How 8,000 Food Forests Grew Africa's Great Green Wall
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 พ.ย. 2023
- Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison journeys to Senegal to see a movement of forest gardens which are contributing to Africa's Great Green Wall. Andrew accompanies the organization Planet Wild to visit the excellent work of Trees for the Future. Planet Wild is funding the planting of 40,000 trees in this project so we are here to assess the system and report on the situation on the ground.
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Thank you! This is permaculture heaven for me. All that lushness. Hopefully they keep expanding the wall northward, which I truly believe can happen.
It will help if we can change larger scale farming practices everywhere to something closer to restoration ag, a la Mark Shepard. This will further support regreening into drier areas. This will bring more food diversity to the local and global marketplace, localize resilience everywhere, as well as economic prosperity.
Love where you entertained the kids. Whole new side of you that is great.
Sri Lanka is being toted as a failure of organic agriculture since farmers were forced to stop using chemical inputs. It would be swell if you looked into this because we all could use a little understanding of what went wrong there if so much success was experienced elsewhere?
@@drakedorosh9332 To fast to soon, organic farming needs time to establish both in the fields and in markets. Ham fisted policies are not the way to do it.
Funny! I was following both channels already and did not expect you two to make a video together! Such a cool collaboration
This is simply one of the most important stories on the internet and one of the most most feel-good stories amidst a sea of horror in the world. It's tragic that this isn't getting more views...thank you so much, Andrew. Spreading this news is extremely critical.
Don't worry about the views yet, I only released it 6 minutes ago :-)
I agree. It has the wonderful feel good factor. It truly makes me think almost anything is possible.
Totally agree this is HUGE - unfortunately the media doesn’t report on progress that’s being made - except for the odd one-off feel good story
In 4 hours this video has 1,600 views. I think it's doing just fine.
@@kcarter016 You can't see the true numbers. In 5 hours this video has 18,500 views :-)
I am chairman of Gambia School Support, we assist 11 pre-primary schools in The Gambia with 1,500 pupils. Most of the schools have 'gardens'. The constraint is water supply as no rain for most of the year. Where we have solar boreholes the gardens and growth is amazing. A Moringa seed planted in Feb is now a 12ft tree!
That's amazing - 12-ft of growth on a Moringa tree?!?😲🥳😎
Amazing story
@catherineincanada1874 I have a big one on my family's property. We cut it all the time and it grows so fast and leans onto the neighbor's roof. And it made little moringa baby plants everywhere.
You're blessed indeed@@yumiyumitao3324💖the tree of life, so many health benefits in one food! it's tricky growing here, esp northern Canada. Must be brought indoors during our heavy winters, so without heated year-round greenhouse won't grow to such enviable heights 😟
Hi, if you are interested in sharing ideas, I used to help run a project that did school gardens and environmental education. If you don't mind answering, is there any cooking going on at the schools? You could use the grey water from the kitchens to water at least some plants. There are videos by Andrew Millison on how to do this. You could also look into drip irrigation. We used to have a college professor who gave us workshop on different farming techniques so that we could adapt the ideas for the children.
Absolutely inspiring! The Great Green Wall of Africa project is not just about protecting nature; it's a beacon of hope for our planet's future. Every tree planted is a testament to our commitment to healing our Earth. Let's keep supporting initiatives like these and work together to create a sustainable and green future for generations to come! 🌿 #GreatGreenWall #ProtectNature #Sustainability
I’ve been a Trees For The Future donor for years! Great to see what they’ve been working on.
It's such a relief to see people coming up with real solutions to ending poverty AND saving the environment.
I am so glad that there is people out there doing it. On the other hand it is sad that the people living in Senegal did not get the necessary help from the government from the start. Screw education on maths and science. Teach them how to farm.
I agree. We are the power that makes things happen. We can decide how we direct that power. We can come together to put solutions into effect. I believe we can save our beautiful planet.
There's no valid reason why we have desserts in planet earth besides laziness and lack of initiatives such as this the profit driven corporations rather have the world dry and the select few of their farming friends making money at the expense of global warming.
