Nature's Resilience: Thriving Abandoned Food Forest After 2.5 Years of Neglect!

[@Dave-ty2qp]

Congratulations to William, and his lovely Bride. Nothing more fun, and memorable than a Texas Home Wedding. My Bride and I had ours back in 1969. I also know the joy of getting new relatives, and looking over your property years and now decades later, and seeing the good impact you had on the land. Thanks for sharing your joy with us.

[@PermaPasturesFarm21]

Thank you so much Dave

[@jamjar5716]

How exciting! Two very handsome gentlemen. Congratulations William! It was an eye opener seeing how time can benefit all the hardwork you are doing on your new property!

[@PermaPasturesFarm21]

Thank you very much Neva!

[@contextkey9913]

Having a daughter, and watching William in many of these videos, I have found William to be an impressive young man, and thought that he would be quite a catch for some young lady. Looks like that day has come! Congratulations William and family! May God bless and protect your marriage!

[@PermaPasturesFarm21]

Thank you so much and blessings to you and yours!

[@Outtahide540]

Congratulations William and to the beautiful bride as well. That lady is blessed to be connected to this wonderful family. Praying God’s blessings to you guys

[@diannamc367]

And they are all blessed that their new family is open minded and willing to look into the permaculture ways. We all need people like this in our lives!

[@PermaPasturesFarm21]

Thank you so much Mel!

[@jeanniewright2554]

So happy to see William starting his tandem journey!! Bless you both!!

[@PermaPasturesFarm21]

Thank you so much

[@Skashoon]

All my best wishes to William & his lovely bride! Your old property is indeed a great study in permaculture design and showcases what that can do. As I watched, I began thinking and imagining (and praying) that in a couple years mine will succeed, too. Still have much more to plant, but now I’m building some momentum. This video is also motivating me to keep growing, in the ground and in my head. Thank you for leading the way. Soon it will become easier as the results of all the hard work begins to come together.

[@PermaPasturesFarm21]

Keep at my brother!

[@frenchfryfarmer436]

As a northern fella who's fruit trees have done so well that the trees have LITERALLY fallen apart. The peach you showed looks like if it were burdened with fruit it would fold over into the ground. Have you thought of using the locust to seasonally support the fruit laden fruit trees ? They could be intertwined. My one (one peach!!) was a part time job just to keep it harvested!! My orchard has 25 trees.

[@PermaPasturesFarm21]

That is definitely a great idea!

[@suzannefronzaglio2427]

This is so cool that you're doing a video on a permaculture food forest that is "self maintaining".... because after I watched your recent video on "Are Your Trees Lonely?", where you showed the variety of ways you plant around your fruit trees, and you mentioned the "7 layers of a forest", I looked that up, and several articles and videos of Geoff Lawton came up on the search results page. And I watched two videos on permaculture food forests he developed. One was in a desert area in Jordan, and the other was in Australia (or was it New Zealand?). And in the Australia video, he showed how after it was completed, a year or two later, the funding wasn't there.... but it maintained itself those couple of years, with no human intervention. Those videos were amazing. And now you're showing the same results of a permaculture food forest! Big Congratulations to the happy newly wedded couple! May God bless their marriage with ABUNDANCE in every way possible! 👼🙏❤️🐑👑🪔

[@PermaPasturesFarm21]

Thank you so much Susan!

[@LeaC816]

Look at y’all!! You both clean up alright! Congrats to the beautiful couple and best wishes for a long and happy marriage! Very cool to see your old place still thriving after being totally unattended. Especially after the crazy weather we’ve seen in Texas the last couple of years. It gives me hope seeing that nature knows more than we do about what it needs to be healthy and productive!

[@PermaPasturesFarm21]

We just need to get out of natures way Lea!

[@MichaelEReed-fb2po]

Wow Mr. GQ! You are lookin sharp! 👍🙏🙏🙏❤😁

[@PermaPasturesFarm21]

Thank you so much Michael

[@annarivera4636]

You clean up real good Billie, congratulations to William and his new bride God bless you all, this is Randy.

[@PermaPasturesFarm21]

Thanks a million Randy! Can’t wait to hang out with you again my friend!

