How to Build a Regenerative Agriculture Enterprise
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
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It's sad to see how underground all of this info regarding regenerative Ag is.. If I didn't find your channel I don't know if I'd even be aware of any of this... Thanks for your hardwork and dedication..
We need to be spreading the message about regenerative ag!!
That has been my frustration about this regenerative ag and permaculture since I have decided to make a switch from nursing to farming. I live in Texas...not a lot of regenerative ag or permaculture going on in south Texas. That's why I watch channels like yours, so I can gain so insight and techniques. Hopefully it will work where ever I need it to.
Hey Curtis! Many years ago I visited Nimbin, Australia. They have an amazing crop sharing farm program there...give it a look up! Just got through your book and JM's, time to read them again! Really great! I also enjoy watching Charles Dowding!
wow bro I got mad love for you I hope you see this comment because what you're doing is absolutely 100% no doubt about it f****** necessary and I got mad props for you and for all the people dude. PS the freaking background to this video was epic cuz bro I'm a farmer you're a farmer at we're all doing the same damn thing but just sit in the field of rocks and contemplate what we do speaks volumes peace out Curt next time you're in f****** iidaho we're to blaze it up and have a good time hippeace out .
lol even made up a new word enjoy you deserve it
I enjoyed this post as well as the many others of yours I've watched. I really enjoy the fact they are all ad lib, well spoken with no "UMM or AHHH" I'd like you to give Justin T a few lessons on his ad lib speaking! I'm 77 and have gardened all my life although my only cash crop is gourmet garlic. I realize now that I have been practicing a form of Perma Culture all my gardening life! Keep up the good work!
Great video! This is exactly where im at right now. Starting regen ag farm on 20acres in missouri and this year im starting a big garden to get some money coming in while the trees grow. Agree completely that just coming out with info is the best thing, even if it turns out to be wrong, mistakes are awesome as long as you learn from them. Open, honest, humble is how we all grow.
Greetings from Ukraine. Your comment about Regenerative Ag stopped me in my tracks. Our farm is also a psychological and physical rehabilitation facility for alcoholics and combat veterans (PTSD) retuning from the war here with Russia. So the “Regeneration” is a theme here. Thank you for giving me a more precise label to describe what we do. We welcome visitors.
Great one! Normally I don't comment on youtube but this is a homerun :) Would love to know more about your views on perennial crop farming. I mean, I get that most perennials don't generate cash flow quickly and produce might come all at once, but isn't this the way forward ecologically? No soil disturbance, more carbon in the soil, increase of biodiversity; as a Permaculturist we probably have similar ideals. What ways could you think of to combine this 'regenerative' way of producing crops with farming commercially? Thanks for all the good work man
Part two to this video will be on my farm in a few years! ;)
the secret: The MARKET GARDEN solution ;)
honey badger don't give a fuck
Thank you so much for everything you're doing Curtis. Your videos are beyond helpful
great vid! regarding berrys and slow turnover crops that can make more money canned or as jelly perhaps? refining the product to the next stage adds value i would think?
For mitigating the risk on long term crops like the honey berries the best play is to market the plants themselves. The fruit may not scale quickly, but turning stem cuttings into new plants scales very quickly. And as for fruit that comes to bear all at once, it would be necessary to hedge the offering of fresh fruit with dried, frozen, jellied or otherwise preserved variations. Perennials are a different market than annual or short term crops but there are ways to make them similar in market flexibility; it just requires a different set of infrastructure.
Christopher Smith good input here. Thanks for that😊
also regarding honey berries: they ripen much earlier than a lot of berry and fruit crops, therefore potentially beating the rush at market, definitely a good one to have in the mix.
very nicely put
I'm a soil/crop science student at a land grant ag school in CO and could not agree with you more. Internet-based, open source education is the future.
On the topic of profitable regenerative agriculture... Richard Perkins at Ridgedale Permaculture is an excellent example of somebody who has established a long-term perennial system in addition to other enterprises that get the cash flowing right away. Really inspirational.
Love your videos, Curtis. Thank you for sharing your journey with us!
Curtis I thank you for all your shared knowledge, cheers from Texas..
When grown right with regen farming, everything tastes so much better. I don't care about profits. Food is medicine.
We genuinely appreciate the time and effort you put in to keep us informed ... My application with the local authority is in and going through to be registered for the start of my farm here in the UK ... and we have you to thank for encouraging us to move forward with this ... Thank you Curtis from Jim and Jo x
Awesome video!! It's so important to start going back to nature and respecting earths processes to get away from the type of agriculture which is destroying the planet. I have just started learning more about it and am so excited at what it can do for the future!
Curtis I bought your book last year and I have to say it has really taught me a lot about farming. I am on a 40 acre property in California and I am currently working toward turning it into a productive farm starting with an area of about 1/2 acre. your videos continue to inspire me to move forward and provide a lot of insight into what it is to be a farmer... keep up the amazing work!
