Regenerative Agriculture on a Small Scale | What it Looks Like

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  • @notillgrowers
    @notillgrowers  ปีที่แล้ว +181

    To my friends disappointed in the permaculture comment, 1) I agree that it comes off perhaps unnecessarily dismissive which I recognize isn't a helpful way to discuss a practice, but also, 2) the "repackaging of indigenous practices" is just one issue among many that I (and notably many other growers) have with permaculture. Perhaps these issues are worthy of a video at some later date. And absolutely, no-till has its roots in indigenous practices as well (mulching, intercropping, cover cropping, etc), which is why we have acknowledged that in my book, on this channel, and in our social media. We will continue to. It's important to us. We use no-till as a keyword for people to find ecological practices that fit into our modern economic systems, and through that keyword we hope to educate folks on where these practices derive instead of claiming No-till or Regenerative or whatever is some new invention or novel practice.

    • @justinmoore6229
      @justinmoore6229 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Thanks for this. I don't follow this debate closely and would appreciate more context regarding permaculture some time. For instance, is it possible you're throwing the baby out with the bathwater in response to those in the commercial trade misusing the term through specialization, cultural appropriation and cringeworthy marketing? I've never quite gotten the comparison between specific types of commercial agriculture and permaculture, since permaculture isn't specific to commercial agriculture.

    • @LearnWithLilibeth
      @LearnWithLilibeth ปีที่แล้ว +1

      2:31

    • @jack8934
      @jack8934 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Well said, Jesse. I'd love for you to make a video detailing the different schools of thought. I'm caught up in a bit of confusion between you, Geoff Lawton, and John Jeavons when it comes to soil cultivation. I'm currently practicing "regenerative gardening" on my standard 1/4 acre residential lot with some space dedicated to lawn for the kids, wildflower meadow for the pollinators, and raised and in-ground beds for crops. Because of my small scale, I've decided to broadfork the beds and plan to do the same with wildflower areas I intend to convert to production beds in the future. I really like the idea of hand cultivation/tilling on my scale. Anyway keep up the good work, I'm looking forward to more discussion on this stuff!

    • @koreenbrennan8092
      @koreenbrennan8092 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Good permaculture designers go out of their way to acknowledge indigenous practices too, we're well aware of where these practices came from. When it comes to saving soil and the health of ecosystems and our bodies, as well as the health of indigenous lands, I am all for using indigenous practices when they are the best ones available. It helps all of us and the planet. But it should be acknowledged and their own practice should be supported which I have personally done a lot of. So have many other permaculturists. Mollison makes no secret of where he found the techniques he recommends being practiced in his textbook. In my online course, I refer to the source of the practices we discuss (not limited to agriculture, but including building, energy use, water use and care, economics, community building, etc). We routinely talk about the origins of biochar, for instance, and recently did a project using biochar in fire ecology for forests, working with tribes who originated this practice (Permaculture Institute of North America).

    • @HollyOak
      @HollyOak ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Thank you for being brave enough to mention this. Enough has been stolen from Indigenous, Traditional, Native and Tribal peoples already. Too many coloniser descendants trying to excuse or justify that theft happened.

  • @mrs.rogers7582
    @mrs.rogers7582 ปีที่แล้ว +116

    I ferment my grains before feeding the chickens. I soak the seeds overnight in water. The water ferments, is frothy and nutty in smell. I strain the mixture and pour the liquid on my compost heap. Worms in the heap love it. Find it helping the soil.

    • @sinnahsaint7869
      @sinnahsaint7869 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      If you don't give the water to the chickens you're leaching out a lot of water soluble vitamins and minerals so it's kind of a waste of money. If you use less water and then just give it all to the chickens they'll get all the vitamins.

    • @gqp4800
      @gqp4800 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Worms are the best thing for soil

    • @wildrangeringreen
      @wildrangeringreen ปีที่แล้ว +28

      you aren't fermenting them... you're beginning to malt them (24hrs isn't very long, usually you sprout grains for close to a week to really develop the enzymes and flavors). Those bubbles are CO2 from the grains respiring. The "nutty" smell are enzymes in the grain that start to convert the starch into sugar for the new plant. Malted Grains are excellent feeds though (and good for people too), the nutrients in the grain are much more accessible in digestion.
      Source: hobby maltster and brewer

    • @ClearingPathways
      @ClearingPathways 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Excellent insight. Thank you ~

    • @mojavebohemian814
      @mojavebohemian814 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Me too

  • @scottbaruth9041
    @scottbaruth9041 ปีที่แล้ว +91

    An old big farmer saying about regeneration is if you're selling hay off your farm, you're giving away the farm one bale at a time. Right now, for most of us, if you can hear a lawn mower, there is a grass collection site somewhere near you. Find it, and get it. If you see any trees this fall, there will again be a leaf collection site near you. Your point on regeneration is huge. A small trailer that can be hitched up behind most vehicles makes collecting so easy and, of course, gets used for many other things not associated with gardening. Well worth the small investment up front as a very useful tool.

