Treating the Farm as an Ecosystem with Gabe Brown Part 1, The 5 Tenets of Soil Health

Gabe Brown of Brown's Ranch in Bismarck, ND, shares his transformative journey of cultivating his farm from modern conventional use to a thriving living ecosystem. Through no-till and extensive cover crop usage, Gabe and his family are able to support a diverse array of farm and ranching enterprises that are both profitable and models of sustainability in regenerative agriculture. Learn more at www.brownsranch.us

[@christopheredginton6242]

You people in the USA should put the guy in charge of agriculture. An inspiration to anyone in farming. Hope his influence spreads far and wide. Do this worldwide and we’d be on our way to combatting climate change.

[@medicmike4906]

You cannot fight climate change! Climate change is controlled by the sun, this planet's been changing since its inception. When will the arrogant humans on this planet understand that? Go research the 12,000 year disaster cycle. Then you will know the truth of what is happening.

[@rotagbhd]

Stop buying the climate hoax.

[@theurbanthirdhomestead]

Regenerative goes completely against what our enslavers want for us.

[@Erica-ls7bp]

I'm 10 minutes in and what I love is he explains things in such a way someone with zero knowledge of farming can understand, follow and learn. That's a real talent. He's a farmer but also a natural born educator.

[@RuralmoneyOfficial]

Agree!

[@ideasparaelgrangiro3030]

Absolutely ! Talented speaker And very funny !!

[@busyrand]

Well said Sister... My conversations with my mother have centered around gardening and the farming culture we have a natural kinship with as stewards of the Earth.

[@MariaDanielDeepak]

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[@mavbaer]

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[@terrafarmer48]

In 2017 I took a course in Prairie Horticulture from the University of Saskatchewan and this was one of the required videos. I've watched this over again through the years and still recommend it to anyone getting started on their soil health journey.

[@Balonishell]

Thank you for passing along this info

[@LilA-zl6tf]

I totally agree with you!

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11:10 Winter Triticale & Hairy Vetch 14:30 Cowpea & Sundan Grass 21:53 Green Armor 27:30 Feed biology, Fungi & Bacteria 🦠 1:16:53 Mycorrhizal Fungi 1:19:45 Keep your seed (acclimated to their specific environment) 1:21:45 Fungal to Bacterial ratio of your soil 1:22:31 the majority of the biology in the soil live in the top 2 inches 1:30:09 green armor 1:32:17 worms at work 🪱 1:40:27 Cover crop diversity 1:49:00 Always have something growing (promote healthy soil) 1:51:26 Photosynthesis 🌞 capture solar energy 1:55:06 diversity specifically 1:57:35 more sun absorption

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2:02:07 build it and they'll come 2:04:52 natural pest control (cowbirds) 2:12:40 radish, peas, sunflowers

[@nodatesape9124]

Well done!

[@krustysurfer]

I turned west Michigan sand into 2.5 feet of top soil in 10 years, organic matter 7-8% and greater in certain parts of the yard where the gardens are. Soil Health = Human Health Aloha

[@tracys3096]

Nice work. Now that's something to be proud about.

[@marcoantonio078]

Deeper ploughing will also give you amazing results. I have seen my father deep plough half a plot and the difference in growth is insane. Constant ploughing leaves a compact table that roots cannot penetrate. Penetrate it for them and there is centuries old untapped organic fertiliser!!

[@hadnick1]

urban outsider All that does is move the hard pan down a few more inches. It would be better if your roots penetrated the hard pan with no tillage. I’ve seen roots of white clover that go down seven feet with no tillage. Tilling that deep is impossible.

[@quiksilver1j]

urban outsider so when you plow deeper you are just moving the hard pan layer of the soil deeper .. the problem is the plow destroys soil microbes..

[@sonydude2579]

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[@Iskandar64]

I am a city dweller, London U.K., and I cannot believe I just watched all of that. Absolutely fascinating. I have an urban garden with a rubble dirt soil and I have not been able to improve it by very much. This has totally changed the way I am going to approach this problem.

[@grahamburbage7686]

Same here Paul. Big farma destroying all in their path. Mother nature runs the show the sooner we accept that the better

[@doloresreynolds8145]

Cover crops with deep roots and nitrogen fixers.