If companies such as Coca-Cola and them can join hands in this initiative, global warming can become a thing of a past
I SEE WHITE PEOPLE LIVING OFF BLACK PEOPLE
I hate to be nitpicky, but farming relies on mathematic and scientific principles, you can teach both. Farming would be fundamentally difficult without understanding the water cycle, and you can better divvy up your land by understanding maths.@@reynardbrits2839
We need to see this in the West! Less Lawns, more local Farms!
I am old enough to remember the 1970s. When the price of oil set off inflation, everyone was planting gardens in their back yards. I think part of the problem you are pointing out is that life has been too easy for too long.
It would be a good start if HOA allows every person to grow at least tomato plants on their front yard
You'll have to contend with that so called property value thing... Yet a more vibrant surrounding should have more value. But nope... It gotta be grass and one or two 3m trees...
@@dv9239Honestly. HOAs are so bloody stupid and hold back neighbourhoods so so much. Hearing about them makes me angry pfft
@@dv9239 it’s a long road, but we really need people who get it to join the HOAs and change the rules.
Thank you for helping us. We all drink the same water, we all breath the same air. We can create happy lives for us all.
Honestly didn't expect to get some hope for the future out of a random youtube video, thanks for the good vibes :)
As an ecological engineer, I like the idea that "we need diversity to face instability". seeing a solution that has a diverse outcome and also brings yields is really an amazing idea.
It's totally an answer that's in line with evolutionary biology, monoculture breeds disease that will kill monoculture.
Diversification suffers the same problem, but has more escape routes.
Love this❤
I am proud to say that I have donated enough to Trees For the Future to support One Family in Kenya to have the tools and seedlings needed to plant a Forest Garden, and to remain in the program for 4 years.
That is wonderful! the satisfaction of helping others
Do you mind saying how much money, and how many acres that covers? If not, no worries
I have a farm in Kitui county, Kenya. Acquired it to help conserve and restore degraded land in the region. As a Msc Dryland Resource Management student, I long and stand to bring out the change, change starts with me. Any help for seedlings is welcomed
Brilliant, I'd like to know how to do this!
Very good.
My students were really excited to see all the work you are doing and wanted to help you make a difference in the world! Thank you for giving us this opportunity!
This project is excellent. I love that they focus on educating the local people so that they are able to maintain the project without foreign intervention.
I live in Sierra Leone and one of my goals is to share this knowledge with farmers so that we can all benefit from the food, shade, and the beauty of a forest-garden that provides season after season. Thanks for sharing and keep planting those trees!!
For the tree
Wonderful! These diverse food forests are bountiful blessings for the food they produce, and also for the microclimate they create which attracts insects (some of them beneficial, like honeybees and other pollinators) and birds who will eat the insects and keep the numbers down.
Once you get earthworms established, the soil is really happy
That's the way to do it! Give people a helping hand to make most of their land, help the planet & the people.
I am a third generation farmer grown old,,,,and am so blown away by this project,,,it’s absolutely wonderful and wish I were once again in my twenties so I could follow this model on our land. I will research these techniques and share them with my son. Thank you for helping turn the tide on our desert lands and help people learn sustainability ❣️❣️🙏🏽💕
That’s fantastic! I’m thrilled that you’ve been inspired by this & that you’re in a position to act on it, even in a small way. I wish you good luck : )
Thank you for all you do as a farmer
Thank you for helping spread the knowledge! 👍 These methods can make a big difference to people everywhere, but people have to know about them first.
@notashroom this topic is all over youtube. People can find out by using search terms such as *regenerative agriculture*, etc. People have to have more curiosity about their world, if they want to see more of what inspires them.
@@pipfox7834 people need an idea that such options exist before they can guess at good search terms to find out about it.
It's so inspiring to know that we create abundance when working with Earth's natural systems.
Excellent initiative. Outstanding results. The project provides a living realistic outcome for the farmers which increases the likelihood the solution is sustainable.
Andrew, thank you so much for joining us on this tree planting mission and helping to spread awareness. It’s been a true honor to work together on this!
I am so proud to be your community member! Love all of your projects and feel so inspired every each of them! Thanks for everything you do for our Planet! 🙏
Thank you Planet Wild :-) I hope we can have more adventures in the future!
Good job guys
This is so inspiring! It’s brilliant to see how your message, your enthusiasm & your simple solutions are spreading. @planet-wild and @amillison, you’re both doing great things for this planet - now go & plant another tree! ❤
Andrew and Markus are the best!!
