The Grass-Fed Market Garden: No Water. No Weeds. No Tilling.

www.thegrassfedmarketgarden.com
Last summer, we got to spend one of the best weeks of our lives with our dear friend & mentor, Jim Kovaleski at his summer abode just outside Eastport, Maine.
Since last year's visit, we've been spending time compiling some fantastic footage into a one-of-a-kind educational experience! We officially launched our online course with Jim Kovaleski & can't wait to share all the excellent content with you!
Imagine a personal garden mentor that's available to you now & always in your own free time & comfort. You will be learning in a way that is natural & entertaining, by following this market farming master through a week in the profession & lifestyle as a market gardener. You will save money/time & even earn income with the advice & innovations you will find within the online video course.
Jim is known both in Maine & in Florida to be a very unique farmer. Through his winters in Florida, he is playing with the boundaries of rules by growing seasonal market vegetables in an ornamental presentation, making as beautiful front lawn curb appeal. But here in Maine, his method that stands out the most is the use of his freshly scythed (cut) grass in his garden beds.
This grass, or hay, has proven it's worth over & over each year for Jim. The proof this year was in spite of a drought, with no access to water - he was still able to produce an abundance of produce & he owes his prize-winning onions & other veggies to this grass-fed soil fertility. To learn more about Jim's methods:
www.thegrassfedmarketgarden.com
We have tons of free KZbin content as well with Jim if you are looking to learn more about his Maine & Florida Market Gardens. Here's our playlist with Jim - bit.ly/2rcEprC
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[@barefootbreezy458]

I’m 23, I just want to grow food and build stuff. I don’t care about money or other materialistic things, I just want to be a productive blessing to God and His servants. Currently working on a farm for a living, my big goal is to have a wife and children on a self-sufficient farm living a wholesome and simple life.

[@lorilaw2604]

You have a great plan Son. You will be a blessing to the Lord. And to your wife and family. Is most important to have God 1st in our life in all things Will fall into their perfect place. God-bless you

[@ceciliasoans8113]

Go for it.. it's the best thing to do

[@pandapigeonpowpow3838]

Micah i feel like people like us our sent by god i believe you will have a family and a farm one day i finally made it and it started with a dream like you, i care not for money or material things, i just love being a part of growing life on earth good luck micah

[@autumnspring6624]

Micah Calabrese That's beautiful! Go for it.

[@marimari5172]

So where do I sign up for your wife?

[@cloudsurfingchaddy4964]

I love his optimism and kind hearted nature. A mans man.

[@gd6576]

Omg. Where have you been all my life. Thank you.

[@wendylow5748]

This guy has a great grateful attitude. Take whats offered no expectation.

[@samuel58237]

Pete thank you for sharing Jim with us.

[@debbieexcell5088]

I learn something: Accept it when some plants don't make it. The earth is resilient - my whims and desires take a backseat in the grand cycle of life. Wow a heavy lesson learnt this morning. I have to replay this video again. A lot is being shared in this clip.

[@craiglee7993]

This dude is Happy and content wow it must feel great!.I see it in his eye's his speech this dude is a FREE man in his entire being.I bet he does not judge other's, he wants to inspire people a truly good human BRAVO !!

[@Rai46149]

craig lee true! He looks very healthy too

[@FattyMateo]

Everyone judges others. It is an evolutionary necessity

[@annrenee3265]

What a lovely thoughtful kind man. Bless him. With people like this in the world we'll be fine, what could be more valuable than all that experience to pass on? Kindness

[@basraabdulle3526]

Wonderful teacher I'm from Africa and I never heard of growing things on only grass what an intelligent man and how all Humans can just feed each other with less work, American people are always smart people. And it looks he is having fun working with grass Gardening.

[@dominic6055]

u can also incorporate leaves which are even more nutritious than grass, what u have in abundance close to u, use that as long as it's chemical free and decomposes in a couple months time

[@ReapWhatYouSeauxLeJeune]

Such a beautiful garden! We need to get back to sustainable living “using what God gave us”!!!

[@jerrysmith8326]

There's no god

[@katelinparks9536]

The fool says there is no good. He is real and loves you and wants you to repent and give your life over to Him And he saved

[@cudjoechick1097]

America needs gardens in our yards. Disregard the down trodding local and federal gov agencies who try to stop this. Shoot them.