Onground revolution!!
I have to say I watch your channel all the time and I love what you do. One day hope to do what you are doing. I live in Hawera in South Taranaki (about an hour's drive south of where you were) and I am sorry I missed you. I hope to see you next time you are down this way
I live in an area that doesn't appreciate healthy food very much, but I have 200 acres and I'm going to grow and raise food until they do! I send my heartfelt appreciation out to you since you're the only voice I hear that understands me in my world❤
An Gar we must be neighbors! Have same situation here. believe you are on the right track though. lots of luck.
Thank you! I love what I do so I'm just going to keep going! The two people I spoke with today got an education on how to use microgreens and how to cook grass fed meats and both joined my CSA woohoo! Time to get a few more into the group though...
Great video Curtis ! I'm studng horticulture in Italy and I've also been to Spain and Austria during my studies and can only agree with you ! Institutions are far behind reality and we can't wait for them. i have the feeling the regenerative ag. is spreading so fast right now and it will continue to grow exponentially ! We're gonna change the world and they won't know how the hell we've done it.
Leo Pedrazza - Technology is leading to big productivity gains at the smaller scale.
Do you refer to high technology like hydroponics vertical farming etc... ? Off course they increase productivty but they often are not the most appropriate tech. for small scale farms and they wont solve the problem of soil fertilty and sustainable food production globally. The most appropriate technology is what Curtis and JM Fortier are using. Look at Curtis video about high tech vs appropriate tech .
Leo Pedrazza No, I'm just talking about closing the productivity gap between larger scale agriculture (with tractors etc) and a small holding. Effectively we are seeing the gap closed via labour productivity gains and greater density of yields of higher quality and less wastage. Hydroponics is just wrong.
Leo Pedrazza No, I'm just talking about closing the productivity gap between larger scale agriculture (with tractors etc) and a small holding. Effectively we are seeing the gap closed via labour productivity gains and greater density of yields of higher quality and less wastage. Hydroponics is just wrong.
I found your discussion around the "I don't give a S&*t" part inspiring...This year I went with hay and broke even, so if I were in it whole hog, I'd be in trouble...I have been thinking about leasing allotments for initial cash flow and then pair back as I figure out the best crops to grow...IMO, specific tax policy to the industry might help. Something like if you qualify (separate from big farms), you are allowed a two year exemption, profit circuit breaker, or a menu of depreciation methods that help with initial cash flow.
The right thought track with "traditional education". Coming from someone who went through that experience personally, and then chose to spend years working in that same exact environment. Focus on the positive. Let us get outside today and share more worldly experiences with new people! Cheers for Curtis.
"Regenerative" is the new "sustainable". One topic that might be good for it's own video is approaching farming during our "golden years". Our context is quite different at 60 something to 80 something. I for one would like to just generate some cash flow to support my gardening which is currently more hobby than business.
Awesome back drop CS. How grateful we should all be that you ARE willing to share your journey with us. I'm not sure if I would still be thinking about farming if it wasnt for you. Keep going.
Wow!... That is what I call an informative video...well done...and thanks
Awsome stuff again Curtis. We are in a similar situation to Jodi Roebuck. We have a small farm, predominantly livestock, we pasture meat rabbits like Daniel Salatin but don't have a cashflow to carry us through this inital developing phase with the meat rabbits. We also have sheep and pigs but the legal aspect that you mentioned regarding butchering keeps holding us back. So with your inspiration, and others, we are expanding our family garden to take on a couple of cash crops to get that cashflow 'flywheel' established.
Hey Curtis... Probably like the education system who as said is late to the party, I am a late party to watch this video.. 😬
I just have one request... I searched a lot to find 'how to start with regenerative farming'. I got a lot of results but none that I actually wanted...
I have a couple of acers of family farmland in India... I am egar to get started with regenerative farming... I have seen a lot of videos telling us why it is important and how it is beneficial etc. But no-one tells how to start with let's say with an acer of farm... Do you already have something on this or is there a way you could create some content for this...?
Thank you for sharing Mr. Curtis, i got many inspiration from your video.
i latifa from East Java Indonesia, i hope you someday can visit tropic farm or visit my farm for add my knowledge about tropic farm. from your video, i try to implementation in my farm, and yeaah somehow success and not :) thankyou mr.
Your journey has inspired me to start my own farm as I am sick of the huge conglomerates leading our world and forcing shit food in us. You are leading a pack as well and JM into a non forced generation. This is opening doors for many lucrative ideas.
Thank you for all you do. Keep on keepen on my friend.
Ps. Reading your book. Awesome read
Curtis thank you for sharing your journey. I'm a big on Gary Vee and he says document don't create and to me that's what you're doing. The "educational institutions" are late to the game because they're selling paper degrees not value, your hustling everyday. Cash is King your an inspiration thank you.
