NO TILL FARM Pioneers How To GROW Great Food Sustainably

[@bobdebouwer7835]

Some people talk total BS, some people mix some wisdom with some BS. But this man is talking true words like a nailgun

[@williammcduff6531]

Great video it's amazing how much we can grow just by cooperating with nature instead of fighting it.

[@Th4thWiseman]

Never fight nature,it always wins!

[@Valchrist1313]

@@Th4thWiseman Nice platititude. But airplanes are a thing. And generally, they win. If what you said made any sense at all, there wouldn't be ecological problem of the sort you'd be primed to rage about after watching another sort of video...

[@Valchrist1313]

@Zechariah Ahl If nature was winning so hard, there wouldn't be artificial ecological problems of the sort you'd be pontificating on if the video had played scary music and warned of impending doom.

[@itzakpoelzig330]

Nature will still be here doing her thing millions of years after we are gone.

[@bvegannow1936]

Growing what thrives in your area with little to no maintenance or watering. Look into what natives grew in your area and wild edibles. Auto watering/irrigation. Rain collection. Food forest. Dwarf food trees. Copy nature. Variety.

[@ThrivingwithNature]

Nick is an inspiration! My farm is on the way but long way to go! I'm sharing my journey, slowly slowly like nature, I will get there eventually! Thanks for sharing his farm and his story!

[@dragoninwinter]

He's living my dream.

[@luvluvluvluvcats]

Me too. How do you deal with the ENVY?!?

[@charlesmckinley29]

Start where you are and build up. He is a smart man.

[@iancsb1]

that valley is ideal, hard to miss in a situation like that. Beautiful spot

[@daichimax]

So Great to see another "がいじん" farmer!!! 👍👍👍👍👍 & Subscribed!!!

[@pierrrejette9023]

I remember the farmers rotating their crops in the early 1960’. Great video. Awesome farmer.

[@ioannissamaras1542]

The man is a legend...well done

[@123jeffries123]

How cool i was volunteering in nagano at a farm for 3 months this is like a dream to me i wanna achieve one day

[@Welonka7]

Did you volunteer in that farm?

[@joyridesham]

That drone shot looks like paradise, the trees, then the decked land

[@MorgsBrew]

Great set up. This guy is the market gardener you have never heard of.

[@TimSlee1]

Another major drawback of modern farming is that seed distributors create seeds which grow into plants that cannot create their own seeds so farmers have to keep going back to the distributors after each harvest cycle.

[@mysterioanonymous3206]

Indeed. They also licence specific cultivars so even if you get one to germinate or get a cut to sprout you could be sued. One farmers neighbor used such a plant and it somehow got into this guy's field, unknowingly, and yes, he in fact did get sued by that agrocorp. Don't know what happened though but we already know everything we have to just from that fact...

[@TimSlee1]

@@mysterioanonymous3206 That makes more sense.

[@stevehatcher7700]

As a farmer I'm happy to pay seed breeders/growers to do all that work for me. For the most part. Some varieties, I keep seed, most of the higher production stuff though, I'll buy seed year after year.

[@luvluvluvluvcats]

I’ve grown only heirlooms for years and save my own seeds. I always have about a thousand times more seeds than I need and love sharing with locals who don’t have the money to buy seeds

[@PeacefulFarm-Aidan]

The way you explain sustainable farming at 3:15 is so clear and insightful! I’m excited to try this on my own farm!

[@patriciaserdahl5577]

Fabulous video loved his gardens and natural way of growing 💙 😊

[@surferdude-ll2qu]

Great presentation! We need more of this gardening methods the natural way let nature do the work. Spread the message 👍🏻

[@dmillan30]

awesome ... great video

[@peterbrooks9984]

Very labour intensive.

[@maryonborsetta112]

That was an amazing documentary. Thanks for sharing the knowledge and your experiences.

[@tanarehbein7768]

Thanks! Love seeing people around the world improve our world.

[@GrowingSmall]

Thank you so much, Tana, really appreciate your support!!!

[@karimanoori4008]

Hello from Australia I really like your video

[@makermarx]

Almost done securing the land. Going to implement as much as possible. Beautiful.

[@noneedtoknow2870]

All else aside, what a fantastic beautiful place to spend your time!

[@jhessyemoore-thomas4082]

Great film. Thanks for sharing Nick's story.

