Thanks for passing by and hope you've enjoyed watching this project unfold! It's such a pleasure to share this here with you. We've been dreaming of starting a food forest for so long and I can't believe we've finally planted the beginning of hopefully something incredibly abundant. Will definitely do update videos on how the food forest will grow overtime!! Want to start growing your own food? In my free guide I go over 6 steps to help you go from beginner gardener to year-round abundance. Download here: www.rootsreconnected.com/
Hi @thedutchfarmer thanks so much for sharing the journey. I've signed up to your course and sent several emails. I know you've got your hands full but would appreciate a quick reply when time allows. Many thanks and all the best, Alicia.
Really Thankful to you for sharing your experiences with us... Will always be grateful to you for your teachings... Also, I would love to see a full fledged video on every aspect of the project..like how you came up with the pond..what all things you kept in mind, it's measurements, direction; swales earthworks, again what all you had to study before actually hitting the site.
I second this; just found the Dutch farmer's videos and I'm loving the content, I hope they will add more commentary as obviously they have a lot of knowledge :)
yes I agree it's great to watch. I don't understand some of the things you are doing though. Commenting with a few lines sometimes could be enough for non farmers to understand.
Hi Rob, can't wait to see them grow into maturity! The excavator ran into quite a few challenges with the bedrock being so incredibly low on the ridge!
@@TheDutchFarmer I wonder did you buy the machinery or is it relatively easy to hire a machine? I wouldn’t mind renting a machine periodically to get some big tasks done on the land
@@kohtime ..My guess is that the guy (with the machine) is hired. You can let them come for an afternoon, for a swimming pool as an example. Or for a few full days, in this case. You can also in this area hire people, local farmers, for a day with big tractors if needed. So you don't have to buy all the big machines yourself.
Moreno...you are a man of vision and determination. It's fun watching your dream unfold with you and I'm excited to see updates as your homestead and food forest continue to grow. Keep up the good work and stay the course...your hard work will pay off for you and your family.
awesome video! Would love some more talking/explaining though, not sure what's happening all the time, what trees are you planting, lay-out of the swales etc. But I amagine you're to busy to do all the editing and also doing all the work.
Amazing! As a Portuguese guy, it's wonderful to see someone value our land! You're living my dream man! Good luck to you and your wonderful family! :) hope someday we are "neighbors"
@@duanepaquin1665 I believe he is using it to create a line on contour for the swale. It is a clever way of finding a level point. The rock will settle to a plumb line if the points are level. It appears to have been used historically. I found more on it by searching 'Ancient Egypt Level and Square'. But this is the only place I have seen it used for staking out a swale, clever!
Hello Moreno, I am following since 3 years and I am very happy for your new project and how you are developing it. I live in Turkey since 2019 and after renting a small land and practice Organic Agriculture, now we are looking for a land to do something similar you are doing. The idea about how to make a leveled rou / canal is great 👍 Thanks for sharing. Keep doing more often.
So inspiring Moreno!!!! I didn’t know you moved to Portugal with this wonderful project, that’s amazing. I wish I can do the same in my family land in Italy soon 🤞🤞🤞
Wonderful my friend. Just wonderful. I believe we all have to grow our own food no matter how large or small the land is or even the flower pot we have. I have come up with a slogan that say, “Eat what you grow. Grow where you live.”
Hey we did something very similar about nine years ago in Galicia (just North of Portugal), we also have dry summers but still get more rainfall than Portugal. Still, we found that in these mediterranean climates, we had much better success planting trees directly in the swales, much less watering to establish them this way. We never had waterlogging problems with the trees, especially on a slope. When you add organic material swales get very absorbent and suck the water down really well, unless there is really hard clay. Anyway we have some really nice drone shots of what this type of project looks like when it is mature on our channel if anyone wants to see!
Lot of Love and Regards from an Indian Farmer. I am thrilled to see how you guys transformed that barren land into a Food Forest. Nature may be harsh some times. But it sure provides abundantly to those who toil on it with good intentions....God Bless
absolutley stunning. this was originaly my dream, but spain. money cut those dreams short ofc, but thats how it is. keep doing AMAZING work with this beutifull land. "may the winds carry you swiftly on your journey"
How impressive to see a dream become reality! Following you with pleasure and can't wait to learn more about the process of land regeneration! All the best from Bulgaria!
