THE FOOD FOREST - How I planned, planted and protect my food forest

[@TheWeedyGarden]

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[@craigmetcalfe1749]

This is an Australian love story between nature and a man, and a community of mates, and a lineage of permaculture ideas that came from our shared mother....nature. Blessed are the Gorillas!

[@TheWeedyGarden]

I must have missed your comment Craig. It is a really nice one too. Thanks mate 🎥🦍🎬💙👍

[@ginnyross7289]

😁 Yes blessed are the Gorilla's.... For they shall inherit the earth!

[@elizabethmeiring9371]

🌻🦋💖

[@tomalophicon]

And colonialist white privilege.

[@zacharyakin7802]

I was just going to say, this seems to be the story of a man that loves nature and his "place," and wants to make it his own vision for a sustainable planet. What he has done is a dream of mine, and I hope to replicate it some day. Cheers.

[@amillison]

Your cinematography is unparalleled in the gardening world :-)

[@TheWeedyGarden]

With the gear I have accumulated over the years, I do have a few options. The one I’m now working on is with a tiny camera about the size of a golf ball. Wearing a VR headset when you watch the next episode is going to be trippy as!!!

[@amillison]

@@TheWeedyGarden Nice! I'll need to find one of those so I can watch your VR show. You have inspired me to be more creative with my own video work. Thanks for the epic communications :-)

[@TheWeedyGarden]

@@amillison you’ll be able to see it on your phone also

[@amillison]

@@TheWeedyGarden with those cardboard phone goggles I suppose. Thanks!

[@TheWeedyGarden]

@@amillison no. u just turn your phone around

[@steph6337]

I believe my part of heaven will be something like this. 🥰

[@NoZignature]

thats the dream i guess... to have a place that you nurture and that nurtures you. really lovely video

[@zwollewood]

Thank you so much for a good example to the people on this Planet Earth. How Live with Food we eat how to Chase People Mind what we eat and life. Thanks you. from dutch man from the Netherlands

[@mightymouse654]

You have a voice like Bob Ross, so calming and encouraging. Wonderful video!

[@Whoisdgalt]

Beautiful. Just beautiful.

[@chuckingfoot]

you are blessed to have such rich soil in your garden

[@TheWeedyGarden]

Yes. It was previously covered with lantana

[@tehehe4all]

@2:30 “you are what you eat; if you don’t know what you eat, you don’t know what you are.” I choked up with tears. How do we even begin to respect land, water, and sky if we don’t even respect ourselves enough to know who we are?!

[@ACuriousChild]

ONE loves its neighbour, its enemies and GOD as much as ONE loves oneself!

[@Building_Bluebird]

"Who am I?" Is the most powerful spiritual question. Once a person realizes that they are not their thoughts, nor their body, but that divine consciousness which hears the thoughts and experiences the world through their body, it transforms everything.

[@DarrylSterling-g6h]

The first waltz made the best intro. I wish I could have it to play it on repeat wile working in my garden in 'weedy mode' :)

[@Dirt_hands]

I work as a restoration ecologist and I'm just beginning to open my eyes to realizing dreams like this. One of the more beautiful videos I've seen in a long time thanks for sharing mate :)

[@TheWeedyGarden]

I like your username 👍😄 Thanx 4 the feedback 🙏🏻

[@juanit0tackit0tackito2]

Trust in Jesus Christ our Lord And Savior, AMEN

[@gamingrex2930]

hope you lead a successful career and accomplish your dreams!

[@barbaricviking]

@dirt_hands That sounds wonderful! May I ask where you do that? I studied Environmental Science and later found Permaculture... but have yet to find work in this sphere.

[@aLifeofRichness]

Are you in Australia dirt_hands?

