Shocking Truth Behind Small Farm Failures: The Top 5 Reasons Exposed (Don't Miss Out!)
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- Опубліковано 12 бер 2017
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Failure in farming can be disheartening, but understanding the root causes can be a transformative learning experience. In this video, Curtis Stone delves deep into the shocking truth behind small farm failures. Don't miss out on this valuable information that could be the key to your farming success!
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About Curtis Stone:
Curtis is one of the world’s most highly sought-after small farming educators. His book, The Urban Farmer, offers a new way to think about farming𑁋 one where quality of life and profitability coexist. Today, Curtis spends most of his time building his 40-acre off-grid homestead in British Columbia. He leverages his relationships with other experts to bring diverse content into the homes of gardeners and aspiring small farmers from around the world. Learn more at FromTheField.TV.
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Hah this dude is adorable. He looks so happy with his farm and seems genuinely excited to tell you all about it. What a champ!
This guys is one of the most data driven farmers I've ever seen. It's really exciting to see someone like this optimizing every aspect of his operation.
Check out Neversink, that dude's the same way. Just takes him a little longer to put it into words though :P
Boy those New Zealand farmers' properties are just so beautiful. What a great shot from the drone overhead. Really nice property.
Yotam is an Israeli emigre to NZ
wow that's cool....his farm is really nice
the entirety of new zealand is beautiful, unlike australia where only the buildings look nice.
^ right on. The whole north island is nice, since there are changes in altitude everywhere and the climate is great because of coastal weather. Better than where I come from, since it is rather flat here and the weather is either freezing in winter or burning hot in summer.
Karen C ye NZ is lit
This is an amazing operation, and what makes it so great is this guy's work ethic, knowledge, and organizational skills. (and the wisdom of listening to his wife, lol) One thing I've noticed is that people who just knuckle down and do the job are much happier and have this amazing aura of rightness about them, as opposed to people who stand around and talk and complain. I wish many blessings to him and his operation. The world needs more men like this. Doing, learning, growing, adapting. Awesome!
very passionate young man about his farm. Love to see this kind of enthusiasm!!
2:20 "...Yeah!..." GREAT expression of a "victory lap" as he speaks of the bounty and the 25 liters of frozen ready made strawberry sauce.
That great. I remember watching last year. He's doing an awesome job. I love that he is off grid and still crushing it. Keep up the great work.
Try not to interrupt him every second, 3:00
Totally crushing it, very adaptive and lean
I love how passionate and knowledgeable he is, always nice watching an expert speak on their craft
This is a very productive garden. In the first few minutes when he was showing the rows of strawberries, I was thinking about John Jeavons, and biointensive beds instead of rows. I was fortunate enough to participate in a 3 day workshop with John Jeavons, Carol Cox, and others from Ecology Action in Willits, California back in 1995. It was a great learning experience. I recommend their books and materials highly. They also have a seed company called Bountiful Gardens that sells nothing but open pollinated seed varieties.
Curtis I have watched ALL your videos and your work is truly inspiring. You are a mentor to many in this world so keep doing what you are doing and sharing knowledge and courage. I am in my first year of farming so this update video was also truly inspiring. Wish you and all the other people you have touched the best in this world., PS I was browsing Paraka's instagram and would just like to say congrats to you and katie & good luck
Great to see another small scale producer doing it off grid and in New Zealand! The cooling is always the issue but once you can work that one out it's all sorted! We use a simple reverse heat exchange system using ground water for cooling all run via a 12v system. The Nissan eNV200 electric van is a good way to go if you want capacity and something relatively affordable and very simple (eg Nissan Leaf in a box!)
Just googled this van. In the UK it costs £10 000. I don't see this as low cost or affordable.
"I'm so glad I listened to my wife" this man gets reminded of that comment every time they disagree, I guarantee it.
"She's now managing half of the operation" LOL
Refreshing listening to that fellow talk about practicing and honing his craft. Lots of thought, focus, and attention obviously put into his work.
This is almost exactly the look I am aiming for once my student loans are paid off! I absolutely love hillside terrace permaculture and I have to say you folks at Pakaraka are awesome! If I ever make it out that way I hope you won't mind a visit!!
So good to see how far they've come since last time you were there
Awesome, but it looks like more than a quarter acre.
Thanks Tony, it's a 1/4 acre of market garden, not more. the farm is a community we are a part of and it is bigger.
+Pakaraka Permaculture כל הכבוד אחי, זה נראה מעולה!