GEOFF LAWTON - PERMACULTURE (Permanent Agriculture) - Rain Catchment of Winter Rains, for Summer Dry Season. Tested and Tried in the Mountains of China - Italy - Israel Desert Near the Dead Sea - Deserts in Africa - America - Australia - Worldwide - To Include Colder Climates. That Increases the Water Table in the Land, and Nutrition of The Soil - to Grow Healthier Food. That Substainable, over the Decades, and Provides Upward of 10x MORE Food Per Acre - Than Agriculture. In FOOD FORESTS, with Little Yearly Maintainence 🦋🍃
I love your project, I've been looking for land for a long time and it's very difficult. I would love to have more information on costs and preparation about swales and ponds. Thank so much!
Moreno, Great job on the swales and fruit tree plantings just a thought if there's room perhaps interplant some berry shrubs to give you some production while waiting for the fruit trees to produce.
Thanks mate! Ran out of time. Upcoming October we'll be filling up all the gaps, add trees, groundcovers, shrubs etc. Work in progress. Will definitely do an update video!
Your project is truly inspiring. I recently left South Africa to be with my now wife and we bough a small holding together in France. Although our land is a lot smaller than yours we also have a dream to create an abundant food source from it. We have zero experience but we see and learn a lot by watching your videos. It would be so great to get some advice from you.
I am fascinated by these beautiful rocks on your property, they look like sacred rocks to me, like a "Kraftort" in german (don't know the right english word), can you feel anything there? I wonder how they came to be there... just beautiful! And I love your project, please show more about the tree varieties you planted and how they develop.
They are incredible indeed. Provides with a lot of microclimates and opportunities. Check the description box for some of the varieties we planted. In the near future I'll definitely do an update video where I'll explain how we built it, what we planted, why etc. Thanks for watching!
The granites in Portugal were very much shaped by the last Ice Age, in the geology time scale not that long ago. With ice in the rock cracks they break in multiple pieces that are then eroded by wind, making those rounded shapes!
That's a beautiful piece of land and a wonderful project you guys have going there, but am I the only one that notices the digger driver always looks like has an awful day?
Als je wat zoekt als bodembedekker wat onkruid weert en nectar + stuifmeel aanbied probeer geranium macrorrhizum te vinden, kan ook zeer goed tegen droogte :)
Great work! I wish we’d worked on our land months ago, we’re just full of weeds and struggling to manage it now. As soon as summer is over we’re planning on Swales, trees and cover crops. If you have any info on the A frame I’d love to know more Thanks x
Amazing to follow your endeavors. I would love to see an update on the progress with the swales. Did the trees/shrubs catch on? Is the soil regenerating?
Amazing! Looks like you planned this out well in advance. Looks easy and spontaneous on video but you must have done a lot of observation on the land for many weeks before. Looking like a food forest is on its way.
Glade you were able to get these in place and infiltrate the winter rains. Amazing what you as a trained and experienced Permaculture designer could envision lay out and construct. This is the way forward.
It's thrilling to be able to accomplish one's dream. I'm excited to watch this and I hope to see more videos of how this project unfolds. Your videos have been very inspirational for me. keep up the good work.
You need to make a pool around the young trees, to water them, so the water can penetrate the soil where the roots are.... This dirt is gonna become like rock in a few weeks when it settle and the sun totally dries it out. I have similar soil in my area, it drains well but the water will spread on the surface and not go under where roots develop, if there isnt a pool. These trees will not resist the summer if the water dont penetrate... Another thing... Dont forget to soften (beat up with a tool) the soil around the trees, every 30 days, to kill the weeds and so the water can actually be stored under the surface and go where it needs.. you need to do that the first couple of years. Here in turkey, where there's not enough water, they plant fig trees and olive trees, but until they can build enough foliage to shade its roots... you will need to water them.
