This video is a serious game changer for us as we are switching careers. The transparency and actually teaching something that makes sense with why we get into business in the first place. My husband has become now addicted to watching your videos and just leaned over to me and said, "I need to send you to his farm to learn fast!" 😆 Hopefully, you offer online classes since were in the Pacific NW of USA 😊 Thank you for the amazing content 🧑🌾
I know im asking the wrong place but does anybody know of a method to log back into an Instagram account? I was stupid lost my login password. I appreciate any help you can give me!
@Graham Felipe Thanks so much for your reply. I found the site thru google and im in the hacking process atm. Looks like it's gonna take quite some time so I will reply here later when my account password hopefully is recovered.
Thank you Richard for sharing your holistic approach, expert knowledge in helping present and future generations have the tools to not only feed theirselves, families but future generations. This should be shared in all educational establishments in UK, Europe. You instil joy in farming for many and I salute you and your team. Keep up the excellent work. May God continue to bless you.
Nothing is stopping us Richard - even we are not youngsters anymore .... we will keep going as long as we 'kick the bucket'. :-) Looking forward to the unknown world (in a process of moving to the place we have never been) and finding our own piece of land to build our homestead. Thank you for sharing - such a valuable information as always.
After reading your book and following your videos I just want to openly say a big thank you for your inspiring methods of transparency and bringing regenerative farming into an appealing, profitable market space that can flourish, thrive and change the very way out markets work. Thank you very much Richard & familRidgedall the team at Ridgedale that have helped towards the cause.
This is so refreshing. To me, you are applying true permaculture principles because of the way you evolve the systems and keep it economically viable. Thanks for inspiring us to take action. I am sharing this with my friends. Thank you!
I wish I could upvote this several times. I've been a subscriber for well over a year, have watched every video, and upvoted and video, but this one might be my favorite. It is very dense, and while none of this is necessarily new info, I don't think you've ever done such a great TL;DR type video. I feel like this video could be shown to anyone and make them a convert away from Big Ag. Thanks for all of your hard work
As an aspiring homesteader, I have condidered farming commercially for pretty much the same reasons that other homesteaders have: I'm growoing it already anyway, why not go bigger? At the end of the day, a homestead still needs income, however off-grid their philosophy is, especially if you have kids. I appreciate hearing that this line of thinking is shared with others such as yourself and Jesse Frost from Rough Draft Farm (No Till Growers Podcast), especially when you folks are demonstratinging succesful small-scale farm business by example. Sure helps to be reassured such things are not a pipe dream!
Wow!!! This was an amazing presentation Richard. I just came across your channel today from a man named Josh Sattin of Sattin Hill Farm in North Carolina, U.S.A. Currently, I am stuck in a big city in Texas and am really wanting to get out and get onto some land and start my life over. Videos like this are such an incredible inspiration and I thank you for making this knowledge available to people. In the U.S. we do not have the type of schooling options that many have in Europe to seek out apprenticeship type schools or schools that specialize in a particular skill. Our school system has been extremely corrupted and I'm sure you would be quite shocked to learn, if you're not already aware, how zombifying and cookie cutter our system is. You have to fit into a prescribed, government mandated box, or your chances of success are destroyed. Thank you again for your channel and I will be spending a good amount of time studying your information.
Best video for me yet. Thank you for your passion and for your insight. Don’t know if you’ll see this but see you in a few weeks in wales. You’ve really changed my outlook on life and my future.
We keep sheep but have been contemplating chickens as well (and/or rabbits, quail, etc) - smaller animals for a smaller scale. The market garden fills most of our time, but what I appreciate about your videos is that they always challenge me to wonder "well, could we?"
OMG - What an inspiring message you give, Richard ! Thank you, THANK YOU. I am on the verge to convert from non-sense city work to humble, yet intelligent business. This makes so much obvious sense. I wish i will find the courage to make that noble step. Congrats, this is fantastic content.
Tip. Plan step 1. And move towards it. I've resigned from my full time I.T job in South Africa to move to Ireland to buy land and do this. At 30 I'm giving myself 20 years to fully retire on my own land. No debt. No costs. And my wife is keen.
Brilliant presentation! Wonderful overview about how different systems work co-operatively. This offers an inspiring future of farming possibilities...Thank you.!!
Thank you Richard. Very inspiring for the future. At our farm for too long, tradition has controlled the profit and livelihood of the tenants of the land. Your words has helped us see a possible better future.
WOW! Your work is so inspiring!! Thank you for sharing your ingenious, practical approach to regenerating the ecosystem and continuing the supply of REAL food. I grew up on my grandfather's farm, so my heart is connected to this lifestyle and work ...you give me inspiration and ideas about how I can manage a small scale farm. We are so grateful for the work that you do and how you share it on a large scale. Keep up the amazing work :)
I’m so glad I found this episode! You’ve articulated exactly what I was trying to work out in my own desire to be a homesteader with market garden principles and I’m so much more encouraged that we can do this! I am going to order the book this weekend 👍 Thank you!
Wow! so inspiring! I'm turning 60 this year and am so excited to start doing this multi-generational/ legacy type venture! Thank-you for putting this together! I think I will be getting more training from you soon.
wow, such a succinct and encompassing description of the problems and solutions facing land stewardship and food systems today. More power to you Richard and crew.
What you are doing Richard is so appealing, in a primal sense. It also MAKES sense but do I want to work that hard? Well it's a beautiful kind of work isn't it...super gratifying! Who wouldn't want to live the life of a homesteader? If you can prove that this small farming works, and you are showing the evidence that it DOES work, perhaps I WILL get on board. For me, the proof that this works is the tipping point.
Mr Richard, you a blessing to me because the first time I have from you, you have answered most of the questions which have been troubling me. Iam a Zambian from Africa to be specific. Organic farming is not appreciated, as you know we are still in the of coping. Please, help me how how to raise chicken in the organic way, such as pairing and also how to penetrate the market.
;We take the value of life we want to live and ensure that the same quality of life will be available to our grandkids'. beautiful practical way of thinking about homesteading.
Awesome awesome content Richard. I am currently teaching a small ag class I Australia and trying to implement a number of these ideas. It is exactly what is needed but even the students are resistant as their mindset is stuck in traditional agriculture. You are an inspiration.
I am working my way toward revenue... I have spent a lot of time learning and putting pieces together. Your farm is just amazing! I love it! You must be super-organized! Man! this is such excellent information!