Can you tell us more about your community? It looks great and I will be eventually trying to do exactly the same thing you are and run everything off the sun!
thanks
Hi, have a look at our website, we share our story there :)
Curtis, I saw you on WranglerStar and decided to give your channel a look. Now I am subscribed! Thanks for making the trip to be on UA-cam w/Cody and Mrs. W!!!
Thanks for subscribing. It was an amazing trip all around.
Thanks for this! Love Love Love!! From the Farm-A-Yard team!
I lost interest very early in the vid until I heard him say, "I'm glad that I listened to my wife." I thought, oh I could learn something from this!
Great video, very inspirational! I loved his story and enthusiasm. Thanks for showing New Zealand as well.
The music at the beginning and end may as well be cats mating though.
I remember the old video about the strawberries! So fun to see it again!
Such a great tour to watch, what an epic farm he is running
Rain or sprinkler water splashing funghal spores in the ground is the main culprit for funghal diseases affecting strawberries (Mycospherella fragaria in particular, botrytis cineraria, mildew, etc.). Make a taller growing ridge and cover it with thick black plastic. Mulch in the ways reduces splash but it also raises the ground level, so use sparingly. Plants age considerably after 7 years and it's better to plant new ones since the bark gets too thick and produces significantly fewer new shoots
i love listening to people who are passionate about what they do. this guy truly is!
You are so passionate about your business and such an honest person and joyful person. Great job on everything you’re doing.
I'm loving this channel. we are planning on buying roughly 20 or 30 acres in Louisiana. we were planning on orchards and chickens or goats but I'm starting to think growing crops would be a better experience. it's very inspirational stuff.
This was a really great video. Very inspirational to see how much he has grown, and seeing all of the healthy green foliage and dark soil reminds me that spring and summer are on their way.Thanks for the great vid.
looks like a great spot to live, and a beautiful garden, 10 out of 10.
The farm looks great! Love that you're running off solar.
Thanks!
A canadian interviewing a south american in New Zealand. Now ive seen it all.
One option may be an "open house" day at the farm where visitors can pick their own strawberries when they're too small to be worth taking to market? No labor on the farmer's end other than keeping an eye on people.
Wow, I'm not into farming, of any kind.. and I'm certainly not even green fingered.. But I've loved watching this video!!
This young man (Yotam?) is so sharp, passionate and incredibly knowledgeable about his subject and business.
He's absolutely on the ball and would make a success of anything he attempted I'm sure.
More power to your elbow Yotam, I've no doubt that you will inspire many others to attempt to do just what you're doing. Best wishes to you and good luck.
To the many trolls and childish idiots who are arguing the toss about how much land Yotam is farming...
Please shut up and go away you are spoiling this whole thing.
He's already stated that he has a quarter acre, why should he make it up?
Also... he's already stated that the land you see isn't all his.
The TOTAL farmed land is all a larger community..
His SHARE of it, ..of the cultivated land that you see... IS a quarter of an acre.
So, the aerial view you are all being so boringly argumentative about, isn't all his alone, you bunch of bloody trolls.
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I wish I had the knowledge to start off my own farm...
Just put the basil in a sub compartment with a exhaust fan and it will thank you.
I like this one..Yellow and Golden Chard seeds are usually half the price of Golden Beets..same color micros.
My basil often has spotty, inconsistent germination. Also if I hold it long enough to get good volume, it often seems to start yellowing. I'm growing in a greenhouse so it can get pretty hot in there. Maybe I'm watering too much? Thoughts?
He is FABULOUS! So interesting. Thank you for this video. Those salads looked GREAT. Had a hard time understanding some words
I love that he is saving his salanova seeds. I am doing that too. Great minds think alike :-)
All the colors!
Farm looks beautiful, especially that field of eggplants. Also Yotam is quite attractive.
HA! been hunting for flats for microgreens for a while and found the same trays last week! glad Im heading down the right track! great vids and awesome to see some kiwi based content out there.
hey thanks for talking about the process and stuff, I would like to know how he keeps the weeds out of his garden outside?
You know you got something special when you see so many nedative comments. I was in awe and i could care less how big his land is. He gave us free info and i for one am thankful. Microgreens is now where i am heading in my hoophouse. very cool thanks!
Nice tour...they are crushing it!...liked!
Love this. I'm really thinking of getting into small farming and horticulture. Guess I'll have to start the vids from the beginning.
I remember the video from last year! fantastic info and enjoyable to watch.
I am so happy I listened to my wife, said every man ever
Without my wife making the calls Id be dead or in prison...
Could you outline total land in the operation? Fallow Area/Production/Outbuildings/Green houses....
11,000 Sq ft = 15,000 pounds of food crushing it for sure...