And once you water them, make sure you spread some dry dirt on top, so the top layer is dry.. otherwise it will crack and the moisture will escape from the cracks.. It would have been easier if you had a dripping system, but even then, you would still need to plow the dirt around the tree to allow the water to go deeper.
And also, buy bare-rooted trees next time, those potted trees are no good, they basically spend a whole year to untangle and the legend says that they dont have a long life because of the way the roots develop in a round formation, and less likely to survive storms as they grow older. +bare rooted trees are cheaper.
Excellent work, my friend, I congratulate you with all my heart, a great job for the planet, for Portugal and for the region where you are... plant trees, shrubs and native plants, so you are creating an ecosystem with plants and trees from the region, a strong hug God bless you
First time watching. So good to see such harsh land be developed from scratch...enjoyed all your new projects videos and now avid fan from Western Australia .. same type of soils and climate. Lot to learn avidly watching and learning new skills thank you for sharing
I'm excited to follow your journey as I've been dreaming of something similar for quite some time. Looking forward to see the principles in action and learning with you along the way. It will be challenging but no doubt you can do it! I wish you and your family all the best!
Is the climate in your region of Portugal friendly to all of these trees? Or are they going to need help to survive? I guess my point is that it wouldn't it make sense to plant native species so they don't use extra resources or require more labor?
Lovely images, but I would be able to take away something more from this if you could talk to us a bit while working. I don't know much, so I have tons of questions, e.g. why did you specifically choose swales, how do you determine the right location of these swales, which productive and support plants do you plant etc.
@@georgeackerman1752 the triangle is an old fashioned level. The rock on a string shows level when it hits the center mark of the triangle. Been used for many thousands of years! Swales need to be level in order to stop and store water as opposed to moving it.
So enjoying watching your exciting new venture. So brave. There’s so much I don’t understand about permaculture - what is the purpose of the straw and how come the water doesn’t drain away from the deep gully?
Looks great. I love the huge rounded rocks. I have been doing a little landscaping myself and I have always used a big excavator for everything. I never quite understood what the baby excavators are for as they seem so inefficient&expensive compared to the big ones ? (I pay 120 CAD/h for the big 25 ton or so excavator. It has a big 3' bucket but you can pick up toothpicks with it). Ok, gotta go and watch some of your other videos :-)
I have been following you since the beginning! I am so glad to see you guys with land of your own! Can not wait to see what you do! I am fearful for so many baby trees all at once. Even here where i live where it rains "normal" baby trees often need irrigation to get a root hold, and not die the first year. I am picturing you guys with a bucket scooping your pond dry, trying to keep all those trees alive. Can you set up drip emitters. I am, certain you have thought of all of this, I am asking because I can't see how you'll do it, and i am curious.
Why did you decide to plant on top of the swale mound? I've read a lot of conflicting advice some say to plant on the downhill side of the mound where the mound meets the natural slope, but in nearly every video I've seen people plant on top of the mound.
Thanks for the great content, Moreno! One question: I noticed your swales are quite deep, deeper than the ones I'm used to see on youtube. Any reason for that?
Thanks for passing by and hope you've enjoyed watching this project unfold! It's such a pleasure to share this here with you. We've been dreaming of starting a food forest for so long and I can't believe we've finally planted the beginning of hopefully something incredibly abundant. Will definitely do update videos on how the food forest will grow overtime!! Want to start growing your own food? In my free guide I go over 6 steps to help you go from beginner gardener to year-round abundance. Download here: www.rootsreconnected.com/
Amazing project! I really like it! Please, tell us what is you plan of this project? What way you plan to have income from it?
Hi @thedutchfarmer thanks so much for sharing the journey. I've signed up to your course and sent several emails. I know you've got your hands full but would appreciate a quick reply when time allows. Many thanks and all the best, Alicia.
Really Thankful to you for sharing your experiences with us... Will always be grateful to you for your teachings... Also, I would love to see a full fledged video on every aspect of the project..like how you came up with the pond..what all things you kept in mind, it's measurements, direction; swales earthworks, again what all you had to study before actually hitting the site.
This work is inspiring! Keep on
I am following your work from day one and keep updated myself.