    • @variyasalo2581
      @variyasalo2581 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Watch out for chemicals used on lawns, especially Roundup. It kills gardens for years.

    • @kathymaclaren2711
      @kathymaclaren2711 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I know that this is pretty obvious but I feel it's good to mention again that when collecting grass from neighbors and from people you don't know it's always a good idea to check and make sure that they have not put pesticides on it.

  • @gangofgreenhorns2672
    @gangofgreenhorns2672 ปีที่แล้ว +348

    Hey Jesse, I farm a 6th of an acre in a city, and I am at the point where all my compost/nutrients come from the property/free inputs. We keep bunnies, ducks, chickens, and pigeons. Use living pathways, and 3 ft beds mulched with grass/hay (directed seeded stuff gets homemade compost on top of it to seed into). By adding compost to direct seeded stuff then hay/grass mulching over I'm just slowly making lasagna beds instead of "flipping" beds. The hay mulch solves the edging problem with living pathways bc I just rake back the old hay to the edges at the end of the season and then mulch with new stuff on top. Between that and the mower (22" pathways) everything stays tight with no extra effort. Wanted to explain the rundown of my set-up bc you've helped a lot in my designing it.

    • @lauramonahan9343
      @lauramonahan9343 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      Vegans can still have chickens and sheep for regenerative agriculture. I can give a nice retirement home to spent hens (but keeping them as pets and not eating them or the occasional stray egg) and culled ewes, allowing them to live out their days in peace.

    • @mistersmith8962
      @mistersmith8962 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@lauramonahan9343 don't forget to compost them when they pass that their spirit may carry on

    • @mistersmith8962
      @mistersmith8962 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Mr perfectpants

    • @gqp4800
      @gqp4800 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Stir. Thank you, thank you very much

    • @LisaGray1000
      @LisaGray1000 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Do you have a channel?

  • @donnavorce8856
    @donnavorce8856 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    No till is great. Not lifting and turning 50 tons of soil benefits me and all my allies living in my garden. The intensive garden area of my food forest, where I raise my veg is never turned, only tilted to about 50 degrees with a potato fork to loosen weeds I want to remove just prior to spring planting. Beds are never walked on. Mulch is applied liberally. My cover cropping remains weak but I'm improving. It's a wild-looking guild based system where the beds usually have two or more veg items growing.
    Keeping the soils covered is a challenge because once you create living soil you may find, as I did, that the soil digests the mulch quickly. Hence my need to improve with cover crops. Getting local mulch materials is seasonal - some cut grass in the spring, and lots of leaves in fall. Between then I scramble for soil covering. I no longer see weeds as a problem. I see weeds as free bio-mass.

  • @BushcraftNFun
    @BushcraftNFun ปีที่แล้ว +33

    10 years ago i spread woodchips in my clay garden, ive used straw on limited basis and alot of horse and chicken manure. 4 years ago i started keeping a couple of goats to help with my front compacted clay field as the ponies only pooped in one spot which got to be a pain trying to spread itmultiple times a year. The goats poop pellets all over. Last fall i layered manure, grass clippings and more green woodchips down in my garden and used a potato fork as a broad fork to loosen the soil this spring. I have so many worms in my garden now and lots of moisture. I use a commercial fertilizer sparingly on seedlings in my house in late winter then switch to my organic natural once everything moves out to the greenhouse in spring when its no longer minus 50 out. Out of season my chickens have access to my garden. Ive tried hard to do regenerative gardening and its helping. Battling water supply in dry seasons has bern my hardest battle. Even with multiple rain barrels and a 2000 ltr tank.

    • @sandrajohnson9926
      @sandrajohnson9926 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      The more the organic matter the more water retention.
      We started gardening in a rock infested piece of property with clay.
      Over 40 years of layering with organic materials, it's really looking good.
      It improved year upon year.
      We also live in hardwoods forest, so plenty of leaf mulch.
      My husband grows about 1,100 garlic that he puts in part of one garden, then rotates.
      I grow tomatoes, squash, peppers, plus all the usuals.
      Clay has many beneficial minerals so its a good.
      Don't curse it too much.

    • @user-oo7kg9ew8s
      @user-oo7kg9ew8s ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Also when making compost, mix wood based (brown) component with weed free green vegetable matter (green) such as mowed weed free grass. By doing so you increase the diversity of minerals and the component break down perfectly. Comfrey leaves make good compost, no need to kill the plant just remove a few outer leaves chop them them up slightly and leave on the top of the soil or in the compost. They have very deep tap roots that bring minerals up from deep below the surface, they grown well in all soils including clay soils. Like stinging nettle leaves (which loose their stinginess when carefully remove from plant) are full of nutrients, again no need to kill the plant just appreciate its goodness. Happy gardening and farming.