[@WanderTrust]

it broke my brain when you talked about the shade the trees make in the winter...I was like...did he get it wrong? Then I realized....Southern hemisphere XD

[@TheWeedyGarden]

🤣🤣🤣👍

[@ThxKira]

THE MOST WHOLESOME VIDEO I'VE SEEN

[@lampyrisnoctiluca9904]

After dreaming of it for years, this spring I will finally be able to do a few weekends of labouring on my own piece of land. I will plant the first 50 or so trees. Tall trees on the north, Short trees and bushes on the south. Nothing on the place or close around the place my future home will be built so the trees would not get hurt by builders. I will almost exclusively plant the local (Croatian) plant varieties because they are more delicious than modern hybrids and should be protected from this McDonald's mentality saying that all the apples and all the pears and all the whatevers should all look and taste the same. I remember as a child I would every often climb up the apple tree we had. It gave such a delicious fruit, but when I was a teen we had to cut it down because it was old and sick. It was a matter of time of when it would fall down on its own. I managed to find out what kind of apple tree it was, and that is also how I found out there is a plantation that sells young trees of the local varieties that also delivers them to my area for a little fee. I am learning about this permaculture thing and am very surprised to why haven't people plant things just a little differently in the past. Maybe because they didn't know, maybe they didn't care, and maybe they did without of me knowing about it. I will use the knowledge that I got about the permaculture, to make it be as similar to it as possible. I will start with an orchard, but since it's a large area of land, I plan on using around half of it to grow medicinal plants. So first food and then the medicinal forrest. Till then I have to find out is it possible or even preferred for some of them to grow in the shadow or do they all need a lot of sunlight? I think that before thinking about it, I should learn more about how to manage water first. I will need to know it this spring. Happy new year!

[@kinoyw4894]

Hi, I love to see other people in the world creating this food forest. I live in Puerto Rico and I'm creating my dream forest too, in these past weeks I planted more than a hundred of exotic and tropical fruit trees. For me this is the kind of life I want to live :)

[@mahalnamahalkita358]

That is the dream! I am so happy for you :) greetings from Malaysia

[@ACuriousChild]

The meek SHALL inherit the earth!

[@tressanallenmartin9336]

Loved this.. now you don’t even need the plastic pots just use news paper old clothes etc.. it breaks down so jus tout it in the hole when you are ready to plant… I so enjoyed your video.. your mates are the best

[@andrewhays8633]

Sir, you are a genius. The way you combine beautiful cinematography, theme matching music, very personal stories, clean earthy sound effects, and your general joy for life, it’s truly like nothing else. Brings tears to my eyes

[@TheWeedyGarden]

You a cry baby mate? Ha ha. Just kidding Andrew. It touches me to know how you feel about my work. To be honest, I’m a cry baby too. Even I cry at my own videos! How wonderful is that??? Thanks for sharing brother 🙏🏻💚🎥🎬🦍😃

[@vclocals5536]

This is what I wanted to say but didn't have the words, just the feeling. ❤️

[@DevinARobinson]

good filmmaking, bro! and of course im lovin the food forest, swales garden! good job!

[@alainapristine3305]

He sounds so gentle that it easies my stress from my family and life

[@robertrennie6517]

Tranquil and peaceful. Thank you

[@charlesdevier8203]

Great video! I started my orchard/food forest in 2017 here in Mid-Missouri. So far, there are about 50 fruit trees growing and I have fruiting bushes planted in between the trees. Seems like everything takes so long to mature, but I'm only 78 years; lots of time to enjoy.

[@davidgordon5205]

78?

[@keeganbehrens1667]

The gracious man plants the trees of which he will never be able to enjoy the fruits or the shade.

[@lpmoron6258]

How does your forest grow?

[@ACuriousChild]

THE GARDEN OF EDEN returning!

[@bigboss-tl2xr]

I was wondering how much energy I should put into such a project not being a young man, well you sir have inspired me to fully go for it and I thank you.

[@oakmaiden2133]

Permaculture for today and tomorrow! My lil corner has fruit n nut trees. Asparagus and strawberry patch. Culinary and medical herbs. Chickens and compost.

[@Dall5000]

We should have these in every town & city. We could at least have fruit trees on every block. So during famines or covid people will be fine.