I'm trying, Richard! I'm getting past the fears which held me back for a while, but marketing in my area is like pulling teeth and moving elsewhere is not an option currently. It's beef country, behind the curve culturally, and people do not spend money on vegetables. The nearest 5 star restaurant doesn't have any interest in micro greens. I've scoured the rules for my state and every loophole for processing one's own broilers has been plugged. The egg market is saturated with hobbyists giving away eggs from their pets. Also... because I had so little confidence I had trouble making social connections. Without social connections (capital) you would not have that 4 chicken egg packery, or free lumber, or the glass for your greenhouse, or the knowledge to smoke chickens. Nobody wants to be friends with someone who's too afraid to try anything. I've made progress on that, which is the reason I'm in business at all. I'm using your no-dig method for opening new garden beds this year. I'm easily growing more than I can sell.
Dismayed Trinket you want an update on me? My state finally passed legislation that will allow me to sell up to 1000 broilers and 500 rabbits slaughtered on-farm. I’ve got a reseller lined up to take my shiitake mushrooms and sell them for $$$ in the big city, and he can’t get enough of them. I should probably quit trying with layers. The market is too unstable. People want fifteen dozen one week and four dozen the next and profit margin is still low. Market garden production is still not what I’d like despite worm casting teas, fungal inoculate, beneficial nematodes, etc., but demand for my salad mix steadily increases. I’ve taken on a few regular volunteers and one employee (3hrs a week, but it feels like a big deal). Microgreens are catching on with my individual customers, and a real, proper farm-to-table restaurant opened up in the area and the chef has been great to work with. I’m still not making good money, but I’m still ahead of the herd, still debt-free, still making some money, and most importantly, making progress!
@@rachelgucker4238 came across your original comment and this update and that's incredible! it's really inspiring to see you didn't give up and are actually progressing! What would you recommend to a beginner like me really excited about this stuff (permaculture, beyond organic etc) and wanting to make a career of it? I'm currently in Monterrey, Mexico with limited spanish but that will improve. People here LOVE to eat, this is the BBQ capital of Mexico and the wealthiest city in Mexico. It's not very green though so I think there's lots of opportunity both marketwise to sell my own produce (chickens, eggs, salads etc) and to later on down the road to educate others wanting to start their own mini farm.
@@IvanPavlov007 I probably don't have a lot to offer you that Richard hasn't already said in one of his videos, but I've been thinking about it. The best advice I was given was "pick one thing and get really good at it." Over-diversification is a trap permaculture and definitely homesteader types tend to fall into. It's great for the land, but at a commercial scale it requires a team of people. I'd also add these two things: 1) Know your market and culture (sounds like you're already attentive to this) and craft your sales platform and marketing to match them. Don't be afraid to be different from other successful farmers *if* you have a good regional reason for it. 2) Know what you want out of your farm and life and start your plans there. Alan Savory's holistic management materials are helpful with this. It's easy to throw yourself into a cool enterprise that caught your eye but is completely incompatible with the lifestyle you want, or to produce something just because it's lucrative and end up not enjoying the process. Success lies at the intersection of what you love doing and what your community values/is willing to pay you for. Don't settle for less. There are many resources for people looking to farm full time and move into education from there. I'm trying to balance bootstrap, for-profit farming and mothering a preschooler. There aren't many published models for that!
For when it snows grow things that give fruits in the winter too like perennial fruiting trees there are super cold hardy kieis and other fruit trees even a few very few tho but there are a few actually sweet blueberries that can tolerate it.
Oh Man..living in the U.S. we are overwhelmed with making millions by doing very little instead of making a life worth living and enjoying your time here on Earth. I work in Health Care and see a direct correlation between health and being connected to the land. Knowing where your food comes from, knowing the people who produce it, and dedicating some of your time into some sort of connection to Spirit in nature. I tell people allll the time go volunteer at your local farm, farmers market, grow a single tomato plant on your deck in NYC or in a window ..anything!! I live in NM where we have limited rain and evaporation is intense but we grow beautiful vegs and sell with every farmers in the Rio Grande valley which gives us a wide variety. Support your local Co-OPS. You are doing great work and I love to see the diversity on your Homestead.
Thank you for this inspiring video, really liked the input and output costs, time input and graph at the end. Puts things into perspective. Your setup is great, I have an active interest in all the aspects of farming you do, creating that cycled system which builds up great soils, biodiversity too. Currently studying OU BSc Environmental Science (wanted a career change' so went back to studies), finding myself drawn to permaculture/agricology, you’re the only person I’ve seen (so far) promoting the farming aspect of permaculture, love it! Currently have mini 1/2 acre homestead I’m gradually building up (veg, fruit, poultry and sheep). Have run my own business before, but have lost confidence to really crack on with a rural enterprise promoting small scale farming. Partially because I feel I’m lacking experience and knowledge of parts of the industry and nervous to take that leap again when you first start up. Would love to visit your place, it looks amazing! Thank you for the videos!
Richard your place is absolutely gorgeous. Immaculately planned and laid out. Just discovered you recently, and am super inspired. Well done. I’m in the front range of Colorado, which is high desert, and my next career, soon, is in the regenerative space (I’m an engineer and teacher in the material sustainability world now). What’s keeping me anxious is the uncertainty of financial sustainability. How can I identify my market an secure a niche? More to come!
I'm looking at tracts of land in Nevada and Montana with the goal of regenerating the land. Don't know if it's feasible. The large lots are scrub land with tumbleweeds right now. I would like to make sure I can amend the soil without aggression from the government and local farmers. Still looking for the best place to do this.
Great video this, can't believe I missed it when it came out. Even though I'm mainly working on the homesteading aspect and not so much on the business side of it I do agree with most of what you are saying. More people getting into small scale farming could solve so many issues in our society, it is the perfect replacement for so And I did identify the nursery enterprise as something that makes a lot of sense on the less than 6000m2 that I'm working with.
Mind blowing... It's farming on totally different level. Wish I could have more land and graze grass with chickens. I have 5000m2 half of it covered with fruit trees and grapes, bees and egg laying chickens. Can't keep up with demand for produce and last year was quite unproductive. This year also troublesome, especially very late frost. At 29th of may! I think I need some broilers and microgreens...
Thank you for sharing. I appreciate your candid and realistic approach. My husband and I are getting ready to purchase land in Hawaii and start our homestead. We want a simpler life as well as a life that makes us a living and is beneficial to the community. You are very practical and I relate to that. We are excited to get started. Thank you!
Money and regulations are stopping me. Here we are not allowed more than 100 poultry at a time so that rules out eggs and broiler production. I don't have enough land for larger livestock. My only option is market gardening but the market is very saturated in my area with quite a few small producers doing csa and very few people willing to buy the premium price. The best I can do is making a very small income on the side to help paying off the expenses of my homestead.
