From Desert to Food Forest - A Transformation through Soil Regeneration!
ฝัง
- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 ส.ค. 2024
- Ron McCord turned a neglected patch of desert into a thriving food forest and shares how simple it can be to regenerate our Earth!
Ron started as a beginner gardener and created abundance on a neglected desert plot. He transformed the land and is regenerating the soil by using food waste and diverted mulch to create compost. He utilizes nearly every drop of water that falls on his land via passive rainwater harvesting and even pulls in water from his neighbors down the street that divert it to waste.
Connect with Ron McCord:
Instagram: / goodgroworganics @goodgroworganics
Facebook: / feedthesoil
Produced by Robin Greenfield
Filmed by Jameson Johnson
Edited by Max Anderson
Robin Greenfield is a truth-seeker, activist, social reformer and servant to Earth, humanity and our plant and animal relatives. He lives simply and sustainably to be the change he wishes to see in the world. Through living closely connected to Earth, he rejects the status quo of consumerism and demonstrates a way of being in gratitude, mindfulness and presence. His life is an experiment with truth and integrity.
Robin’s public activism involves dramatic actions designed to provoke critical thought, self-reflection and positive change. His activism creates nuanced conversations on the critical issues of our time, with a focus on solutions for living in harmony.
His life’s work has been covered by media worldwide and he has been named “The Robin Hood of Modern Times” by France 2 TV and “The Forrest Gump of Ecology”.
Robin has committed to earning below the federal poverty threshold for life and donates 100% of his media earnings to grassroots nonprofits, with a focus on supporting Black and Indigenous women-led organizations.
This channel is a resource for all who seek to liberate themselves, to live in truth and integrity, and to live in harmony with Earth, humanity and the plants and animals we share this home with.
Robin Greenfield and Dear Friends share means of achieving liberation and harmony through sustainable living, simple living, tiny house living, foraging, growing food and medicine, minimalism, zero waste, earth-skills, food sovereignty, community resilience, compassionate communication, activism, Black Liberation, Indigenous Sovereignty and living in service.
Find Robin Greenfield on:
Website: www.robingreen...
TH-cam: / @robin.greenfield
Instagram: / robin.greenfield @Robin.Greenfield
Facebook: / robingreenfieldpage
Robin Greenfield’s work is offered as a gift to the public domain. This content is Creative Commons and is free to be copied, republished and redistributed. Learn about Creative Commons and follow the guidelines here: www.robingreen...
My kind of hero. No cgi theatrics...no explosions...just encouraging nature to do it's thing...
That is amazing the total pounds of food that comes off his land. It really kills me that some cities are still discouraging the planting of trees. We should be encouraging planting a productive tree
There is NOTHING more important than what you guys are doing, thank you for making such a difference! 🙏
Great Video! Have you considered starting a worm farm? They create the BEST organic fertilizer in the world! I raise millions of worms for fertilizer for my garden and to teach others how to care for them :) You are doing great work!
Plants are turning organic wastes, sunshine, water, and air into food, they are magical!
Awesome video! Great story. I wish these things were taught to children in school. A whole hour of this daily would do wonders for our kids!
They are now in some systems. My nephew did.
in addition to showing the hypocrisy of a grocery store. many of them are "garbage stores" as I think of them, with no real food to speak of.
You are a glistening gem in reviving a desert land into a garden eden, we can all learn from your expertise ! I love your composting method !
having a 6inch cover of mulch helps to grow in any climate, america for the win!
Thank you Rob for highlighting Ron’s garden food forest and his system. We all can do this and even on a small plot of land like our own residential lot size home. Get on your homeowners association board and change the rules to allow people to grow food fruits and vegetables and bees in a beautiful garden setting.
Ron look so relaxed
watching from the Philippines, you actually inspire me to start an edible garden that I'm planning for years. It's not much but it helps. Keep on your advocacies brothers, God bless🥰
This is GREAT! You are the future of humankind.
Birds love Mulberry, and I didn't know it grew so fast...I want to try one,
And now you're inspiring me Ron, the cycle continues! Keep up the amazing work, would love to see it in person one day.
Wonderful Wonderful Wonderful!
I’m amazed how quickly his produce has grown. Great solar power down there in southern CA ☀️ That guy is a hero !!
I was like, I think I know that guy, he looks familiar... wait I've been there! I met Ron at a rare fruit sale hosted in his yard, he's a really nice guy. The golden berry and orange tomatillo I bought there are trans-planted and looking good so far.
Wonderful video! Just loved it! Filled me with joy and hope!
Amazing role models!
Great video! That macadamia nut tree is awesome! Having a tree that can produce all year is a good food security. And a nitrogen fixer that smells like popcorn. Wow!
Awesome
This is a great show. Thanks so much. Great work Ron.
Super impressive job. Well done Ron.
Ron, you are brilliant and your garden is amazing! Thank you for doing this hard but rewarding work.
san diego is my favorite world, i hope to return when i'm a trillionaire pray for gesara to be revealed and our wealth restored, America for the win!
I had no idea macadamias would grow in California. 600 pounds a year is amazing! Ron, you are doing a fantastic job growing food. Blessings.
I recently read that California and Florida are suitable for macadamia.
Yay top 866 and top 41 likes and comments. Love this content. Love this channel. Happy gardening. Happy summer.
Amazing. Well done both of you.
Nice!
W🙃W❗❗❗ That's awesome and so inspirational. We grow our food too but could be doing 950% more.
It -sounds- like a tropical forest. Certainly impressive to say the least.
Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!
Ron and Robin, thank you. This is something climate and environmentalists ought to see.
Wonderful to see this in my hometown. 👏🌱
Amazing video
yay Ron! very cool!
We just have to get to work on growing anywhere and every where we can!!!
Thank you.
PLEASE DO THIS ALL THE TIME....
This is Fantastic! So Important for the Planet!! Thanks for doing the Video to educate and inspire cuz I know this is inspiring Millions of People!!
very good to learn from
Wonderful and inspirational ahh!!
Beautiful !!!👍🏻👍🏻💚💐🌼🌺🌻🍀
Ron, I do the same thing directing rainwater from the street into our native plant rain garden. I use old jeans legs filled with sand or wood chips to lay down as it’s starting to rain. The problem is they last about a season and then deteriorate. What do you use? Loved the video!
How about filling them with sand?
Awesome, inspiring 🌎
🌿🧠🌿Thank You🌿Will share soon🌿
Such a cool video! I love my tiny vegetable garden at home. I wouldn’t want it any other way.
wow I've been a plant lover all my life and have never heard of the bouillon bush or the popcorn cassia! thanks your awesome
Awesome work!
This is so awesome!
So amazing! Thank you for sharing!
So cool 😎 amazing
Wow!
African walnut 🥰
I’m with the next person on Not wearing shoes but my guy, that’s starlight mulch, and quite splintery
Great job guys! #savesoil
Beautiful and amazing garden wow! I have 1.16 acre in desert sw learning alot so i can grow
Traditional farming communities in Korea developed a system called JADAM, which has been proven to be used to make the land more alive. Namely maximizing the use of plants that have certain ingredients that are adapted to local conditions, livestock manure, mineral salt water, and other materials that are easily available nearby, then connected and integrated with the food chain system between plants, animals and humans, including the use of microorganisms. .
I have started applying it to several areas of land that have been damaged, because the humus has been lost due to mining activities on the island of Kalimantan, Indonesia, where the condition of the soil is very similar to the condition of dry desert soil and is almost rocky.
This effort is showing very good results and if this is tried to be applied on the African continent and other desert lands, it seems that it will slowly improve naturally and bring benefits that move very quickly.
Greetings from me in Indonesia and it would be very good if the JADAM system which was pioneered by agricultural experts in Korea is implemented.
Please see this method which has been widely broadcast on many TH-cam channels, as a reference.
Good luck and greetings to a healthy and green earth.
I like the use of that wooden frame for the processed bokashi. Could be useful to get good soil established in specific areas. I mean other than just burying it.
Thank you for doing what you are doing. Please look into the Save Soil movement and support this global movement which aims to bring 3-6% organic content to soil. 🙏 #SaveSoil 💙💚💜
nice
Great Video! Have you considered starting a worm farm? They create the BEST organic fertilizer in the world! I raise millions of worms for fertilizer for my garden and to teach others how to care for them :) You are doing great work!
Hey man, I have a 14 acres property in Texas next to the Rio Grande that I am trying to reforest into a food forest for the county its in. Do you have any contacts that can help me out?
Hi! I know this video was done awhile ago, but I was wondering what zone this was in, especially considering he was harvesting avocados and bananas. Thank you for this great video!
🙌🌳🙏 #regenerativeagriculture
Nice one. Any chance of you doing a re-edit to write in the names of the pants you showed?
I would suggest not using the the runoff water from the street because of pollutants like oil, gas , cig buds, ect
Agree. And please be careful with bare feet, Rob. Parasites from the street can get into your body through your feet, even if you don't have broken skin. Only go bare feer when you are in the country side where everything is natural with rivers, springs, natural mud but no fertilizer from animal droppings or man made gardens.
Good point. Maybe for a native plant rain garden where it’s not for human consumption.
I have looked online for an African Walnut but nothing came up unless it's called something else so would it be possible to buy a couple cuttings from you
Ron McCord, huh? Funny, he doesn't look Irish. 😆. Wish he was on YT. I don't do facebook or instagram.
I'm just curious. Doesn't water from the street contaminate the soil?
does anybody know if God is still waiting on us stewards to give him his garden back?
are you concerned about any toxins from the "street water"? I like concept if it's filtered or otherwise not (as) tainted.
I wonder about the runoff from roads. Doesn't it carry loads of toxic stuff that go into the plants and then into your body if you eat them?
It's a very nice veido. But is San Diego dessert..I thought it was Mediterranean..I think all Calif is meditation not dessert..
You have to visit the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to know the meaning of the word desert 😅
I don’t understand why people stay there. I’ve heard people are starving to death there. If it was me I would travel out of there.
@@starlessmystery6429 hahaha, "stop being poor" right ?
@@unpopuIaropinion no, I’m saying if I was starving I wouldn’t stay there. No way!!! I would travel by night if I had to and get the heck out of there. I feel really bad for those people
Good grief, when he was talking I thought it was you talking. 😲 🤔
depending on how far inland you are in San Diego county,... it can be dry,.. but it is not a desert...I live near Victorville CA.... can hit 118* in the summer and down to the high teens at night in the winter.... that's a desert...
For decades people have been taught to NOT cook/prepare food from scratch. People are taught to by already prepared and highly processed food out of jars and cardboard boxes. It would take a looooong time and a huge effort and fighting the food producers to turn this around to any degree. Never happen.
This is not a desert. The Sahara is a desert. Here you ahve soil and plant life, in the Sahara there is barly anything other than sand.
That’s not a desert lol