Jim Kovaleski’s Grass-Fed Greenhouse in Maine!
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- Many of you have been waiting to see Jim Kovaleski’s grass-fed gardens up in Maine. He recently came up with the idea of the “Grass-Fed Greenhouse” and the results speak for themselves. Jim shows us that in just a short amount of time, the soil has a surplus of fertility all from very few amendments; mostly scythed grass!
Want to see more of Jim Kovaleski?! We filmed a Course with Jim. It's called "The Grass-Fed Market Garden" ; this course is packed with exclusive information and is affordable! We are constantly adding more content to the course so be sure to check it out and learn from the Farming Master!
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I haven't owned a tv for 10 years. I prefer to watch guys like Jim, where I learn and am inspired.
Based on Jim and a few others, I started a community vegetable garden where I live. an over 50s village with 85 residences.
I cannot convey what a positive thing this has been for the people living here.
It has helped everyone to eat healthier, and got a few moving more.
This is so logical, so simple.....but it requires initiators like Jim and Pete to teach, motivate, and broadcast.
God Bless you both Jim and Pete.
Thank you for the feedback and so cool to hear!
Pete, please pass this along to Jim:
His calm and reassurance honestly helped me through such a dark time. Consistency and trust via Jim Kovaleski has helped me to remember that I can make a choice and change it later. I’d say his philosophy comes across as “shit happens,” but it’s so much more positive than that. It’s hopeful. Thank you, Jim. Thanks, Pete!
Probably better off trying to find Jim on Facebook and telling him that yourself. Either is a shot in the dark. Just see that being a higher chance of it getting to him.
@@corycourtney1144 naw man Pete is the reason we all know about Jim. Keep it up, Pete
Agreed. Jim has this ‘shit happens’ attitude but doesn’t see it as shit, but immediately sees it as a neutral teaching.
@@markhendrix5438 just because you found Jim though Pete doesn’t mean you can’t tell Jim what his positivity means. Most of these people are accessible in real life. Pete, love him or not, isn’t one of those people. He doesn’t do DM’s and his friends list is full. Take that as you will.
‘Abundance again so you can give some away” Life lessons from a man who has taught me many.Thanks Pete for introducing Jim Kovaleski to us.
"You can gift things away if you feel abundant." To me this sentence is so comprehensive of plants and people, so basically nature, that it made me think of my job as a teacher as well, where I feel that I can have an impact on the ground that the students and their knowledge grow on. I can see that many did't start in the best circumstances but still it doesn't need anything artificial to "nurish" them but rather a basic human tone that trust in their will to cooperate and thrive. Thanks a million for sharing inspiration and insight in workinng with nature as a part of it!
I absolutely love watching Jim he is such a amazing person love his ideas on growing so awesome
"you can give things away if you feel abundance" Jim.
Absolutely true and beautiful. Thank you so much for sharing
Jim is that wise old sage we all read about!
The man's a genius!
I wish I had a friend like Jim - I don’t know a single person around me who thinks like him and actually does things like this.
Another awesome episode! Love Jim. This is our first time seeing your Maine growing space. Love the aerial views
This is why we LOVE Gardening (aka Yardening), the CREATIVE FREEDOM is limitless! Thanks for sharing. Love the Abundance!
I would love to just hang out and watch his process
Seaweed. That's the real secret.
Let me inform you a step further. “Diluted ocean water fertilizer”
Jim is so right about farming the old ways. I think we don't have the farmers we used to. We definitely need more farmers. Some of the younger generations don't want to work hard it seems. I am not saying every young person, but a lot
That's the truth!
Man, what a cool guy. My Grandfather was a share-cropper during the Depression and could grow almost anything. I have lamented not learning some of his tricks, for my entire adulthood. Thank You for introducing me to Jim, and allowing me to relish in the success he has created . I wish for him only the best.
Thank you Pete and Jim !! All your work is Brilliant !! Videos are Spectacular. True Educators of Nature. Fascinating 👍
@GreenDreams I learn so much from Jim each time! Thanks Pete. 🤓👍🏾
I really love it when you feature him in your video.
He's got the gift👍
This man is such an inspiration to me - I could listen to him for hours
This is all I wanna do, and I live in maine. This is amazing work you’re doing, beyond inspiring an I appreciate all the hard work. Keep killing it!!
Love this guy!! I always wondered what his garden up North looked like, Thanks
this is how ive been doing my garden for a few years now got a bagger for the mower and every time i cut the grass i throw the clippings in the garden and if i need more clippings i just cut along the road side
Thanks for sharing Jim’s story, he is world of knowledge. I truly enjoy what he does. Very smart man and he is not afraid of hard work.
