Tiny Forest documentary about the effects of the Miyawaki method in the Netherlands

In December 2015 IVN Natuureducatie invited TED-talk speaker Shubhendu Sharma to the Netherlands for a special initiative: we planted our very first Tiny Forest. Together with Sharma, the municipality of Zaandam, Hoek Gardener, school children and local residents we planted the first Tiny Forest, right in the center of the town Zaandam.
A Tiny Forests® is a densely packed native forests, that fits into the size of a tennis court. The forest is not just an pleasant spot for butterflies, birds, bees and small mammals; it is a great place for people too. In the outdoor classroom, children learn about nature and it also serves as a meeting place for the local community.
We created a documentary about the effects of the Miyawaki method in the Netherlands. Did it work? Watch the video and find out.
Read more about Tiny Forest: www.ivn.nl/aanbod/tiny-forest...

[@TheDrsyam]

I have made a similar Miyawaki Forest in Okha, Gujarat. It has been 8 months since plantation and the Canopy trees are already 10 Feet tall. The once barren place, looks extremely dense now. BTW Okha is a strip of land in between Arabian Sea and Gulf of Kutch and the soil is either salty or rocky. But improvising through the activity, we could create a Mini Forest. It's such a great feeling to watch them grow.

[@bestmoments4287]

Bay of Bengal?

[@TheDrsyam]

@@bestmoments4287 oh sorry. Gulf of Kutch. My bad. Was typing in a car while returning from work.

[@llt8101]

That's great! The more people making forests, the better for the world.

[@rushabhsoni407]

I feel you man 🌱

[@sanjaydoshi7968]

Well done

[@MH-pz8wf]

A follow up again on this please in 2023 and beyond

[@TomatoHeadBananne]

Yes please. I'd like to see an old tiny forest !

[@Aryaputhran]

A very recent photo/video of the development of this forest would have been great addition.

[@oldchild527]

But dont they take over 10 years to look like a forest?

[@Aryaputhran]

@@oldchild527 No. That's the magic. I've seen 6 month, 1 year growths that look really amazing with this method in my home state where we don't have cold winters. Just a few years and it looks like a real forest and is self growing. The method I've seen used here is that drip irrigation is used for 2-3 years and then forest has deep roots, enough mulch(tree leaves) at the bottom to hold moisture and mulch as organic fertilizer.

[@joshcollins9125]

I would also like to know what month the saplings were planted in. We have similar weather cycles in the U.K. and this timing worked

[@worldcitizenra]

To learn a bit more about the Zaandam tiny forest follow the link to the IVN web site at the last sentence of the expanded description of this vide at the point "Read more about Tiny Forest". The IVN web page doesn't show a recent photo of the tiny forest, but it does have what appears to be a 2 year time lapse video. The second year growth was impressive. It also has a video giving info about tiny forest efforts in the UK.

[@renevalencia7121]

This kind of tiny forest will be great for big city’s with small spaces

[@akshaypanambur907]

Great one shubendu , I too had my doughts when I initially saw the trees , knowing Holland weather , but you & the trees pulled it up . Credit to Holland municipality for taking up the project...🌳🙏

[@andyroubik5760]

Good work! It looked to me like some of the trees were being planted too deep without the root flare exposed. That is a very important aspect as the trees will not do well if the root flare is buried. If I mulched my young trees that thoroughly, I would have a huge vole problem in the winter when the rodents would chew the bark off. Keep up the good work and thank you.

[@TheEager77]

This man has my respect

[@cornerslice]

Good job. Wish more municipalities would follow this example.

[@IvanKinsmanSDP]

There is a project going on at Granja Caimito in Spain - a 40 ha ranch in the dehesa in Andalusia. This seems to be a very interesting method and a great video explaining it.

[@monsieurlaguillotine3481]

No problem is insurmountable if we put these wonderfully creative minds of ours to good use

[@mopjetc]

Hopelijk kun je jullie dit bij zoveel mogelijk gemeentes voor elkaar krijgen!! Super echt!

[@carinuchis]

Gracias! 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼

[@vipul4239]

Great initiative by the mucipality for encouraging such methods to help grow greener environment.

