Thank you for opening up these courses on TH-cam. It was a great honor to stay at Mark Moody's Permaculture Mesquite Orchard on our march across the country (Great March for Climate Action, 2014). We had about 30 people in our group at that time and had just crossed the California portion of the Mojave Desert. His place was an oasis in comparison to much of the eroded and dry landscape that surrounded him. We enjoyed Screwbean Mesquite pancakes and his hospitality as he regaled us with stories about how he did it and why. He demonstrated that we can live regeneratively with the land, even in the harshest of circumstances. It made quite an impression on our marchers that there were solutions to the climate crisis if only we could broaden people's perspectives to include the wisdom of the indigenous people and ecological science. I was saddened to hear he had passed on. I hope the orchard has lived on and that more people get to taste delicious, nutrient dense, mesquite pancakes. By the way, if you're not used to them, they are a bean and have a, shall we say, "regulating" effect on the digestion. It put the pep in our step, that's for sure!
Fantastic talk, something I wanted to add is that mesquite leaves make a fantastic forage. Goats at least can just eat the leaves off the branch without worrying about the thorns. I'm not sure how cows, sheep etc. would do. They could be run through a shredder to deal with thorns.
Starts about 8:48- 9:20 Mesquite is high protein and cause a horse to founder and possibly die. Wonder if anyone considered planting mangroves by the Salton Sea... isappointed to see drip emitters. Pits or swales might be better, along with gully repair. Expected to see little more diversity as well. Think keylining is important, as well as other rainwater harvesting techniques. It can be coppiced as part of management. It just depends on your cleverness with it.
There's a company Called MAX XL out of texas. That's selling course ground Honey Mesquite as way to get healthier deer and larger Antlers. I don't think it's patented. Might be another way to raise revenue.
Thank you for opening up these courses on TH-cam. It was a great honor to stay at Mark Moody's Permaculture Mesquite Orchard on our march across the country (Great March for Climate Action, 2014). We had about 30 people in our group at that time and had just crossed the California portion of the Mojave Desert. His place was an oasis in comparison to much of the eroded and dry landscape that surrounded him. We enjoyed Screwbean Mesquite pancakes and his hospitality as he regaled us with stories about how he did it and why. He demonstrated that we can live regeneratively with the land, even in the harshest of circumstances. It made quite an impression on our marchers that there were solutions to the climate crisis if only we could broaden people's perspectives to include the wisdom of the indigenous people and ecological science. I was saddened to hear he had passed on. I hope the orchard has lived on and that more people get to taste delicious, nutrient dense, mesquite pancakes. By the way, if you're not used to them, they are a bean and have a, shall we say, "regulating" effect on the digestion. It put the pep in our step, that's for sure!
Thanks John J. The orchard is still going, and some of the seed from it is going toward a project in SoCal
@@sustainabledesignmastercla6017 That is so good to hear. I live in SoCal! Where's this project? I want to plug in! Definitely want to get some seeds.
Fantastic talk, something I wanted to add is that mesquite leaves make a fantastic forage. Goats at least can just eat the leaves off the branch without worrying about the thorns. I'm not sure how cows, sheep etc. would do.
They could be run through a shredder to deal with thorns.
It’s a shame this channel will be slowing down, such a trove of priceless information
There's over 70 hours of content--should keep you busy for a while even if you binge watch!
Starts about 8:48- 9:20
Mesquite is high protein and cause a horse to founder and possibly die.
Wonder if anyone considered planting mangroves by the Salton Sea...
isappointed to see drip emitters. Pits or swales might be better, along with gully repair. Expected to see little more diversity as well.
Think keylining is important, as well as other rainwater harvesting techniques. It can be coppiced as part of management. It just depends on your cleverness with it.
Loved his
got alot of ideas like this and from it. i wouldve liked to talk to Mark
There's a company Called MAX XL out of texas. That's selling course ground Honey Mesquite as way to get healthier deer and larger Antlers. I don't think it's patented. Might be another way to raise revenue.
Sorry. That's supposed to be MASS XL