[@crissycrutchfield331]

Congratulations on your new daughter! I live in deep East Texas. I ordered 50 Comfrey root cuttings from you which arrived on April 2 this year. Wow! I struggled to find Bocking 4 that wasn’t totally obliterated by being cut into such small pieces and then sliced in half. I searched for a very, very, long time. I am very impressed by your integrity in both sending such quality, generously sized, roots cuttings and throwing in extra stock to boot! Thank you. I found your channel through my search for Bocking 4. I didn’t know what to expect when ordering but at the very least I knew the roots couldn’t be smaller than the ones I had seen posted for sell and I wanted to do business with a Christian homesteader. A month later they are growing beautifully! Thank you!

[@PermaPasturesFarm21]

Thank you so much for your business Crissy!

[@porterowski9232]

Perhaps my favorite video of yours ever. Welcome back to my neck of the woods.....Denison.

[@PermaPasturesFarm21]

Thank you so much my friend

[@MichaelEReed-fb2po]

Congratulations William!! Wishing you all blessings in your marriage! 🤵💒👰🙏🙏🙏

[@PermaPasturesFarm21]

Thank you so much Michael

[@ouachitafarmacy]

Congratulations and blessings to William and his beautiful bride.

[@PermaPasturesFarm21]

Thank you so much

[@faithk_integrityandintention]

Cleaning up and getting down! :) The old place is beautiful. Congratulations on so much this weekend.

[@PermaPasturesFarm21]

Thank you very much my friend

[@michaeldiggs3009]

Congratulations! My farming journey has just begun made some mistakes last year but this year I hope for a great drop. Thanks for all the great information.

[@sweetearthfarm]

How lovely! Congrats to William! Love it when families grow and merge!

[@PermaPasturesFarm21]

Thank you so much my friend

[@llee6842]

Just accidentally found your channel and already learnt so much new from you tonight! Thanks so much for your dedication and devotion to Permaculture and it's easily see how you raised your child and what he's become today. Big congratulations to you all and with all the best & wishes from Sydney, another part of the world!!

[@deborahstrickland9845]

Wow! Congratulations to the beautiful couple!!!❤️🍾🥂 (Love the garden too!)

[@PermaPasturesFarm21]

Thank you very much Deborah

[@resourcefulgirl]

What a beautiful setting and looks like a gorgeous day for the wedding, congratulations! BTW... I love mimosa trees and now I know they do more than just look pretty :)

[@PermaPasturesFarm21]

It was a gorgeous day indeed. Very exceptional day for that part of Texas.

[@resourcefulgirl]

@@PermaPasturesFarm21 Thanks for sharing this wonderful event and your passion for permaculture. Very inspiring!! I'm sure you'll spark a flame of interest in your grandchildren as well. Grow one plant and you get hundreds the next year. God's design absolutely blows my mind. Thank you again.

[@kittimcconnell2633]

Honey locust trees are nitrogen fixers. I think redbuds may be, too. You can get thornless honey locust trees. Their seed pods are edible and supposed to be quite sweet (why they're called "honey" locust).

[@PermaPasturesFarm21]

Great ideas Kitti!

[@QuiChiYang2]

Congratulations William. Billy your old home is beautiful. I'm being presumptuous in thinking William will have that someday. I'm happy you showed this video. God bless.

[@PermaPasturesFarm21]

We’re business partners on everything so it’s already his my friend.

[@rickthelian2215]

Congratulations William & Bride on their Wedding ❤️

[@PermaPasturesFarm21]

Thank you so much Rick

[@pedsobpsych]

Blessings and wishing and very happy marriage to the newlyweds!! ~Jan in Ohio

[@PermaPasturesFarm21]

Thank you so very much Jan

[@denisebrady6858]

FANTASTIC VIDEO !!!!! Thank you for sharing with us. Cheers Denise- Australia

[@PermaPasturesFarm21]

Thank you so much Denise

[@cekfraun]

I didn't know that you used to live in Texas. It's cool to see that things you planted and systems you put in place several years ago are still going strong. Congratulations to William and his bride!