These videos are great, love how he moved the greenhouse! Coleman used wheels or a tractor to pull it, Jim, just pick it up👊 and talk about innovation on creating great, fertile soil. You guys do make a great team! Pure motivation 👊
I love Jim’s perspectives and his strong work ethic.. I follow similar protocols, where I do a lot of physical labor on my property without any heavy machinery.. You get a deep connection with your land and those are the best moments when you brainstorm new ideas.. And think of the numerous health benefits.
Thank you both for this great video !
Glad you enjoyed it!
I'm taking a ride up there! I would like some popcorn!
Damn those lands and gardens of Jim are heaven, I am 28 years old and an organic farmer myself. I have the land to grow food which is about 10 hectares but I lack water, seeds, technology like the caterpillar greenhouse. We also don't have where to buy compost and where to get woodchips so it's real hard to do a no till like Jim's. I am young and I love to grow vegetables but where I leave we have good fertil land but lack other things like organic seeds. Wish the best to Jim, he is a hard working man you can tell.
It’s fascinating to see him putting seaweed on the ground. I would’ve thought that all of the salt on it would kill plants in the garden but apparently it’s feeding everything very well. I love these videos and I’m always interested in what information Jim has to teach us.
you just rinse it with fresh water repeatedly. It will still be salty this way, but not too much.
I struggle so in south Florida. It seems Jim's thumb is so green, he cannot fail. You go boy!
A WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE AN SO NEEDED. THANK YOU
I'm in ALL of this guy! It's so amazing to see how much he gives of himself, please keep his content coming 🙏
Man, i really love Jim videos👍
Many of you have been waiting to see Jim Kovaleski’s grass-fed gardens up in Maine. He recently came up with the idea of the “Grass-Fed Greenhouse” and the results speak for themselves. Jim shows us that in just a short amount of time, the soil has a surplus of fertility all from very few amendments; mostly scythed grass!
Want to see more of Jim Kovaleski?! We filmed a Course with Jim. It's called "The Grass-Fed Market Garden" ; this course is packed with exclusive information and is affordable! We are constantly adding more content to the course so be sure to check it out and learn from the Farming Master!
"Grass-Fed Market Garden" Course - www.thegrassfedmarketgarden.com/
Check out our video on The Grass-Fed Market Garden here- th-cam.com/video/SFaW8yfG1BM/w-d-xo.html
Check Out Our Online Nursery! We can ship plants anywhere in the US! Click on the link below to order:
Online Store Link- bit.ly/2wzHQiT
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Jim is always awesome!
Awesome content 🙏!😍🥰❤️😇!
Amazing to see! Thanks for sharing Pete. Thanks Jim for all you do!
Can't wait to try this.
You Are The Man Jim!! What's Up Uncle Pete!!Best Wishes From Western North Carolina!😊❤🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
WHOOOAAA!!! CONGRATS TO JIM ...THANK U.PETE FOR CHECKING ON JIM IN MAINE...N TO SEE HIS NEW GROWING SYSTEM N DISCUSSION ON IT ALL..
HES LOOKING VERY FIT TOO...N D HARVEST IS REALLY ABUNDANCE TOO ...GIVES NEW IDEAS FOR THOSE TUNING IN TO UR "CHANNEL"...THUMBS UP!!
I would love to hear Mr Kovaleski quote Fukuoka San when evolving some of his core principles. It's really inspiring to see these methods of straw mulching and chicken manure beeing used in different settings than in the rice/barley field such as this veggie market garden.
I would like to know if you sow any seeds in the meadow from which you collect the scythed straw? I saw some clover and maybe some vetch in the other videos where you made your own bales.
I'm a Zen Buddhist and have helped improve the food garden of some temples in East Asia for many years and I really like Mr Kovaleski underlying the fact that he is feeding up to 40-50 families which indeed is a community and not just petty bourgeois family hobby.
I wrote earlier that I'm heading to the north of Spain to see if its possible to implement some of this scythe based natural farming over there. Hope to be able to tell you some good stories in not to long.
How's the scything in Spain going now, 7 months on?
@@lisakukla459 My wife was denied her visa in Europe so right now we are tending to our new born baby here in Japan.
We are looking for some new farmland in Kyushu and when we find it I will let you know :)
@@Gromp Ah, very good. Congratulations on your new baby! Good luck finding property. I hope you're able to get exactly what you're looking for.
@@lisakukla459 You are really very kind.
This certainly seems to be the Ruth Stoat method with manure added.
That was so refreshing! Thanks Pete!
Loved every second of this!
Thank you so much Pete for sharing! You and Jim make a great team!
My gosh that's so cool.
Love all the great info from you and Jim! You guys are great!
Another great video from Jim I really do enjoy these videos
Beautiful….i need to use my grass the same way…never knew this
Hello again!. Thanks.
What a legend!
Hey Pete! I'm loving the Jim Kovaleski videos!!! BTW....your location tag at the beginning of these videos should be "Down East Maine" not "East Maine". As a fellow Mainer....seeing East Maine makes me cringe. Luv what you do!!!