Richard, thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience so generously. I value and appreciate your insights. I’m wanting to get farming and feeling stuck. I’m taking the opportunity of being in lockdown mode to focus on reading your book and making a commitment to find the place to get started with my farm career. I hope to visit your farm and learn more from you as I move forward. Thanks again. With loads of gratitude 🙏 Courtney
We started with pastured layers and they were very profitable and the demand for pastured eggs is unbelievable, they sell themselves. However, after a few years we started downsizing and now we only have 30 hens, they mostly produce eggs for our own consumption and for a few neighbours. The reason why we downsized was that we got tired of butchering so many chickens every year. We just didn't want to do it anymore. The hens really only lay well for 1.5 years max and then they have to be butchered or you won't be able to deliver your egg orders. Also, the hens cannot stay on pasture for more than 5 months max here and that leaves 7 months of indoor housing. We got sick of watching the hens pecking each other. No matter how hard we've tried to provide them with as nice and natural indoor environment as possible and an outdoor pen as well, and very good nutrition, we have found that once you put them in groups larger than 8-10 hens, someone gets pecked and tortured and we just hate to watch it. So, we've downsized to what we have time and existing infrastructure to house in groups of 10, and that is 3 groups. Every group has to be serviced separately and that takes time. To service 1000 layers housed in groups of 10 would take all day and then you'd still have 800 eggs to clean and pack and deliver. We have thought about switching to market gardening as an income stream instead, and we have some honey bees as well, about 10 hives at present, so there's some income coming from the bees as well. Milking goats produce our own milk, we have virgin milkers so no regular slaughtering of animals. We have a few cows as well, but they've become pets and we don't want to produce milk from them because that would mean we'd have to send the surplus animals to the butcher and we get too damn attached to those creatures! So, there's bees and market gardening left. We produce all of our own vegetables and some for the neighbours. To produce enough to earn a city wage, however.... I'm not sure how much time it takes and how hard work it would be and whether I' would be able to do it now in my late 40s. And then there's the problem of market demand. Eggs are easy to sell here, as is honey, but people just don't seem to want to eat much veggies. Eggs disappear from our self-serve farm stand as fast as I can carry them there but my delicious, organic, very reasonably priced fresh vegetables move only occasionally. My husband keeps bees but he finds that 15 hives is about maximum he can handle and that is what the market demand is currently so there's no point in producing more than you can market. Bee keeping has become incredibly popular here so there's lots of competition and the local honey market is probably saturating. So yes, honey is a side income for us, but I don't think it's reasonable in our context to try and earn a city wage from it. Like Richard says in the video, animals are more profitable than vegetables but you have to want to slaughter them, a lot, every year, no matter what kind of animal you choose to raise, if you're going to earn a city wage doing it. As a homesteader you can downsize your own wants and say, okay, the hens stopped laying for a while, we won't eat eggs for a couple of months then. Also, you can feed them food scraps and whatever you want, there's no regulations when you're producing for your own consumption. No need to heat the leftovers or keep a detailed record of every apple peel. You can make decisions based on what's ethical and ecological in your circumstances, without having to worry about all the regulations. And also, on homesteading scale, you can do many things that reduce your inputs but what would be totally uneconomical on a larger scale. Like gathering leaves and drying them for winter consumption for your goats. In conclusion, I think there are pros and cons both in homesteading and in professional farming. I'm not sure what road to take.
Thank you, great points about hens pecking and slaughtering! I wonder if the hen pecking problem also exists with eggmobiles (groups of 400 birds). And, just a wild idea: perhaps gassing birds could be a humane way to slaugher them?
I think a lot of homesteaders buy land and grow for their won family, more for security of having food, or the ability to grow food in economic collapse or something similar.
This video really sums things up for me. This is the direction in which I am inspired and want to pursue. Thank you so much for sharing your invaluable knowledge and experience 😁👍
We're homesteading as i grow food bank gardens on donated land. One being a food forest to keep time to a minimum.The goal is to learn one thing. Then get good and on to learn the next thing. That also helps keep it in a budget we can handle. One modest income for a family of five. Budget rules. But we have received some miner donations. Every little bit counts.
very inspiring... just bought your book. not sure if you've thought about spreading your message in India, which is where I am based. we havent gone to 'industrial chain' yet, have very small farm holdings which in a perverse way is a good thing for this new way of farming, but the farming methods are not informed in the manner you talk about. so, currently, we are stuck in the worst of all situations, and being led down the same path as the west went down 4-5 decades ago...if a small movement can be catalysed, the impact could be huge...but it needs a messenger with scars and street cred
Very nice and informative video. Don't you have predators for your birds? We lost 20 chicken the other day from a pack of coyotes and few years ago about the same number to again coyotes. We've got raccoons, ospreys (sea hawks) eagle, cougars... Would be nice if you could make a video of some of the downside so it paints a more complete picture like the ones you showed with bolted asian greens. from a small scale intensive permaculture based farm in Oregon. Thanks
The money you are making at Chickens is crazy and maybe more towards a country like Sweden that generally is one of the best off countries in Europe. Chicken here in Ireland is cheap and its hard to find a market for better chickens. (Im a butcher so know customers who want good chicken but refuse the price).
similar to if i tried to grow microgreens out here in Iowa, nobody would buy them, Europeans have it easy to sell this produce, but there is about 3 fancy restaurants for hundreds of miles of me, heh. @Phoenix
@Chris Morrow I wonder if people would be more willing to pay premium if we put a carbon sink price on it. For example, "this chicken sequestered x kg of carbon in to the soil, creating life etc. etc."
the reason many are into homesteading but few are making money, is because the public at large doesn't support them. for example, I grew 200 heads of beautiful romaine, which about 195 of them went into the compost pile despite aggressive marketing at my local farmer's market in a small metro area of 250000 people. The people are consuming this stuff at restaurants and grocery stores and warehouse club stores, they are happy doing so, and they aren't interested in buying high quality locally grown produce from small producers. So once you realize you can't make a living selling the stuff, but you still want to eat healthy and grow your own food for health and exercise, then you give up on the commercial aspect of it and just grow for yourself.
I think then you need to find you CUSTOMERS FIRST then ask what they want and would be willing to buy, then grow that. You gotta have what people want. Romaine lettuce has a short shelf life and is great when salads are being eaten if even around your area.