  • @gardenlifelove9815
    @gardenlifelove9815 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I started my organic regenerative farming in my town about 2 years ago. O had a lawn and barkdusted no fruiting plant section when I starred. Now I have 9 fruit trees in ground of various apple and pear types, 2 dwarf peach trees, 5 in one pear, chickasaw pear, Satsuma plum, shinseiki Asian pear and tons of thornless blackberry varieties and grape varieties. In between I have rosemary, mint, catnip, strawberries, native flowers, blueberry bushes and super dwarf varieties of my favorite citrus species (meyer lemon, mandarin orange, sweet Satsuma orange, fukomoto navel, Washington navel) I live it and the more time goes by, the more I build and plant to help maintain and upkeep things in the garden.

    • @donnavorce8856
      @donnavorce8856 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Great community we have here! I enjoyed reading about your farm too! My acre was only grass and giant trees. Now it's a food forest, almost no lawn, and one fantastic veg garden and the whole area is surrounded by windbreak trees who grew up as soon as I stopped the mowing. (That was the day I moved in. ; ) Fruit trees, pollinator plants, small fruits, and wild areas let go to whoever wants to grow there. The response from wildlife has been amazing. The neighbors not so much. lol

  • @jamesogden7133
    @jamesogden7133 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Goodness, I laughed way harder than I should have when you said armoring the soil against dogma. Too good.

  • @indujadiasnanayakkara7832
    @indujadiasnanayakkara7832 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I admire your subtle yet powerful sassycasm

  • @EcoFarm_Life
    @EcoFarm_Life 16 วันที่ผ่านมา

    The animals look so well cared for. It’s heartwarming to see such dedication. 15:50

  • @EmpoweredWithPiper
    @EmpoweredWithPiper ปีที่แล้ว +109

    So I have to tell you: whenever I recommend your videos to someone new (which is like, all the time), I always describe you as, “The Alton Brown of growing stuff.” And you never disappoint, my friend. Once again, you are engaging and informative, and I’ve learned more than I ever thought possible in just a few minutes. THANK YOU for all the hard work!! It is very much appreciated!!

    • @B01
      @B01 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Good Greens by Farmer Jesse

    • @notillgrowers
      @notillgrowers  ปีที่แล้ว +14

      High praise--thank you!

    • @CharlesGann1
      @CharlesGann1 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Have to concurr on the Alton Brown kudo!:-)

    • @bobbyjones7505
      @bobbyjones7505 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@notillgrowerswhy the minivan at 16:43
      ??

    • @conniewojahn6445
      @conniewojahn6445 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@bobbyjones7505 Transporting produce to market.

  • @KayKirkpatrick
    @KayKirkpatrick ปีที่แล้ว +39

    Great video as always!
    I live w/ strict HOA rules. Therefore my animals are a worm farm. Using a pattern of burying bokashi solids, immediately planting a very diverse cover crop, then transplanting into it 3 to 4 weeks later. Am “grazing” the cover crop and using that as bokashi food source. Once bokashi is fermented, take some of the solids, mix with worm bedding, let it mellow a week, then feed to worms. They are eating 2 to 3 times faster then traditional bedding / food scraps, even if that is precomposted. Worm castings get used in all sorts of ways, especially when transplanting / in seed soil mix.
    Can do all this intensity due to extremely small space. Totally worth it from bokashi microbes impact on plant growth, virility, & production. Add soil building impact from diverse cover crops and it’s a magical cycle!

    • @TheWafflesalsa
      @TheWafflesalsa ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I've been keeping worms for about a year now... It has been awesome, compost tea is easy to make with a couple scoops from the worm bin. I wasn't aware that bokashi can be used to feed your worms.

    • @KayKirkpatrick
      @KayKirkpatrick ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@TheWafflesalsa The pH is pretty low, so in a tote I mix ~1/3 bokashi solids with 2/3 shredded cardboard, dried leaves, and even some weathered wood mulch. Add water to moisten a bit, but it will moisten a bit from the bokashi solids. Add some biochar and rock dust for good measure, then let it sit for a week. At that point it’s pretty neutral, and the worms devour it.

    • @ZennExile
      @ZennExile ปีที่แล้ว +3

      there are a bunch of insect species that not only do most of the work that large livestock do, but can also then be harvested for food or ground back up into more whole organics again. Even with the strictest of HOAs.

    • @aw6707
      @aw6707 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      This comment section also supports you completely in being the undoing of your HOA. 😅 nice work with what you have

  • @PeacefulFarm-Aidan
    @PeacefulFarm-Aidan 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The natural soundscapes at 9:55 really set a peaceful tone. This makes me appreciate farm life even more.

  • @kellymchale1218
    @kellymchale1218 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks!