[@MakeSomeNoiseAgencyPlaylists]

and I cannot believe you voted for BREXIT 😂

[@riverstun]

Look up Charles Dowding. He's on youtube.. There's several things you can do - put in several feet of chipped tree trimmings and wait a few years for it to turn to humus; pick out a lot of the rock and make a rock garden out of it.. I dealt with something similar once. I used the rubble to make long beds and infilled with earth - sort of like 2-foot high hedgerows. Planted in ferns and they did well (area was shaded). Very Victorian. Or just flatten it and bury it under lots of mulch.

[@hyperTorless]

This guy is a life-saver, I swear. And he is also a great example of honesty and integrity, putting this 2h30 conference online for free. I'm a student in agronomy and you're a big inspiration. Thank you Mr Brown.

[@davidd2285]

And this is just part 1!

[@grahamburbage7686]

Here here

[@hubertyoung5571]

You always need the bacteria count, however, when the fungi count is more than the bacteria count...anything will grow there. Everything grows in the bush.

[@tambarb8235]

I have watched this guy and Ill keep watching whenever a video starring him comes on KZbin and I don't even have a farm. I have a garden, and he helps, encourages and inspires me with that. But even if I didn't have a garden, I would listen and dream about it. He is funny, relatable, and just awesome. What a star. He needs a TV show. We'd all be farming.

[@randalmoroski1184]

Love your idea !

[@patrickgrimes8964]

GABE BROWN IS A GIFTED COMMUNICATOR. ONE OF THE BEST I HAVE EVER HEARD.

[@vivalaleta]

Ain't that the truth? We're bicycle shop owners and can't get enough of listening to this man speak.

[@likebutton3136]

The more you mimic nature the better everything gets. Everything is connected.

[@Countryboy316]

In the beginning, God created the different vegetation and ecosystems and said it was good. Then we come along and say no, we can do it better 😅,

[@lmd2454]

I am speechless! This has completely changed my way of thinking.... this needs to be required viewing in EVERY SINGLE Ag program in every college in our nation!! We would bankrupt Monsanto in 5 years if everyone saw this! I most definitely will be sharing this with everyone I know!!

[@williamyerburgh6576]

The reason he can do organic no till like this is because he has a hard winter that kills off all his crops creating a stale seed bed, there is no way of killing off all your crops without tilling or spraying. Cripping can work but is very hard to get right.... but yes he is a very very epic man :)

[@TheBillyPlay]

You can't just use a roller?

[@williamyerburgh6576]

Cripper Rollers only kill a select few plants really like rye and hairy vetch, which is due to how their stems transport nutrients. It wouldn't kill pretty much any other cover crop you try to grow. It's also can be very hard to drill into as there's so much living residue, blocks up the drills :/

[@TheBillyPlay]

thanks

[@ExploreSoilLife]

You need to watch the principles again. These practices are being used around the world even in temperate climates, with success. We never needed synthetic chemicals in the first place. What you need is to observe your land and the plants that do well in your area. It takes time and patience to observe nature. Tilling is the absolute WORST thing you can do to your soil. Crimping (not "cripping") is not hard, you just need to take the time to learn.

[@noneedtoknow2870]

I have wondered for years why this wasn't happening on a larger basis. It just makes sense! I figured that out as a kid, mimic nature and things grow better. I have had 17ft hollyhocks, summer squash with leaves that were almost 3ft across and usually about 5 large squash per plant growing at the same time, and my cucumbers get HUGE and still have a very nice taste and texture. My garden looks like a jungle.😂😎

[@TRZM53]

Discovered Gabe Brown some months ago. We have a smallholding with about 4 acres of arable land on our plot in Zambia. Our rainy season has just started. For the last 20 years we have allocated about a lima of land to each of our employees to plant what they want each year on condition that they used pothole tilling using NO commercial agriinputs or agricides. Manure and compost only; crop rotation with legumes. YESTERDAY we played Part 1 of "Treating the Farm as an Ecosystem" as the first step of training them in regenerative gardening. Today our meeting was with a handful of men and one woman with great enthusiasm.

[@marcoantonio078]

My heart longs for this life. i grew up in rural Scotland, I moved to the city in my late teens. God I miss th countryside. Ive converted our dining room into a Micro farm!! I grow allsorts, Some in soil some in water. Ive had peppers 50cm long! One day I shall buy a plot of land!