Amazing
I wanna be Jim when I grow up.
excellent, thank you
That layering mix sounds excellent, could be a good thing to start now so it's well composted in place by spring 👍
more inspiration from you guys
Off the chain boss. Love me some jim 💣
Love it!
love it , so epic
Hey Jim. Ur fan here in the Philippines. I'm a woman who love to planting organic vegetables. I only made my own organic soil made of hay, banana branches, karabaw manure and madre cacao leaves. Let earthworm rotten it 4 about 8mos. If it is castings I used to plant at all. I love purplish white corn. In our place here it's very hard work of being organic but it's ok at least it has no chemical at all. God bless us all Jim.
Delicata is the good stuff, grew a plant this season and it turned out great.
Heck, Pete for President in 24!!!!
I am loving the content with Jim! Will y'all be adding content to the grass fed market garden course?
Yeah!!!!
That's amazing how suppressed the weeds are.
Your mileage may vary goes the saying ha.
Popcorn can be used to grind for corn meal to make tortillas and cornbread
Hey Jim
Cool fog looks appealing in summer heat…
Stunning! I guess the beans in the "3 sisters" planting weren't doing much but I was curious to know what type was planted.
nice
Love what you're doing! Any chance anyone knows of someone doing the native/edible landscaping like Pete does in the greater Boston area of Massachusetts?
We put in an original boat barn frame just like Jim did his greenhouse. It was removable if a hurricane came.
NO disrespect, Good Grief Jim takes on enough, not everything is going to get done, but I *hate wading thru weeds* in an intensive use space. 7:55 Everything is just harder like that.
Seriously impressed with the safety rebar caps!...great move there as trivial as it may seem it's not and I'd likely fail that test.
Fascinating vid.
Easy for me to say with batt electric mower and only 1/2 acre.
I want some popcorn
💚
Bone Meal in that compost
Question: If the hay is always moved to restore fertility in the gardens how do you restore fertility in the fields? Thank you for your documentation of this important movement.
I missed what kind of compost you used. I know you said it was from birds feathers bones, et cetera.
Basically a modified Ruth Stout method.
Its the jim method.
Inspirational!!
Do you have any issues with slugs or snails seeking habitat within the grass cuttings??
Regards
Simon
Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK
Ay-yuh
What's growing on Pete
Is there a way to do this without seaweed? I live near the coast but not sure it's legal to collect.
👊
I’m planning on trying this method with alfalfa next year. I don’t want a risk grass seed getting in my garden beds.
Jim doesn’t have a problem with seeds popping up using this method
"Grass-Fed" (includes inconceivable amount of goat manure, seaweed, and chicken processing waste)
this dude sounds exactly like Edward Norton lol
lol wow yea
Question for Jim- how do you keep the hay from sprouting seed and choking out crops? I tried it for two years as well as straw and seeded and choked out my garden. Took years to kill it off.
Jim is cutting his fresh and not getting mature hay. I use hay from bales and find pre conditioning it by exposure or chickens makes it better mulch. Giving it time to sprout and disrupting by raking,turning or chickens before laying on as mulch helps a lot. Similar to the maintenance you see with wood chips on a woodchip garden.
Ok, he's using goat-waste & sea-plants too. I've been grass-feeding my raised-bed for about five years & have deficiencies in my 2-year-old citrus. Yard-waste alone just can't max-out growth on its own, IME.
What do you do to control the grass growing? I've done this and the only real problem is that the grass seed will sprout and so being on top of it helps otherwise the grass will over grow your crops...
This place is same as Wayand, Kerala India.
I bet jim grows some dank medicine 😤
I wish I could buy some nice Land.
Could one make a thick bed of grass as cover to plant trees in?
Yes!
Was wondering if Pete has any slug issues because of the mulching
I have read several times that seaweed chopped and spread around
plants works very well as a slug deterrent. As it dries, the edges are
sharp, like egg shells and slugs won't cross it.
... the 'old' greenhouse corn was planted inside the greenhouse ? ...then the greenhouse was moved to the 'new' place where the red chard is now ? ... in 3 months ?
Awesome man and awesome vibes just eminating through the screen once again but i must say that aint scaleable. Imagine if everyone on that coast started harvesting that amount of seaweed or even larger amounts for bigger veg growing farms. See you later eco system in no time.
I think you'll find, the term "harvesting" here is being used loosely. Most places
don't mind people "collecting" seaweed that is washed up on shore, rather than
attached to rocks and still alive and growing.
Is that a giant pigeon behind jims head @ 5:20?
Bit of a late reply, but I think it’s a scarecrow made with a burgundy hoodie haha.
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Pete. I am close to u. Let me know if want to split gas and go visit maine