We have a farm and NGO called Baza Ulmu in Romania, I am a friend of Gabriel who used to be a garden intern for 6 months at Ridgedale. He is very serious into production now and that"s all good. Our NGO is focused on natural building and permaculture design. It"s on a mountainous area with very high slopes, we have a 300sq meters garden for us and the crowd when we do a workshop with us and other speakers but currently we are not a commercial operation. Since the beginning we were focused on building our houses from our own means as it is illegal to take money from the NGO to build a living space for a family. We have to finish the buildings first so we have shelter, only after can we focus on other aspects on the farm, there is no point in losing construction days with growing vegetables and then in the winter we have to live in the city. There is a long term design and we are on our way good but it"s a little slow as we don"t want to get a loan from a bank. Vegetables in Romania are abundant and cheap as well as chickens, you can find even at 1.5 euro per kg, wages here are small and few can afford a premium when food is abundant especially farmers markets. I know how the food is in Sweden and it"s very bad, horrible if I may say so when compared to Romania. I live in Stockholm since November, work as a manager to get money for my house, so I know what I"m talking about (fresh produce availability). So yeah, in regards to your question why aren't there more profitable permaculture farms I could answer only about my circumstances. Mountainous land with high slopes, not having a roof over our head yet, not wanting a loan. Do we want to run a profitable farm? Yes but only when the time comes and we will hopefully be in on this in 3 years or so. Thank you for taking the time in reading this, I really appreciate your videos, seen them all and follow the rest of the great vloggers also with great interest. If you want to find out more about Baza Ulmu you can check out our facebook page: facebook.com/bazaulmu/?ref=br_tf Doing a PDC in September and I will surely talk about you and Curtis and your take on things. Both of you have great books by the way!
I think that, while homesteading and commercial farming do have the food production aspect in common, they still are two vastly different occupations that dont necessarily appeal to the same people. On top of that, one of my personal reasons to homestead in the first place is to be more independant from the economy and its rules and dynamics. I want to produce what i need so i dont have to produce chickens for money if i'd rather go for geese.
The biggest challenge to my view is not so much the production, but getting rid of all the stuff you produce... Keeping a thousand hens might be easy for sbdy with a little experience...but marketing a thousand eggs a day...affords loads of extra knowledge, time and communication skills...
Which then makes you a salesperson. You have to sell it. For everything out there, there is someone looking for it. You have to find that someone. Part of life.
I plan on putting a refrigerator full of eggs outside that says "Free Eggs" one dozen per person, the first season. . . then next season that sign will say "5 Bucks a Dozen"
@Postofficejoe Please don't. you'll hurt those who are already producing eggs in your area... and you're training people that eggs are not worth anything, which supermarkets and our government have already done pretty successfully. People who happily accepted free eggs will not be as willing to pay 5 bucks as you seem to think.
Great as usual. As your talking about quick start ups and there has been some very good detailed chicken videos in the past few weeks. Could you do another video on micros, kinda like a part 2 of the one you done this winter. Summer production of micros. Thanks, love all the videos great stuff.
How can you use a broadfork and class that as no dig? The trials done by Charles Dowding showed that just inserting a fork into the soil to "aerate" it reduced yield. When you consider what it will do to fungal networks and anaerobic bacteria, that's perhaps understandable. Every other proponent of no dig that I've come across doesn't disturb the soil beneath mulch and top couple of inches of soil/earth/compost. Am I missing something?
Thanks Richard Love your videos and books... that said I borrowed “making small farms work” from a friend and I need my own copy. Can’t see the link. Please send Thanks again
Richard, Do you fill the black "motivation" bucket with feed for the cow to get her to stand still for pastured milking? Still continuing that operation this season? Those must be some clean udders in that tall grass, no mud anywhere... would make an interesting clip if you're still doing.
Hi Richard. You are an inspiration even to older people like me! Me and my wife have a 4 hectare property in Portugal that I'm very interested in converting to a small, diverse, family farm. We have some infrastructures there and a very good location. Hopefully I will be able to travel there this year (I live in the USA and we can't travel there, yet...) maybe you can point me in the direction of someone you know there so we can network?
@@floridafreeliving Am In the panhandle. We poor over here. Just not much of a market. Its all about location location location. Gotta live near people with disposable time and money. That being said. I would never try such a venture without some sort of safety net!
Hey Richard love your inspirational video I am from the Caribbean, Trinidad and Tobago and would love to complete your internship to create the only farm in my community while educating and creating opportunities
I would very much like to get my hands on that booklet you were talking about. My girlfriend and I are buying a small place with about a 1-acre garden and I would very much like to know how much produce we could sustainably get out of it.
The only thing stopping me from having a homestead is the capital to buy land for it. But I'm activel planning towards it and can't wait until what I feel like is the official part of my life to begin.
Really insightful stuff you've shared... "You cant affect the food movement if you are not producing food"... I want to be continue running my bakery on a farm... like a ranch. How do I make the transition... It seems so daunting considering it's tough even getting support staff to work with. How can I get in touch with you sir? Thanks
Getting rid of idealism, ..good definition of Enlightenment by default logic. Because it is vertically integrated bio-logically. This is actual genius.
Biggest issue for me is access to land locally no local farmer is willing to consider a lease or long term partnership despite sitting on land that seems to go un-used year after year, less than 1/4 of an acre around here will go on the market for £30,000-50,000... Currently saving for land but having a mortgage and ensuring a roof over my childrens head gets complicated when you need £85,000-150,000+ to get started
This video is a serious game changer for us as we are switching careers. The transparency and actually teaching something that makes sense with why we get into business in the first place. My husband has become now addicted to watching your videos and just leaned over to me and said, "I need to send you to his farm to learn fast!" 😆 Hopefully, you offer online classes since were in the Pacific NW of USA 😊 Thank you for the amazing content 🧑🌾
Richard, for the moment, you're the most interesting farmer i know. Thanks for all that share and videos
Hannah's Imaginary watch Joel Salatin he’s been doing that befor Richard was alive
I know im asking the wrong place but does anybody know of a method to log back into an Instagram account?
I was stupid lost my login password. I appreciate any help you can give me!
@Shepard Anders instablaster ;)
@Graham Felipe Thanks so much for your reply. I found the site thru google and im in the hacking process atm.
Looks like it's gonna take quite some time so I will reply here later when my account password hopefully is recovered.
@Graham Felipe it did the trick and I now got access to my account again. Im so happy:D
Thanks so much you really help me out !
Thanks Richard, excellent information to act on.
Thank you Richard for sharing your holistic approach, expert knowledge in helping present and future generations have the tools to not only feed theirselves, families but future generations. This should be shared in all educational establishments in UK, Europe. You instil joy in farming for many and I salute you and your team. Keep up the excellent work. May God continue to bless you.
Nothing is stopping us Richard - even we are not youngsters anymore .... we will keep going as long as we 'kick the bucket'. :-) Looking forward to the unknown world (in a process of moving to the place we have never been) and finding our own piece of land to build our homestead. Thank you for sharing - such a valuable information as always.
After reading your book and following your videos I just want to openly say a big thank you for your inspiring methods of transparency and bringing regenerative farming into an appealing, profitable market space that can flourish, thrive and change the very way out markets work. Thank you very much Richard & familRidgedall the team at Ridgedale that have helped towards the cause.
This is so refreshing. To me, you are applying true permaculture principles because of the way you evolve the systems and keep it economically viable. Thanks for inspiring us to take action. I am sharing this with my friends. Thank you!