[@ananthakrishnan2706]

I am always a fan of him

[@alkachaudhary5890]

Good workGod bless all

[@noelialeiro8636]

Great idea! I'd love to plant a miyawaki

[@Nitka022]

amazing! and such a brilliant result!! wow and wow!

[@somesshbahuguna9620]

Appreciate Shubendhu's hard work and beliefs.🙏

[@stefan59871]

Impressive initiative. Hope the idea will spread

[@mountaingardening]

What a cool concept! I’ve never heard of this method. I would like to try this in the high desert to see how it does. Thanks for sharing this and continuing to do this in different places!

[@rpsingh2911]

This is very interesting, doing a great work with Passion..

[@hemamittal9338]

Hi shubhedu, What a fantastic work you are doing! I want do same kind of activity in NZ as I live here. If we plant forrests just on the boundary lines (sort of fencline) of the institutions or even of the houses which catch the fancy of people's eye & become a vogue,could also be one winning point! What's your advice on that! If you say yes then could the width of boundary line be 50cm to 100cm, please suggest. I want to join this movement very actively from this part of the🌍. Let me know how to & how not to.If you come to NZ stay with us it will be a pleasure. I myself am a passionate lady for enviro stuff. You have taken a big & worthwhile mission 👌that to at such a young age, sucess has to be with you👍🏾.Wish you the best. Cheers Hema

[@ahmednoman26]

Great work. Respect from Pakistan.

[@ahmednoman26]

@Izaiah Lennon u r right. Nobody gives even their shits

[@MegaDeepRoots]

Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@teacher24-73]

Great work

[@sachinkhandale4817]

Nice ,in futures generation and for now it's very nice to see in our India specially dry section of rural India, in rural area lot of land not used for crops such area located along with peaks of mountain

[@eBangaloreProperty]

Great work 👍

[@RamLal-cc6oo]

Good job. Save nature save forest and save lives. No live can not exist without forest. Save . increase,and protect it. Mother Nature bless all of you. Namste

[@wenikasoebhag3552]

Mooi! Super gaaf!

[@Arviploverakhewar]

What u r doing is above humanity...

[@NihalNihal-sn5bx]

Beautiful 💕❤️kudos buddy

[@aBuAraDaH]

Thanks I'm going to do it 😉👍

[@mypodcast3604]

Wonderful JOB

[@FlipsterFlipinoy]

Why would anyone click the thumbs down button on this video???

[@murthykrishna3834]

jelousy

[@___PK__]

@@murthykrishna3834 True! But why be jealous when they can do it as well?

[@Dr_krish20]

Well done... 👍👍👌🌱☘️🌿🌳🌴🌲🍀☘️🍂🍃

[@townstunsltd6727]

Posthumous Awards to honour and advertise Dr Miyawaki work!

[@brunetyannick1174]

Pretty much same concept as syntropic agroforestry, with maybe less emphasis on natural succession ? Many names for an efficient concept, great forest !

[@manik-pg4et]

excellent....

[@lmclrain]

thanks for the video

[@TheSchiffReport]

My only question is : if you make a Miyawaki food forest , how would you be able to collect the fruits , or would you just leave them for the birds and other insects to feast on ?

[@onechristianwallace]

Leave them to the birds 🙂

[@alphabetagamma4142]

You can have some pathways in between to access the interior parts... As long as the pathways are well planned and don't disrupt the forests growth, you should be fine.

[@masterofzombie]

This is more for reforestation and less for human consume... You can find what you want in permaculture food forests

[@frankfernandes9517]

Planting trees are really necessary for us but also need educate people not to cut them not worth it. Humans cannot survive without.

[@maddyc503]

❤️

[@Jthe5th]

It's great that finally we start thinking outside the mono-culture forest style that until now it is still considered "great". But so many trees so close there is going to mean lots of competition for resources in a tiny place, but it is method of forcing trees to get tall to compete for the sun resources, appears as so "fast" growing. I see oaks being planted so close to other trees, they not only grow slow but they need a lot of light and space. We can already see some leaf rust (fungal infectiion) on leaves, which can be encouraged on such crammed area.

[@srinivas8220]

That’s a good observation - wonder how it should be addressed - maybe oak should not be part of this ?

[@striker44]

Maybe due to constricted space, the oak may not be a full featured but a miniature version. This is good for urban gardens to create some green space amongst the concrete.

