This Man’s Revolutionary way of Farming in Hawai’i

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  • Опубліковано 24 гру 2024

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  • @ConservativesAreDummies-gk1hl
    @ConservativesAreDummies-gk1hl 13 днів тому +2

    Great stuff. That system of growing is so obvious but so hard for people to grasp. Through years of experimentation I stumbled on the same kind of thing. I knew something was not right about continually having to add stuff and manage and groom and fight with bugs and just every main stream solution and technique just never seemed to really create a living garden.

  • @growingskyes5327
    @growingskyes5327 5 місяців тому +4

    This video gave me so much joy. Thank you! I love watching people do what they love!

  • @cavegeneral5412
    @cavegeneral5412 4 місяці тому +4

    I got a tour of Zach's farm last weekend. Very Cool place. Smart guy. Your place was cool too.

    • @Offgrid_Neighbors808
      @Offgrid_Neighbors808  4 місяці тому +1

      Right on!
      Don’t hesitate to reach out to us when you’re taking steps towards growing food and establishing your ecosystem

  • @Mr53000
    @Mr53000 5 місяців тому +6

    Lol. I love this guy. Zach is a funny lad. You're blessed to have him as a friend.

  • @davidanstice
    @davidanstice 5 місяців тому +6

    What a concept, humans living in harmony with nature in a smart and healthy way. Thank you for sharing !

    • @Aquaponducks
      @Aquaponducks 5 місяців тому +2

      haha yeah what a concept 😂.
      Humans living in harmony with nature 🤔?
      What used to be basic is now very advanced 😅

    • @Offgrid_Neighbors808
      @Offgrid_Neighbors808  5 місяців тому +2

      Humans are part of nature!

  • @lucschoonen
    @lucschoonen 5 місяців тому +4

    this was awsome, such great energy and knowledge

  • @Ahinahina
    @Ahinahina 5 місяців тому +5

    One peace of advice I can give to people new to the tropics. Give plenty of space for your fruit trees. You want horizontal branches and you only get those when young trees get enough sunlight. People come to Hawaii all the time and plant Foodforests and all the avocados are 40 feet off the ground. Fruit like rollinia,soursop,jackfruit,sapote etc are all very delicate and hard to harvest

  • @jennexxer
    @jennexxer 5 місяців тому +4

    Can you tell us what elevation ? Every 500 ft makes a huge difference.

    • @Offgrid_Neighbors808
      @Offgrid_Neighbors808  5 місяців тому +4

      2500

    • @jennexxer
      @jennexxer 5 місяців тому +2

      @@Offgrid_Neighbors808 ok. Us too. My yard looks similar but no luck with the squash. Pickle worm moths are the worst ! Thankyou 🤙👍

    • @Offgrid_Neighbors808
      @Offgrid_Neighbors808  5 місяців тому +3

      @@jennexxer pickle worms is a tough one but if we have enough squash growing then some are bound to make it through. Good luck!

    • @jennexxer
      @jennexxer 5 місяців тому +1

      @@Offgrid_Neighbors808 Thanks !! Aloha

  • @m.gilbert1176
    @m.gilbert1176 4 місяці тому +2

    So inspiring, so much living in the solution! So educational blended in with humor. Hope you do another video on raising ducks. Going to plant a Lima bean. Im at 450' down the hill from you. Wonder if its too warm for Lima bean here. I'll research it. Thank you for this video.

  • @maximuspalmer515
    @maximuspalmer515 5 місяців тому +4

    Thanks for the great video guys. This is an incredible resource! I am very glad to be your neighbors!!

    • @Aquaponducks
      @Aquaponducks 5 місяців тому +1

      Thank you Max! Very glad to be your neighbor too 😁.
      Very happy to be working 🚜 for you guys and am stoked to see your homestead progress into abundance over the next couple years 🌳🦆

    • @Offgrid_Neighbors808
      @Offgrid_Neighbors808  5 місяців тому +1

      Thanks for watching!

    • @maximuspalmer515
      @maximuspalmer515 5 місяців тому +2

      The video is so good and I learned so much I am finding myself watching all your videos. Hopefully one day you can showcase our land!!

    • @Offgrid_Neighbors808
      @Offgrid_Neighbors808  5 місяців тому +1

      @@maximuspalmer515 I’m looking forward to it! I’m sure you’ll be successful. We’re here with you every step of the way!

  • @dianaj3139
    @dianaj3139 5 місяців тому +2

    I want to come spend some time with you and eat this food! Looks great!