I wish I could upvote this several times. I've been a subscriber for well over a year, have watched every video, and upvoted and video, but this one might be my favorite. It is very dense, and while none of this is necessarily new info, I don't think you've ever done such a great TL;DR type video. I feel like this video could be shown to anyone and make them a convert away from Big Ag. Thanks for all of your hard work
As an aspiring homesteader, I have condidered farming commercially for pretty much the same reasons that other homesteaders have: I'm growoing it already anyway, why not go bigger? At the end of the day, a homestead still needs income, however off-grid their philosophy is, especially if you have kids. I appreciate hearing that this line of thinking is shared with others such as yourself and Jesse Frost from Rough Draft Farm (No Till Growers Podcast), especially when you folks are demonstratinging succesful small-scale farm business by example. Sure helps to be reassured such things are not a pipe dream!
What a spectacular find. Richard this channel is a total gamechanger.
We have started down this path already, now its time to turn it up.
after watching this video all I could think was, Amen! Practically a manifesto. Thank you Richard.
Jonathan Tongiyd
Wow!!! This was an amazing presentation Richard. I just came across your channel today from a man named Josh Sattin of Sattin Hill Farm in North Carolina, U.S.A. Currently, I am stuck in a big city in Texas and am really wanting to get out and get onto some land and start my life over. Videos like this are such an incredible inspiration and I thank you for making this knowledge available to people. In the U.S. we do not have the type of schooling options that many have in Europe to seek out apprenticeship type schools or schools that specialize in a particular skill. Our school system has been extremely corrupted and I'm sure you would be quite shocked to learn, if you're not already aware, how zombifying and cookie cutter our system is. You have to fit into a prescribed, government mandated box, or your chances of success are destroyed. Thank you again for your channel and I will be spending a good amount of time studying your information.
Best video for me yet. Thank you for your passion and for your insight. Don’t know if you’ll see this but see you in a few weeks in wales. You’ve really changed my outlook on life and my future.
We keep sheep but have been contemplating chickens as well (and/or rabbits, quail, etc) - smaller animals for a smaller scale. The market garden fills most of our time, but what I appreciate about your videos is that they always challenge me to wonder "well, could we?"
I watch all of your videos, what a crazy place to find a random comment from five years ago.
OMG - What an inspiring message you give, Richard ! Thank you, THANK YOU. I am on the verge to convert from non-sense city work to humble, yet intelligent business. This makes so much obvious sense. I wish i will find the courage to make that noble step. Congrats, this is fantastic content.
Tip. Plan step 1. And move towards it. I've resigned from my full time I.T job in South Africa to move to Ireland to buy land and do this. At 30 I'm giving myself 20 years to fully retire on my own land. No debt. No costs. And my wife is keen.
Brilliant presentation! Wonderful overview about how different systems work co-operatively. This offers an inspiring future of farming possibilities...Thank you.!!
Thank you Richard. Very inspiring for the future. At our farm for too long, tradition has controlled the profit and livelihood of the tenants of the land. Your words has helped us see a possible better future.
WOW! Your work is so inspiring!! Thank you for sharing your ingenious, practical approach to regenerating the ecosystem and continuing the supply of REAL food. I grew up on my grandfather's farm, so my heart is connected to this lifestyle and work ...you give me inspiration and ideas about how I can manage a small scale farm. We are so grateful for the work that you do and how you share it on a large scale. Keep up the amazing work :)
I’m so glad I found this episode! You’ve articulated exactly what I was trying to work out in my own desire to be a homesteader with market garden principles and I’m so much more encouraged that we can do this! I am going to order the book this weekend 👍 Thank you!
That's amazing! Thank you for your work. Regenerative farming and pasture rised meat is the way to go.
Wow! so inspiring! I'm turning 60 this year and am so excited to start doing this multi-generational/ legacy type venture!
Thank-you for putting this together! I think I will be getting more training from you soon.
wow, such a succinct and encompassing description of the problems and solutions facing land stewardship and food systems today. More power to you Richard and crew.
What you are doing Richard is so appealing, in a primal sense. It also MAKES sense but do I want to work that hard? Well it's a beautiful kind of work isn't it...super gratifying! Who wouldn't want to live the life of a homesteader? If you can prove that this small farming works, and you are showing the evidence that it DOES work, perhaps I WILL get on board. For me, the proof that this works is the tipping point.
Mr Richard, you a blessing to me because the first time I have from you, you have answered most of the questions which have been troubling me. Iam a Zambian from Africa to be specific. Organic farming is not appreciated, as you know we are still in the of coping. Please, help me how how to raise chicken in the organic way, such as pairing and also how to penetrate the market.
;We take the value of life we want to live and ensure that the same quality of life will be available to our grandkids'. beautiful practical way of thinking about homesteading.
Great video Richard you are doing really powerful things thanks for sharing it with the world.
Mind blowing. Truly inspired
Awesome awesome content Richard. I am currently teaching a small ag class I Australia and trying to implement a number of these ideas. It is exactly what is needed but even the students are resistant as their mindset is stuck in traditional agriculture. You are an inspiration.
johndon74 I'd love to have a teacher like you. Our Ag professors love it when the chinese raise pig with elevators in 13 level sovjet-type buildings.
I am working my way toward revenue... I have spent a lot of time learning and putting pieces together. Your farm is just amazing! I love it! You must be super-organized! Man! this is such excellent information!
Absolutely!
I'm trying, Richard! I'm getting past the fears which held me back for a while, but marketing in my area is like pulling teeth and moving elsewhere is not an option currently. It's beef country, behind the curve culturally, and people do not spend money on vegetables. The nearest 5 star restaurant doesn't have any interest in micro greens. I've scoured the rules for my state and every loophole for processing one's own broilers has been plugged. The egg market is saturated with hobbyists giving away eggs from their pets. Also... because I had so little confidence I had trouble making social connections. Without social connections (capital) you would not have that 4 chicken egg packery, or free lumber, or the glass for your greenhouse, or the knowledge to smoke chickens. Nobody wants to be friends with someone who's too afraid to try anything. I've made progress on that, which is the reason I'm in business at all. I'm using your no-dig method for opening new garden beds this year. I'm easily growing more than I can sell.
Update?
Dismayed Trinket you want an update on me? My state finally passed legislation that will allow me to sell up to 1000 broilers and 500 rabbits slaughtered on-farm. I’ve got a reseller lined up to take my shiitake mushrooms and sell them for $$$ in the big city, and he can’t get enough of them. I should probably quit trying with layers. The market is too unstable. People want fifteen dozen one week and four dozen the next and profit margin is still low. Market garden production is still not what I’d like despite worm casting teas, fungal inoculate, beneficial nematodes, etc., but demand for my salad mix steadily increases. I’ve taken on a few regular volunteers and one employee (3hrs a week, but it feels like a big deal). Microgreens are catching on with my individual customers, and a real, proper farm-to-table restaurant opened up in the area and the chef has been great to work with. I’m still not making good money, but I’m still ahead of the herd, still debt-free, still making some money, and most importantly, making progress!