Such a stark contrast between the monocropping system and the food forest. Truly mindblowing.
Would like to remind you that just over 100 years ago 80% of countries GDP was dedicated to just food, now is around 15% in developed countries and farmers account for about 5% of workforce. Establishing This type of small family run farms is a step backwards and it will ensure Senegal will never be able to compete with mega farms.
@@Pit5336 the point isn't to compete with mega farms, but to fix the ecosystem and create a better environment. The food is an added benefit
@@Pit5336I think they mention that this is not what the entire farm is going to be but a section of the farm ,also I don’t fully know if it can be replicated this method on a 500+ hectare of farming but if it can then it is definitely beneficial for commercial farming .
@@Pit5336you completely missed the point of this video
Going to food security and soil stability is first. The land is their wealth, their children their future and the women are the keepers of the Farm Garden. If you get the women on board, the project will grow and prosper. Great going everyone.
I am very proud of the Senegalese for embracing this process and I hope to see a video soon with the announcement of 50 thousand Hectares and then maybe in ten years 100 thousand hectares and in another ten years 200 thousand Hectares planted in sustainable and valuable food forests.
This is a wonderful example of the positive side of news around the world. Please share this with others. This is proof that planet Earth can be encouraged to become a beautiful garden.
We learned about the Great Green Wall in Sahel back in secondary school (~2015), but only covered the failure. Only now do I know that the programme has gained so much traction when utilising a new approach!! Well done to Plant Wild, Trees for Future and the local communities 👏👏
It is the failure news culture, failure news are easy to sell . So sad .
Consider this my under-the-radar comment. You do such great work. Love your commitment and articulation of what real progress looks like.
I missed your videos so much! I'm so glad you're back!
Maby a place you could visit on one of your travels? ehh?
I would love you guys to collab on atleast for 1 video man
You have 385 likes counting the one I just gave you. For a channel of this size, that's a lot of people noticing it, in other words, not under-the-radar
I'm really impressed by the work this family put into their garden!
Go Andrew. I hope you keep busy the next 60 years turning that whole region into 50 million hectares of Food Forests across several countries in Western and Northern Africa.
The best and unspoken benefit is to stabilize the ecosystem but it also stabilizes the human society as well. Prosperity means just that, the ability to sustain a good life using a sustainable life style and agriculture.
8000 by one NGO. Outstanding! Imagine what we could achieve as a species if we all had this passion.
Or spend our money more wisely. We could populate a significant portion of the sarah again. Providing both work, food and a world wide reduction in CO2 left in the atmosphere. Solves so many things altogether.
But hey since when do level headed ideas prevail.
that level headed ideas wont work if the average citizens in most countries dont even have savings after their necessities and living paycheck to paycheck, they can only think how to survive the next week let alone care about other people or even pollution, thats the govt job to regulate them anyway lol
Mangoes 🥭 would be a sweet benefit
@@RoachDoggJr2 I'm sure other NGOs are doing things like that. I'm no expert but what I've read about permaculture is pretty incredible in terms of restoring habitats, improving water tables and using sustainable farming methods to boost crop yields. It's all stuff that you have to teach people. These guys are doing an amazing service.
@@RoachDoggJr2 There are NGOs that do that. Even ones that supply doctors and nurses to such places (never heard of traveling nurses or doctors without borders?).
Most of the work shown in the video is done by the locals themselves, the NGO only has to provide training and possibly the treestock - not sure whether they do or not. But either way, they use very little resources to get great progress towards their goal. It's a surprisingly efficient setup.
It is mind boggling, I didn't know you could get that much growth within a food forest in just two years! Truly a gift that keeps giving.
It's amazing. I think because it never freezes. I sadly only get 90-100 frost free days but doing what I can!
@@cupbowlspoonforkknif I hope that you are able to overcome that my friend! I believe one day your food Forest will have settled and become strong enough to survive your winters!
It really is. Thank you for the support!!
Thank you for all that you do! Love love love
Planting a tree for every comment is amazing. Good luck with your amazing efforts!
