hope that it may be of real utility to you. Please be in touch if you would like a copy, and perhaps down the line you might share your thoughts here?" I'm down for it Richard. I already think I have a deeper sense of what you're about. How do I get this PDF copy?

[@regenerativeagriculture]

Find a way to PM me your email details and I fix it...

[@bradcarby3765]

@@regenerativeagriculture I've found at least seven ways to contact you directly. I can't be bothered, except for the thrill of finding out. You don't want to share that book, you just want to look nice to your followers. Good luck with that.

[@regenerativeagriculture]

??? A little odd?

[@bradcarby3765]

@@regenerativeagriculture Yeah, I got to stop drinking on Saturdays....

[@thetessellater9163]

Of course you can live on vegetables alone - I have been meat-free since 1972 !!