[@jannisbille5161]

Great video Jakob! Nick's farm is a great inspiration.

[@GrowingSmall]

Arigatou :)

[@18Bees]

Wow I could have watched a full hour of farming like our forefathers.

[@paraxuas]

Thank you!!!!

[@invadercem2]

I’m inspired. Thank you.

[@brianlawl]

Most big farms in the US where bought out and told what to grow. I agree we need more smaller farms all over.

[@lonew2657]

Thanks for showing me something that works .... in Japan.

[@van_demonium]

Reminds me of my grandparents. Everything plays multiple rolls in a natural system.

[@eylonemuskson4177]

Got some land in Ibaraki prefecture that I'm not making use of, so this is fantastic to see!! It's inspiring me to drive up there this weekend!

[@musamusashi]

Very inspiring, great farm!

[@iansingsiansings2101]

Growing Small, thank you for what you do...

[@GrowingSmall]

Thank you for your supportive comment, really appreciate it :)

[@hOurworld11]

Thankyou for the video, it is reassuring to know we are perfectly capable.

[@tomt637]

This is such a fantastic farm and ecosystem however purslane is no survival crop it's one of the best tasting and textured weeds you can have in a salad and so productive haha

[@tomt637]

@Zechariah Ahl the definition of a survival crop is it's always there for you when other things won't be because usually there is far better options. What I'm saying is it's not the worse option it tastes great, has an amazing texture and grows well, therefore it's a maincrop salad to me. B vitamins however good they are nothing to do with whether or not it's a survival crop

[@jackmccann1291]

@@tomt637 "Survival crop" be interpreted as something you could survive on

[@luvluvluvluvcats]

Half of my freezer this winter was filled with purslane. Dang, I love that stuff!

[@tomt637]

@@luvluvluvluvcats how does it fare frozen, I had not tried due to how succulent the leaves are. And does that mean your cooking it on the way out the freezer?

[@luvluvluvluvcats]

@@tomt637 it is like frozen okra. I knew it would be that way so I froze it only to use in soups. Specifically for making them thicken.

[@johnberry1107]

Pioneer? We done it this way for generations. Illinois, Tennessee, North Carolina at least. Bless. Eat more food!

[@wesh388]

Wow, great video! Absolutely packed with info

[@JB-yg3ew]

That's amazing. Please do a 3hr special version

[@scox7748]

Id never considered being a farmer until this. More of an ecologist or a landscaper but this is all of it in a productive piece of land

[@reidbrown8392]

Great video! Thanks for sharing this with us

[@imornie]

I remembered my grandpa growing different kinds of fruits like pineapple and bananas in a slope land like this with flowing water. We basically have fresh fruits and vegies all year round and never saw him purchase any fertilizer and used stuff in nature like bat dung from caves instead. Hopefully I can save enough money in the future to live in a place like this too. What a great video.

[@luvluvluvluvcats]

I hauled bucketloads of guano from a barn attic a few years ago and wow, I’ve never had such a productive garden!!

[@z3pHyRx3]

Very interesting. A well managed farm, good to see and to learn from.

[@bvegannow1936]

Auto watering/irrigation. Rain collection. Food forest. Dwarf food trees. U can look into what natives grew in your area, wild edibles, and what will grow well in your area with little maintenance, such as food trees

[@asanoen1777]

Great ecosystem that you have created in this video...

[@manuelrojas4483]

Saludos desde Tenerife !! Gran Canal 👌🏻👏🏻👏🏻🐞👏👏🥕🌿🌸🐝🥬🥦

[@GrowingSmall]

Gracias Manuel, me hace feliz leer tus palabras y emojis tan positivos.

[@sprshedina]

I am new subscriber and I subscribed because I was sold once he used the word "irregardless"! :) love it! Love this channel!

[@GrowingSmall]

Thanks for subbing! Great to hear you're digging the videos!

[@theamazingmg6947]

Wow, wow,,great job doing farming my dear friend ❤

[@ThatBritishHomestead]

i have started my gardening life with no till years ago and over the years and years you really see the difference. and the improvement to the soil structure and water retention, ect

[@nickp5093]

A terrific explanation of how it all works. Good on you. Agriculture using intelligence, observation, natural processes. There's still a future, and its more interesting than the past.

[@michaelrosner8868]

What a great inspiration and motivation. Local production is best!