[@Mrbfgray]

Get the land. I've been amazed what some do on even 1/8 acre. I have 1/2 acre and it takes a lot of time to use it all effectively, some 150 productive trees, bushes, vines, etc. and a lot more room even with some 80 ft. established redwoods and other big trees.

[@wanderingohm]

I'm saving for my little patch to tend too ☺️ city dwelling allotmenteer ☺️

[@julianfrederick9082]

You don’t have to own the land you farm on!

[@highoctain113]

I'll let you use mine. My wife and I just bought a farm because we wanted out of the city, we have big plans, but we also have more than we need at the moment. I won't even charge you lease. Come grow.

[@ginaberrie2608]

@@highoctain113 oh I envy you, I look everywhere for the opportunity to farm on someone's land, since I don't have any of my own. The opportunity just hasn't arisen... Yet. I will continue my search. This girl was meant to be a farmer. I try to give vegetable plants to everyone and teach them how to grow. Sadly, most decline even taking the plants home with them. We all must learn to grow food, for one day it will not be at the grocery store anymore.

[@jhasenplaugh]

I've watched this video 4 times in 2 years. I've never learned more from any book, class or video in my life. Gabe Brown is my hero.

[@everettsanderson4189]

I never watch anything over 20 minutes. I just watched this entire video at one sitting. Extremely interesting and very well presented.

[@kevinlwiltfong7941]

Gabe, you are a credit to the human species. Not only is your content informative and solidly presented, you know the material indide and out. Then you mix your unique blend of humor in and the result is eye opening in more ways than one. Bless you for sharing your knowledge and helping make the world a better and more productive place to live. 👍💯💯💯

[@MikeTheFitFarmer]

Love Gabe Brown! We found him a few years ago and he is one of the people that gave us the inspiration to farm. Thanks so much for this!

[@tonidjakic]

3-4 years of agriculture school summed in this two hours. Oh, sorry...I made a mistake. THEY DONT TEACH THIS!!!... one day i copy this guy. 💪🏻

[@jerryhatrick5860]

Nope they teach NPK farming and synthetics. No money in sustainability. It's not symbiotic to their bank accounts.

[@wordswritteninred7171]

@@jerryhatrick5860 nor does it help with their agenda. They scream about carbon footprint, but they have zero intention of fixing it. The money motivates the socially engineered people. While those in real power, the men(women) behind the curtain, have their own motivations. Now how do we prove this, to those brainwashed, who not only want synthetic fixes for agriculture, but also synthetic fixes for humans?

[@minhducnguyen9276]

@@jerryhatrick5860 Privilage of a country where you can negotiate from an advantage position. Here in Vietnam in our argiculture university we are having a trend toward sustainable farming because while we have our own Nitrogen producing facilites and Phosphorus mines, we have no Potassium source. Better learn how to live without it just in case they raise the price.

[@TheKevinwurtz]

You might be happy to know that this is starting to be taught in Canada. I'm in college, and I was brought here by my instructors.

[@wordswritteninred7171]

@@TheKevinwurtz That is so fantastic to hear! Wonder if the university knows that the professor is teaching it?

[@grahamburbage7686]

I've got 10 acres of grass that is grazed for horses. To say I know nothing is understatement of the year. I've just watched this video from start to finish and this is so obviously the way to go. Reduce overhead and the profit rolls in .thanks for your efforts, I shall definitely spread the word.

[@I.am.Mumma.Bear.1]

I have the same as you for horses👍🏽 I’ve always rotated my horses paddocks. I did Equicentral for 3 years and found it a complete useless waste of time. I now run a track system with rotational grazing and my land has improved immensely in the past 3 years. This guy is brilliant 💕 and an incredible wealth of knowledge.. understanding your soil and working to improving it is gold 😊💕👍🏽

[@five1steph]

Absolute gold. DON'T SKIP ANYTHING.