[@davidgordon5205]

yep. no questions, no answers just awesome. Great sense of humour mate 🙏🏼 you're in but kinda out. brilliant

[@gabrielalbores2668]

Spot on mate. I've already watched it twice. I'm thankful you are who you are, and I am who I am.

[@sandorkovacs9271]

This episode is especially delightful, i just find myself watching with open mouth and glowing eyes.

[@TheWeedyGarden]

Sandor you just one the prize for most consistant and delightful bunch of comments. 😝

[@sandorkovacs9271]

@@TheWeedyGarden haha. my attention, dedication, time, comment, like, love doesnt cost anything so its the least i can give you. i also think im gonna be a patreon. to give something back for what you are giving us. me.

[@TheWeedyGarden]

@@sandorkovacs9271 👍👌🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@mikkelsv4804]

I really can't describe how happy it made me just to watch this. It's hard to find people as wild as me fulfilling dreams like mine. But it happens!!

[@LeonGalindoStenutz]

2:30 "You are what you eat - and if you don't know what you eat, you don't know who you are quite often..." Love, love, love...

[@innerspacedesign]

Your friend Geoff has such a calming presence and soothing voice. " Yeah, sure I would love to" just touched my soul. Cheers from India.

[@noname-wr5tt]

I think the same 😊

[@jackiephi6310]

Yep it’s hard graft but it’s so simple so very simple. thank you so much.. Jackie

[@johnfitbyfaithnet]

Very nice your soil looks so rich

[@anonsforever_cloud]

This man needs a pond. Someone start a gofundme for him. He can grow rice in it and fish. Would also help keep his yard cooler durring the drought season.

[@mwyatt222]

If you plant a lime tree you can graft a lemon limb onto it. Make a garden area of multiple fruit and nut trees. I know someone w/ a plum/peach/persimmon. Love the channel and the videography.

[@johnfitbyfaithnet]

Excellent idea

[@paulmccray4055]

persimmon cant be grafted to prunus rootstock

[@pongop]

That sounds awesome. At the Forestiere Underground Gardens in Fresno, California (amazing place, story, and idea!), there is a Seven Fruit Tree, with seven types of citrus that the creator grafted about 100 years ago. It still bears fruit, but it has lost some limbs so no longer every type.

[@ApocGuy]

@@pongop i think record is 10, from last year.

[@pongop]

@@ApocGuy Wow, that's amazing!

[@tashidoma4416]

I love all your videos especially the way you speak ❤️

[@lilithwood7359]

Mango is my all-time favourite too! Thanks for sharing!

[@EagleSlightlyBetter]

14:00 When I lived in far north queensland, I built canopies for all of my seedlings using browned palm fronds, which we had everywhere. I'd cut the thick stems at a sharp angle, sliding them into the soil in a circle around the young plant - looked like a big nest. The young plants would grow up through the fronds, which not only provided dappled shade, but also protection from the wind and animals, and a bit of scaffolding. Eventually, the fronds compost in place.

[@TheWeedyGarden]

Good plan 👍

[@johnadriandodge]

Shalom howdy how Magnificently AMAZING. Good 👍 stuff indeed.

[@jenniferprescott8655]

I love your vids! Very inspirational, just picked up 10 acres here in the North west US..I had three years ago begun to create a food Forrest, it was comming along nicely and then the fires came, took all and left nothing. So now I will begin again. There is great healing and magicks in the soil. Thank you for this gift my beautiful friend..

[@TheWeedyGarden]

that’s pretty damn shitty. at least you don’t need to put any more ash in the soil 😅

[@1865Highst]

Fires destroyed our Northern California home too. Two times. But as I look out at the landscape I can’t help but realize that, for Mother Earth, destruction is a cleansing force.

[@TheWeedyGarden]

@@1865Highst oh. That’s powerful memories! We recently had a fire in the house. It is like meeting a dragon.

