There is no substitute for work and the knowledge of how to use the work. Every time I watch any of your videos I come away impressed and generally I am quite the critic.
It's amazing what one person alone can accomplish with a clear plan and efficiency. Amazing that in a couple of hours time you've already planted more beds of veg than a family would need to feed themselves for an entire season! But you had to plan for it the end of last year...order the seed, schedule the sequence of events to plant the seeds, raise them and then plant them out. It's a symphony, farming. A beautiful symphony.
In my context (ohio,US small farm-ish) I use deciduous mulch in my pathways. For me, though, my pathways are a piece of my on farm compost generation. Each year I shovel out half the walkways (since the chips have broken down) onto my beds and reapply wood chips. My beds also get some of the compost from the chicken yard. It's created some amazing soil on what was a packed dirt tennis court for a couple decades. I'm enjoying seeing you scale down to a homestead level- you have a wonderful train of thought and insight that I can always get new ideas from.
Well done Richard. You just keep going despite everything that life throws at us. We all have our trials and tribulations - thank you for continuing to post - it is really encouraging. Regards!
I don't agree with everything you say. I don't need to. It's human nature to have differences. Doesn't mean for a second we wouldn't get along, have a great chat with a cigar and a beer. That being said, I truly appreciate how you have chosen (at least from what I've seen in your videos) to raise your son. There are so many feeble, useless teenagers and young adults around now that can't do anything for themselves. Calling roadside assist with a flat tyre, being pasty and unhealthy because PlayStation is a thing. Here's a bucket, go catch some spiders. Now that's a thing. I was farm raised like all of my extended family and I see these (even my generation) folk that just pay the money to get things fixed. That is not going to be your boy. Its good to see him enjoying simple things, learning what food really is by the example laid out for him and finishing the day dirty and tired. Real men come from the Earth and go right back there when they're done.
Richard just want to say thank you. Thank you for the time and thank you for the willingness to spread this message to the world. I have been on a 5 year journey spending tens of thousands of hours researching the significance behind the why and the how in a small scale market garden approach farming. Your efforts will continue to be fruitful through individuals worldwide who will also continue to spread this knowledge of regenerative practices such as myself and the countless others you have helped in deeply understanding our connection and dependency on these mutualistic symbiotic systems that we are all inherently dependent on.
Would be lovely to see you dig a hole, to look how the earth underneath have changed during the years. Has it been decompacted? How deep does the worms go with the compost nutrients? Etc.
Enjoy the new more vlog/art type of videos that still contain the good bits of depth of knowledge. Definitely enjoy getting to see the melding of art and knowledge. Keep it up. One day I will hopefully get to visit All the love from the Midwest
Great video Richard. Never mind the pastured broilers, you should run parenting workshops. Most people would have a lot to learn from you about raising happy, healthy and resilient children.
Hey man . Son of a farmer here and soon to be one . A tip for you is that you dont need to be so gentle with the plants before planting. You can just drop them to the gtound fron a standing position! Hope it helps your back .
Love your comments and information, would love to hear more about soil biology and how it works for the small gardener, and more information on Ruth Stout gardening, with the how , when and why .
This system is very important in not just reinventing our carbon footprint but also water management. Think about how resilient this system is over traditional tillage farming. Drought might effect monoculture farming but this system takes in and stores more water. The second benefit to note is that this system builds soil. You can literally turn deserts into fruitful fields. It’s the answer to countering desertification. And increasing the food supply with less land needed. The harvest also is greater. As the planet population increases we need to focus more and more on these systems. It’s literally the future. The produce is also much more higher in nutrient counts. Which aids our DNA to fix itself against diseases. It’s a win win all around. God Bless everyone in your adventures in following God’s intended nature. We are on a journey to bring back Eden. Gen 4:12A When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength
Hi Richard, Xavier Rudd was a nice surprise, especially as the album, 'food in the belly' is one of the most appropriate, not only because of the topic of growing food, but also some of the environmental challenges facing us, nice one! Every time I watch one of your videos, my heart aches for wanting to engage on a similar adventure, and I am putting time into developing my business plan, hopefully finding funders the coming year. Would you be able to share how the changes in grain prices affect your bird enterprises, do you need to raise your prises a lot too? Thanks! Edit: I had missed you'll not have many chickens this year. With bird flu and feed prices what they are, maybe not a bad idea. Still I am curious to hear your thoughts on how to navigate the current interesting times if you had the normal setup :-)
Slip 3-5 inch long pieces of pvc pipe over 3 or 4 tines on a regular garden rake and a small gardener can mark their bed without buying special equipment.
that’s ok for marking rows, but I have a bed roller mainly for applying surface pressure to my lovely soft compost beds so direct seeders work more effectively. they are different ‘tools’ you might say
I live at the mouth of a canyon and we get some really insane wind down here. When you put the cloth over the beds and the little hoops, how do you get it all to stay and not be blown away???