[@reneethomson3202]

I’d love to see you in person if you ever get to Houston,Texas. We just bought a property in Hockley, Texas. I love the idea of having land and was thrilled when we got this property. The back yard/pasture gets run-off from all the other properties around us. So we have crevasses from the flow of the water. We also have hard compacted sandy soil. I’m trying to figure out how to absorb some of that run off so my soil will get healthier. I’m just not sure how to start if I can’t disturb the soil that’s so hard. I’ll keep doing more research. This was excellent. I knew this deep down. I knew I had to find something to grow to improve my soil… and seeing this video validated what I just knew was the right thing to do. Thank you.

[@mariebisson1252]

People who live in town can treat their properties as an ecosystem as well, and i learned alot from your video, thank you! I will be implementing the things i have learned. This year i can say i have noticed the difference in the quality of the food, and its taste even just from building the soil. Crazy difference in taste, and incentive to keep going.

[@Acts-1322]

YES. I'm building my soil back from neglect aside from probable chemical sprays & compacted clay. Growing 30+ berry bushes, a dozen fruit trees, asparagus & grape vines, etc on my meager 1/4 acre!

[@ExploreSoilLife]

Living Web Farms, thank you for making these available and sharing them with those of us who couldn't be there!

[@winniehall5569]

You shared without expecting anything back. We appreciate. It's our world.

[@RuralmoneyOfficial]

Yes. Invaluable.

[@swdy0201]

Really loved how he explains good organic vs. bad organic, good no-till vs. bad no till, etc.

[@Jefferdaughter]

'Industrial organic' is better than 'conventional' chemical-based industrial agriculture.... but the current USDA standards are a long way from what organic farming and gardening was originally.

[@Camille_Boomer77000]

I could listen to Gabe speak all day.

[@thechaosgardener]

Gabe brown needs his own KZbin channel! I use most of his strategies in my arizona backyard permaculture garden I teach about on my channel. They work in the desert! The only thing I’m missing is a grazer but I “hand graze” my cover crops for green manure so it’s better than nothing. Thanks for teaching me more than I learned in Ag science in college!

[@aeonmike]

I agree! I subbed to your channel too! Awesome advice for Arizona!

[@mrfulton6038]

Agreed!

[@tangtangmiao]

Farmer in California really need to see and learn from this presentation. Stop the dry land and water crisis we have here.

[@chili.Hawaii]

“But I don’t care this is really easy.” IMO one of the best moments of this presentation.

[@ReefmanAI]

This is what every new gardener / farmer in 2020 should watch.

[@_Chessa_]

I love the birds and insects! :) started last year during COVID it’s now a tiny bird/butterfly/bee haven. I love it so much.

[@Countryboy316]

Yup, but unfortunately some people are stuck in their way of thinking, Gabes neibours still go till, single crops and chemicals. Yet they can see what Gabe is doing.

[@jaicymelisse5532]

THANK YOU THANK YOU! I started watching Justin Rhodes years back which led me to learn about Joel Salatin, which led me to your video! And may I just say wow! Your presentation was wonderfully worded, and so easy to understand. Anyone can comprehend the fundamental message you are getting at: Take care of nature and nature will take care of you! God bless you and your family

[@wordswritteninred7171]

Love both those guys! God bless

[@shaebray9037]

This is my first year of getting ready to plant a garden. it is already tilled and the last year i will till. thank you so much. I learned so much.

[@RuralmoneyOfficial]

Yes. No till, no dig. I use black plastic.

[@jpp9876]

Look into the back to Eden growing system, it is mulching the top few inches and planting into the mulch

[@riverstun]

@@jpp9876 That guys too freaky religious. Look up Charles Dowding for a less faith-based rationale.

[@thedevilinfrankenstein6503]

i was looking at examples of composting, and lift the autoplay button "on" to play constantly to next videos as I did laundry. This guy came on after few videos, and I was about to click next, til he mention why California is desperate for water. I got hooked. I live in cacaCalifornia; and it is true about how we cultivate the land to a runoff. It makes sense of what Mr. Brown says about using a good "cover crop". Its a must try. I'm off to the next video, thank you for SHARING🌻💖🌻💖🌻💖🌻💖👍

[@mandalari]

This is gold- I don’t even farm. Thank you.

