Permaculture Farm - After 12 Years

[@bobbytucker9562]

Thanks for learning about our farm, albeit a brief snapshot of what we do! I see people's concerns about the humanure composting and want to clarify that we do NOT apply the compost to vegetables or any crops with direct contact with the compost. We compost the piles for at least a year after adding fresh manure. It is only applied to our tree lines during the dormant season/early spring. I do not go about this lightly as I have spent a career in sustainable water/wastewater management (at multiple scales and land use types), have several engineering degrees related to this field, and practice as a licensed engineer in NC. I've designed and legally permitted multiple onsite wastewater systems with reuse aspects, including urine diversion and composting toilets. I understand the concerns but there is a safe methodology for bucket toilet composting (the simplest/cheapest option). If you want to learn more about this topic, the Humanure Handbook by Joseph Jenkins is a great place to start.

[@JoshSattinFarming]

Thanks for the information Bobby!

[@SugarCreekOffGrid]

This video was so inspirational for me! We are just getting started on our raw land and there are days when it feels overwhelming there is just so much to do. Thank you for sharing your farm and some absolutely priceless tips! Watching this video it is obvious that you probably don't have a lot of free time but if you ever decided to post videos I for one would ring that bell!!

[@maxwellvandenberg2977]

Have you ever done anything with the Jean Pain composting method for heating water?

[@sfasr32t432tfg43etfg]

I'm not sure about where you guys are, but you don't need a lot of inputs to grow awesome apples (at least near Montreal). STefan sobkowiak has been doing it for years using his NAP system (Nitrogen, apple, pear) for planting the rows of his orchard. kzbin.info/door/ufnDvlHF9NHzEL4c3ECZUA

[@drewblack749]

Bobby is more knowledgeable than 10 men. I am so impressed. Lots and lots of hard work and learning. What a treat to watch!!

[@lettyzane2720]

So amazing how sophisticated the modern farmer is! Thanks for sharing

[@CLJ891]

What an inspiring operation! This provided quite an education and much food for thought. Thanks for taking the time to showcase the farm

[@MidwayGuy]

Really really cool. Something to pass along to the kids and grandkids

[@mandandi]

Wow, this is definitely giving more hope of the possibilities one can do with land and right practices. Incredible results.

[@jeffkolp3526]

Josh - thanks for your work! Love the interview of other farms. Your detailed educational efforts are greatly appreciated. Be great to meet you in person someday.

[@JoshSattinFarming]

You're welcome. I'm looking forward to doing more interviews soon. Thanks for watching!

[@dayglowfunkyjunky]

Very awesome!! So cool that you're exploring other people's farms and sharing their experiences!! Keep it up. One of these days I'll fly you to my farm!!

[@JoshSattinFarming]

I really love going to other farms and interviewing farmers. I used to do a lot more of it before the pandemic. I am starting to do it again though. Thanks for watching!

[@karlsfoodforestgarden6963]

Inspiring video! Way bigger than anything I could manage, but lots to learn and observe here. 🙂👍

[@lkhfun6575]

Very, very, very informative! Thank you, Josh and Okfuskee Farm.

[@JoshSattinFarming]

You're welcome. Thanks for watching!

[@christopherfisher128]

Older video I know, but this was very informative & points out that your knowledge, and broad interests, helps bridge any gaps in "techniques/styles" to help us all be part of solutions. I have 0 concerns with this septic setup, as I am familiar with what is the "modern" & "safe" urban/industrial waste water management systems so...

[@HeirloomBuilders]

I’m Always inspired by Bobby’s thoughtful approach. And actually now have some ideas for planting out new acreage we’re acquiring. Keep up the great work fellas. 👍

[@mrs.garcia6978]

“I think there’s a dead lamb in here..” 😂 #farmer. This makes me realize how much we could do if my husband was home.

[@steveabbott6979]

Call me I’ll stay home while you go to work😁

[@khamchayobo7859]

😁😁

[@nunosilva2910]

Love this farm, it's a Dream Farm.

[@janew5351]

Love the idea to put poop to work and build soil around their trees. It is only the factory farms which create hazard with the concentration of faeces without composting.

[@giojared]

Love this! Can't wait to do this myself one day.

[@KilluahX]

Also I would be really really interested in how you do seed/sapling management!

[@thomasackerman3995]

WOW. very impressive. north carolina looks nice too!

[@makergames4450]

Lovely trees Lovely family

[@sydneywoodyard6541]

Thank you! Awesome video

[@JoshSattinFarming]

You're welcome. Thanks for watching!

[@rightright15]

Love your work mate

[@JoshSattinFarming]

Thank you!

[@KilluahX]

Thank you for this, I am watching this to get some inspiration for the really really small scale gardening happening in Germany, it's an interesting concept for city dwellers, called "Schrebergarten" and quite wondering on how to apply some concepts in a 200qm lplot :D

[@offgridcurtisstone]

Loved it Josh!

[@JoshSattinFarming]

Thanks Curtis!

[@tassinmonkeys]

Great set up! Lost me at the "poop bucket" thought! 😆

[@jamesalanstephensmith7930]

Looking good!