  • @miaokuancha2447
    @miaokuancha2447 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    Baby nerd here, trying my hand in a 10 x10 community plot. Your videos are such a gift. Thank you, Farmer Jesse.
    Reciprocating by liking, subscribing, sharing, buying your book (what a treasure), and chipping in when I can. Thank you for exemplifying an ethics of care.

  • @mistersmith8962
    @mistersmith8962 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Nerd here...
    Lose many plants each year to mistakes, predators and disease , get too-leggy seedlings, put in hours and hours of work, my wife shares not my love for botany....
    But i still do it💚
    -your brother from another mother☆

    • @mistersmith8962
      @mistersmith8962 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And if all else fails...
      Punch some fricking mushroom
      🤜🏻🍄🤛🏻
      17:10

  • @makeyourlifeeasier5794
    @makeyourlifeeasier5794 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    With all your excellent info Jessie, my notebook ran out of pages! Very impressive. Keep the great vids coming.

  • @sophiascicolone
    @sophiascicolone 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Oh maaan , i am soooo glad i found your channel. Thank you for your time and energy for making these videos. You are so clear and transparent. A true gem 💎. Thank you!!!!!

  • @MrLaurensGraff
    @MrLaurensGraff 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Dziękujemy.

    • @notillgrowers
      @notillgrowers  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      amazing, thank you!

  • @ronfontenot4534
    @ronfontenot4534 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Your videos are like a masterclass in gardening. Bravo!!

  • @Chrissmithers9
    @Chrissmithers9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Jesse. . .you are so appreiated . . . We will be here. . Continuing to watch🌱

  • @lungaelchanaan9079
    @lungaelchanaan9079 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    your content is amazing, and the homage you pay to indigenous contributions is so appreciated!

  • @kindhempco
    @kindhempco ปีที่แล้ว +24

    We need the detailed mashed potato slurry video!! Show us an easy way to make this happen on our farm please!

  • @GALanham-b2l
    @GALanham-b2l ปีที่แล้ว +3

    So much fun and constantly learning from you, Thank You!

  • @Atomwuermchen
    @Atomwuermchen ปีที่แล้ว

    Danke!

  • @il8099
    @il8099 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks for this video. Im very interested in learning about biochar & how to best make it. Looking forward to watching your video about it.

  • @j.n.sloane
    @j.n.sloane ปีที่แล้ว +3

    You put me in mind of the wisdom of Chance Gardner (played by Peter Sellers in the movie Being There); not because you're simple because clearly you are anything but, but because your profound message is universal. The important points you make about the soil and giving back when you've taken out should be the cornerstone of any system, including governments and corporations. If you don't feed the soil and allow it to thrive then the system fails; just as if you don't support families and allow them to thrive then the nation will fail and if you don't support the workers and improve the infrastructure of your company then the company will fail. I really appreciate and respect how you deliver your message. You have a clear understanding of how even the smallest part of the system matters and works to keep everything thriving. Your video can be enjoyed just as a gardening guide, and it can be understood as so much more. I've subscribed and look forward to more wisdom. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

  • @brockstar1311
    @brockstar1311 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Been Homesteading for 2 years now. I've raised cattle, chickens,hogs and now sheep all using rotational grazing and no chemical inputs. Have to say growing vegetables I've found so much harder to pull off.

    • @ellencox8415
      @ellencox8415 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      This is why I do fruit trees/bushes. I'm zone 6 so it's cherries, Asian pear, persimmon, and blackberry bushes. I am NOT good with the high maintenance of a vegetable garden. The thought of pulling weeds out of a bed every week and the water consumption most veg needs is just not what I'm into. 10-10-10 in the spring and neem oil spray if the bugs are eating anything. Can I feed myself all winter with that? Heck no, but I don't have to buy fruit in the summer and it's the most enjoyable way of gardening I've found.

  • @cherylbertolini3140
    @cherylbertolini3140 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Have a wonderful week. I don't have a lot of time so nI will be using the baked potato and my soil from the woods surrounding my house for tea.

  • @BacktotheFarm5
    @BacktotheFarm5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Your enthusiasm for organic farming is contagious! Watching your videos inspires me to share my own farming experiences with the same passion.

  • @hollydimig3998
    @hollydimig3998 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I appreciate the fact that you read journal articles and compile researched information. Thank you!

  • @abbybrothers9888
    @abbybrothers9888 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Ive been reading and educating myself on this subject for almost a decade and this is by far my favorite video ive come across. So happy to find and share your channel

  • @trumpetingangel
    @trumpetingangel ปีที่แล้ว +29

    I love your videos, but they (and the podcast) are usually aimed at market gardeners/farmers. Nonetheless, I learn a lot that's helpful for a home gardener. This one was exciting - you're talking 'bout my little acre! I just moved here in December and discovered this spring that the front yard is clay that floods, and the back yard is thin soil over bedrock. It doesn't stop me, though, because chickens, because wood chips, because raised beds! At an advanced age, I'm nonetheless excited to tackle it.