[@falfield]

@@srinivas8220 Oaks manage quite well in the partial shade of early colonisers such as birch, whose leaf canopies are not dense. And recent research in England suggests that cover by thorny shrubs and scrub trees such as blackthorn was an important way for juvenile oaks to get established through protection from browsers such as deer and heavier ungulates such as stock animals and bison. Two hundred years later, the oaks towered over and shaded out the smaller trees that had given them a good start in life. I imagine the climax vegetation from a Miyawaki plot will be no different: it certainly starts more quickly - will be interesting to see what happens with time.

[@tuexss]

It's been 8 years - can we have an update? :)

[@Sblatus]

Please show how does it look today

[@nitinmeena8071]

Bhai india me bhi koi project chal raha hoga?

[@SolidGoldShows]

Can you please come here in my desert land to see if you can do the same? It's a bit challenging, but I believe it is doable

[@ryangrady6894]

I'm in Albuquerque, New Mexico. How about you?

[@SolidGoldShows]

@@ryangrady6894 We are located in Southern California

[@tpsdas]

kindly give the names of different varieties of plants may be planted in indian soil..

[@acquisitium]

goed zo!

[@hemamittal9338]

You are doing wonderful! I live in NZ & quite passionate about environment. already doing some work for that purpose. Let me know the way you started your Holland forrest step by step please. Like -1 You liked the place. -2 Talked to the concerned organization. -3 Gathered the volunteers etc. I will wait for your feed back. Thanks Hema

[@hemamittal9338]

Hi Shubhendu, I am waiting quite eagerly foryour response. Thanks Hema

[@amay9870]

@@hemamittal9338 Shubendu is busy planting tress. Better you contact to him on twitter or linkindn or their official website.

[@katrielp]

I know that the Miyawaki forest method instructs that the trees should be planted 1 meter apart. This might produce a rapid forest, however I don't think the trees would be able to grow to full size because it simply is not enough room for their trunks to expand their girth. Has anyone experimented conducting a Miyawaki method when spreading the plants further than 1 meter apart?

[@rubylace9963]

nature finds a way

[@KrishnanarayananRajagopalanSri]

Nice question

[@godspeed7717]

People are become a tourist in the nature.

[@joshcollins9125]

I would like to know what month the saplings were planted in. We have similar weather cycles in the U.K. and this timing worked

[@gauravarya8952]

A general hint - plants don't grow much in winter.

[@joshcollins9125]

@@gauravarya8952 It looks like that was when they were planted though, which makes sense because the roots grow instead. I would think it works best to let them get anchored in before growing tall but I would like to know what these guys actually did so I can confirm that theory

[@MP-gw2ek]

I have planted individual trees around september and even october (midwest US, known for pretty solid winters) and they grow really well. a local landscaping company that we hire, who know what they are doing, always recommend planting trees at the same time.

[@LPKlok]

The basic rule for plants, how bigger a plant can be, how more you plant before the winter is coming. You put tree in the ground 2 or 3 weeks ( the earliest moment) When al the other tree in Your Area led there leaves totaly drop down on de ground. The latest moment. is 2 weeks before the frost comes. The reason is that the root system in the soil must connect to the food web in the soil. The mistake is that we think that plants with minerals survive, but plants need underground networks of tiny little animals to get to them. These are most active when the trees drop there leaves. Al these leaves must be take down in de ground. Al minerals water go in the ground en must put in the right place in the ground. Mulchen is the key word for very good soil with millions of tiny little living creatures who work together with plants. A plant alone without living soil Goes dead. Mulchen makes humus. Mulching is actually repeating the annual cycle at an accelerated pace. so more humus accelerates. Compost is so digested that it is fast food. Compost does not produce humus. When the soil is too poor and contains too little soil life, compost applied very thinly can help. Too much compost means that the tree thinks, I don't need the underground network, no connections take place and the result is that the plant has become much more susceptible to disease. Only when the soil is extremely nutrient-rich with the living help of a huge network of living Tiny creatures can you use normal compost. This is de basic of soil every were on the Earth. The misstake of thinking minerale and not thinking living creatures. Good luck, herma ( Chemical food for plants, is saying a Give you fastfood, you need no help from the little creatures, and Yes Its kill also ground little creatures. So Its look above the ground good When you See fast grow, But Disease have it much easier and the ground is dying. in the long run it means that nothing can live without our help. look after farmland. we have to spray against diseases, the ground is getting deader. The vicious circle after down. Mulching with all organic materials breaks this vicious circle en bring you future. (much every 1 cm with a other organic material, 7 to 15 cm the layer may be thick it shrinks to 1 a2 cm. small branches, herbs, grass, leaves .How you do, just make a sandwich with organic material and so alternate, 1 cm then had something else that you can find. Yes is normal That some product are in more layers. And When you have no organic materials, buy a straw bale and shake it out 10 cm thick. ** When you realistically view this planted forest you will see several very fast growing trees. As a result of their growth, they give off a lot of leaves in the coming years. so the ground gets better. however, in the long run, some will have to be removed, as they take away the light for the lower growers. the plants are too close together. After 10 years look 70% up to the Sky between the leaves, and look than down around you. Than you understand how a forest lives.