[@kevinmartin6679]

That was a great video!!

[@68greg19]

this is NOT permaculture at all or in any way, this IS ecological farming....very nice too !

[@calebfuller4713]

How is it not permaculture?

[@nategalvan3907]

​@Caleb Fuller maybe because it's crop rotation? I'm just guessing

[@chrisdodt]

a Scott in Japan! segoi! suki-desu

[@turamagmz5118]

Great content, this is what sustainability means in agriculture.

[@davebeech236]

Fascinating! I'm just curious how a Scot ended up as an organic farmer in Japan! Looks idyllic.

[@magesalmanac6424]

From what I understand a lot of farms in Japan can be bought for cheap, as many have moved to urban centers for work and don’t want to inherit the family farm.

[@ruhied957]

Italy Spain are also paying to repopulate their country side...😮

[@tyrabjurman3584]

@@magesalmanac6424 Even if the farm can be bought cheap. Immigration to Japan can only be done in certain very specific ways. How he obtained residence is what interests me.

[@cristianbutcovich8057]

That is partially correct. In Italy, properties have gone through the roof. What you are referring to is abandoned villages and hamlets that have been abandoned, but you will be living in a town, not in the countryside. Keep in mind that remodeling rules and regulations in Italy are very difficult to navigate and quite restrictive so it is not that simple.@@ruhied957

[@KyleHolzhueter]

Another great film❣

[@askaboutRudyV]

This is AMAZIN'.

[@internal1000]

Awesome man

[@here2offend]

Wow!! I want one

[@fredsnyder3063]

🌞 thank you for being a Teacher

[@FunkyKiwi7]

Lovely. Definitely inspirational.

[@erincarr9411]

He is the real deal

[@Kevin-Cruz]

Beautiful video as always man! Keep up the good work!

[@GrowingSmall]

Thanks a ton! And special shout out to my Patreon squad :)

[@leonstenutz6003]

Wunderschön, lovely... ¡gracias!

[@SuerteDelMolinoFarm]

Greetings from the LooseNatural farm in Andalusia Spain

[@低炭素暮らし]

Thank you for this nice interesting and crucial share.

[@therickat]

Excellent content!

[@aryanoffmind7408]

Main source of energy for every living being.❤

[@backyardfarmingsupply]

That's a lot of great info! 🌱

[@joecrayzee]

I'm curious about the effects of the black plastic on the soil- I was taught to do that as a method of killing everything (microbes and bugs included), since it subjects the bed to very high heat under sunlight. Is it just cool enough in Japan to not have that effect, or does he depend on the surrounding ecosystem restoring those small plots each time he takes the plastic off?

[@whatifitnt]

I'm wondering if growing grasses to make mats to cover, knock down cover crops that need to be processed...? It could be a business for locals, also...?

[@cannabinerd9665]

He stated that he does it when it's cold out in Feb-March. If it's cool enough for mice and snakes to inhabit, as he states in the video, it's cool enough not to kill your soil biology, while still being warm enough to get your weed seed to germinate and die.

[@luvluvluvluvcats]

I’m curious about plastic in general. Is he not allowing the stuff to slowly degrade (can’t stop that…) and soil will be full of micro plastic?

[@Mr10damers]

Thanks.... Great video

[@DonJulioize]

thank you for this video

[@idabergmann5270]

wow, i love it! thanks for sharing. 💚💚💚

[@remoconan8720]

You should really look at marketing that purslane it is unequivocally the tastiest weed I have so far found out on my garden; it has a lemon tanginess that goes great with anything, think banchan and gochujang with sesame oil then mix the steamed/ fried purslane with some sweated onions or eschallots - aufregend lecker!

[@luvluvluvluvcats]

It is so labor intensive though. From harvest to plucking all those tiny leaves off the stem. Probably not feasible for bulk sales.

[@internet_internet]

Love it.

[@assissi22]

I love this!

[@jeremy6752]

Your videos are soooo interesting!!! Farming with no oil si definitely the future :)

[@MrBottlecapBill]

Nope. Not unless you replace the oil with something just as powerful. Too many people on earth, too many mouths to feed.

[@jeremy6752]

@@MrBottlecapBill Yeah, totally agree that people will die. Only those who can provide for themselves (or small communities) will make it because no more oil will not be a choice.