Thank you Richard. Do you have a link to your Hacking the Food System talk? You re-named it once and I have lost it again due to computer crashes. It is a great resource for spreading the word. Can't find it in your back catalogue. Thank you in advance.
Hey Richard and anyone ... what tree are the woodships from? I am not an english native speaker and need to translate that word, but need to read it, cause just by hearing doesnt bring up any results, when searching for it.
@@regenerativeagriculture ok cool. I'm planning on doing some myself this year. What's your thoughts on grain beds first year. Currently the area is in grass. Thanks
There is no substitute for work and the knowledge of how to use the work. Every time I watch any of your videos I come away impressed and generally I am quite the critic.
It's amazing what one person alone can accomplish with a clear plan and efficiency. Amazing that in a couple of hours time you've already planted more beds of veg than a family would need to feed themselves for an entire season! But you had to plan for it the end of last year...order the seed, schedule the sequence of events to plant the seeds, raise them and then plant them out. It's a symphony, farming. A beautiful symphony.
In my context (ohio,US small farm-ish) I use deciduous mulch in my pathways. For me, though, my pathways are a piece of my on farm compost generation. Each year I shovel out half the walkways (since the chips have broken down) onto my beds and reapply wood chips. My beds also get some of the compost from the chicken yard. It's created some amazing soil on what was a packed dirt tennis court for a couple decades. I'm enjoying seeing you scale down to a homestead level- you have a wonderful train of thought and insight that I can always get new ideas from.
Very well protected from the deer. 😃
Well done Richard. You just keep going despite everything that life throws at us. We all have our trials and tribulations - thank you for continuing to post - it is really encouraging. Regards!
Nice to see you in the garden brother.
Hi Curtis, all the best to you and your family. Thank you for being the difference.
I do not know which one of you gentlemen have the hardest condition to grow vegetables in.
Respect from Africa 🇿🇦
Oh nice to see you here!
I don't agree with everything you say. I don't need to. It's human nature to have differences. Doesn't mean for a second we wouldn't get along, have a great chat with a cigar and a beer.
That being said, I truly appreciate how you have chosen (at least from what I've seen in your videos) to raise your son. There are so many feeble, useless teenagers and young adults around now that can't do anything for themselves. Calling roadside assist with a flat tyre, being pasty and unhealthy because PlayStation is a thing. Here's a bucket, go catch some spiders. Now that's a thing.
I was farm raised like all of my extended family and I see these (even my generation) folk that just pay the money to get things fixed. That is not going to be your boy. Its good to see him enjoying simple things, learning what food really is by the example laid out for him and finishing the day dirty and tired. Real men come from the Earth and go right back there when they're done.
Richard just want to say thank you. Thank you for the time and thank you for the willingness to spread this message to the world. I have been on a 5 year journey spending tens of thousands of hours researching the significance behind the why and the how in a small scale market garden approach farming. Your efforts will continue to be fruitful through individuals worldwide who will also continue to spread this knowledge of regenerative practices such as myself and the countless others you have helped in deeply understanding our connection and dependency on these mutualistic symbiotic systems that we are all inherently dependent on.
Thank you for continuing to encourage people to use in no dig for their market gardens.
Would be lovely to see you dig a hole, to look how the earth underneath have changed during the years. Has it been decompacted? How deep does the worms go with the compost nutrients? Etc.
Thank you for another great video on the Ridgedale No-Dig Garden strategy! Always enjoy following your journey.
Enjoy the new more vlog/art type of videos that still contain the good bits of depth of knowledge. Definitely enjoy getting to see the melding of art and knowledge. Keep it up. One day I will hopefully get to visit
All the love from the Midwest
Great video Richard.
Never mind the pastured broilers, you should run parenting workshops. Most people would have a lot to learn from you about raising happy, healthy and resilient children.
Thanks for sharing your knowledge Richard.
Hey man . Son of a farmer here and soon to be one . A tip for you is that you dont need to be so gentle with the plants before planting. You can just drop them to the gtound fron a standing position! Hope it helps your back .