[@ollievw3450]

Yes trees do grow very slowly here...wonder whatit would do in the poor sandy soils we have.

[@shashankjp88]

He has done same in desert in India..

[@ollievw3450]

@@shashankjp88 well worth a try then 👍🏻

[@MugurDeBrad]

That is Francesca from Survivor Redemption Island and Survivor Fans vs Favorites 2 at 02:11 :D

[@khurram498]

nice

[@yuk-im6uj]

If people use the land for Agriculture, How implementation the method when the people doing that's land

[@aswadaslu4430]

❤🌳🌳🌳❤

[@sanjaydoshi7968]

Ladakh has no trees in the mountains . Any idea what can be done there ? India could meet its forest cover requirements if the Himalayas turn green .

[@vishwajeetcharan2904]

Just start planting as much as you can,like me in my village located in Jodhpur Rajasthan Because something is better than nothing

[@dv9239]

No that would ruin the ecosystem of the Himalayas Dry lands, Deserts, Rain forests, Shrubs are all important and we need to preserve them

[@utkarshakulkarni0705]

Can we join u?

[@aborginalsingh1956]

If you find a way to mix both permaculture and this method , you solve many problems at same time.

[@SidMalloy]

In permaculture, Zone 5 constitutes wild area where trees grow on their own without human interference. You can use Miyawaki method of planting trees in this zone.

[@rajeevgupta7857]

How do you manage water

[@HSstriker]

Belgian here but same climate. Its only in the last 5 years that we have starded getting droughts. when planted in the correct time you never have to water any tree because whe have a rather wet climate. So we dont have to manage water for these projects. The netherlands is a very low country so its actually even wetter than belgium.

[@pureindiatrust]

Hi Can we talk... I want to ur advice

[@emilywong6923]

Introduced species become evasive long term.

[@bokishandudley8561]

Youngbo approved

[@mixm4k925]

I like this content and concepts. I am also working on plantation in villages for increase income of farmer, need u r help.

[@trueindian3623]

Where are you from any social media for contact

[@riseup2227]

Dutch and other Scandinavians care alot about Environment. Hats off to them.

[@rohitagrawal8809]

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[@coralanturn]

:)

[@GoodTimesAhead27]

nature is a religion for most Indians 🙏

[@sethikush]

*Plantation not forest

[@ankitjain3760]

These types of forest are good to increase tree density but not to support wildlife.

[@famejay7318]

Why is he giving lecture about someone’s else’s work

[@KETANRAMTEKE]

He is spreading the work of Miyawaki, it's not a lecture but a tribute to the original creator and continuing his legacy.

[@famejay7318]

@@KETANRAMTEKE umm no he goes around doing lectures that’s not spreading thats taking credit

[@KETANRAMTEKE]

@@famejay7318 Nope, there are many western Yoga teachers who teach yoga, we wouldn't look at it as they are "taking credit" but rather spreading the age old technique in the other part of world which benefits the society, Shubhendu is doing the same.

[@famejay7318]

@@KETANRAMTEKE Did you just compare exercise with science?

[@laughingcube]

So by your logic, Teachers and Professors and anyone else who wishes to spread their knowledge - should stop lecturing about others work? At least this guy is trying to make a difference

[@nayanmolla32]

❤