[@Jefferdaughter]

Until just a few decades ago, those dairies Gabe mentions in Pennsylvania were pasture-based, with crops grown to supplement the pasture for 'maximum' (NOT optimum) production. Now it is hard to find a dairy cow outside anywhere in the state, except on some Amish farms. The dairy feedlots are typically covered there, but they are still feedlots. Then again, farmers in the East who keep cattle without 24/7access to a building in winter and liquid water are in danger of being charged with animal cruelty- because the public and officials don't understand. Farmers who keep livestock WITH 24/7 access to shelter in winter have been harassed by officials and/or charged with animal cruelty because some people think the animals should be locked up inside all winter. The public, HSUS, and most officials are unaware of the stress on livestock, increased risk of disease, and harmful impacts on the environment caused by keeping livestock confined. Yes,really.

[@TaylorInsight1]

I'm guessing in the covid"lock down" this is the same for people. I did see some people going out... through my window. I know..it's sad.

[@JA-vv8wy]

Thanks for this comment. I feel sad when I see cows outdoors in the cold and hear about them racing to get indoors to a warm barn for milking. But this comment gives me hope that they are fine in the cold and I obviously don’t know much about farming.

[@wordswritteninred7171]

@@JA-vv8wy If you ever doubt they are fine, just think about your own comment. The cows go in, to be milked. So, if they wanted inside, what would they be doing? They would be standing at the door to get inside. But they don’t. They are not stupid. They want to be outside. They only come in, because they would hurt if not milked. Their body would continue making milk, and swell up their udder, causing pressure. They know this. It feels good to them, to be milked. Some people, who have just a couple cows on a homestead, milk outside. The cows, go to the milking station outside. Never going to the barn. It’s revealing. They are not built like us. Actually, the heat is harder on them than the cold. But even in the heat, they prefer to be outside. Peace.

[@bslturtle]

@@TaylorInsight1 During the covid scam, Washington State closed the parks and forests. They blocked the parking lots and after a time, began sending the cops after people parking near them. I, and apparently many others, still went out in the sun and were much better for it. We were played, and now are being played again. How much are you willing to pay for gas or diesel?

[@kaytaylormath]

There is a group working on regenerative agriculture, in Gallup, NM. The name of the group is Work in Beauty and they have a facebook page.

[@carralumsden8853]

Thank you for sharing. Interesting quiet passion of mine for some decades now. I am one of those young regenerative agriculturalist on the move for my appropriate location. Thank you for sharing knowledge. Peace

[@kingarcher5557]

Just going throw videos and this started playing, I don’t know the first thing about farming. Now I think I could start a better farm then anyone I know. I just couldn’t stop watching.

[@chuckbowen5024]

I'm not a large-scale farmer. I am a gardener in the Sheyenne Valley. My soil is almost pure clay so all my garden soil is in raised beds. It is all made from composted leaves and grass clippings. However I have been pulling out all the organics in the fall and tilling. It packs like cement! I will be doing some experimenting next spring.

[@randywright4810]

Amazing presentation! Everyone should watch this!

[@MammaBean0617]

I can't believe I watched all 2.5 hrs 😳

[@TS-vr9of]

Exactly! :D you should finish this "treating the farm as an ecosystem" series and move on to "high bio-nutrient crop production" ( kzbin.info/www/bejne/n56XY6uggaqeaaM ) 1 regenerative ag lecture a day keeps the chem salesmen away.

[@TaylorInsight1]

I can't believe I nodded our half way through..and yes it is really good not the speaker or subject's fault.. I am going to do a seconds viewing for the last half.

[@Mrbfgray]

I think part 2 & 3 are even better.

[@mikeross4]

What a superb talk! I am in the U.K. and although I am not a farmer I am from a farming family and I am a keen grower of fruit and vegetables in my garden and allotment. I came to this channel from a mention by someone on a Richard Perkins video and I am very grateful to that person for his comment. I will certainly be experimenting with cover crops and mixed plantings - starting with when it stops raining here!

[@alan30189]

Excellent presentation. I hope all the farmers are adopting these organic practices. It’s about profits, not yield. To adopt an old phrase from sales and applied to farming, would be, “you can’t fold up yield and put it in your pocket.” An excellent book for everyone to read, from farmers, to home gardeners, is “Teaming With Microbes,” by Jeff Lowenfels and Wayne Lewis. It goes over everything this man is talking about: Soil science.

[@brainwashingdetergent4322]

Listening to this while driving through western nodak.