  • @vanessahardy2632
    @vanessahardy2632 5 місяців тому +3

    Thx for sharing this video! Love your passion 💜

    • @Aquaponducks
      @Aquaponducks 5 місяців тому +1

      Awe thank you Vanessa. I appreciate the comment. Yeah If we all do what we can with where we are, we can make quite a difference.

  • @Mr53000
    @Mr53000 5 місяців тому +2

    That was great, guys. Thanks for letting me hang out with you. I try to do stuff on my property, but we live in a city suburb with restrictions, blah, blah, blah, as well as a couple of hard frosts that hit us in the winter, so there are some limitations. But I've had good success with some things. Okra loves it here, and I had a bumper crop this year from seeds that came from last year's seed pods. I got a whole bunch of butternut squash from the seeds of an organic one that I purchased at the store. I was eating organic cucumbers like they were apples from a single plant that grew for me. And so on. I just think that at the very least, people should try every year to work on these skills with whatever means they have, because the present, weird time we're in can't be sustained; it's all going to collapse and we're going to have to go back to locally produced food - which means that everybody's going to have to pitch in sooner or later. Much success to you in your ventures and thanks for the inspiration. Steve in Jacksonville, Florida.

    • @Offgrid_Neighbors808
      @Offgrid_Neighbors808  5 місяців тому +1

      We wish the best of luck man. That sounds like a tough situation but I hope you can make it happen!

    • @Aquaponducks
      @Aquaponducks 5 місяців тому +1

      Thanks man! You just reminded me to get okra growing again. I grew up in Oklahoma growing and eating lots of Okra.
      Such an abundant and prolific plant. Definitely a game changer in the garden 👏

  • @PhuongTran-ow4cp
    @PhuongTran-ow4cp 17 днів тому +1

    Love the human dropping compost method there at minute 33! Super cool, but, this is in Hawaii, wondering if that would work in colder climate too?

    • @Offgrid_Neighbors808
      @Offgrid_Neighbors808  10 днів тому +1

      If it gets cold enough for water to freeze then it might not work

  • @mariamakariou2914
    @mariamakariou2914 5 місяців тому +2

    Perfect! 🎉 Just PERFECT!!!! 😊 Thank you, guys!

  • @kaimana7047
    @kaimana7047 4 місяці тому +3

    Blessed are we that plant a fruit tree for all to eat positive mindset Hawaiian forgotten lifestyle

  • @Juen-bq3lw
    @Juen-bq3lw 5 місяців тому +2

    the dialogue at 33rpm is very clear to my 80yo ears. nice.

    • @Offgrid_Neighbors808
      @Offgrid_Neighbors808  5 місяців тому +1

      Thanks! I made sure the volume was always louder than it needed to be. Thanks for watching!

  • @J9coughlin
    @J9coughlin 4 місяці тому +2

    Thanks to this video, Zach is going to clear a driveway and small house pad. He is starting Friday the 16 th of August ..Maybe,, you would like to do a video I'll be moving after the first of the year. Janine from Colorado

  • @teresaedwards3659
    @teresaedwards3659 5 місяців тому +2

    Thanks for the video !

  • @albertoscatto5796
    @albertoscatto5796 5 місяців тому +2

    I have learnt so much from this, he should spread his word!

    • @Offgrid_Neighbors808
      @Offgrid_Neighbors808  5 місяців тому +2

      Thanks! That’s what we’re trying to do

    • @Aquaponducks
      @Aquaponducks 5 місяців тому +1

      Thank you! Yeah we’re always learning more about the ecosystems here and how it all works 😁
      Thanks for watching

  • @wallycamp909
    @wallycamp909 4 місяці тому +2

    I gave up after scanning the vid. for WHERE in upper Puna @ 1200ft. the farm is located??

  • @mena2138
    @mena2138 5 місяців тому +2

    Perfect video, honestly perfect

  • @CidrickBlairDedicatoria2023
    @CidrickBlairDedicatoria2023 5 місяців тому +2

    Beautiful and productive garden 😊❤

    • @Offgrid_Neighbors808
      @Offgrid_Neighbors808  5 місяців тому +1

      It really is!

    • @Aquaponducks
      @Aquaponducks 5 місяців тому

      Thank you

    • @mikeptag
      @mikeptag 5 місяців тому +1

      ​@@Aquaponduckshow much land do you have? I just have a 1/2 acre at 900ft elevation but I want to do everything like you're doing plus i have some ideas. Thank you for the inspiration.