It makes me very emotional to see how hard some people will work to achieve their goals. Love it. Think it’s called good honest toil. 😘😘
Everyone in the world needs this RIGHT NOW. Just do it. Its all going to be ok if we all do exactly this. 🙏❤️
This is so helpful to see the process; it would be fantastic to have some commentary for extra detail :)
I second this; just found the Dutch farmer's videos and I'm loving the content, I hope they will add more commentary as obviously they have a lot of knowledge :)
Totally agree
yes I agree it's great to watch. I don't understand some of the things you are doing though. Commenting with a few lines sometimes could be enough for non farmers to understand.
Yes - way less music and more verbal details.
Commentary important since getting lost on way
The little excavator sure has had a work-out. I am looking forward to seeing those plants mature and produce.
Hi Rob, can't wait to see them grow into maturity! The excavator ran into quite a few challenges with the bedrock being so incredibly low on the ridge!
@@TheDutchFarmer I wonder did you buy the machinery or is it relatively easy to hire a machine? I wouldn’t mind renting a machine periodically to get some big tasks done on the land
@@kohtime ..My guess is that the guy (with the machine) is hired. You can let them come for an afternoon, for a swimming pool as an example.
Or for a few full days, in this case.
You can also in this area hire people, local farmers, for a day with big tractors if needed. So you don't have to buy all the big machines yourself.
The swales will bring new life. Best way to hydrate your land.
I love the way your dog cautiously feels with his legs how deep the water in the pond is so he can see if he can go in to retrieve his ball.
Moreno...you are a man of vision and determination. It's fun watching your dream unfold with you and I'm excited to see updates as your homestead and food forest continue to grow. Keep up the good work and stay the course...your hard work will pay off for you and your family.
This is probably the best video I've seen on how to properly construct, cover and plant swales...all with no words! Amazing :)
Hi Brian, thank you so much for the kind words! Highly appreciated!
Totally agreed. I am right in the middle of wanting to do this and this video help tremendously. THANK YOU.
Nice work.
Nature seemed to respond with the rain right on time.
awesome video! Would love some more talking/explaining though, not sure what's happening all the time, what trees are you planting, lay-out of the swales etc. But I amagine you're to busy to do all the editing and also doing all the work.
Love the style of commentary
Amazing! As a Portuguese guy, it's wonderful to see someone value our land! You're living my dream man! Good luck to you and your wonderful family! :) hope someday we are "neighbors"
1:22 - This is the tool I have been needing; would love to learn more about it!
I would love to hear about this as well. What is the triangle with pointed ends and a rock hanging fromt he string.
@@duanepaquin1665 I believe he is using it to create a line on contour for the swale. It is a clever way of finding a level point. The rock will settle to a plumb line if the points are level. It appears to have been used historically. I found more on it by searching 'Ancient Egypt Level and Square'. But this is the only place I have seen it used for staking out a swale, clever!
Hello Moreno, I am following since 3 years and I am very happy for your new project and how you are developing it.
I live in Turkey since 2019 and after renting a small land and practice Organic Agriculture, now we are looking for a land to do something similar you are doing.
The idea about how to make a leveled rou / canal is great 👍
Thanks for sharing.
Keep doing more often.
What a great, no BS video! 🎉❤
Awesome work. All this is going to look awesome after couple of years.
Thank you! Hope that it will be incredibly abundant!
@@TheDutchFarmer are you getting ready for the worst depression in world history
@@Johnrider1234 why that ?
Make that 5 to 10 years.
So inspiring Moreno!!!! I didn’t know you moved to Portugal with this wonderful project, that’s amazing. I wish I can do the same in my family land in Italy soon 🤞🤞🤞
Wonderful my friend. Just wonderful. I believe we all have to grow our own food no matter how large or small the land is or even the flower pot we have. I have come up with a slogan that say, “Eat what you grow. Grow where you live.”
Hey we did something very similar about nine years ago in Galicia (just North of Portugal), we also have dry summers but still get more rainfall than Portugal. Still, we found that in these mediterranean climates, we had much better success planting trees directly in the swales, much less watering to establish them this way. We never had waterlogging problems with the trees, especially on a slope. When you add organic material swales get very absorbent and suck the water down really well, unless there is really hard clay. Anyway we have some really nice drone shots of what this type of project looks like when it is mature on our channel if anyone wants to see!