I grew up on a farm and my grandfather often talked about the poor farming practices that led to the dust bowl and poor farm land. Now we have crop rotation, windbreaks, contour farming, that saved the small family farm.
killing prairie dogs also led to dust bowl
To be fair, they refused to comply and resisted arrest. @@hiteshj2447
In a world filled with war and violence this was a breath of fresh air to watch. Planet wild are doing amazing work, please don't stop.
Most of the world is NOT fill with violence or war. Stop watching the News so much...They make money off of your fear.
This is an amazing video . To be able to see real results on combating climate change and food insecurity is so inspiring.
Southern Africa needs this as well.
Thanks to the people of Senegal for doing such great work
This certainly makes me want to visit
@@primalrage9785u will love it
The impact this is already having is astounding. The impact this will have in 20 years mind boggling. I can see whole communities coming behind these projects and literally changing the world. Thanks for bringing this great news to us across the world.
Spot on. Thank you for your support!!
the great green wall is in an arid zone predominantly = rainfall in food forest appears to be opposite arid = what is the rainfall here in the tropical food forest ????
Really enjoyed watching your work. A video during summer season of sustainability and resilience of local communities participating in this project would be great.
This is impressive. Planet wild is awesome too! Love their videos. Thanks for sharing.
Probably one of the best initiatives when it comes to humanitarian aid for Africa, they are educated how they can feed and provide for their family more reliably and with the extra income the kids can be sent to school.
They are breaking the cycle of poverty and bringing in the abundance.
These food forests and water harvesting programs I'm learning about from you around the world are among the few things that bring me hope for the future. Not only because they can provide food and enhance the local diversity of life, but because they are socially and cooperatively based systems of community-building and mutual-aid. That has to be built back into any real possibility for the human future.
Fantastic project!
Keep on planting!!!
Seeing farmers become part of the solution to our changing climate and desertification puts a smile on my face and a new breath of hope in my lungs.
Well said. Hope is what we need, and despite what the news cycle tells us, there's so much to be hopeful about. Great video.
Planet Wild deserves applause for spearheading Senegal farmers' remarkable regreening efforts. Heartfelt thanks to Andrew Millison for his pivotal role in this impactful initiative, a testament to collective dedication toward environmental restoration. Together, they've catalyzed positive change, fostering a greener future that benefits both communities and the planet.🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳
Thank you for your support!!
Deeply thankful for helping people to have a better future!
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It's 4/26/2024 and comment #16,280
We could be on to something worthwhile finally. Thank you all for your time and knowledge and dedication.
Fantastic to watch these farmers tackling climate change in such a proactive way. Go Senegal!
Imagine believing that climate change is real. 😂
@@jadapinkett1656imagine thinking it’s not
What amazing project! Sustainable food forest farming is truly the future of agriculture. I especially loved seeing him share his home harvested honey with the Senegalese farmers, what a lovely gesture of respect and thanks.
Great job! Wonderful!
The use of permaculture can -and will, with support - save many lives, both human and wild. Keep of the good work, and thank you.
Thanks Planet Wild and Andrew for fantastic work and inspiration!
Good luck to my Sénégalais 🇸🇳 brothers from Morocco 🇲🇦. Very inspiring video and very motivated people. Let's go Africa
Let’s go!!!
a true and honest org that actually helps communities not just temporarly but permanintley
Kudos to all involved. I love to see permaculture being put into action all around the world. Thanks for supporting Trees for the Forest's excellent goal!
I'm so hopeful that many local families will now be able to thrive living on ancestral land, rather than being forced to migrate for opportunities further afield. Truly heartening. And -- we love your beatboxing, Andrew! 😊💯 -- Jamaicans in NC.
Fantastic job, thanks for all of you who is participating in this amazing job
Big respect, Sir!
Don't think I've left a TH-cam comment in years, but today's the day to add my tree!
Thank you to everyone taking part in this inspiring project.. with an approach like this we might just save humanity and the planet! Hope I can contribute to this and see the Great Green Wall become a reality someday.
Over 5k now! And +1 more from me :)
Absolutely incredible! My dad did this on the campus of the school he founded in Lesotho, Africa. His dream has always been to expand the concept. It's so good to see other people doing it!💚💚💚
Props to your father
Incredible project
Amazing work! Thank you so much ALL of YOU, for the work that you do!