[@epicosity5588]

I'm sorry to hear about your loss of progress :( I do have some questions for you though since you have the experience. I recently acquired a property in Eastern Washington State that I plan to devote about 1.5 acres to a food forest. Currently the area is a meadow in a forest of Ponderosa Pine. I know to dig swales, but I don't know where to begin when it comes to what sorts of plants would manage the freezing winters and hot dry summers. I am from a subtropical clime that doesn't dry out too much in the summer. Any tips would be appreciated since I don't see too many permaculture youtubers creating content about our environment!

[@TheWeedyGarden]

@@epicosity5588 Best bet to ask your locals what grows in the area.

[@noegarcia2342]

Thank you for blessing that creatures end experience, God loves you for it

[@lawntofoodforest]

I’m using bananas and ice cream bean to fast track my canopy. I see you have a few bananas, harvest the pups and spread them around your swales. One for every two fruit trees is a good ratio. They quickly multiply you don’t need to buy more than a few to start with. Find an ice cream bean tree and plant the seed fresh, they don’t last long if they dry out. Once growing they will quickly over take your fruit trees and become the mother. Ice creams give mottled light, fix nitrogen and provide food. I harvested a few pods for free and I’m growing a dozen in my backyard food forest. If they create too much shade one day, pruning them back sends signals through the roots. This triggers massive growth in all your trees. Geoff teaches to set up the pioneer plants first and I get it now. I also made the mistake of starting with fruit trees and wondering why they died.

[@TheWeedyGarden]

Thanx. Planted out five 🍌🌴 today

[@isabelrodriguezmitchell6057]

I love the way you tell your story, like a nature fairytale but it is a real story, the tone of your voice a the slow reflective way you do it.❤from the Canary Islands.

[@benpowell7005]

Cheers weedy from England thanks for the empty pots !!

[@igavinwood]

I am smiling. Thank you for sharing and giving a little hope and inspiration for others.

[@Eric998765]

A few things from my personal experience doing this type of thing: •Don't buy potted plants as they are often root bound and can be expensive if you didn't germinate yourself. If you did germinate yourself use root trainers. I always just buy bare root trees because they aren't root bound and can be had for less than $1 each. •Plant more than you need. If you aren't super concerned about penny pinching, buy 3-5 trees per spot that you want a tree, and cull as they get older leaving a final, healthiest tree. Mark Shephard does this and calls it the STUN method •Don't worry if your trees get munched on. The first year I ever planted I put up a bunch of posts and netting and deer still got in and mowed everything to the ground. However, I had a lot of survivors because trees are used to that kind of thing. I've planted many times since and while deer haven't been a problem, my wife's horses will sometimes take a nibble. They just come back stronger next year •Be patient. I've planted bare root trees in the middle a pasture with zero protection and I've planted potted trees in a protected space and no matter what, I always lose about the same percentage of trees to the elements, and they all take about four years to really start taking off. Once they start growing though, man do they go fast. Typically for me is is zero inches per year for four years, then three or more feet per year after that, even for slow growing trees like oaks.

[@TheWeedyGarden]

Super tips. Thanx Eric

[@ruanddu]

Hi Eric, can you please share where to find $1 bare root trees? I haven’t been able to find them for less than $15-$20 each - about 3-4 feet tall for that price.

[@Eric998765]

@@ruanddu I live in NA, specifically SC, so I buy a lot of trees from Mellowmarsh Farm located in NC (prices $0.85-1.15). I've also purchased a lot of trees from Cold Stream Farm located in MI (prices $0.23-15.00 depending if you buy in bulk or not) and Chief River Nursery in WI ($1.00-10.00). I usually don't get super tall trees, just 1'-2' because once the roots get established they grow fast anyway. Plus even at those heights the roots can be too big for a hole made with a dibble. Best way to find nurseries is to Google the latin name of a tree you want and add bareroot ie "quercus alba bareroot" and you should get a lot of results, many of which might even be local to you.

[@ruanddu]

@@Eric998765 Thank you Eric! I will definitely check around but so far all the nurseries around here are super spendy. I will see if maybe the nurseries you listed offering shipping on large quantities. Thanks again.