    • @donnavorce8856
      @donnavorce8856 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ha. I call my acre 'my little acre' same as you.

    • @bradical2723
      @bradical2723 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It can always be scaled down, 5hats why I love his videos

  • @WorldWeaver
    @WorldWeaver 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Wow, this was awesome!
    I recently watched The Biggest Little Farm (and before that, I was reading Entangled Life), and I'm super interested in the concept of farming with nature, instead of against it! I really think Regenerative Agriculture is the answer to a lot of the problems humanity is facing, and I hope we can all swerve toward it fast enough to avoid extinction.
    Thank you so much for being here ^^

  • @hauduong6812
    @hauduong6812 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I’m always learning something new from your videos! You have a great talent for storytelling and making every location feel personal.

  • @Sky-Child
    @Sky-Child ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hey your in-video extra videos are working again! Awesome.

    • @notillgrowers
      @notillgrowers  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'm convinced TH-cam just likes to mess with us

  • @CaitlynDoran11
    @CaitlynDoran11 12 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    “Water is the key ingredient to soil health.” Yes. ✅

  • @sunriseeyes0
    @sunriseeyes0 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    You are the first content-creator I’ve heard call permaculture “repackaged” indigenous practices, and I appreciate you so much for recognizing that 🙏🏽💗🫶🏽🌱

    • @christinerenee5616
      @christinerenee5616 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      When he said that I felt personally attacked,, but it is a good point and something i hadn't consideered.

  • @NaturesNursery-q1o
    @NaturesNursery-q1o 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Wow, your vegetable growing technique at [4:17] is really impressive, very helpful for beginners!

  • @BeauteeInTheGarden
    @BeauteeInTheGarden ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great Info 💚 I love learning more knowledge on Gardening.Something I enjoy and Love doing. (Best Hobby Ever)

  • @lleestimer2547
    @lleestimer2547 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    amazing video!! you may very well be the reason people don't go hungry. Bless you, Jesse.

  • @r05j26
    @r05j26 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Just found your channel today. You are SO funny 😂 makes absorbing this excellent information an absolute pleasure - thank you from England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 😁

  • @FarmLife-g4n
    @FarmLife-g4n หลายเดือนก่อน

    5:24 - These lush vegetable gardens must be the result of a lot of hard work and care!

  • @newcnx-jb8ib
    @newcnx-jb8ib ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks a lot for allocated your wisdom to people

  • @absyusuf4932
    @absyusuf4932 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    First time coming across your content, great work. Love your sense of humour, too. Prosper.

  • @IrmaGeorge-b2z
    @IrmaGeorge-b2z 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Keep it planted. This I did not know. Learn something new everyday.

  • @MindRebelion
    @MindRebelion ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Dude, I am always impresed when watching the content of your videos you make them easy to understand and apply don't stop keep on growing!

  • @georgeburton7467
    @georgeburton7467 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The video and audio quality is excellent, making for a pleasant and immersive experience

  • @marypheanis9165
    @marypheanis9165 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    The more I watch farmers the more I realize how intelligent farmers are. YALL ARE BLOWING ME AWAY AWESOME KNOWLEDGE.

  • @grafting-farmtree
    @grafting-farmtree ปีที่แล้ว

    I love to see how planting trees and landscaping your garden is really beautiful. Release more videos, I look forward to watching.
    Kind regards, Thank you 🥰🥰🥰 amazing

  • @moretorah2
    @moretorah2 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    There is an adamant cycle of things and we break this cycle at great peril. When we talk of farm or food or ecological sustainability, we are really talking about cycles that are enmeshed into the very fabric of existence. W. Berry defines this as birth, growth, maturity, ripeness, death and decay. It is the physical cycle of life; grounded in fertility and the reemerging of fertility endlessly. It is a complete system. Nothing is wasted, everything is used. It is the way of nature and the physicality of things. For humans however there is an added turn of the wheel. An additional complexity. The cycle that sustains is not only one of birth and death; of bodily fertility but it must be based in the spiritual and cultural in order for humanity to exist. Each generation must be self aware and move through life and look backward at the new generation after them and try to explain and teach and hold out a hand, both to aid and comfort but also to teach what went before and by so doing set a foundation for the next step. This is an act that must be grounded in memory: memory of the tribe, of the people, of the spiritual practice, of the family and of place. To the degree that it is personal and close: that is, local, it will have lasting value. Moving away from this imperative will destroy its value, though this might not be immediately apparent. We seek sustainability and regeneration. This is the only way to do it, ultimately. We are taught v’ahavta yarecha k’mocha. To love our neighbor as ourself. Our neighbor. A person cannot be a neighbor unless we succeed in bringing them close in affection. In this way and Only in this way is the cultural cycle of a life-worth-living, perpetuated.