@@rachelgucker4238 came across your original comment and this update and that's incredible! it's really inspiring to see you didn't give up and are actually progressing!
What would you recommend to a beginner like me really excited about this stuff (permaculture, beyond organic etc) and wanting to make a career of it? I'm currently in Monterrey, Mexico with limited spanish but that will improve. People here LOVE to eat, this is the BBQ capital of Mexico and the wealthiest city in Mexico. It's not very green though so I think there's lots of opportunity both marketwise to sell my own produce (chickens, eggs, salads etc) and to later on down the road to educate others wanting to start their own mini farm.
@@IvanPavlov007 I probably don't have a lot to offer you that Richard hasn't already said in one of his videos, but I've been thinking about it. The best advice I was given was "pick one thing and get really good at it." Over-diversification is a trap permaculture and definitely homesteader types tend to fall into. It's great for the land, but at a commercial scale it requires a team of people. I'd also add these two things: 1) Know your market and culture (sounds like you're already attentive to this) and craft your sales platform and marketing to match them. Don't be afraid to be different from other successful farmers *if* you have a good regional reason for it. 2) Know what you want out of your farm and life and start your plans there. Alan Savory's holistic management materials are helpful with this. It's easy to throw yourself into a cool enterprise that caught your eye but is completely incompatible with the lifestyle you want, or to produce something just because it's lucrative and end up not enjoying the process. Success lies at the intersection of what you love doing and what your community values/is willing to pay you for. Don't settle for less. There are many resources for people looking to farm full time and move into education from there. I'm trying to balance bootstrap, for-profit farming and mothering a preschooler. There aren't many published models for that!
Feel my farm getting closer and closer. Good luck Richy P with your next venture in Flowers.
Peace
Tommy
I would love to volunteer on your farm to learn.I do not dream of a city life when I am older.Better start now
For when it snows grow things that give fruits in the winter too like perennial fruiting trees there are super cold hardy kieis and other fruit trees even a few very few tho but there are a few actually sweet blueberries that can tolerate it.
Oh Man..living in the U.S. we are overwhelmed with making millions by doing very little instead of making a life worth living and enjoying your time here on Earth. I work in Health Care and see a direct correlation between health and being connected to the land. Knowing where your food comes from, knowing the people who produce it, and dedicating some of your time into some sort of connection to Spirit in nature. I tell people allll the time go volunteer at your local farm, farmers market, grow a single tomato plant on your deck in NYC or in a window ..anything!! I live in NM where we have limited rain and evaporation is intense but we grow beautiful vegs and sell with every farmers in the Rio Grande valley which gives us a wide variety. Support your local Co-OPS. You are doing great work and I love to see the diversity on your Homestead.
Thank you for this inspiring video, really liked the input and output costs, time input and graph at the end. Puts things into perspective. Your setup is great, I have an active interest in all the aspects of farming you do, creating that cycled system which builds up great soils, biodiversity too.
Currently studying OU BSc Environmental Science (wanted a career change' so went back to studies), finding myself drawn to permaculture/agricology, you’re the only person I’ve seen (so far) promoting the farming aspect of permaculture, love it! Currently have mini 1/2 acre homestead I’m gradually building up (veg, fruit, poultry and sheep).
Have run my own business before, but have lost confidence to really crack on with a rural enterprise promoting small scale farming. Partially because I feel I’m lacking experience and knowledge of parts of the industry and nervous to take that leap again when you first start up. Would love to visit your place, it looks amazing! Thank you for the videos!
Richard your place is absolutely gorgeous. Immaculately planned and laid out. Just discovered you recently, and am super inspired. Well done. I’m in the front range of Colorado, which is high desert, and my next career, soon, is in the regenerative space (I’m an engineer and teacher in the material sustainability world now). What’s keeping me anxious is the uncertainty of financial sustainability. How can I identify my market an secure a niche? More to come!
I'm looking at tracts of land in Nevada and Montana with the goal of regenerating the land. Don't know if it's feasible. The large lots are scrub land with tumbleweeds right now. I would like to make sure I can amend the soil without aggression from the government and local farmers. Still looking for the best place to do this.
@Phoenix, I'm listening. Arizona. you say? Fewer unreasonable encumbrances there? Could you recommend two more states? Sure appreciate it.
@Phoenix, how about Oregon?
@@Reciprocity_Soils Seann, how's this coming along for you? I'm still in the planning stages.
Thank you Richard, there are several ideas and models I believe we can use here in Australia for 2 x oldies about to retire…change careers rather.🙏💕🇦🇺
This was an excellent insight. Thanks Richard, and loving your content 👍🙏
Great video this, can't believe I missed it when it came out.
Even though I'm mainly working on the homesteading aspect and not so much on the business side of it I do agree with most of what you are saying.
More people getting into small scale farming could solve so many issues in our society, it is the perfect replacement for so
And I did identify the nursery enterprise as something that makes a lot of sense on the less than 6000m2 that I'm working with.
May I know How big is your farm? I love your holistic approach to farming !
Mind blowing... It's farming on totally different level. Wish I could have more land and graze grass with chickens. I have 5000m2 half of it covered with fruit trees and grapes, bees and egg laying chickens. Can't keep up with demand for produce and last year was quite unproductive. This year also troublesome, especially very late frost. At 29th of may! I think I need some broilers and microgreens...
Thank you for sharing. I appreciate your candid and realistic approach. My husband and I are getting ready to purchase land in Hawaii and start our homestead. We want a simpler life as well as a life that makes us a living and is beneficial to the community. You are very practical and I relate to that. We are excited to get started. Thank you!
Money and regulations are stopping me. Here we are not allowed more than 100 poultry at a time so that rules out eggs and broiler production. I don't have enough land for larger livestock. My only option is market gardening but the market is very saturated in my area with quite a few small producers doing csa and very few people willing to buy the premium price. The best I can do is making a very small income on the side to help paying off the expenses of my homestead.
Such a wealth of information, you bring hope, thanks Richard!!!!