[@pensripippy5638]

Agreed

[@pollyevhillson3089]

@@jerrysmith8326 it’s the universe you nob

[@veemcg3682]

I'm going to grow in my front garden after seeing how beautiful this is. Thank you for sharing and please make more videos God bless from Northern Ireland ❤️

[@ariesqueen2306]

"Receive what's given and not have this expectation that it's gonna be here every year"💚🌱😍 Beautiful!!!!! Thank you for sharing your little slice of heaven on Earth!! This is a goal of mine =)

[@libertyblueskyes2564]

Love this. Communities built around organic farms! I am excited.

[@sonyagregory5711]

Love all of these videos with Jim. He has a heart of gold. He's so great at this because he does it from his heart.❤😊

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Sonya Gregory thanks! We are hoping to follow up with a fall series in Florida.

[@sonyagregory5711]

Oh Boy! I can't wait to see them!

[@dawngounden9261]

Jim is jus one amazing person,,,hes so blessed it's as if anything he touches turns to gold

[@1d1hamby]

He is such a valuable intelligent resource for everything in gardening.

[@GonjaGrowinGirl]

Well said

[@Christodophilus]

Love this kinda logic. Adaptive farming! My grandfather persevered through drought, with livestock, by not just providing pasture. He kept his weeds, in the ground-covers and the shrubs too. He kept his trees in hedgerows as fodder for his cattle. He always brought healthy cattle to market, no matter what the weather was doing. When the logic to farming is only maximising yields - guess what's the first thing to suffer in a drought? So thanks for sharing Jim's approach, Pete. We need more of it.

[@peaceandlove544]

Chris wowww, why did he keep the weeds?

[@Christodophilus]

peace and love It's the minerals weeds were able to draw up, that the grass couldn't. This was before minerals became an industrial product, so all farmers knew to keep an array of weeds in the pasture. It was more common for a farmer to be disconcerted he didn't have enough weeds for his animals, than becoming disconcerted he had too many! Weeds guaranteed fat and healthy ruminants. In Australia, our soils are really poor and have periodic climate periods of drought too, so it's even more important to keep weeds for animals. Because some weed roots, go down deeper, meaning they'll be able to be grazed, after the grass has died. Coupled with his hedgerows, this is how he was able to get fat cattle to auction, in a drought, when everyone else's animals looked poorly. Grass is what my grandfather fed his cattle in the good years. Weeds were there for the animals to mineralise themselves. But in the bad years, he had weeds and hedgerows as backup. He couldn't fathom why farmers only wanted fields of pasture. It was like waiting for the bomb to go off, and ruin the farmer.

[@monicacruz4407]

Beautiful, good for you, great scythe action, thank you for sharing 🙏

[@kroegermarkus1170]

I love this guy.

[@1d1hamby]

Kroeger Markus, me too.

[@carolfaamausili6970]

Very beautiful garden. LOVE you garden. God bless.

[@niftynan2081]

You are so talented. What an inspiration and blessing you are.✝️☮️

[@yuliaalexander13926]

What a humble man

[@AncientEnergyEyesOpen]

Thank you Jim for opening my heart and mind. You are truly an inspiration.

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Jim is the man!

[@franziskaseger9179]

Very wise man

[@ccsunnylife4830]

I am doing similar things in my small backyard garden, putting all mowed grass from our own lawn (so no harmful chemicals for sure ) to the garden and all leaves too (fall leaves first go through chicken run then into garden in winter). I started preparing the soil last fall. This is my first year of planting and I have a lot of harvest. Also made some videos to record the harvests. So happy!

[@walkingbacktogardening381]

Everytime i watch Jim's videos, it inspires me to push for more gardening knowledge.

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

We have a master class with Jim. He’s so amazing!

[@gardenweedsgrower]

I truly believe in this method of gardening and I’m putting it into practice. I’m growing amounts the grass and weeds and recycling (chop & drop) whatever I cut or pull. May not be the prettiest. My garden & videos will focus on growing weeds. Lol. because they grown themselves in all our garden whether we want them or not. 👍🏾

[@glendamonsen3578]

Oh i love your garden

[@maureenpereira270]

"Just to receive what is given" ....Love that.