Thanks Richard for your videos and educating the world about Permaculture, Love the Australian music (Xavier Rudd) Good on ya mate 👍🏕️🇦🇺
Thanks for such a useful and well-produced video. I learned a lot.
Thanks Richard. Always learning from you buddy. Keep up the great work.
Amazing content as always. Thanks Richard.
Respect from Africa 🇿🇦
Love your comments and information, would love to hear more about soil biology and how it works for the small gardener, and more information on Ruth Stout gardening, with the how , when and why .
I agree to everything 100%
This system is very important in not just reinventing our carbon footprint but also water management. Think about how resilient this system is over traditional tillage farming. Drought might effect monoculture farming but this system takes in and stores more water. The second benefit to note is that this system builds soil. You can literally turn deserts into fruitful fields. It’s the answer to countering desertification. And increasing the food supply with less land needed. The harvest also is greater. As the planet population increases we need to focus more and more on these systems. It’s literally the future. The produce is also much more higher in nutrient counts. Which aids our DNA to fix itself against diseases. It’s a win win all around. God Bless everyone in your adventures in following God’s intended nature. We are on a journey to bring back Eden.
Gen 4:12A
When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength
LOVE!
thank you for sharing. 🌱
Nothing like planting outside first time in the season
Hi Richard, Xavier Rudd was a nice surprise, especially as the album, 'food in the belly' is one of the most appropriate, not only because of the topic of growing food, but also some of the environmental challenges facing us, nice one! Every time I watch one of your videos, my heart aches for wanting to engage on a similar adventure, and I am putting time into developing my business plan, hopefully finding funders the coming year. Would you be able to share how the changes in grain prices affect your bird enterprises, do you need to raise your prises a lot too? Thanks! Edit: I had missed you'll not have many chickens this year. With bird flu and feed prices what they are, maybe not a bad idea. Still I am curious to hear your thoughts on how to navigate the current interesting times if you had the normal setup :-)
Love xavier rudd and that album especially !
Beautiful
sooooo....... perfect! :)
You do good work!
Slip 3-5 inch long pieces of pvc pipe over 3 or 4 tines on a regular garden rake and a small gardener can mark their bed without buying special equipment.
that’s ok for marking rows, but I have a bed roller mainly for applying surface pressure to my lovely soft compost beds so direct seeders work more effectively. they are different ‘tools’ you might say
Hi, I’m in the process of changing my beds to 75cm and have ordered 4mm wire. How long should I cut the hoops? Thanks
1.5m
@@regenerativeagriculture Thank you
What has happened with the development of the automated laying boxes for the chicken house? Have the bugs been worked out yet?
I live at the mouth of a canyon and we get some really insane wind down here. When you put the cloth over the beds and the little hoops, how do you get it all to stay and not be blown away???
Thank you Richard. Do you have a link to your Hacking the Food System talk? You re-named it once and I have lost it again due to computer crashes. It is a great resource for spreading the word. Can't find it in your back catalogue. Thank you in advance.
Lovely to see your work. Are you using Charles dowding CD seeding trays?
Oh how cool with the camping - when will it open? Is there already a booking link?
Looking up the wire
Also , need more information on how to produce your own seed from year to year, and not relying on the system to produce seed for you.
Hey Richard and anyone ... what tree are the woodships from? I am not an english native speaker and need to translate that word, but need to read it, cause just by hearing doesnt bring up any results, when searching for it.
Spruce woodchips, from a type of fir tree, (fichte in german i think)
thaaaak you! :-)
thank*
How does the garden handle rain and erosion?
Do you see any problems with cedar wood chips
How much land are you working with? Acres/hectares for yourself?
Going into the garden to listen to Xavier rudd
Interesting video..new subscriber.
Thought you were not going to do so much this year :D
I would like to take your course and go teach in the coastal areas in Kenya. I think it’s doable. I am currently in Calgary AB Canada.
Hey ✌️
Do you put cardboard under the entire garden, paths included the first year?
In these beds no, in some beds yes
@@regenerativeagriculture ok cool. I'm planning on doing some myself this year. What's your thoughts on grain beds first year. Currently the area is in grass.
Thanks
Can you show where you put your meat chickens if the chicken flue hits?
Richard has previous videos on this, he used a caterpillar tunnel.
This year he only has like 20 chicks ..
@@mrThoreKarlsson why?
@@0hleg more like homsteding and nog big scale production this year ..
His taking a time off for a while
@@mrThoreKarlsson ah ok
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I disagree, the amount of green is to much. LIFE SHOULD FLOW! This is not a system.