[@ruanddu]

@@Eric998765 I also wanted to see if you have seen the Back to Eden gardening documentary? It seems right up your alley. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bKOzgYijiNl-h5Y

[@thegreengagardener]

I moved to Uruguay from the US 2 years ago, and started embarking on my own food forest. I can't thank you enough for the constant source of inspiration and deep wisdom. Your abundant generosity of knowledge and spirit are helping me achieve me dreams too. I can't wait to get up and out into my garden every day. Sending love and appreciation!❤❤❤

[@CandleWizard3000]

I'm so so glad you talk about fungi and it's importance, it isn't recognized enough so thank you!

[@wolfgangbreitenseher358]

Brilliant. Just need to provide an acre or two for each citizen for free in my small country of 9 millions with 70% of mountainous terrain. Get rid of the natural habitats and all our wildlife, turn it into "a paradise garden" and get really connected! Wow! I'm feeling so enlightened now.

[@TheWeedyGarden]

It doesn’t sound like it 🤔 Why do you need to provide your entire country with free land? Switzerland could actually do it. With around 3 million acres of fertile farming land which exists already, it could provide each person about 0.3 acres which is about half the size of TWG. My garden provides more than enough for my fiancee and I and also more. So ACTUALLY if you do the math, it IS doable, plus you have all the mountain areas for trees 💪🏻👍😝 No lost native habitates…on the contrary- you would provide more of them.

[@rachelduty3460]

The bob ross of gardening! Absolutely love it. Gorgeous video, so serene. Thank you! ❤️

[@MyFoodForest]

wow ,beautiful made video with so much information!!! Good luck on your journey,,

[@stellaqaustralia]

It sure helps to have a bunch of friends willing to give up their time & sweat for you. That must feel nice. Wouldn’t know. Love your videos David 🦋👍

[@TheMarkvq]

It was an exchange. They helped hin, David would need to give time to others. It was not free.

[@TheWeedyGarden]

Have you ever asked?

[@stellaqaustralia]

@@TheMarkvq As I have, many times, with & without being asked.

[@stellaqaustralia]

@@TheWeedyGarden Depends who you mean by ‘the Askees’.

[@stellaqaustralia]

Small update: this was not a criticism by any means. I wish I had such a support network. Just a feeling of defeat, for a time. I’m back at the beginning. I’m near Lismore with a strange arse suburban block & crap soil full of ants growing non-native or non-productive plants my Mum likes. But of course, at least we aren’t dealing with bombs in the front lawn so Yay!

[@LionofJudah]

Beautiful brother. Give thanks

[@Katharina-rp7iq]

My grandpa had several cherry trees, with more types of cherry branches grafted on top. Also apples with pears grafted on, and plums with many different types and colors of plum types on one tree. My favorite plum had one branch with big, white plums, egg shaped purple ones, small yellow ones and long, slim blue ones. It was supposed to be a joke but my grandpa loved to experiment with grafting.

[@TheWeedyGarden]

I want to do that too.

[@AbandonTheWest]

This was excellent! So happy to have found you.

[@Einjelin]

I also dream of a food forest that' s why I started even with my small size garden , your video is very inspiring! watching from France

[@CSheri2]

Sweet! Greetings from a food forest Mama in the San Juan Islands of Washington state. Thank you for sharing your food forest journey. Cheers!

[@TheLYagAmi]

This channel is soo therapeutic. Everything about it is soo calming and peaceful! Absolutely love it.

[@TheWeedyGarden]

🕉💚

[@ulloa8521]

its the man's voice, it has a relaxing quality to it. at least when he is narrating.

[@TheLYagAmi]

@@TheWeedyGarden do let me know if you have some merch I can get.👍

[@TheWeedyGarden]

@@TheLYagAmi Only “merch” I have is my book which was made 13 years ago. There are 30 hardcopies left, the pdf is on theweedygarden.com. I’m working on a MOVIE atm (long project), but I’ll call that “merch” too when the time comes. Other than that, what could you use? The auto merch stuff is not really something I’m into and if I were to do something, it would be heirloom seeds, or thai fishermans pants, but that’s a whole time consuming business, so it’s not on the table.