[@justsaying1039]

I feel like you are speaking directly to my soul.( Living the joyful life of balance) So happy I came across this video. Thank you and God Bless.

[@AV-tm5zf]

when Jim says he cares about how many ppl he can feed, its from the heart. Ive taken the farmer for granted.. They weld knowledge to give us the best at our tables. Looking to do a small garden in the ground. Your an inspiration Jim. Thanks for opening up my heart to gardening.🌼🌼🌼

[@marbellacaceres2641]

All my respect to you sr. You are an amazing teacher.

[@lydiarowe491]

Good to see this amazing method...keeping the earth either warm or moist..it is a perfect insulator..keep on keeping on.. Thanks..⭐

[@g..n.4700]

Plants 🌱 look so green and healthy.

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

G. Nash seriously thriving!

[@user-nf5mx9dr6x]

A marvellous garden!! I love his confidence and his passion for the nature.

[@tere11]

Thank you!

[@chrisplasencia1637]

Love you and what you represent.

[@noyselee]

Thank goodness for people like you. I love your videos.

[@stanberger2356]

Beautiful and very inspiring. I feel so much joy from this man. He is connected with the source.

[@rroussell]

I admire you Jim. You're a good teacher.

[@riccihenson8163]

Thank you for just being you, I absolutely love your spirit and the content of this video!!! 💚

[@TheVigilantStewards]

"that dollar could turn into a penny next week" welp here we are in 2020 haha that dollar turned into 80 cents in two weeks it's good to be prepared!

[@eduardoespiritu1110]

how much organic foods?? hahaha -> $$$$$$

[@AlisonAndie]

I really love this video. Jim's heart is bared and everyone can see it.

[@mishman]

I love Jim! Great ideas to live by.

[@elfsgarden8043]

Ahh! Can never get enough of jim!. Been wondering where you have been. I'm hoping this means you visited him again and more great videos to come!

[@m.jebbison2726]

I just. the came up on yoour video by chance. You sre so inspiring to me and a Great Humanitarian. Thank you for all you do. I know our yoiths csn grestly benefit from your teachings.

[@tammyhagger1460]

I really like the way your connected to the land being a kiwi girl we are very much in tune with the seasons and diversity it brings. Thankyou for sharing and passing your wisdom on

[@mrshaggie810]

Everything you said resonated with me on a soul level! Can’t wait to check out more.

[@JG-ix5xr]

This video made my heart happy thank you ❤️✌️

[@Eyelash40]

What an amazing person!

[@TheDrewtheory]

Your garden looks amazing! I’m gardener of 3 years now and just starting to get into mulching. This was very inspiring. Thank you!

[@jeff6899]

Basically, the famous Ruth Stout simple classic gardening method to a degree, Pete ! Great stuff :)

[@foreversettled9144]

Lovely!

[@somsongcharoenpon168]

Beautiful

[@christinalikoski4937]

If only every 5th person would think like this beautiful man who I would call *"KING of the GARDEN"* Every second house you would be greeted with a basket of fruits n veggies 😍 This is the man you would take to Mars 🤫 Australia 💕 Christina

[@mattelmartillo]

Just amazing!!!! I was a little surprised how you pushed the seedlings firmly into ground.. I think I baby mine too much ... you clearly know what you're doing !

[@user-ue2rg9sn8c]

Beautiful! Thank you.🌻

[@scottgoodwin1073]

I can listen to this man for hours

[@chrishoo2]

Thank you for this short video. I know a small holding that grow vegetables this way & the ground smells so wholesome, full of life!

[@carolluther1625]

Thank you for the valuable information! I am not a farm girl, but I love nature and I am planning a garden for next year.

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Awesome! Good luck with the garden Carol 🙌

[@helenrogers1400]

Me too. I’ve been thinking about it for awhile. 👍🇺🇸

[@springbooth3547]

That’s amazing! Thank you !

[@combatmako]

It’s what is important in life n living! ✌️❤️😁🌱🌾🍄🎋🍃

[@mountain5623]

Beautiful program. Very smart.

[@MsRavens55]

Love Jim!!!

[@Jasimeflower]

This is what I'm thinking the way of gardening for me, no tilling, just cut off grasses, so happy to see he is successful on this!