[@PermaPasturesFarm21]

Thank you so much Cheryl

[@WeThePeople001]

Im in Southeast Texas. My food forest is coming along. Its been a learning experience, some success some failures but well with the trial and error. Everyone should plant something 🌿

[@Gl3nS]

Looking good Billy and congrats to William!

[@PermaPasturesFarm21]

Thank you so much my old friend

[@camicri4263]

Oh, wow! You guys clean up really nice! Congratulations William, may God bless the new chapter of your life and draw you near to Him! Go to Him for all your needs, put Him first and He will bless your marriage! 🙏🤗🤗💜🤗🤗

[@PermaPasturesFarm21]

Amen to all of that Cami!

[@007darryl]

Congratulations to William!!! Nice dance movies Billy...

[@PermaPasturesFarm21]

Bringing the robot back Darryl!

[@renewedhomestead2676]

Looking good Billy and William! So happy for everyone. It is truly a blessing. 🙏🙏

[@tabp8448]

Congratulations to William and Emily and the whole family❣. You clean up nicely Billy! 🕺💃 Your old property is flourishing. 🌱

[@PermaPasturesFarm21]

It blows my mind how these methods work

[@eleanorwatkins3022]

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[@backtonature433]

Congratulations sir Billy,you'll be a grandpa soon👏👏👏👏,and wish William a good luck and blessings on his married life🙏😇😇😇

[@PermaPasturesFarm21]

Thank you so much and blessings to you and yours my friend

[@backtonaturelleellecastlem5221]

Congrats William! Many blessings to you and your whole family.

[@PermaPasturesFarm21]

Thank you so much

[@natalieh8637]

Wow!!! Congratulations Mr. And Mrs. William!!! I Pray God's Blessings on your lives. So happy for you! So nice to know there are young people starting out who are capable of taking care of themselves.Oh, nice permaculture video Billy. LOL 😆

[@PermaPasturesFarm21]

Thank you so much Natalie

[@skipdunham1596]

Alright congratulations y’all !!!! Glad to see the celebration and the working old home place!!

[@PermaPasturesFarm21]

It always blows me away to see the stuff come together

[@mandiegarrett1706]

WHOA!!!WOWOWOW!!! CONGRATULATION William and Emily...SO EXCITED for you guys. You guys will ROCK this world with all your knowledge and become a guiding light in this dark world. May God bless you with His wisdom and knowledge as you live your lives to be the leaders guiding the next generation. Again CONGRATULATION:))). Oh, by the way, May 1st is our anniversary...so William and Emily will be having the same anniversary as us...how cool is that:))))...(doing a happy dance...lol).

[@PermaPasturesFarm21]

Happy anniversary Mandie!

[@victoriajohnson3034]

Your such an inspiration for me! I spent my weekend helping and teaching a friend to plant her entire garden in 2 days. So glad she's ready to try her hand at gardening.

[@PermaPasturesFarm21]

That’s the kind of community I am talking about Victoria!

[@fincalavita4842]

Amazing to see the old property and how great to see the progress. Congratulations you all look so smart 😎🤗

[@PermaPasturesFarm21]

I think we look smarter than we actually are

[@willmarengojr3998]

Billy, you clean up well. Congratulations to William and his new bride. We are happy for you and your family.

[@PermaPasturesFarm21]

Thank you so much Will!

[@willmarengojr3998]

I did not mean to leave your name out- Michelle. I know you are very proud of your son, and of gaining a daughter. You are a testimony of love and great nurturing. Be blessed.

[@christinereeves3796]

Congratulations to you all! What a blessing to merge families. Keep Growing! 🤗🌱❤️🙏

[@judyhernandez3391]

Congratulations to William and his new Bride! You all looked gorgeous and so happy! May God bless both families that joined together with lots of JOY for your lifetimes! We have lived in East Texas all our lives and would loved to met up with you while you were back here.

[@debbies2966]

Congratulations to William and his bride and congratulations to you Billy and Michelle!

[@PermaPasturesFarm21]

Thank you so very much Debbie

[@cathleendell8111]

Blessings to your family! I hear that Yah blew His blessing over this most special day and announced His presence with the “chime.” What an amazing Yah we serve!

[@PermaPasturesFarm21]

Amen to that Cathleen! Thank you so much for the blessings and blessings to you and yours!