[@1mtstewart]

This is fantastic! This guy did the work with help from others. This is what Rodale has been saying for 40 years. Thanks!

[@tireddad6541]

Does Rodale integrate livestock? What I really appreciate is that Gabe is not ashamed to say he is in business to make money. And he is dealing with researchers, sees the impact to climate. Richard Perkins is also Passionate along these lines.

[@1mtstewart]

@@tireddad6541 the Rodale Institute study is easily found on their website. Gabe Brown and others have been the driving force behind producers dropping tillage and chemicals in the new regenration of soil life and carbon sequestration in the upper midwest. You will never hear me knocking their work.

[@howzany6832]

I have always had a dream of having my own homestead one day so I stumbled upon this video. Now I feel so inspired I can't stop watching this!

[@RuralmoneyOfficial]

Go for it!

[@JA-vv8wy]

You can do it!

[@maryloomis8075]

Gabe, I am not a farmer, but am a small gardener in the city. Even for us, with .25 acres or less, this knowledge is still so very valuable. Thank you so much for all you do!

[@HeirloomReviews]

Excellent presentation!

[@zanthornton]

Wow. I really appreciated this ! I was raised on a farm and we lost it due nonpayment in 70's. This concept works for all scopes, slopes, and spaces.

[@swoop01g91]

The second he admitted that he didn't know re purchasing Fungi I knew I was listening to an intelligent man. Super interesting and can't wait to experiment

[@MrBubbadon]

Pretty sure if I was a president of an ag school I would pay this guy to be the head of my farming section and he would design a curriculum beginning at farming 101.

[@anthonylacava1544]

Best lecture ever heard definitely buying his book

[@heed9726]

This is literally one of the coolest videos I’ve seen in years.

[@TheFlyingBrain.]

Wow, Gabe is just wonderful! Here's a man who knows how to talk to people in a language they understand, in exactly the way that produces real change where it potentially makes the most difference -- in how we think about what it is we're doing. Really inspiring, and I'm not even a farmer.

[@williemasterofdestruction5339]

Being such a charismatic guy he really makes learning fun.😁👌

[@Jefferdaughter]

The difference between soil and dirt is LIFE.

[@trollking6111]

It's refreshing to see some REAL SCIENCE and real-world critical thinking. I began to experiment with garden diversity after my cucumber and tomato plants would not get along with each other. You seem to have taken it to a whole new level.

[@markfarron7018]

Fantastic education. I'm not a farmer but an focussed on improving my soil and gradually creating a food forest in my urban back garden here in the uk. I learnt loads here. Thank you.

[@rgolianeh]

I do many things this guy says in my backyard and everything works great.

[@stnr222]

Wow! Farm smarter not harder. Fascinating and so educational. I wanted to take a break but couldn't tear myself away. Such a wealth of knowledge and information, shared in an easy to understand way. Bet the Ag chemical companies hate you Gabe, but I love what you are doing! Thank you!

[@sjmrdlhdl]

h😢🎉😊

[@enlightenedtrainingOU812]

Pure Gold! Thank you, Gabe. Inspired as I begin my journey as a Regenerative Farmer.

[@abrahama25]

This is fantastic! I am speechless. Like another commentor, everyone doing backyard garden to large-scale farm should see this video

[@johnnieo66]

This guys is fantastic! Where art, wisdom, love beauty and science converge while listening to and understanding nature! Love this!

[@brettadams417]

“We create our droughts”.... I would add we also create a lot of our floods. Keep seeing flooding in spring time in heavy agg areas. Plowed up fields as far as the I can see. The land isn’t holding water. This affect will cause droughts and floods alike. We have agg practices to thank not supposed climate change. Very interesting, very helpful and enlightening.

[@doloresreynolds8145]

Our land and water management also affects the climate (or, more specifically, the local microclimates that affect the weather). As they have learned in African drought areas, growing trees will generate a water/rain cycle after a few years.

[@AlleyCat-1]

Our world is changing, the way we farm & garden just makes it that much worse.

[@RuralmoneyOfficial]

Spot on.

[@ksprakashkumar]

Thank you very much Gabe Brown for your valuable information.

[@billastell3753]

Most informative video on cover cropping I have seen in years. Gabe Brown is a treasure. Rock on and save the earth!