[@bobbiejeanesser864]

I love this video, thank you!!

[@angelasheppard7197]

This an awesome idea...I realize it's an oldie but goodie

[@christopherbellore4072]

Wow! I can't believe that this video is almost a year old already. 4:12 snippet with great visual, and complimentary music. I just hope that my wife and I can learn his secrets, and apply them to our future growing experiences. Very impressive. Great attitude of gratitude, and humility. Combined with knowledge, and wisdom his is a recipe for success every time. May God Bless you with many more healthy harvests to help feed people, and keep you sustained in all ways.

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Thanks Christopher! Time really does fly. We are hoping to see him this fall in Maine 🙏

[@peaceandlove544]

This is revolutionary!!

[@srqpdq6697]

Wonderful

[@michellekyle4653]

This is awesome. I 100% agree money doesn't buy happiness.

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Thanks Michelle!

[@1vedub]

Love the videos Pete. Especially Jim he is an amazing man. If he every needs a place to stop in Atlanta while on his travels he and you are welcome with our family. Anytime

[@nerysjones7333]

Awesome. Thank you for sharing. Much appreciated.

[@lisengel2498]

It is rhe most beautifull project and farming I ever have seen -

[@tiffyg39]

GOALS ❤❤

[@WithrowUrbanHomestead]

Jim is always an inspiration!

[@maztuckwell]

What a next level clip!! so good

[@chielbloos]

Wow! Just... Wow!

[@VelmaJinkys]

Wow. Thank you for sharing

[@Fjerid]

Inspiring video with a beautiful message. But what really got me excited was the Echinacea!

[@harvestmaid5669]

Beautiful, lush🤗🤗

[@mrjl78]

Grass is an excellent moisture retainer. Try cut your lawn and leave the grass clippings in a pile in the corner or better still in an enclosed composter. In a few weeks you'll see the outside ones very dry but inside the heap it will become almost like an algae. Very moist. So looks like he's using part of that principle here and it clearly works. Great to see.

[@AgaveroCaliforniano]

Super cool. I am aiming for a no till farm operation in a few years..removed all 5 acres with just a machete haha no tractor

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Honest Greens wishing you the best of luck! That’s a lot of machete work 😳

[@rajbeekie7124]

I doubt you will be successful in weeding 5 acres with a machete. However, in your attempt you will be in great shape or dead trying.

[@CharlesCarabott]

I am cutting my grass with a machete too as that's the best tool I have available.

[@autumnmeadows4079]

Thank you

[@beareroflife]

Puerto Ricans been doing that. Dont worry about the comments. The Jibaritos made it happen

[@yellowbird5411]

The most important book I ever read was "The Good Earth" by Pearl Buck. It's a Classic, and I recommend it highly for anyone wanting to consider where their efforts should go.

[@marisolplatt3347]

Thank you for the inspiration! Love it

[@valley3621]

Pete is awesome! So inspiring.

[@rebellionpointfarms6140]

Pete...and crew..i am blown away by your videos and depth they cover. i share with everyone i can. to change the planet and what folks are used too, it will take all of us and your videos are definitely going to help people on their path...

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Thanks so much! We appreciate the support 🙌

[@nurq5480]

Beautiful garden 😍😍👍👍

[@pancake2662]

The joyful life

[@analarson2920]

Beautiful, love it, now I'm hungry

[@lupitamacedo193]

Thank You 🙏 You Inspire me !!! 🦋💕🌿🌸 🐝

[@Sabbathissaturday]

Very inspiring!! Beautiful garden.

[@user-ls2tn1sv1e]

What a wonderful and healthy life! True happiness...

[@gangofgreenhorns2672]

Just finding all of your videos with Jim, super excited to dig into them bc I did this same thing last year (mulching everything with dried grass) with amazing results.

[@Kitchissime]

Wonderful and catchy video!

[@nickselzler4313]

This is some next-level growing. Next-level from both an ecological as well as conscious perspective.

[@artichokez3270]

legit got so excited to see more about Jim K

[@TheMrmodernmonkey]

love this guy

[@joenavarro2973]

Love it, Grass is the best

[@melanielinkous8746]

What a life! I think I could do it but I'm more into perennials and permaculture. Vegetable gardens are alot of work.