[@marksiqendu7739]

This G knows his Shit. WOW!!! @Johannesburg

[@DJ-uk5mm]

Superb video. Thanks so much for sharing

[@lancenottelling6540]

Wow Its a lot different from the first years when I was there. Great video

[@honeytreefarmnc]

Nice!!

[@knowtheway2791]

Super inspiring!

[@sgrin2300]

Never really saw up close in the video but it looks like there was a hill with trees on contour. Where those trees swaled or just planted directly on the slope?

[@trillium7582]

Hi Josh and Bobby, great video! I really appreciate this type of short doc about working permaculture (flexiculture?) inspired farms. Can anyone recommend sources for learning more about broadacre permaculture. I've done a PDC, but I'm hungry for more knowledge about applying these ideas on the farm scale. Thanks! PS, Bobby's experiments with growing veggies under light shade are terrific.Very interesting. Is this something you've experimented with on your farms, Josh? (Josh, as I watch, a final comment to you: I appreciated that as Bobby was describing the layout of his farm, you showed us an overview of it on screen. You're a good documentarian!)

[@ciaranosullivan7791]

Check out Richard Perkins Ridgedale Permaculture on KZbin. Regenerative Agriculture

[@bobbytucker9562]

Thanks Tri S. We have received guidance from quite a few sources regarding perennial agriculture and regenerative grazing. Darren Doherty (Regarians), the work of Alan Savory (Holistic Management), Greg Judy, Mark Shepard (New Forest Farm), Savannah Institute, to name a few. 12 years ago there were't many models for our region so we had to look elsewhere for ideas while developing systems and species selections appropriate to our context. Good luck!

[@JoshSattinFarming]

Glad to hear you liked the video. I see that Bobby commented about some of his sources of information. All great ones! I haven't experimented with shade cloth. I hope to get some for next season though. I think it's just about necessary at this point growing in the south.

[@HyperburnSeroo]

Read Mark Shepard's restoration agriculture www.amazon.com/Restoration-Agriculture-Mark-Shepard/dp/1601730357

[@mlindsay527]

I just shade my plants with weeds, lol;)

[@mariannebhatia7245]

Good luck, greetings from Germany 🇩🇪

[@mwmingram]

Very interesting. Amazingly technical.

[@alethiapotter9218]

Fabulous

[@buzzwerd8093]

You could try a methane digester and get gas for the stove.

[@jamiemelton6527]

Love it 👨🏻‍🌾🤙🏼

[@tlahuicolexiii2844]

Wow you definitely have you're little piece heaven there! 👍

[@pascalhellsor596]

Good farm

[@kasslove111]

nice

[@edwardthor7763]

Can you help me get a land donation to re-start my Micro-Mini Homestead Project?

[@steveabbott6979]

Did this dude just say he’s composting his own slam?

[@Da_cat12]

It's called humanure. There are books written on the subject with principles for safe handling. It's not new or radical.

[@ryanduckering]

Yeah it's not as if it's radioactive material. It's manure like any other animal manure. Only difference is, because it's from the same species we need to take a few more steps to make is safe. Humans have been using it for a long time, especially the Chinese. There's also alot of interesting information on the use of human urine. Urine is loaded with nitrogen and phosphorus and calcium and other great minerals which are readily absorbed by plants and urine is pretty sterile by default. All it needs is dilution. There's good reason for everyone pissing on their citrus. 👌

[@samiamnot8906]

What type of sheep were they?

[@bobbytucker9562]

We raise Katahdin hair sheep that have been selectively bred for parasite resistance and overall low-input management.

[@johnlouiecarlos2468]

nice land

[@joshuakeeler82]

Soo.. we through a whole bunch of shit against a wall and over 12 years we figured out what works..

[@izzzzzz6]

Just the two of them do all that? Wow!

[@igorbukovy4313]

Plastic? Daaaamn!

[@whitetailcqb5782]

Guys a genius besides the human waste...very fine line there

[@tannenbaumgirl3100]

Compulsive to a fault....gone too far!

[@Alex-uo4qq]

Yeah it's better to treat it and the dump it into our rivers where we get our drinking water! (sarcasm)

[@welchkoservices4200]

Looks and sounds like a younger, Joel , from polyface.

[@onceANexile]

I lost interest at the bucket toilet and....😁

[@kamilfrancoolczak]

Talk alots boys

[@H8M0ndays]

I willl never trust person with shorts and long socks

[@sandypineda7207]

1st

[@tommywilson4027]

You mean your blueberries are continually drinking sewage!

[@AB-ol5uz]

it's grey water (washing machine, dishwasher, showers....they have a dry toilet system for their toilets - per the video).

[@sweettooth5737]

A B Dry bucket system ( as per video) gets “ composted” and put out into the yard-! 😳😬🤮 Human feces should NEVER be put anywhere near where food will be grown for consumption!! Hence the blueberry dilemma: he pointed to a straw- covered pile in the field...🤮☠️

[@mikeeureka2171]

I think you are wasting time fertilizing over a leach line !

[@yellowgreen5229]

Live vegan