[@kazzana9013]

Some organic gardeners have a permanent perennial crop, which they cut and drop, leaving the roots in place, then make one furrow cut, to plant. Cutting the perennial close to the ground, leaves the roots in place, to continue benefiting the fungi, but allows the vegetable plant time to grow and get light. The perennial may need to be cut and dropped mid season if it is out competing your vegetables for light. This system has the advantage of reducing soil disturbance, and increasing organic matter. It also eliminates the need to re sow your perennials, and never leaves your soil naked. I could foresee some harvesting problems, but is definitely and idea to trial.

[@Jefferdaughter]

Pasture cropping is a variation of this technique, with permanent pasture being the 'cover crop', and livestock doing the ';chop and drop'. Gabe Brown mentions Colin Seis in Australia, who is working with this technique. Others are crimping cover crops to suppress them. Still others have mown them - but every time we run machinery over the ground we are compacting soil. Livestock can do the job without taking our time to run up and down the rows (self-driving tractors are too expensive, and crazy expensive to have repaired), they take no diesel fuel to run, AND their 'exhaust' is biologically active fertilizer! Herbivores are nature's 'chop and drop' crew.

[@jpp9876]

Soil functions as the digestive tract for the plant.

[@MatthewHolevinski]

wow, I'm not even a damn farmer and I WANT to go out and plant some cover crops, how 'bout that!

[@OceanPancake]

That's exactly the feeling I had, now I am working on a regenerative farm :P

[@Jefferdaughter]

Like Experiment, you can always volunteer on a regenerative farm in your area. Every farm is a little different, since the microclimate, the owners' needs and interests, and the local demographics are all a little different - but the basic principles are the same. Enjoy!

[@chiledoug]

Ditto

[@myparallaxview]

😂 IKR?!

[@cookingclassics]

Kill your lawn and plant plants that matter!

[@evanfabri7297]

I wish I could give Mr. Gabe Brown 500 thumbs up. This presentation had a profound impact on my life

[@oggiedoggies]

If too much land to get to efficiently...maybe consider selling it off to someone who will farm it.

[@user-dc4rs9mf9d]

commenting here as a bookmark to myself to listen to later on a long drive. first listen of this channel for me. looking forward to it. cheers, darrin

[@Goodtimes523]

The best presentation I’ve heard on this issue by far!

[@thewhittierhousewife3898]

I'm only @ 16:14, and I know you never intended this, but you have helped remind me that adversity is a means for God to bring about a new work. I have been up and down in my battle for my health, it's been rough; sometimes I feel like I've been pellted by that monstrous hail, but like you, I can't quit. I may think about it, but there's too much at stake. The farmer waits patiently for his harvest and for the former and later rains-- he's done all he can do. And so, I'll wait patiently for my health as I am doing all I can do. The Lord will bring the rain that brings the harvest. Thank you, Gabe!

[@WeDewey]

Wow, where has this guy been all my KZbin-ing research on regenerative farming??? Finally after months of research, I'm glad to add this to my YT library.

[@user-wv5fq8di2m]

Absolutely excellent presentation! Thanks!

[@Steamxgeiger]

Love 💘this. Thank you for sharing your knowledge 🙏. I am humbled by your words about how we can learn this at warp speed. I am more then excited to embrace the renewable farmers farm 🚜 🌽 🍍🍋🥒🫑🌶🍅🍇🥔🍄🧄🥑🙆‍♂️👨‍🌾

[@kryststar6800]

Lots of good information, Thank you !:)

[@marynielsen9214]

People are finally beginning to become humble and realize that Mother Nature knows what she is doing much better than we do. Much better , in fact, that we will ever be able to do. Trust her and she will take care of you as well as the earth.

[@Cyclonut96]

Wow, am so glad to find this video. The speaker is very well spoken with good information. Much appreciated, thanks!

[@rsmith7300]

born and raised in the city. your reaching us. thank you

[@karlInSanDiego]

Thank you for publishing this. Looking forward to the other part, if you have it.

[@fredkabi8107]

Woooow, Quite an addictive but educative video that one may not want to switch off before one completes it. I will certainly give it as an assignment to my students to watch.