Of course we want to see it
Lot of Love and Regards from an Indian Farmer. I am thrilled to see how you guys transformed that barren land into a Food Forest. Nature may be harsh some times. But it sure provides abundantly to those who toil on it with good intentions....God Bless
Beautiful landscape design! Hope all the family is adapting to the new life! Can you make a update of how is all behaving in the 1st spring!
absolutley stunning. this was originaly my dream, but spain. money cut those dreams short ofc, but thats how it is. keep doing AMAZING work with this beutifull land. "may the winds carry you swiftly on your journey"
It‘s fantastic what you have already accomplished! Simply wonderful! Looking forward to seeing your food forest grow.
Thank you! Can't wait to see the system evolve!!
Your dog is living his/her best life lol Love what you do, really inspiring :)
Its very nice to see such a beautiful video
Thanks for sharing your story! Always enjoy watching your kanaal ;)
Thank you Floris!
Could you please narrate this video, explaining what you are doing and the tools/methods you use? I would love to learn more! I am very interested!!!!
How impressive to see a dream become reality! Following you with pleasure and can't wait to learn more about the process of land regeneration! All the best from Bulgaria!
Very nice to see the progress, would be nice to have a little more info on what and why you are doing things this way.
GEOFF LAWTON - PERMACULTURE (Permanent Agriculture) - Rain Catchment of Winter Rains, for Summer Dry Season. Tested and Tried in the Mountains of China - Italy - Israel Desert Near the Dead Sea - Deserts in Africa - America - Australia - Worldwide - To Include Colder Climates. That Increases the Water Table in the Land, and Nutrition of The Soil - to Grow Healthier Food. That Substainable, over the Decades, and Provides Upward of 10x MORE Food Per Acre - Than Agriculture. In FOOD FORESTS, with Little Yearly Maintainence 🦋🍃
Amazing work, so elegantly simple! And the joy of a swale filling up, zero water movement. Doggie has a play-pond!
LOVELY VIDEO!!!
The silence speaks volumes. Beautifully shot video.
Excelente trabajo, alguien pensando con la cabeza.
Eso es ayudarse ayudando a los demás.
We love the systems you've implemented to maximize your land. Looking forward to evolution:)
Cheers from Victoria Canada
Nice A-frame 👍🏾
AUSTRALIAN SHEEP DOG is realy Lucky 😊👌
amazing work ! thank you for sharing ! god bless you
Fantastic video. Thanks for sharing. Greetings from a Dutchman on Prince Edward Island, Canada.
Thank you!! All the best mate!
Beautifully set in motion... keep it up, keeps us watching. As simple as it's true✨
Respect from Nepal,Asia
Amazing. Keep up the good work.
Thank you! For sure!
Great channel. We traveled in central Portugal 30 years ago.
Thanks! Must've been a nice trip! Probably quite different then how it is now...
I am excited to see these developments.
great job, now find some plants that will work as a chop and drop to feed and mulch around the trees.
Greetings from the LooseNatural farm in Andalusia
I love your project, I've been looking for land for a long time and it's very difficult. I would love to have more information on costs and preparation about swales and ponds.
Thank so much!
Excellent, awesome
Thank you!
thanks for sharing!! about to move to Portugal soon with my family myself, i learn so much from you.. thank you.
Moreno, Great job on the swales and fruit tree plantings just a thought if there's room perhaps interplant some berry shrubs to give you some production while waiting for the fruit trees to produce.
Thanks mate! Ran out of time. Upcoming October we'll be filling up all the gaps, add trees, groundcovers, shrubs etc. Work in progress. Will definitely do an update video!
BRAVO ... uitsteekend !!!!
Very nice video, it’s only when you don’t have water on tap that you really appreciate it for what it is 🙏
Your project is truly inspiring. I recently left South Africa to be with my now wife and we bough a small holding together in France. Although our land is a lot smaller than yours we also have a dream to create an abundant food source from it. We have zero experience but we see and learn a lot by watching your videos. It would be so great to get some advice from you.