Richard, thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience so generously. I value and appreciate your insights. I’m wanting to get farming and feeling stuck. I’m taking the opportunity of being in lockdown mode to focus on reading your book and making a commitment to find the place to get started with my farm career. I hope to visit your farm and learn more from you as I move forward. Thanks again. With loads of gratitude 🙏
Courtney
well done mr Perkins
We started with pastured layers and they were very profitable and the demand for pastured eggs is unbelievable, they sell themselves. However, after a few years we started downsizing and now we only have 30 hens, they mostly produce eggs for our own consumption and for a few neighbours. The reason why we downsized was that we got tired of butchering so many chickens every year. We just didn't want to do it anymore. The hens really only lay well for 1.5 years max and then they have to be butchered or you won't be able to deliver your egg orders. Also, the hens cannot stay on pasture for more than 5 months max here and that leaves 7 months of indoor housing. We got sick of watching the hens pecking each other. No matter how hard we've tried to provide them with as nice and natural indoor environment as possible and an outdoor pen as well, and very good nutrition, we have found that once you put them in groups larger than 8-10 hens, someone gets pecked and tortured and we just hate to watch it. So, we've downsized to what we have time and existing infrastructure to house in groups of 10, and that is 3 groups. Every group has to be serviced separately and that takes time. To service 1000 layers housed in groups of 10 would take all day and then you'd still have 800 eggs to clean and pack and deliver.
We have thought about switching to market gardening as an income stream instead, and we have some honey bees as well, about 10 hives at present, so there's some income coming from the bees as well. Milking goats produce our own milk, we have virgin milkers so no regular slaughtering of animals. We have a few cows as well, but they've become pets and we don't want to produce milk from them because that would mean we'd have to send the surplus animals to the butcher and we get too damn attached to those creatures!
So, there's bees and market gardening left. We produce all of our own vegetables and some for the neighbours. To produce enough to earn a city wage, however.... I'm not sure how much time it takes and how hard work it would be and whether I' would be able to do it now in my late 40s. And then there's the problem of market demand. Eggs are easy to sell here, as is honey, but people just don't seem to want to eat much veggies. Eggs disappear from our self-serve farm stand as fast as I can carry them there but my delicious, organic, very reasonably priced fresh vegetables move only occasionally. My husband keeps bees but he finds that 15 hives is about maximum he can handle and that is what the market demand is currently so there's no point in producing more than you can market. Bee keeping has become incredibly popular here so there's lots of competition and the local honey market is probably saturating. So yes, honey is a side income for us, but I don't think it's reasonable in our context to try and earn a city wage from it.
Like Richard says in the video, animals are more profitable than vegetables but you have to want to slaughter them, a lot, every year, no matter what kind of animal you choose to raise, if you're going to earn a city wage doing it. As a homesteader you can downsize your own wants and say, okay, the hens stopped laying for a while, we won't eat eggs for a couple of months then. Also, you can feed them food scraps and whatever you want, there's no regulations when you're producing for your own consumption. No need to heat the leftovers or keep a detailed record of every apple peel. You can make decisions based on what's ethical and ecological in your circumstances, without having to worry about all the regulations. And also, on homesteading scale, you can do many things that reduce your inputs but what would be totally uneconomical on a larger scale. Like gathering leaves and drying them for winter consumption for your goats.
In conclusion, I think there are pros and cons both in homesteading and in professional farming. I'm not sure what road to take.
Thank you, great points about hens pecking and slaughtering! I wonder if the hen pecking problem also exists with eggmobiles (groups of 400 birds). And, just a wild idea: perhaps gassing birds could be a humane way to slaugher them?
Wow!
so much to like. You starting your own currency was my favorite
Most helpful and applicable video that I have watched in a long time.
I think a lot of homesteaders buy land and grow for their won family, more for security of having food, or the ability to grow food in economic collapse or something similar.
Awesome video! just getting into farming and this is inline with what I want to do
This video really sums things up for me. This is the direction in which I am inspired and want to pursue. Thank you so much for sharing your invaluable knowledge and experience 😁👍
Richard. What a fabulous and encouraging speech, mixed with a crazy intense visual run through last years season! Highly appreciated!
We're homesteading as i grow food bank gardens on donated land. One being a food forest to keep time to a minimum.The goal is to learn one thing. Then get good and on to learn the next thing. That also helps keep it in a budget we can handle. One modest income for a family of five. Budget rules. But we have received some miner donations. Every little bit counts.
very inspiring... just bought your book. not sure if you've thought about spreading your message in India, which is where I am based. we havent gone to 'industrial chain' yet, have very small farm holdings which in a perverse way is a good thing for this new way of farming, but the farming methods are not informed in the manner you talk about. so, currently, we are stuck in the worst of all situations, and being led down the same path as the west went down 4-5 decades ago...if a small movement can be catalysed, the impact could be huge...but it needs a messenger with scars and street cred
“Because land is expensive and the work is hard” that being said No excuses!
Got that right!
Very nice and informative video. Don't you have predators for your birds? We lost 20 chicken the other day from a pack of coyotes and few years ago about the same number to again coyotes. We've got raccoons, ospreys (sea hawks) eagle, cougars...
Would be nice if you could make a video of some of the downside so it paints a more complete picture like the ones you showed with bolted asian greens.
from a small scale intensive permaculture based farm in Oregon. Thanks
Thanks for the great information Richard
Keep up the great work and help building. The future generatiins
As always, very informative and candid. Thank YOU.
That was a great video. Thanks for sharing, and please share more of your presentations if possible.
The money you are making at Chickens is crazy and maybe more towards a country like Sweden that generally is one of the best off countries in Europe. Chicken here in Ireland is cheap and its hard to find a market for better chickens. (Im a butcher so know customers who want good chicken but refuse the price).
similar to if i tried to grow microgreens out here in Iowa, nobody would buy them, Europeans have it easy to sell this produce, but there is about 3 fancy restaurants for hundreds of miles of me, heh. @Phoenix
@Templar You have to advertize them as "Biggest Microgreens in Texas!"
@Chris Morrow I wonder if people would be more willing to pay premium if we put a carbon sink price on it. For example, "this chicken sequestered x kg of carbon in to the soil, creating life etc. etc."
Best clip show ever!
the reason many are into homesteading but few are making money, is because the public at large doesn't support them. for example, I grew 200 heads of beautiful romaine, which about 195 of them went into the compost pile despite aggressive marketing at my local farmer's market in a small metro area of 250000 people. The people are consuming this stuff at restaurants and grocery stores and warehouse club stores, they are happy doing so, and they aren't interested in buying high quality locally grown produce from small producers. So once you realize you can't make a living selling the stuff, but you still want to eat healthy and grow your own food for health and exercise, then you give up on the commercial aspect of it and just grow for yourself.
I think then you need to find you CUSTOMERS FIRST then ask what they want and would be willing to buy, then grow that. You gotta have what people want. Romaine lettuce has a short shelf life and is great when salads are being eaten if even around your area.