[@sacredweeds]

I was looking at this thinking do I want to watch over 2hrs of ag?! I enjoyed every minute. Way back in 2005 made me feel so OLD!!!

[@rolfderpsch104]

Congratulations Gabe, all very good and clear. Warmest greetings from Paraguay!

[@whatinspiresu]

This is fantastic. I just did my USDA survey and I UNDERSTOOD every question! I sell plants from my backyard, we're working on .2 acres :D But I am so fascinated with this information and I absolutely will use it all throughout our little 1 acre suburban yard. Thank you so much for providing this information. I will surely be watching all of your workshops. You have a fan for life.... One little request. If possible, could you list the 5 tenets in the description. I've been rewinding, clicking through and taking notes. I cant seem to find them all though.

[@Jefferdaughter]

If you have not found the 5 tenets of healthy soil, try contacting Gabe, or visiting his website.

[@TS-vr9of]

The 5 principles of soil Health 1:keep the soil cover(armor on the soil at all times to reduce evaporation and cool soil surface) 2: minimize soil disturbance (mechanical and chemical disturbance) 3:increase crop diversity( warm and cool season grasses and broad leaves) 4:keep living roots in the soil for as long as possible(Give the microbes something to eat) 5: integrate livestock(Speed up the break down of organic matter into stable humic substances, BUILD SOIL FASTER) www.sfa-mn.org/soil/

[@chrish.3067]

Fantastic information! Very well articulated as well, easy for folks to understand that are clueless to the process. They should teach kids this in school. These simple principles can reverse global warming by sequestering carbon out of the air. It can produce more nutrient packed healthier food and more of it. Job security for our friend the farmer and that's always a good thing. Excellent video thanks so much for sharing!!!

[@knurd75]

I am not even a farmer and watched the whole thing in one go. Thank you very much for the wealth of information. I am glad that there are level headed people spreading these ideas and that you have such an interested audience.

[@hillscleaning7]

Thank you! I'm so happy with your info now it clear what l have to do with my flower farm

[@NSAJ33]

Solid stuff. Thanks for the vid and y'alls time! Learning much his should have been taught in school. Public schools are a waste of time.

[@lovism6590]

I love his message and i love his pronunciation of ‘root’

[@the1plantguy]

I have been doing this for a while in my landscapes. Totally changes the soil for the better.

[@mosaton]

This is one of the most informative videos I've watched on KZbin. You have changed my perspective on soil and, thanks to your son's population observations, how the life cycles of insects allow one to dominate a portion of the year. Fascinating. Thank you!

[@stiaininbeglan3844]

The first two pictures just before 40 minutes ARE the same soil sample, but I don't that that was a deliberate slip-up. Very good presentation, and I'm learning so much!

[@bret354]

This is very good, wish farmers here in Pa would listen to this.

[@panotiller]

bret354 there r farmer's doing it in PA

[@brantleytinnin6258]

Be the farmer in your area who has listened and learned then.

[@barberton3695]

This is a fascinating and informative lecture, really useful. Thank you to all those who made this information available

[@kaleygoode1681]

Gabe is an excellent Carboneer💪

[@cuznclive2236]

Late to the party, but felt a need to add my experience. Purchased a house with ten acres with intent to raise racing Greyhounds from inception to adoption in NC. The previous owners raised horses. I thought I would have trouble managing dog feces, and was surprised to find dung beetles in fresh piles of poop. However, because I tilled runs, then treated each run with with bleach and Naptha, while using Roundup to kill weeds as a practice to manage ticks and fleas (depending on the rainfall), I lost huge amounts of the dung beetles. I created hardpan and a burden on my checkbook because we lost all of nature's ability to combat invasive/detrimental species, such as ticks, fleas, hookworms, roundworms, and etc. The only thing living in my runs were dogs and anything else that was a detriment to my dogs' health.

[@cschnitker8865]

Excellent presentation. Dr. Brown, thank you so much for sharing your knowledge. We surly will need it in the now and future farming.

[@ijlalhussain3490]

Excellent

[@Goodtimes523]

Another great presentation from Gabe ! - thanks guys !

[@bioregionalize]

entertaining and info-packed, both :) Hope part 2 will get posted as well; in any case, thanks for this excellent resource, and all the great content in general. CHEERS