  • @tamarackartstudio7893
    @tamarackartstudio7893 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    About time you tried Jadam JMS! I’ve been telling you long enough 😜 You want to use old-growth deciduous forest leaf mold soil rather than garden soil because you’re simply multiplying the microbes that are in the soil… Old-growth leaf mold soil is in perfect balance microbe-wise and contains a much greater diversity and amount of microbes than your garden soil. Long live the natural farmer!

  • @lauramonahan9343
    @lauramonahan9343 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Vegans can still have chickens and sheep for regenerative agriculture. I can provide a nice retirement home to spent hens (but keeping them as pets and not eating them or the occasional stray egg) and culled ewes, allowing them to live out their days in peace.

    • @rayanshaikh7349
      @rayanshaikh7349 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Then what's wrong with eating their eggs

    • @Duntsanity
      @Duntsanity 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      So I'm no vegan but I'm going the same thing with rabbits and maybe a bird species or two

    • @lauramonahan9343
      @lauramonahan9343 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@rayanshaikh7349 not a thing

    • @grandicus
      @grandicus 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@rayanshaikh7349the comment is made in favour of vegans taking in older animals who woudve otherwise been killed and eaten, vegans is the key point, no animal peroduct of any kind

    • @mojavebohemian814
      @mojavebohemian814 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Me too with chickens

  • @printing_fan
    @printing_fan ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Yeah, JMS showed a marked improvement when I did a trial last year on a new row. I skipped about 10 feet of the row and grew a winter cover crop mix. Definitely works wonders.

  • @andreamortimer2610
    @andreamortimer2610 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    You are just such a treasure trove of knowledge and I very much appreciate how witty you present the topics! You definitely put the word fun into learning!
    Subscribed, thumbs up, and your book is on my wish list (more like the "Don't get me anything else but this list") for Christmas! Thank you for sharing your incredible vast knowledge with us!

  • @pascalxus
    @pascalxus ปีที่แล้ว +1

    So much excellent information in here!

  • @jvin248
    @jvin248 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Most of the Regen Ag work seems to have focused on smaller scale like "get that compost put down" which is super hard to scale up to thousands of acres. Growing covers that create compost at the point of use like fall planted Rye/spring planted Oats are very important.

    • @notillgrowers
      @notillgrowers  ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Indeed, there is a different approach for 1000s of acres than smaller scale but with the same goals in mind obviously. The "compost" on larger scales is, like you say, largely cover crops and livestock. The work of Jan Hendrik Cropp is also potentially scalable to more mid-scale farms and worth looking into. To be clear, we have not purchased compost for our farm in nearly two years and what we've used we make by hand (no tractor) so it is possible without endless supplies of compost.

    • @flatsville9343
      @flatsville9343 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Compost is like crack cocaine. The first bag should be free.
      I only use it to get a smooth seed bed. Mostly, I spot compost even when direct seeding.
      Cover crops, leaf mould mulch & vermi-compost extract has greatly reduced my need for compost.

    • @cindyhollings2079
      @cindyhollings2079 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Elaine Ingham approach is to use activated compost tea over large areas. There is a great video on this if you search lower Blackwood landcare group

  • @PaulSaxbyPhotography
    @PaulSaxbyPhotography ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks

  • @PhiNguyen-hp5rh
    @PhiNguyen-hp5rh 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    [0:48] I can’t believe how smooth your editing is, everything just flows perfectly! 🎬

  • @guynorenius6895
    @guynorenius6895 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Always great information! Thank you!

  • @pickone8142
    @pickone8142 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I am using what you say to a 2 acres 50 year old family farm tobacco field I Used 4 pigs last year on the 2 acres and man you are spot on animals work and 🐖💩 work great
    THANKS FOR ALL OF THE GREAT INFORMATION 🤑

  • @jeffschmucker1640
    @jeffschmucker1640 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Jesse,
    As usual, another video from you that’s well worth the time to watch. I’ve now watched enough of your videos that I’m actually “getting” your humor too🦕

  • @bariklana2023
    @bariklana2023 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wooww..tanaman yg subur dan menyejukkan👍👍🤝

  • @kannmann97
    @kannmann97 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Great video! I find it frustrating to see some farms use the term ‘regenerative’ just because they happen to have some animals pooping near their beds. It is still an unprotected statement, like “no-till”. I get worried bad actors can run amok and ruin it for those of us who are focusing on putting in so much effort to actually do things well. Having someone like you do a video on this term makes a big difference in inching us closer to better farming practices as a whole

    • @SeeStuDo
      @SeeStuDo ปีที่แล้ว +6

      It's hard trying to keep the hard definitions from linguistic shift and normalization without being a gatekeeper. Jesse does a good job making it a "here's what it means, how some do it, and some science" presentation.