[@TheLYagAmi]

@@TheWeedyGarden thanks a tonne 🙏

[@chantaltulliez8066]

I was so enthralled in your video that I got a shock that it came to an end so quickly !!! I love your photography, your calming voice and how you explain everything you do success and failures...and solutions!!! wonderful thank you so much for making the world a better place...

[@justafriend3408]

Im doing something similar in Africa, its my passion; i live as a minimalist as well, so no money pressures. It's my life, my terms. My approach is different, starting small with a kitchen garden, where all kitchen waste goes in to fertilise the mainly vegetable garden and then slowly expanding it out from there with fruit trees also benefiting from the same fertility and moisture. I started eating from the garden within a month starting with fast growing local vegetables

[@nicholasnapier2684]

This is such a great story what I'm working on now happen to live in Florida in the United States similar climate that you have you are right you have to treat it like a forest and then you covered that plant with burlap...I learned that from you... there's so many different plants you can grow we pretty much have them all... Moringa trees seed very quick... there are two types of peanut plants you can grow one is like a perennial those are edibles great for ground cover... I like your videos so much it gave me a lot of inspiration for what I want to do at my other place in another state......thank you great video. ... solutions that can help everyone....

[@TheWeedyGarden]

Great stuff Nicholas 😄

[@justjimbeam]

Beautiful just Beautiful

[@katekowhai]

“I thought this was the sound the sun made” - beautiful! ❤

[@ACuriousChild]

The meek SHALL inherit the earth!

[@tumbleweeduk7479]

“I thought this was the sound the sun made”! The sound of the cicadas that I heard living in Cyprus with my military family. Now I am very disconnected from the the food supply living in Central London with post COVID Tinnitus, I tell myself that “this is the sound the earth makes, I am simply hearing the earth’s engine when I couldn’t hear it before”! I moved into a basement rental flat a year ago with a 40’ x 5’ basement area which I have turned into a garden and I was surprised to hear all the compliments and people photographing my cats sunbathing 10’ below street level. Only have lemons, olives, tomatoes, and herbs at the moment but this has inspired me to educate myself and grow some pretty veggies. I think I am grounding when walking barefoot on the concrete but have grounding mats on the cats and my bed just to be sure. “The Earthing Movie” is on utube if you haven’t learned the benefits of being barefoot yet? Namaste 🙏💜💐💜🙏

[@juliehorney995]

Thank you for simplifying the process for me. We live in an HOA but there's no rule against putting in a swale and fruit guilds. In due time, Lord willing, we shall have a mini food forest!

[@dashingddd]

Was so longing to see a new video .. Mr Weedy - you are a legend .. an inspiration indeed .. more power to you

[@TheWeedyGarden]

So nice of you to say mate. Thanx soo much :-)

[@emilytalbott2984]

Thank you for the empty pots! I've wanted to visit Australia since I was a young girl.

[@carolined3058]

Beside of the educational value , your video's are of such a great quality. It's like I'm watching a story; thanks for sharing this way.

[@ForbiddenMixtapes]

Love the creative videography. Nice subject as well. Bravo

[@augustolara9057]

Was so curious when in your planning you wrote brasilian cherry, Living here all my life never knew about a brazilian cherry. My surprise when i researched it and it is a Jaboticaba tree!!! Each of my grandmas have one in the backyard. They are really sturdy and call a lot of animals (bees, bemtevis, toucans...) but take longe time to develop

[@SelfTaughtArtist1]

I don’t say this lightly…that was SUCH an inspirational video. Thank you

[@betty8173]

Sweet. Thank you. David the Good has a song, Buried my rabbit 'neath a cherry tree. I think you would like it. This blessed me. Beginning again, at 68, in mountains, zone 6, apple trees and elderberry are first.

[@suburbanhomestead]

Quite the masterclass for creating paradise. Every moment was considered, yet not labored. Your biggest talent is speaking to humans, David. On an unrelated note, I realized that your slope is facing south, which is not too sunny for Australia. Interested to see how the plants develop. I suppose with your latitude, it doesn’t matter much, being a subtropical climate. Here it would be less than ideal. Your papaya tree up top looks amazing.