    • @Aquaponducks
      @Aquaponducks 5 місяців тому +1

      @@mikeptag Hey Mike thank you I’m glad to hear you’re wanting to be growing a lot food forest style 😁.
      I have 3 acres but this whole video was much less than an acre.

  • @analisewilliams6266
    @analisewilliams6266 5 місяців тому +2

    Love this!

    • @Offgrid_Neighbors808
      @Offgrid_Neighbors808  5 місяців тому +2

      Thanks for watching!

    • @Aquaponducks
      @Aquaponducks 5 місяців тому +2

      Thank you Analise yeah every property in the neighborhood has this same potential 😁
      Just gotta have the right plants and animals

    • @analisewilliams6266
      @analisewilliams6266 5 місяців тому +1

      @@Aquaponducks thank you! I want ducks now 🦆 😍

    • @Aquaponducks
      @Aquaponducks 5 місяців тому

      @@analisewilliams6266Yeah we all definitely need ducks in our gardens. Maybe Heidi has some extra ducks. You guys are totally welcome to swing by and get some plants from here too.

  • @FloridamanForager
    @FloridamanForager 5 місяців тому +3

    what was in the fish tank above the toilet? was that a part of the flush system?

    • @Aquaponducks
      @Aquaponducks 5 місяців тому +1

      No sir not a part of the fish tank that’s just some fancy green bathroom decor
      It has little guppie fishes in it

    • @FloridamanForager
      @FloridamanForager 5 місяців тому +2

      @@Aquaponducks awesome!

  • @FoodForestFolks
    @FoodForestFolks 5 місяців тому +3

    19:46 yassss!!! 🙌👏 this part is a great soundbite! great video, you guys!!

  • @TimBitts649
    @TimBitts649 2 місяці тому +1

    Wow

  • @maikaigahan2956
    @maikaigahan2956 5 місяців тому +2

    Great quotes in this one! Zach u r a ducking genius 🦆

    • @Aquaponducks
      @Aquaponducks 5 місяців тому +2

      Thank you Makai 😁
      For it is the duck who speakith through thy
      I’m no genius and I’ve never been the sharpest cookie in the tool jar
      But I do know some stuff about ducks and bugs 🐛

  • @alfredbalauro3215
    @alfredbalauro3215 5 місяців тому +3

    Looks like an old style Filipino garden with a lot of companion plantings

    • @Aquaponducks
      @Aquaponducks 5 місяців тому +1

      I think old style Filipino is very accurate Alfred.
      Definitely looks more like the Philippines than Volcano area.
      Thanks for watching 😁🦆🦆

    • @Offgrid_Neighbors808
      @Offgrid_Neighbors808  5 місяців тому +1

      It totally looks like the Philippines

  • @nathancooper9391
    @nathancooper9391 4 місяці тому +1

    Thanks guys fun video. I do the same here near Byron Bay but, ya, my skin has become a little thicker like the chayote😂

  • @donaldjhill
    @donaldjhill 5 місяців тому +2

    what is the variety of lima bean featured? a tropical perennial? amazing abundance.

    • @Aquaponducks
      @Aquaponducks 5 місяців тому +2

      Thank you Donald yeah it’s a perennial lima bean, and the root of it makes a potato underground. We have Christmas lima beans and a few other varieties.

    • @Offgrid_Neighbors808
      @Offgrid_Neighbors808  5 місяців тому +2

      I didn’t know there were more than one variety. It grows really well up here.
      Let’s wait on what Aquaponducks has a say

  • @JohnsGuineaPigs
    @JohnsGuineaPigs 2 місяці тому +1

    fantastic

  • @haydenczerwonky6000
    @haydenczerwonky6000 5 місяців тому +3

    How do the ducks stay there?

    • @Aquaponducks
      @Aquaponducks 5 місяців тому +2

      Good question! They mainly stay here out of love and loyalty.
      Because they were raised here eating the foods from the property, hanging out with us and other animals, they know this is their home.

  • @kimkayoda7454
    @kimkayoda7454 5 місяців тому +2

    Center of the banana stalk is a great vegetable

    • @Aquaponducks
      @Aquaponducks 5 місяців тому +1

      Oh wow I gotta try it sometime, how do you like to cook it?

  • @gihonmonks
    @gihonmonks 5 місяців тому +2

    big up zach

  • @maxattison5234
    @maxattison5234 3 місяці тому

    hows he planting the pumpkins? direct sow or transplant?