[@audreyslivinglife]

Congratulations William and the Mrs.! Thank you so much for sharing this experience. I am looking to buy land and your videos are helping to guide my decision making. God bless you and your family. ✌🏾🙏🏾

[@PermaPasturesFarm21]

That makes me feel wonderful Audrey

[@sonyagregory5711]

Wow! Congratulations on your wedding William. Best Wishes, Love & Prayers for a blessed and beautiful life together. Your food forest is amazing, in just 2.5 years. Question??? Is William bringing his Mrs. back to good old NC? Billy I know you and Michelle are over the moon happy for William and his new bride. What a beautiful family you all have! God Bless!

[@PermaPasturesFarm21]

We couldn’t be happier! They are definitely living in North Carolina my friend.

[@noblebrooks1552]

Congratulations William and his new Bride!!!!, Billy and Michelle on your new daughter.

[@PermaPasturesFarm21]

Thank you so much Noble!

[@GrowingLittleCountryhomestead]

Congrats to William and his beautiful bride. Looking sharp Billy

[@PermaPasturesFarm21]

Thank you so much my friend

[@nutequest]

We use deep mulching as swales are impossible here with so much rock in the ground. Layers and layers of horse, cattle and chicken manure, old hay and wood chips. Our blueberries even survived through a 5 year drought. We watered with 1000l pod once a fortnight from our spring fed creek and everything did just fine but all the local orchard farms had huge losses.

[@thenewyorkredneck4735]

Dang Billy. You got your sunday best on

[@PermaPasturesFarm21]

Don’t get used to it my friend

[@trinamcgarvey588]

Congratulations to William, hiss new bride and all of the family! It is wonderful that your family has grown. I know William and his bride are set for success in their future with all of the knowledge you and Michelle have given him! Blessings to you all!

[@PermaPasturesFarm21]

Thank you and blessings to you and yours Trina

[@MsLippy]

Congratulations Mr William, and his new bride. Your method truly works and the proof is right here in this video. Best Wishes To All My Friends

[@PermaPasturesFarm21]

Thank you so much my friend

[@patwilliamson4701]

That is so encouraging. We live in Texas 60 miles east of Abilene and severe drought is a real problem. E also are totally reliant on a water well very deep about 300 feet. So if the Electricity electricity

[@PermaPasturesFarm21]

I know exactly what you’re talking about Pat! Blessings to you and yours!

[@kentuckyprepper1792]

Congratulations and prayers for the new couple.

[@PermaPasturesFarm21]

Thank you so much my friend

[@maryloomis8075]

I have read that this is what St. Martin de Porres did back several centuries ago. He planted fruiting trees and such along the byways so that people and animals could find food to eat. Should be (IMHO) the patron saint of people who plant food forests.

[@PermaPasturesFarm21]

I love that Mary

[@ppunion]

I'm super curious... The swales you talk about, what are they fed from? Just standing rain water or are they fed from larger ponds that has standing water in it?

[@BearBottomHomestead]

Congratulations to William and all the family! Great video of seeing your past permaculture area. Y’all looking fancy!

[@PermaPasturesFarm21]

We will try not to make it a habit!

[@forestdog]

Congratulations William! Both of my kids are getting married next year...I'm still not able to gather it all in! lol

[@PermaPasturesFarm21]

I know exactly what you mean my friend

[@mio.giardino]

The only thing I can see that would give away that there is food on that land is that you still have the collars on the fruit trees.

[@PermaPasturesFarm21]

I totally agree my friend!

[@flatlinesup]

Awesome vid. Thanks for posting! Congrats to both families! I think you need to suit up every once in a while for your vids, you're looking pretty sharp 😁 * ordered more comfrey from ya'll as well lol

[@PermaPasturesFarm21]

Thank you and thank you for your business my friend

[@sandrahouse9322]

Congratulations! Prayers for a long and blessed union!

[@PermaPasturesFarm21]

Thank you so much for that Sandra… and blessings to you and yours!

[@nicklocicero3974]

Congratulations and blessings to the happy couple!

[@PermaPasturesFarm21]

Thank you very much Nick

[@archegosfarmsteadship]

Congratulations to William! Blessings to the new couple!