  • @Hewittscandoit
    @Hewittscandoit ปีที่แล้ว

    Laughter is medicine... thanks for adding humor to you video.

  • @Wildsoilconnections
    @Wildsoilconnections 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great infiltration with reduced tillage. You're doing a great job fixing the water cycle!

  • @ianfreddy3804
    @ianfreddy3804 ปีที่แล้ว

    This channel is just bananas. Thank you for sharing your experience and gift.

  • @roserainy7586
    @roserainy7586 ปีที่แล้ว

    Highlighted - the greater the level of diversity, the more healthy and robust the whole. ❤

  • @dogueiravibes
    @dogueiravibes ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Your videos is the Holy grail of garden 🙌🏾 god bless 🇧🇷

  • @WilliamHanson-m2h
    @WilliamHanson-m2h 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Wow. Amazing presentations. Very well done!!

  • @genopsdir
    @genopsdir 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I’m going to have to watch this several times to catch everything. Great video

  • @jlandry117
    @jlandry117 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    For those in the same situation as myself who don't have a large property or town ordinance prevents the ownership of livestock, do what you can to invite wildlife onto your property. I have basically turned my backyard into a food forest with many different types of native species planted along with my food crops. I have all sorts of little critters visiting my property leaving small gifts! I have cover crops in my planting areas which feed wildlife and keep them from eating my crops. I also have tons of flowering herbaceous perennials to invite beneficial and predatory insects onto property to combat pests and feed birds so they don't eat my berries. Sure, some of my stuff gets eaten and I'm okay with that. I don't mind sharing because the presence of all this life on my property gives me life. I don't utilize a traditional compost system in order to prevent a rat issue, so I use bokashi fermentation and compost it in designated raised beds and top dress with it. The soil is amazing and full of life. I also follow some natural farming and jadam principles. Everyone should be regenerating their property with native plants and food. It's the greatest gift you can give yourself, your family and nature.

    • @happypirate1000
      @happypirate1000 ปีที่แล้ว

      That sounds amazing! (I think this year is my 'learn about pests and predatory insects' year.) You say you use cover crops to feed the wildlife so they don't eat your vegetables -- what does that look like? Do you plant cover crops that animals would want more than the crops? How does that work with rotation? I'd love to know more and try my hand at something similar!

    • @jlandry117
      @jlandry117 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@happypirate1000 I have only been utilizing cover crops for the past few seasons so my experience is fairly limited, but I used a 12-species cover crop blend from Build-a-Soil. It seems that the clover is what is eaten most frequently but the other plants in the blend attract pollinators. I'm in a dense residential area and don't contend with deer, so my visitors are generally small mammals and birds. Most of my neighbors have only grass and very little, if any, plants in their yards, so it's nice to see all the critters come onto my property to forage for insects and greens. My focus has been planting native species to attract beneficial predators and pollinators and find that the more native species I bring onto the landscape, the fewer issues I have with my food crops. I'm not trying to grow for resale, just to provide myself with healthy, sustainably grown food free of pesticides, and give back to nature by providing safe areas to forage. I lose very little food to wildlife, pest, or disease. I find tremendous value in the presence of wildlife; from their interaction with my property and closing the loop in the web of life, and the enjoyment they give me. You should check out the book by Masanobu Fukuoka, One-straw Revolution. Also look into KNF (Korean Natural Farming) and Jadam. I ferment all my food scraps using the Bokashi method which later gets composted and built a composting frame for yard scraps with pallets. I also have a vermicompost bin in my basement so I can make compost teas with the castings. Soil health is probably the most important factor in my opinion. As long as your soil is healthy, and you have a diverse planting of native species, everything will work well for you. I think it's also just as important to make sure you find enjoyment in what you're doing.

  • @ArizonaGrows
    @ArizonaGrows ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great video. I'm getting into growing food now, and stuff like this is super helpful.

  • @CharlesGann1
    @CharlesGann1 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Thanks Jesse! Winced a little at the Permaculture jab and am grateful for them repackaging and teaching indigenous practices. Nonetheless appreciate your info addressing the soil health and your book are great. Love your inclusion and insightful overviewiew of soil health, techniques to scale, andthe thanks for the inclusion of biochar, natural farming along with JADAM. Very well done in such a short time frame.

  • @BioVermicompost
    @BioVermicompost ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I’m going back to school to be an agronomist. I’m starting RA in the fall. My business focuses on soil biology and restoring lawns. I’m hoping to work with farmers and larger scale properties. I’ve read your book and appreciate your work. Thank you!

    • @HaCubbee
      @HaCubbee ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I'm sure you already have but read Masanobu Fukuoka- one straw revolution. Also "fuck lawns" subreddit is pretty fun. Lol. Long live the Natural Farmer.

    • @kathleenlogansmith4912
      @kathleenlogansmith4912 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@HaCubbee thank you. The word lawn makes me cringe.