[@TheWeedyGarden]

Gotta remember we are in the Southern Hem. The slope is VERY small. It´s almost flat up there. The sun hits the entire garden, so the plants on the slope get full sun. Thanks for your feedback Siloe. Love your work too my friend. Stay safe and keep up YOUR good work too my mate.

[@earthSustainsAll]

@@TheWeedyGarden love and follow your paradise and your lifestyle. Happy to see you respond to Siloe. Two of my favorite garden saintly people. God bless you both!!

[@muhamadnajmishabuddin5022]

Love this Sincerely Agrigarian from Malaysia 🇲🇾

[@Truthseeker21000]

You are living the dream Weedy. A true shining light for those of us caught up in the corporate slavery system.

[@MizRuthie]

Indeed, slave system, it is. 😞

[@Rymorin4]

get out friends exit and build!

[@JeffKinglive]

Thanks for adding great music behind your video!

[@heath551986]

Always a pleasure to watch your craft and skill Dr Weedy.

[@grunefrauen1540]

سبحان الله عيشتيني فالجنة في هذا الفيديو شكرا جزيلا رائع حلمي ان تكون لدي مثل هذه الأرض والحديقة ❤❤❤

[@familypermaculture6216]

What a beautifully told story that connected to my heart! 💗 I used to live in the trees, pick apples and peaches from my grandmother's orchard and grind "weeds" on stones and pretend I was making medicines. You brought me right back to those memories that rooted a love of growing food in me to begin with. We need to connect permaculture with the heart of people if we want it to grow. Wonderfully done!

[@ACuriousChild]

Staying calm with FAITH IN THE SUPREME OF ALL CREATION will NEVER FAIL ANY of HIS CREATIONS!

[@itchypandaa]

Your filming is amazing, the artwork is incredible, very inspiring! Can't wait to see more work!

[@sparkysmalarkey]

I was chugging along doing chores with this in the background and I had to stop when you mentioned filling the swales with a woody carbon source. I started learning about soil biology out of a desperate need to free myself from being stuck in a motor vehicle for hours every couple months. I gobbled up everything in Jeff Lowenfell's series of "Teaming with . . . " (a must read imo) and ended up being fascinated with the microbiology that makes up the soil food network. The reason for my comment was I have been trying to think of a way to farm fungi and bacteria outside of my basement and your idea was the solution my imagination could not find. I wouldn't be surprised if you checked some of the more shaded parts of those swales you find some local fungi have already started making you some mushrooms. Using anything other than a well aged carbon source will draw in a lot of the available nitrogen though I'm sure you have already noticed. Chunk of wood was bad but I imagine the surface area of saw dust being so much worse. You get it all back over the years of microbes breaking it all down but a new garden really needs the benefit of the head start. Learned that the hard way after dumping a few tons of fresh wood mulch on top of the rock hard clay my forever home landed on, 10 years later it was the right move but it really sucked for the first 5-7 . . . anyways cheers and thanks so much for the idea.

[@lukebrisbane5380]

I love and am inspired by not only your gardening journey but also by your genius video and editing skills. That scene where everyone gathered to create the O in community is pure art. I see this channel on it's way to 500k subs very quickly

[@ACuriousChild]

NEVER MISTAKE quantity for quality - it's SURELY THE WAY to HELL - BUT ONLY those with eyes to recognise and ears to understand WILL SEE IT!

[@ladyryan902]

Your videos are a blessing

[@NoemieOrtiz]

Thanks, I really enjoy watching these incredible videos on gardening and all your trial and errors and Amazing developments. It's my dream to have a farm and grow my own vegetables & fruits and eat a fresh harvest from the ground.Its a Divine Delight.All Blessings to you .Amen!🙏❤🙏🙌

[@pips9856]

Gentle, lovely & inspiring 🌻💧🌞

[@MamaPegasus]

Hi Weedy, lovely to see the whole development! You are so privileged in that area with the weather and soil! Much harder on the western slopes nsw. Exposed to wind and dust. But it's all going well!