[@PermaPasturesFarm21]

Thank you so much and blessings to you and yours my friend

[@lindawilliams7273]

Congratulations to William his bride and your family. Blessings!

[@PermaPasturesFarm21]

Thank you very much Linda

[@B30pt87]

Congratulations y'all! That was good to see. The good we do is never in vain.

[@PermaPasturesFarm21]

I’m right there with you my friend

[@twinklesmack9953]

Congratulations to your son, his new bride and your entire family! 💒 🔔

[@PermaPasturesFarm21]

Thank you so much my friend

[@mikecrabb4025]

Billy you clean up nice :)

[@PermaPasturesFarm21]

Thank you very much Mike

[@ghostcraft9343]

Congratulations to William! And I will definitely be using this as an example. Thank you for sharing

[@PermaPasturesFarm21]

Thank you so much my friend

[@mikeh6583]

Congratulations to your family! I'm looking forward to turning my regular orchard to a permaculture orchard!

[@PermaPasturesFarm21]

That’s what I’m talking about my friend

[@hiddenoasishomestead7054]

Such beautiful news! Congratulations!!!!!!

[@PermaPasturesFarm21]

Thank you so much my friend

[@ChosenAbundanceFarm]

Goooooo Billy! And congratulations to William. May God bless the union and bring lots of children

[@PermaPasturesFarm21]

Thank you so much for the blessings my friend

[@StephanieJoRountree]

Billy, you are one handsome man all duded up! LOL I so love your permaculture passion. Sure hope you will be at the next TN October gathering. PS - Congrats to William and his bride!

[@PermaPasturesFarm21]

Thank you so much Stephanie! Which Tennessee October gathering?

[@StephanieJoRountree]

@@PermaPasturesFarm21 You came last year. Matt and Gabby were the hosts.

[@jonesfamilyfarm9230]

Congratulations 🎊🎈🍾 y’all were in my neck of the woods I’m abt 1.5 hrs away from Fort Worth in a rural area with a population of 272 we just had some massive wildfires here in Eastland County but God is so good because we’re also in a drought. You and your family will be good bonus parents to the young lady as well. You have so much wisdom they’ll learn so much from you and you’ve taught William so much priceless wisdom. You’re teaching me permaculture too. God Bless you all.

[@PermaPasturesFarm21]

Thank you so much to my friends back in Texas!

[@darrenlewis7001]

I live in New Jersey. Mimosa and black locust constantly come up along with maples and oaks. Most of the North East would be forest without man developing it.

[@PermaPasturesFarm21]

Exactly the way it ought to be my friend!

[@stumblin_along]

Best wishes for a long, happy blessed marriage, William! Billy, you were looking sharp!

[@PermaPasturesFarm21]

Thank you so much my friend

[@alicepettit164]

Amazing proof. Congrats to William and wife and both families. What type mimosa recommended, is there a variety native to midsouth?

[@PermaPasturesFarm21]

I’m sure there is Alice. I try your local extension office.

[@michaeltillman1147]

Great video! Firstly, congratulations on the union!!!! Also that look at the untended food forest was great verification of what you have been showing us and for that alone it puts this video among the top of any I've seen here. And that last clip was great BTW. 😎

[@PermaPasturesFarm21]

I wish he didn’t attach that last part… But thank you Michael!

[@vickisavage8929]

May He bless y’all and keep you, may y’all rejoice together in His blessings, may He prosper your house, your crops, and your livestock until you cannot contain the blessings! Fair warning from the voice of experience: them whom He blesses, He expects, in turn, to be a blessing to others.

[@PermaPasturesFarm21]

Thank you for the reminder my friend. He does indeed!

[@The_Florax]

Love that he’s doing it right 🎉

[@BosnWayne]

Congratulations to William and his Bride. Live a great life together!

[@jtharp9265]

Congratulations to William and Emily !!!! Also here in Texas .. Michelle must be so proud as you are . God bless this amazing wedding and also all of yall . Mrs Josette Tharp Montgomery , Texas 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@yesterdayshero2916]

Congratulations Brother, your enthusiasm is contagious!