[@alex.velasco]

@@MrBottlecapBill How about fusion power… from the sun? There is more than we will ever need. Problem solved.

[@alex.velasco]

@@jeremy6752 You sound like one of those Yank survivalists, who spend their lives wishing for armageddon, and hoping to save their own shiny white asses.

[@MrBottlecapBill]

@@alex.velasco sadly the about of that power you can capture compared to the recourses deemed to capture it is a reality you have to contend with. Solar power is very low yield. A fusion reactor,.....that's not the same thing.

[@cinzafenix08]

Cheers from portugal

[@TheCompleteGuitarist]

I love the idea and I do organic in my small experimental garden, but much gets eaten by birds, ants, possums, locusts, snail and other stuff before I get my share. I haven't had a pear or peach in five years despite and abundance.

[@shephusted2714]

solid content

[@kelliott7864]

Yep, he's the real deal.

[@danielaterrile4753]

Dear nick, y are a héros 😮

[@joshschannel5654]

Great video

[@SanPendro]

I love it!

[@PolishBehemoth]

"The moan-tins supply organic water"... hehe i love that thick limey accent

[@teagoldleaf4137]

I learned a lot from this gentleman. Organic farming is cheaper than conventional farming, but organic farming does not get the welfare cheques that the chemical corporations. And "conventional "/chemical farming degrades and depletes the soil. I wish governments would also give organic farmers subsidies as well. Subscribed 🌷

[@Hy-Brasil]

5:18 .... that is where you cracked the code. any time big brother is involved and self inserts their approval is when everything flies apart. the people and the land both suffer. eliminate that narcissistic know it all and life will improve in all areas.

[@Hy-Brasil]

all you have to do is look at every place Big Bro has meddled.... you get slavery, genocide, raping and pillaging, destruction of ecosystems, extinction of species. and who pays for it? YOU pay for it. and you think it's better because they REGULATE it? that attitude only proves humans have been turned into livestock themselves. you're just another dumb farm animal that needs to be milked and fleeced. some how you feel less taken advantage of and less exploited because it has government approval.

[@Hy-Brasil]

but then you look at people who go it alone and do things the old fashioned way, working with nature, using their own muscle and horse power instead of machines and fuel.... but as soon as that becomes a trend the government comes after them with a vengeance. that should be your big red flag.

[@cristianbutcovich8057]

Very nice video and Nick really talks properly about what he is ding so it is understandable and easy to follow. I hope one day soon to be able to acquire a piece of land and start a regenerative agriculture project based on permaculture principles and systems. I am saying I hope to get the land because it is not easy to buy and also invest more money into the project if you are alone and the gov systems (banks etc) have so many rules and regulation that makes it really hard to get going. Thank you for sharing those stories and also thank you Nick for also sharing your journey and beautiful property.

[@arasolisfolkcelta8929]

Portulaca can be eaten, especially in salads

[@bomenhof]

Really like the farm you have set up! Very resilient and healthy! One question: were did you get the hoop houses or who is the supplier, the look stunning and old fashioned in a positive way!

[@majorpayne4098]

impressive

[@nanwuamitofo]

The ending was a bit sudden. But great video, informative and inspiring!

[@camisetasnba]

He went to japan to do this project. Hardcore fan of Fukuoka

[@Brooderful]

Great video and channel! How do I find out more about this guy? Also, what terms do I research to learn how to farm like this where I live in France - where it's been damn hot this year (40c+ at times)

[@eliasbeach6306]

Really enjoyed the video. I find this so inspiring and would love to learn more, could anyone recommend sources books, videos, or anything to further my education on this topic?

[@rashakor]

Very nice video with a good message. Just one complaint; whoever thought it is a good idea to label this “hacking” nature has very little understanding of permaculture or modern agriculture for that matter.

[@offgridamy717]

How do you control invasive plants that choke and kill everything ? 2 years of failures on my mountain so far.

[@luvluvluvluvcats]

Do you use vinegar?

[@stephenrobb8759]

To do the job of the black plastic tarps without plastic? Wood panels . As sheets such as plywood or built like doors. Or use metal roofing/siding.

[@furrycircuitry2378]

Cardboard also does the same

[@bvegannow1936]

Auto watering/irrigation. Rain collection. Food forest. Dwarf food trees.

[@koza7676]

Pretty cool. Very interested. Just wondering how much food does that farm produce?