  • @wallycamp909
    @wallycamp909 4 місяці тому +2

    mahalo - Fern Forest. 🤙

    • @Aquaponducks
      @Aquaponducks 4 місяці тому

      I’m convinced Fern Forest is the best place on the planet

  • @michelemacdonald552
    @michelemacdonald552 2 місяці тому +1

    Ice cream beans are pretty invasive...I took mine out

  • @saundraconnolly3309
    @saundraconnolly3309 5 місяців тому +3

    Yessah ❤️

  • @thomasreto2997
    @thomasreto2997 5 місяців тому +3

    Indian runners? Nice property!…..got your number🤙

    • @Aquaponducks
      @Aquaponducks 5 місяців тому +3

      Indian runners buddy you got it. Indian runners, khaki cambells and muskovies.
      Thank you Thomas, yeah we can all have abundant food forests and enjoy real foods together.

    • @Offgrid_Neighbors808
      @Offgrid_Neighbors808  5 місяців тому +1

      Thanks for watching Thomas!

  • @Amok_Runner
    @Amok_Runner 3 місяці тому +2

    I understand he's using what he has but animal waste isn't essential and there are better alternatives for regenerative mulch sources like pidgin pea which also fixes nitrogen. You can also plant deep rooted things to pull up nutrients like comfrey. I admire the confidence he has but it's healthy to stay on the humble path of being in a constant state of learning

    • @Offgrid_Neighbors808
      @Offgrid_Neighbors808  3 місяці тому +1

      Can you explain why animal waste is not essential?
      Do you farm pigeon peas in Hawai’i?

    • @Amok_Runner
      @Amok_Runner 3 місяці тому

      @@Offgrid_Neighbors808 it's not essential because there was a successful and advanced system of agriculture here for hundreds of years that didn't use it and there are successful commercial growers today that don't either. If you have the livestock, sure make use of the resource but If nitrogen is a concern I would plant legumes or clovers before paying to bring in a load of animal droppings to spread around. I wouldn't say that I "farm pidgin pea" but it's a valuable resource to be growing that I would highly recommend

  • @Kadag
    @Kadag 3 місяці тому +2

    If you are wanting to live this way, but don't have the cash for the land just yet, maybe you'd be interested in living on and working our half acre in the Kau district near Naalehu.

    • @Offgrid_Neighbors808
      @Offgrid_Neighbors808  3 місяці тому +1

      Work trade is such an awesome way to gain valuable experience!

  • @kolapyellow7631
    @kolapyellow7631 5 місяців тому +2

    Chayote is yummy when stired fry !

    • @Aquaponducks
      @Aquaponducks 5 місяців тому +1

      Yeah chayote is number one for the ducks and to always have a good stirfry

  • @mapuanakupuna3471
    @mapuanakupuna3471 5 місяців тому +3

    ty

  • @titusmarius8718
    @titusmarius8718 5 місяців тому +2

    Lol I grew up in pahoa and was like “looks like puna” before you said it’s puna 😂😂😂😂😂😂
    When y oh know you know

    • @Offgrid_Neighbors808
      @Offgrid_Neighbors808  5 місяців тому +2

      Us puna tics will always be punatics

    • @Aquaponducks
      @Aquaponducks 5 місяців тому

      Puna but almost in Volcano 🌋
      Fern Forest 🌳 as it’s known right now
      Through the power of ducks though we can make it Food Forest 🐥🦆🌳

  • @quinta_finca
    @quinta_finca 4 місяці тому +1

    Old chayote taste and behave like a better potato! i prefer that because its very starchy and not watery :)!

  • @quinta_finca
    @quinta_finca 4 місяці тому +1

    very sympathic buddy you got there :)!Also i am doing private research so i have one important questions, is his zodiac sign cancer ? Thanks :D and whats yours ?

  • @kolapyellow7631
    @kolapyellow7631 5 місяців тому +2

    Do u have snakes in your garden?

  • @fred-san
    @fred-san 5 місяців тому +2

    see Humbert Richard

  • @blueberry4082
    @blueberry4082 3 місяці тому +1

    Doesn't he need help? I like to learn farming. I need to start somewhere.

    • @Offgrid_Neighbors808
      @Offgrid_Neighbors808  3 місяці тому +1

      If he had an extra structure that could be a possibility. Work trades are awesome way to gain valuable experience! Hope you can find a good farm!