Making real change for real people and their communities. Absolutely amazing. Perfect example of teaching people to fish.
For the tree
This video warms me,as an organic vegetable and fruit grower I am so stoked to see something good happening in our world 🙏
Love for All.
Such amazing projects! What an honor to be a part in changing the world family by family. Thanks to all of you involved and these videos are awesome!
This is so hopeful! Thank you Planet Wild and Trees for the Future!
Andrew Millison is the GOAT when it comes to explaining permaculture...Thank You Andrew
These kind of projects give me hope
What a pleasure to watch!
Absolutely brillant, we plant trees in Burkina Faso also for the African green wall! I feel so inspired by seeing what is possible in just 4 years of people led work! Thanks to everyone involved 🙏🏼❤️
What an extraordinary initiative and work! Congratulations to Andrew Millison for documenting it, Planet Wild for the funding and local work, and of course the many local citizens participating in the project. Such a joy to watch! And one more tree is hereby guaranteed, just like that.
I love this video. You can see I keep coming back to see it over and over. I really think this process of greening the Sahel and ultimately maybe even moving into the Sahara will be the shining example of renewable life and agriculture in Africa.
I am sad every time I see a boat load of refugees heading to Europe. I want Africa to become a rich and vibrant continent with people making a great and peaceful world there, the envy of the rest of the Planet. Imagine that.
Excellent.
I get chills thinking about how many lives this program is impacting! It is so lovely to see the joy on the faces of people who have won food independence for their families.
Always amazing seeing the work people are doing to combat desertification. Thank you.
Ultra amazing.
Planet wild is doing great work
I am so glad to see you cooperate with the local African communities. This mission really makes a sustainable effort for better human lives and better natural surroundings.
Awesome project in Africa. Trees for the Future is the Johnny Apple seed of food sustainability to the world!
absolutely brilliant well done
Very good work you doing proud of my Senegalese brothers and sisters ❤
Such a comprehensive solution to food insecurity, income generation, land restoration and long term protection of the environment. Beautiful to see it.
and thats the problem. soon we will lose our previous slaves it means another countries go away from us and we will have to work more for goods we have
These food gardens look amazing! It's so good to hear about such a positive development of Africa's future.
Absolutely love positive news for a change! We need more of this!!! Great work!
Such important working done here!
My husband and I plant ‘Anniversa-trees’ each year.
This year we’ll be planting 12 trees.
It’s such a fun tradition!
Glad to see such a robust and impactful way your groups are collaborating for people and for trees!
This world needs thousands of stories like this, positive and instructional.
What an amazing beautiful rich project. Thank you
This is amazing.Thank you.
Incredible. Not only great work being done, but being done so intelligently, and with the affected communities best interests at heart.
I have a friend who works for a charity NGO in Kenia and they are also planting thousands of different species of trees to fight off climate change.
In a way,they are much more proactive than we are.
Im going to share this amazing project with him .
Thankyou for this uplifting post.
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They would never be able to grow the trees without the additional Co2. Thank god, we are going above the minimum of 200ppm of Co2 that plants need to survive.
Awesome
Fantastic. Thank you for doing God's work.
Inspiring stuff! Bravo TFF & Andrew!
My great grandparents had a homestead and they had a saying roughly translated to "A person who plants a tree has not wasted his life" so cheers to another one! Once spring hit I will honour their memories and continue my rewilding project at that property amongst the 300 year old oaks! Happy holidays and hope the new year brings you what you want!❤ ❤❤
The more i see the application of permaculture the more I see that the starting time investment to permaculture is a huge barrier to converting farmland away from other profit crops for small communities. It's great to see this long term support approach to start it and it's amazing to watch it work. Thank you genuinely to everyone involved for loving this planet as much as you do.
I love this project,,, please continue helping Africa. ❤❤❤❤❤
WOW WOW WOW WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!! As a student studying urban design and ecology in college, this is really amazing to see the real life applications of the theory I learn in my classes. I hope to learn from people who live off the land and incorporate their ideas and values into city landscapes across the world. It's easy to feel hopeless but it's important to remember that all of us can help solve this problem together!!!!!!!!!
What great work! Congratulations to all who help reforest this earth and show others how to grow more of their own food! Well done!
Thank you