Fire!! Dude thank you so so much
We have a farm and NGO called Baza Ulmu in Romania, I am a friend of Gabriel who used to be a garden intern for 6 months at Ridgedale. He is very serious into production now and that"s all good. Our NGO is focused on natural building and permaculture design. It"s on a mountainous area with very high slopes, we have a 300sq meters garden for us and the crowd when we do a workshop with us and other speakers but currently we are not a commercial operation. Since the beginning we were focused on building our houses from our own means as it is illegal to take money from the NGO to build a living space for a family. We have to finish the buildings first so we have shelter, only after can we focus on other aspects on the farm, there is no point in losing construction days with growing vegetables and then in the winter we have to live in the city. There is a long term design and we are on our way good but it"s a little slow as we don"t want to get a loan from a bank. Vegetables in Romania are abundant and cheap as well as chickens, you can find even at 1.5 euro per kg, wages here are small and few can afford a premium when food is abundant especially farmers markets. I know how the food is in Sweden and it"s very bad, horrible if I may say so when compared to Romania. I live in Stockholm since November, work as a manager to get money for my house, so I know what I"m talking about (fresh produce availability). So yeah, in regards to your question why aren't there more profitable permaculture farms I could answer only about my circumstances. Mountainous land with high slopes, not having a roof over our head yet, not wanting a loan. Do we want to run a profitable farm? Yes but only when the time comes and we will hopefully be in on this in 3 years or so. Thank you for taking the time in reading this, I really appreciate your videos, seen them all and follow the rest of the great vloggers also with great interest. If you want to find out more about Baza Ulmu you can check out our facebook page: facebook.com/bazaulmu/?ref=br_tf Doing a PDC in September and I will surely talk about you and Curtis and your take on things. Both of you have great books by the way!
I think that, while homesteading and commercial farming do have the food production aspect in common, they still are two vastly different occupations that dont necessarily appeal to the same people.
On top of that, one of my personal reasons to homestead in the first place is to be more independant from the economy and its rules and dynamics. I want to produce what i need so i dont have to produce chickens for money if i'd rather go for geese.
Great video, loved every second of it!
I can't wait to start my own, I just need some land that is close by and I will be in buisiness.
You and I both.
thanks. for u information. richard. i ftom mexico. i lern. w u vidios.
The biggest challenge to my view is not so much the production, but getting rid of all the stuff you produce... Keeping a thousand hens might be easy for sbdy with a little experience...but marketing a thousand eggs a day...affords loads of extra knowledge, time and communication skills...
which is what most farmers-including myself- deters from making more of their land..
Which then makes you a salesperson. You have to sell it. For everything out there, there is someone looking for it. You have to find that someone. Part of life.
I plan on putting a refrigerator full of eggs outside that says "Free Eggs" one dozen per person, the first season. . . then next season that sign will say "5 Bucks a Dozen"
@Postofficejoe Please don't. you'll hurt those who are already producing eggs in your area... and you're training people that eggs are not worth anything, which supermarkets and our government have already done pretty successfully. People who happily accepted free eggs will not be as willing to pay 5 bucks as you seem to think.
Rachel Gucker .
Great as usual. As your talking about quick start ups and there has been some very good detailed chicken videos in the past few weeks. Could you do another video on micros, kinda like a part 2 of the one you done this winter. Summer production of micros. Thanks, love all the videos great stuff.
Love the vision and passion, its infectious!
Thank you so much, your ideas are simply great!
Wow, so inspiring! Got the land; want to eat like that; let's go!!!
You are doing a great job. Great video..
How can you use a broadfork and class that as no dig? The trials done by Charles Dowding showed that just inserting a fork into the soil to "aerate" it reduced yield. When you consider what it will do to fungal networks and anaerobic bacteria, that's perhaps understandable. Every other proponent of no dig that I've come across doesn't disturb the soil beneath mulch and top couple of inches of soil/earth/compost. Am I missing something?
Ninja Phoenix yawn
Please put all this in a book!
He has allready ;)
@@mrThoreKarlsson He hadn't then, and I bought it!
@@TheRealRaygor Nice :)
Thanks Richard
Love your videos and books... that said I borrowed “making small farms work” from a friend and I need my own copy. Can’t see the link. Please send
Thanks again
Sir, you have just sparked a very large fire inside of me. Im here to learn.
Richard,
Do you fill the black "motivation" bucket with feed for the cow to get her to stand still for pastured milking? Still continuing that operation this season? Those must be some clean udders in that tall grass, no mud anywhere... would make an interesting clip if you're still doing.
This is very inspiring
Hi Richard.
You are an inspiration even to older people like me!
Me and my wife have a 4 hectare property in Portugal that I'm very interested in converting to a small, diverse, family farm. We have some infrastructures there and a very good location. Hopefully I will be able to travel there this year (I live in the USA and we can't travel there, yet...) maybe you can point me in the direction of someone you know there so we can network?
The only thing stopping me is the market. How to find a place to market my produce. Flea markets are out for me.
Online is always a option, limited, but wonderful potential.
@@floridafreeliving
Am In the panhandle. We poor over here. Just not much of a market. Its all about location location location. Gotta live near people with disposable time and money. That being said. I would never try such a venture without some sort of safety net!
Hey Richard love your inspirational video I am from the Caribbean, Trinidad and Tobago and would love to complete your internship to create the only farm in my community while educating and creating opportunities
Thanks for this!
I would very much like to get my hands on that booklet you were talking about. My girlfriend and I are buying a small place with about a 1-acre garden and I would very much like to know how much produce we could sustainably get out of it.
very nice
The only thing stopping me from having a homestead is the capital to buy land for it. But I'm activel planning towards it and can't wait until what I feel like is the official part of my life to begin.
Really insightful stuff you've shared... "You cant affect the food movement if you are not producing food"... I want to be continue running my bakery on a farm... like a ranch. How do I make the transition... It seems so daunting considering it's tough even getting support staff to work with. How can I get in touch with you sir? Thanks
Can you post the slide "matching regenerative enterprises to land base and economy" Thanks
You gotta love that kid with bucket shoes ! Hahah
This video was super inspiring. Thank you.
@19:00 what about having chicken follow sheep instead of cows?
😊😊😉😉thank you so much for this amazing 🤩
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Getting rid of idealism, ..good definition of Enlightenment by default logic. Because it is vertically integrated bio-logically. This is actual genius.
Biggest issue for me is access to land locally no local farmer is willing to consider a lease or long term partnership despite sitting on land that seems to go un-used year after year, less than 1/4 of an acre around here will go on the market for £30,000-50,000... Currently saving for land but having a mortgage and ensuring a roof over my childrens head gets complicated when you need £85,000-150,000+ to get started
Did I just see a clip of Silbury hill?
Excellent video, Richard, as always! Thank you
Im 20 and desperate to get started in regenerative ag, I just need to make some money first