[@SamStone1964]

And frost and snow :)

[@robertfranc2365]

Yeah but the frosts have all but disappeared from nth nsw to qld hinterland so we got dis ease to deal with. But all is going well

[@SamStone1964]

@@robertfranc2365 Do you mean the frosts have all but disappeared because we're in late Spring or do you mean disappeared altogether in recent years?

[@robertfranc2365]

@@SamStone1964 compared to the disinfection 20 years ago altogether sums it up.

[@SamStone1964]

@@robertfranc2365 No frosts for 20 years?

[@fieldagent59isintheforest32]

what a cool video !!! great production and a story

[@sweetlorre]

Hello good sir! I always end up emotional watching your videos. And I'm binge watching this past days. This is also a dream of mine. For personal and financial reasons I cannot pursue right now, but you showed me that it is never too late.. In the near future I will start on my little patch of land too. Thank you for sharing, it's inspiring! Much love from the Philippines!

[@cedriccbass-jp8ky]

what a magical video

[@VictoriaBocash]

This video makes me cry... in a good way! it's such a beautiful and resonant vision. I may not have thought of being a gorilla but everything else for sure! And so I began two years ago in earnest to learn permaculture principles and start my journey to food forest freedom here on the 11 acres we are grateful to inhabit. thank you so much for this wonderful inspiration and knowledge! 💚

[@ethanatkinson]

2:27-2:45 love those words

[@suzannabrandt219]

this is brilliant. your filming, your ideas, your way of explaining everything, and i’m about to go to sleep and i will say your voice is very peaceful and calming ☺️

[@Sunshine_Daydream222]

Did you dream of frolicking in a food forest 😁

[@Kundibird]

Beautifully executed

[@Capitaine.Albator]

Dammm can’t see it now, working until midnight. But I am sure it’s gonna be a good video. Comment added now to help with the algorithm 👍🏻✌🏻🇨🇦

[@themusicbook8679]

Ha! Was just about to do the same so I’ll do it here. These are the kind of “KZbinr’s” that need and deserve community support. 🌲🌿🌱🌴🌾🌝🌻🌼🌏🌎🌏🌎 And may I add: 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@davidsblades3756]

I enjoyed the serenity of this video. Thank you for sharing.

[@sarahwoolmer1946]

Hello Weedy, wow you have come along way since the beginning. You are a tonic to watch and listen to. I have dabbled in Permaculture for 40years but never able to completely immerse myself in it and live it fully, too scared. I'm looking forward to the next few years of truly getting stuck in 100 %. love your channel, its so calming and inspirational.

[@SouthFloridaSunshine]

Wow, love it when the algorithm gets it right, this was just lovely, reminded me of being a child and listening to a good bedtime story and feeling safe in a lovely warm lit room, getting tucked in all cozy with a kiss on my forehead to dream, thank you! 🥰 🥭. (I love mangos too, but my first died of fire blight, still learning, and I am glad I found your gorilla story.)

[@ladyluckdownunder1541]

Thoroughly enjoyed this vid…love your story telling…such a beautiful garden 🪴

[@spoolsandbobbins]

Creator of everything good, You dream Your dreams thru the hearts of man…. Thank You❤

[@simplifygardening]

Another great video. I would be interested in speaking with you about the equipment you use to film the microbes. Tony

[@juanit0tackit0tackito2]

Trust in Jesus Christ our Lord And Savior

[@nickmartin123456]

Stock footage, I'd imagine

[@simplifygardening]

@@nickmartin123456 I really need to figure out how to film them for a course I want to make

[@nickmartin123456]

@@simplifygardening Nevermind, he hooks a camera up to a microscope and shoots it himself. He really is a professional photographer. Go to 10:45 in this one to see his setup kzbin.info/www/bejne/aJ-oequHjs55iNk

[@Cha0sHof]

that is such an inspiration we are still a long way off but hope to have such a stand one day