Check out Make. Do. Grow. They have 2 years of experience transforming some land in Portugal.
Great progress you living the dream man very cool!
Cant wait to see the how food forest unfold.
Same here! Will be excited to share this journey with you :)
I am fascinated by these beautiful rocks on your property, they look like sacred rocks to me, like a "Kraftort" in german (don't know the right english word), can you feel anything there? I wonder how they came to be there... just beautiful!
And I love your project, please show more about the tree varieties you planted and how they develop.
They are incredible indeed. Provides with a lot of microclimates and opportunities. Check the description box for some of the varieties we planted. In the near future I'll definitely do an update video where I'll explain how we built it, what we planted, why etc. Thanks for watching!
The granites in Portugal were very much shaped by the last Ice Age, in the geology time scale not that long ago. With ice in the rock cracks they break in multiple pieces that are then eroded by wind, making those rounded shapes!
So awesome!👍🏼💜🌺
Beautiful 👍
Hermoso proyecto hermano 🙌😉👍✌️ saludos cordiales desde la Habana Cuba 🇨🇺😉👍well done Bro
That's a beautiful piece of land and a wonderful project you guys have going there, but am I the only one that notices the digger driver always looks like has an awful day?
Да уж, один чернозем вокруг ))
Удачи вам.
Great job!!! I just discovered your channel and I'm loving it! Love From Philippines ♥️
Als je wat zoekt als bodembedekker wat onkruid weert en nectar + stuifmeel aanbied probeer geranium macrorrhizum te vinden, kan ook zeer goed tegen droogte :)
Great work! I wish we’d worked on our land months ago, we’re just full of weeds and struggling to manage it now. As soon as summer is over we’re planning on Swales, trees and cover crops.
If you have any info on the A frame I’d love to know more
Thanks x
Amazing to follow your endeavors. I would love to see an update on the progress with the swales. Did the trees/shrubs catch on? Is the soil regenerating?
Amazing! Looks like you planned this out well in advance. Looks easy and spontaneous on video but you must have done a lot of observation on the land for many weeks before. Looking like a food forest is on its way.
Райський сад своїми руками. Лайк.
Awesome \o/ thanks :)
Glade you were able to get these in place and infiltrate the winter rains. Amazing what you as a trained and experienced Permaculture designer could envision lay out and construct. This is the way forward.
It's thrilling to be able to accomplish one's dream. I'm excited to watch this and I hope to see more videos of how this project unfolds. Your videos have been very inspirational for me. keep up the good work.
You need to make a pool around the young trees, to water them, so the water can penetrate the soil where the roots are.... This dirt is gonna become like rock in a few weeks when it settle and the sun totally dries it out. I have similar soil in my area, it drains well but the water will spread on the surface and not go under where roots develop, if there isnt a pool. These trees will not resist the summer if the water dont penetrate... Another thing... Dont forget to soften (beat up with a tool) the soil around the trees, every 30 days, to kill the weeds and so the water can actually be stored under the surface and go where it needs.. you need to do that the first couple of years. Here in turkey, where there's not enough water, they plant fig trees and olive trees, but until they can build enough foliage to shade its roots... you will need to water them.
And once you water them, make sure you spread some dry dirt on top, so the top layer is dry.. otherwise it will crack and the moisture will escape from the cracks..
It would have been easier if you had a dripping system, but even then, you would still need to plow the dirt around the tree to allow the water to go deeper.
And also, buy bare-rooted trees next time, those potted trees are no good, they basically spend a whole year to untangle and the legend says that they dont have a long life because of the way the roots develop in a round formation, and less likely to survive storms as they grow older. +bare rooted trees are cheaper.
@@pascaltwigg6096i think he knows what he is doing Nd knows what works
@@knoll9812 how you know that?
I am in love with this type of life ❤. Can't wait for my day to come living off the grid and being one with nature 🙏🏾✌🏾
Amazing & inspiring content! Am I the only one who is missing a nice voice over with some explanations, background information and thoughts?