  • @ziggybender9125
    @ziggybender9125 5 місяців тому +1

    You guys didn't eat a meal without a preservative in it either. Salt is the oldest preservative in known history, still very healthy meal for other reasons just not the one you pointed out.

    • @Offgrid_Neighbors808
      @Offgrid_Neighbors808  5 місяців тому +2

      Next time we’ll make sure to go harvest some salt for you!

    • @ziggybender9125
      @ziggybender9125 5 місяців тому +2

      @@Offgrid_Neighbors808 Don't do that. Our oceans these days are filled with micro plastics. It's way more worth just using salt from ancient sea beds while we let nature create new biology that will break down the micro plastics eventually in the future. It doesn't matter if you harvest the salt or buy the salt anyways, I was pointing out that it's considered a preservative as that's how meats, fruits, nuts, and other things were preserved for long storage in ancient history and today.

    • @Offgrid_Neighbors808
      @Offgrid_Neighbors808  5 місяців тому

      @@ziggybender9125 well man I gattah say, you have an answer for everything

    • @ziggybender9125
      @ziggybender9125 5 місяців тому

      @@Offgrid_Neighbors808 Nope just a few, I can't battle these pickle worms to save my life. I am trying a new technique to attract the local bats to my area though, I have plenty of birds but they don't seem to be the type that eat moths or their larvae. I'd get some ducks but they'd for sure just roam to my neighbors places and up onto the hillside up to Zuckerbergs.

  • @ugponics
    @ugponics 5 місяців тому +4

    Its not "exactly right" as most of the nitrogen evaporates. #fail With on-ground #chopndrop the N content of moist plant matter will generally undergo denitrification (major N loss, N2O/N2 gas) and volatilization (minor N loss via ammonia gas NH3). As comparison, in an aerobic compost pile the plant matter nitrogen will undergo volatilization (major N loss, ammonia gas NH3) and denitrification (minor N loss, nitrous N20/N2).
    If you really want to capture the nitrogen from plant material, you must use #bokashi (lactofermentation) composting, same as #silage. Good luck with your paradise!

    • @danielnaberhaus5337
      @danielnaberhaus5337 5 місяців тому +1

      But you also have to consider the root decomposition that is more likely to keep the N in the soil, that's how a lot of the N is fixed and that's why chopping N fixers is so beneficial. The rain is absolutely washing the N away in our area, maybe not most places but here it does.

    • @pigeonninety-three7559
      @pigeonninety-three7559 5 місяців тому +2

      Like Jadam or KNF?

    • @Aquaponducks
      @Aquaponducks 5 місяців тому +3

      This is very interesting stuff thank you for sharing
      I’ve never been the brightest crayon in the cookie jar
      I just can see the fertility and the diversity increasing as I do what I do with these chop n drop species
      The chopped sunflower brings tons of bugs and slugs, and tons of lizards and frogs, to eat these slugs and bugs
      As well as feeding the ducks more diversity, which in this ecosystem they’re pretty much top of the food chain
      The most advanced super predator 🐛🦆💩🌻
      The alpha and omega of this success

    • @Offgrid_Neighbors808
      @Offgrid_Neighbors808  5 місяців тому +2

      Thank you guys for sharing your ideas!

    • @ugponics
      @ugponics 5 місяців тому +1

      @@pigeonninety-three7559 Think yogurt, lactic acid bacteria. I think JADAM uses anaerobic random bacteria, it is not the same, and they can do random stuff, not ideal.

  • @quinta_finca
    @quinta_finca 4 місяці тому +1

    believe me there are weeds xD.... bidens Pilosa, thorny blackberries is what i consider weeds

  • @danielnaberhaus5337
    @danielnaberhaus5337 5 місяців тому +4

    Idk this guy sounds like a quack.......... ;)

    • @Aquaponducks
      @Aquaponducks 5 місяців тому +1

      It’s a quack head food forest

    • @danielnaberhaus5337
      @danielnaberhaus5337 5 місяців тому +1

      @@Aquaponducks 😆

    • @danielnaberhaus5337
      @danielnaberhaus5337 5 місяців тому +2

      @@Aquaponducks once you go quack you never go back.

    • @Aquaponducks
      @Aquaponducks 5 місяців тому +3

      Once you go quack you can’t go back 🤷‍♂️ life’s just not the same before quack 🦆

    • @maximuspalmer515
      @maximuspalmer515 5 місяців тому +1

      @@danielnaberhaus5337 if it ain't Quack it's wack!