    • @HarlandWood-c9u
      @HarlandWood-c9u ปีที่แล้ว

      @jasonholwick4622 I'd suggest be selective in which school to attend to really get meaningful exposure to and education on regen ag and the underlying ecology, biology, science, sociology, human and environmental health, historical developments and learnings & economics supporting it, in addition to the aterial covered by most ag colleges and university agronomy syllabi. And the practical application.
      You could learn a lot attending a few 'understanding ag' short courses as well as Dr Elaine Ingham's 'Soil Foodweb School' (best to learn from a no of streams and avoid following only 1 or 2 'guru's.
      And watching youtube videos and visiting growers where possible.
      eg Jesse (notill growers), Understanding Ag webinars, Green Cover seeds webinars on their yt channel, Dr Christine Jones etc. Richard Perkins too.
      Also learning and being able to apply knowledge of soil testing by labs such as Regen Ag Labs and it's interpretation.
      And composting & biological inoculation methods such as Johnson-Su method, Soil Foodweb, JADAM & Korean Natural Farming indigenous microbe cultures and fermentation methods (see the ' Farm-made Biofertz' FB group posts too).

  • @HayDayLife-j4m
    @HayDayLife-j4m หลายเดือนก่อน

    Amazing work! Really impressive editing here [7:50] , but I bet there’s room for even more creativity! 😊

  • @mariebisson1252
    @mariebisson1252 ปีที่แล้ว

    Haha i really love watching your videos, and your sence of humour. Makes these videos fun.

  • @aaronheidemann123
    @aaronheidemann123 ปีที่แล้ว

    I absolutely loved this video, gave great explaplanations. Koudos!!

  • @SimpleFarmLife1989
    @SimpleFarmLife1989 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love the creativity and effort put into this content.

  • @mitsealb3609
    @mitsealb3609 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Right on. Right oooooon.

  • @danelleroundabouts2559
    @danelleroundabouts2559 ปีที่แล้ว

    Seriously one of the best videos I have ever seen! First time watching you Learned more in those 17 min than I have learned trying to 'research' THANKS!😊

  • @KatrinaT
    @KatrinaT ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I picked up your book at the library and will definitely be buying a copy for myself. The book really adds a lot more depth and understanding to the videos.

  • @pechaa
    @pechaa 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I like the term "soil infrastructure." Thank you.

  • @NickyBigatto25
    @NickyBigatto25 ปีที่แล้ว

    Happy to hear ya know Mr. John Kempf. He's been a grand source of information to me and my production. His podcast and webinars are fantastic. Makes sense you'd be associated with em. You're fantastic sir.

  • @DreamLifeFarms
    @DreamLifeFarms 20 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Love all of this. Thank you.

  • @jeannet9592
    @jeannet9592 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You're always entertaining and informative. Thanks for that. I am going to give the baked potato/soil water a try.

  • @jenhartman5712
    @jenhartman5712 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This info is very interesting. Your knowledge is impressive. Thank u 😊

  • @sumakwelvictoria5635
    @sumakwelvictoria5635 ปีที่แล้ว

    You are not putting out mediocre videos.
    You are giving out condensed extracts of what worked out for you! That is some golden wisdom!
    That is scientific. Would be soil scientists who quote written sources but don't do actual farming don't count.
    They don't have actual experiences so how exactly do they make conclusions when they did nothing but read?
    Unfortunately I see more of them posing as a soil expert this and that. And would you believe it? Actual farmers consult them!

  • @jennyklassen7462
    @jennyklassen7462 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great video! Concise and informative and well explained.

  • @songweaver6076
    @songweaver6076 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great Video! :)

  • @this1ray
    @this1ray ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video! Clear, concise, good cadence, not hyper -anything, informative and context based.
    Miigwetch ndakid nungwa

  • @willgager4433
    @willgager4433 ปีที่แล้ว

    Whoever does the video edits is a boss. Gr8 job!

  • @PatLovett-ep2im
    @PatLovett-ep2im 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great, concise video. Thanks for the info 👌

  • @JasonsGreenSleeves
    @JasonsGreenSleeves 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Regenerative agriculture is the best 🌿!

  • @carolyn9547
    @carolyn9547 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You're a wealth of information, thank you.

  • @ariverdreaming
    @ariverdreaming ปีที่แล้ว +1

    So excited to have found your channel! Super clear information and a sense of humor together are a wonderful pair. 🌻

  • @charlesbale8376
    @charlesbale8376 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Enjoyed the video and found the information very, very useful.

  • @David-kd5mf
    @David-kd5mf ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great video 💪

  • @SmartFarmNetwork-t4o
    @SmartFarmNetwork-t4o 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    wow... very good....Great video as always!

  • @dannywilson5732
    @dannywilson5732 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I think this is one of your best videos. Very informative. Great information on how to build the soil. I’m digging it!