You’ve made wonderful progress! Lots of hard work, but worth it in the end. You are going to have an abundance of food. 🌰 🍌 🍎
Excellent work, my friend, I congratulate you with all my heart, a great job for the planet, for Portugal and for the region where you are... plant trees, shrubs and native plants, so you are creating an ecosystem with plants and trees from the region, a strong hug God bless you
First time watching. So good to see such harsh land be developed from scratch...enjoyed all your new projects videos and now avid fan from Western Australia .. same type of soils and climate. Lot to learn avidly watching and learning new skills thank you for sharing
It’s so nice to see you with your own land. Looks like an amazing spot for your family, I’m happy for you.
I'm excited to follow your journey as I've been dreaming of something similar for quite some time. Looking forward to see the principles in action and learning with you along the way. It will be challenging but no doubt you can do it! I wish you and your family all the best!
Is the climate in your region of Portugal friendly to all of these trees? Or are they going to need help to survive? I guess my point is that it wouldn't it make sense to plant native species so they don't use extra resources or require more labor?
Lovely images, but I would be able to take away something more from this if you could talk to us a bit while working. I don't know much, so I have tons of questions, e.g. why did you specifically choose swales, how do you determine the right location of these swales, which productive and support plants do you plant etc.
Very good questions also what tool did you use to measure and what is the point of the rock on a string?
Hi Sophie. Will definitely do a follow-up video where I explain everything we did and why;)
@@georgeackerman1752 the triangle is an old fashioned level. The rock on a string shows level when it hits the center mark of the triangle. Been used for many thousands of years! Swales need to be level in order to stop and store water as opposed to moving it.
@@rebeccaburrow7199 Ah yes I see, actually quite obvious. Thank you so much, I learned something new today ☺️
Amazing! How did you plan all this so it works out so good?
Thank you for sharing!
So enjoying watching your exciting new venture. So brave. There’s so much I don’t understand about permaculture - what is the purpose of the straw and how come the water doesn’t drain away from the deep gully?
Awesome, new subbie here! 🤩
Looks great. I love the huge rounded rocks. I have been doing a little landscaping myself and I have always used a big excavator for everything. I never quite understood what the baby excavators are for as they seem so inefficient&expensive compared to the big ones ? (I pay 120 CAD/h for the big 25 ton or so excavator. It has a big 3' bucket but you can pick up toothpicks with it). Ok, gotta go and watch some of your other videos :-)
I’m enthralled in your creativity and design! So beautiful. Thank you for sharing.
Nice job on the swales! I think you must be the most methodical TH-camr out there and cinematography is second to none! 😎👍
The Dutch have some of the best farmers in the world. Portugal. Go get them bring them to Portugal.
Did i miss where you show what that wooden device is for ?
could you eplain a littlle more? Why the corn ? :)
tthanks man !!!!!!!
Can you still make swales and ponds on flat land? Or land is flat but I would love to so something like this.
Can you explain how the level/plum rule works please.
Please tell me you watered in those trees you planted. I didn't see you wet the hole nor give them a long long drink.
I have been following you since the beginning! I am so glad to see you guys with land of your own! Can not wait to see what you do! I am fearful for so many baby trees all at once. Even here where i live where it rains "normal" baby trees often need irrigation to get a root hold, and not die the first year. I am picturing you guys with a bucket scooping your pond dry, trying to keep all those trees alive. Can you set up drip emitters. I am, certain you have thought of all of this, I am asking because I can't see how you'll do it, and i am curious.
Why did you decide to plant on top of the swale mound? I've read a lot of conflicting advice some say to plant on the downhill side of the mound where the mound meets the natural slope, but in nearly every video I've seen people plant on top of the mound.
Great Job ........You have got fantastic video-making skills ..you can try your luck in Hollywood too😂😂😂😂😂😂
This is the only channel I have clicked the bell icon for. So glad to be watching this journey.
Hey Jason, thanks a lot. Appreciate it!!
Thanks for the great content, Moreno! One question: I noticed your swales are quite deep, deeper than the ones I'm used to see on youtube.
Any reason for that?
Hi, is this Saterem district or further North? Thanks!
Explanations what and why would of been helpful and made it more enjoyable
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