[@mikemills72]

Congrats all around! Best wishes! Are those Stacy Adams shoes that the Permaculture pimpdaddy is wearing? Real deal... looking sharp!

[@PermaPasturesFarm21]

I got to keep it real Mike!

[@diversparadise7058]

Best wishes to the happy couple. Looking very dapper, love the suspenders.

[@PermaPasturesFarm21]

I’m just glad I didn’t get the shirt dirty.

[@gwackamoley]

Congratulations William! Happy Billy & Michelle. 💗

[@PermaPasturesFarm21]

Thank you very much Julie!

[@dwighthires3163]

Wow! you dress up well. I like those threads. Congratulations on the addition of a daughter. You said you could optimize this in 30 minutes. What would you do beyond cutting back the mimosas? BUSTIN SOME MOVES!! Way to go!

[@PermaPasturesFarm21]

Thank you my friend! Cutting the mimosas is pretty much all that needed to be done. In fact, it could wait for another year or two.

[@rochrich1223]

It's funny watching a long-service combat engineer almost smiling. Congratulation on your son and the food forest. Long hard work paying off.

[@Miguel195211]

Congratulations on the growing family! 🍾

[@PermaPasturesFarm21]

Thank you very much Miguel

[@candacemiller01]

Wow. Getting married. Awesome. Been away for a while, so missed it all. Lol. Congratulations. Love the food Forest. Hope to get our started soon. ❤️

[@LadysFarm]

Congrats William 🍾

[@PermaPasturesFarm21]

Thank you very much my friend

[@theyoungnative93]

Could you recommend some books for someone starting out creating a food forest?

[@rose77778888]

So, I don't really need to remove all of the locusts, and baby mimosas when I put in fruit trees? This is so cool! Congratulations William!

[@andrewlittlefield3425]

For some reason that tux look suits you! I was really more engaged when you had it on, it’s probably because you have great speech. It’s a great pair 😉

[@andrewlittlefield3425]

And I love your homesteading skills

[@PermaPasturesFarm21]

Thank you so much Andrew

[@jmbagby0404]

Wonderfully done!!! A very heartfelt congratulations to you and your family sir!!! Truly amazing thank you for sharing!!!

[@PermaPasturesFarm21]

Thank you for the well wishes my friend

[@DtheMan247]

Congratulations! Enjoy the new additions to your wonderful family.

[@PermaPasturesFarm21]

Thank you so much my friend

[@thenewyorkredneck4735]

Also congratulations to William and his wife. Thats amazing

[@PermaPasturesFarm21]

Thank you so much my friend

[@thenewyorkredneck4735]

@@PermaPasturesFarm21 😅 I can't stand them either. I have 20 work t shirts, 7 of the same pants and a few hoodies i cycle through. I feel uncomfortable in suits

[@pamelabratton2501]

Red bud is a good nitrogen fixer and easy to get cuttings to take! I LOVE mimosa in the orchard. the flowers are anti-depressants. Known as the Joy, joy tree!! Are you looking to sell that sheep tractor? I have been hunting for one and live north of Dallas...🙂

[@PermaPasturesFarm21]

I think I’m going to hang onto it for a while.

[@pamelabratton2501]

@@PermaPasturesFarm21 Ya got it from that fella in Waco? I am looking hard at getting one. Better protection and ease of rotating when you just have a few sheep for milk.

[@thesmiths629]

I've planted permaculture design landscaping at two previous properties and recently drove past them, heartbroken to see that new owners cut and cleared most of what was established. They wanted open grass land 💔 There and just a couple select fruit trees left neglected and unprunned in the grassy yards. No windbreaker cedars,, no understory plants, and 80% of the fruit trees are gone. I can't explain the heart break. Those properties would have been better off left vacant, without ignorant intervention. The gardens, and even raspberries and asparagus etc.... All Gone!

[@PermaPasturesFarm21]

I’ve had the same exact thing happened to me as well. It’s floors me that people would prefer grass!?!?

[@FoereaperGaming]

I hate grass. The only way I would willingly have grass land is if I had animals that needed it.

[@patticriss2238]

Your joy and your knowledge produced a wonderful space. Beautiful episode. Thank you.