I can't understand what he is saying at 3:16. I really want to know because I have 75 Strawberries on the way and I am planning to propagate them out like in this video. Thanks.
Great video. It was nice to see the update!
i remember the strawberries video! inspiring to see such great progress being made off- grid
Should do a 6 ft huglemound both sides and rain wouldn't be a problem + less stooping.
Hi Curtis great videos , I really appreciate the content you post for all of us!
Anyone see the weed plants behind the strawberry patch??
What a beautiful farm!!!!!!
so impressed with - what do you call them? - microsalads? for the sweet basil, what variety exactly do you use?
I have been cutting off the strawberry leaves each year after harvest, a few inches above the crown,but that seems to scorch and weaken my plants (it killed quite a few last year), even with daily watering after cutting. It also seems to produce weaker and scorched runners that don't thrive well. I live in Zone 6a, and its not like we are in the desert or anything. What am I doing wrong, since everyone seems to do this and swear by it? Thanks!
This is outstanding, how about building a greenhouse above the strawberries ?
( Get some straw around them in autumn , for insulation) .
More power to you, man !
It's great to see someone so excited about what he is doing...
Never thought of Basil in salad mix, I bet it would be a great seller.
Anna at the Farm ..anna ..first there was basil..then the rest...basil is magic with most..basil .tomato..cucumber..strong cheese..balsamic..olive oil..crusty sourdough bread..food from heaven
Definitely adding Basil & maybe others ..
Incredible work !
The duck loves the Fahrenheit joke at 22.00. :-)
when i heard your walk in freezer problem i always think of ammonia freezer using a solar reflector to heat the solution to separate ammonia .
Such an interesting episode. Thank you for producing videos on New Zealand.
Just subbed, and I just wanted to thank you for all the great videos, so Thanks!!
Wow! We just put in our first raised beds!
I was just wondering how this guy's strawberries came out this year...thanks Curtis!
That is truly inspiring! Thanks, Curtis.
This is so inspiring! Someday soon, this will be me!
I have a .4th of an acre. I need to provide food for 6 dogs, 19 cats 1 rabbit and 2 people making us all vegetarian. Will that .4th of an acre provide for us?
How far apart would you say his two main plants in each bed are apart? 18 inches?
Very cool grow. Cheers from across the big pond. We love the strawberries, micro greens, basil. In the tunnel greenhouse, is that bamboo used for the tray shelving ?
Yes it is. Thanks!
I have big time trouble with shrews eating my strawberrys--what can I do about them???
A question. When planting, is it better to have rows running N/S or E/W for max sun or doesn't it really matter? Im in lower Michigan
love the idea of saving the salinova seed.
hmm my yard is .26 of an acre and this really seems a lot bigger. Yes it is a nice amount of crops on a small plot. Thinking he meant quarter Hecatre which is 2.5 acres.
It's .28 acres. My farm is a quarter acre as well, and it's the same.
Is he growing any types of collard or mustard greens? Would put a nice kick to his salad mix.
Could I get a diagram showing the size of the beds of the variuus crops?
seeing this a few months on, but a beautiful operation in a place that looks like heaven :)
how many people work in that a quarter acre ? and how long per day to fill all the land with plants.
Awesome and informative video. Appreciate the content
just found this by random pretty amazing sub earned
I plan to start poultry for meat and also for egg layer. I want to what's the cheapest way to buy one, I'm in India
im curious to anyone out there, these lil trays he has plants growing in, wouldnt those hinder the overall yields by disrupting the taproots downward growth??? im in the stages of learning, was just curious... thanks!!
I'm gonna ask this again :
I'm wondering what is the net income after all expenses paid. The only reason I ask is I'm interested in doing the same and want to make sure I can make a living in Ct U.S.A. ? Thank you very much. Please answer as I'm very interested in starting this ASAP !
I'm sure their net is at least 50%. I've had my net as high as 75%. It all just depends on how you want to run the business.
Incredible! Insightful! Thanks guys!! From Nova Scotia
Using that white van as 20 feet long I scale this parcel at about 230x120 feet or 0.6 acres roughly. Take out the building and let's give him 0.5 acres! So it's about twice the size it says!
Thanks for posting.
Loved this farm tour!
Crushing It!!! EXCELLENT BRO
I have 20 acres on a very hard to access area. It's on the coast area of Ecuador, south America 15 to 30 degrees centegrade all year. What can you recommend?
Aren't those hemp plants in the background at the beginning?
I am I missing something this is a 1/4 acre ?
Good for living with the family.
extremely beautiful scenery
This whole operation is amazing.
add neem and sea salt to reduce molding