Great stuff Curtis. I think for a good 70 years the states have gotten off track in agriculture research. The focus had been on raising good soil to grow productive crops suitable for the different locations, on the nutrient requirement for both crops and livestock. For a long time now focus has been on genetic modification and fertilization, and sorry Ag departments put out videos on applying for crop insurance and corn and soybeans projections. You along with some others are refocusing the attention where it is important, paving a path to progress once again the understanding of agriculture. God bless!
Thanks for the vid Curtis! Loved it for 8:55 especially- you go!
Thanks Curtis I find your sharing very inspiring. I am a new farmer and like you I too am making mistakes and learning this year my vegetables bombed. I have decided to shrink my vegetable farming and improve soil fertility on a small part and start growing vegetables on that. Pranik Farmer India.
when you do your internships and courses and even with these videos; do you worry about giving false or misleading information. over the years from your videos and your book I noticed you have changed you practices. do you worry about things in the book you would now change and think I shouldn't have put that in the book for everyone?
The ending part is awesome and very important. The biggest hindrance to learning and self-improvement is pride. Before you can learn, first you have to admit you don´t know something and second you have to have a strong enough ego to say you might fail before you get it right. Many/Most people are either afraid to admit they don´t know something, or else they are afraid of failing and feel shame when they do fail.
Curtis, it's awesome to hear someone talk about screwing up and learning from mistakes as part of a growing process. We don't hear much about this in today's society and I'm glad that you can be so open with everyone. Makes us all feel kinda human, huh? Thanks for the videos and for taking the time to help us learn.
Farmers need to start processing their products to sell them as processed food, cutting the middle men, from fresh products to processed and preserved food. Been able to control the flow of your products gives you some power to control the price. From raw milk to cheese, butter, yogurt; from fresh fruits to jams, from porks to sausages, from beef to jerky; etc.
Hahaha boy did you not know what you where getting into :) looking back on this, your an alright man Curtis, I would say good but none are good but god. Take care,
Peace and love brother
Thanks for doing these videos Curtis and sharing your successes as well as your mistakes. It is so beneficial to hear both sides of it, and to have the chance to learn from you as you go. I really hope you keep posting this content and keep on giving us a glimpse into how your run your business and your farm.
what lead me towards your channel is I love to garden and have been slowly getting a customer base so the next step is to grow bigger. I've just took on a catering service as a customer and my question is have you ever or would you ever take on a customer like that before? thanks for your time.
Can grain farming be done through this methodology? Or only fruits vegetables and animals?
It is not about organic or conventional or permaculture, it is about improving our planet with regenerative agriculture systems.
Totally Curtis. Grow a regenerative ag business just like succession.
I love the fact you have this channel and want to share what you're learning. I appreciate it. Hell i am subbed to another channel and he referenced your teaching. Best thing ive learned from you is to "allow yourself to fail". That statement is soo powerful.
Thats exactly what im about to do blending a few organic practices into 1.
Modesty is where its at. Nice work Curtis.
shared this video :) is there a way for us to also fallow roebuck;s farming ?
hey, Curtis is back on the algorithm 😆
Always on the mark, Curtis. You are fabulous.
Love your philosophy and approach to just doing it and learning and teaching!
Thank you so much for sharing!
Hey Curtis, is your farm sustaining itself and making a profit you can live off of yet or do you still have to supplement with profits from say consulting and your book sales? Thanks for another excellent and informative video btw!!! Keep it up!!!!
My farm being profitable is what started getting me speaking gigs to begin with. I've never had to supplement my living from off my farm, it just so happens that I now make more off my farm than I do on, but my farm is still very profitable. If I weren't as ambitious as I am, I'd be happily making a comfortable living from my farm.
Good info Curtis. Will you still give us a update on your solar install?
Why does everything have to be profitable?
enjoy the sunshine! thanx for the advice.
Nailed it Curtis!
Amen, Curtis! Keep pushing.
Gabe Brown got me inspired!
Hey, CS! Loved the video, it's great to know that stuff like regenerative agriculture is out there and doing well in the world.
I was wondering if you were ever planning on doing any coverage of Natural Farming? It's a very strict method, when adhered to as written originally but I would love to see your opinion on it, if you could find the time to do so.
You mean Korean style natural farming? I don't know a lot of people doing it right now.
Masanobu Fukuoka's style of Natural Farming, I'm not sure if that's the same but uh here's his book! I believe the knowledge was made open source, but I may be wrong.
www.rivendellvillage.org/Natural-Way-Of-Farming-Masanobu-Fukuoka-Green-Philosophy.pdf
Your SO awesome Curtis!
wow I just listened 2 that 3 times bro
Thank you!!
Any plans to visit or highlight small farms in Europe?
I go where I'm invited. I have been invited to Sweden to visit Richard Perkins farm. That will be my first Euro trip. That'll be this July.
you mean permaculture...
I am so very grateful for you always sharing your knowledge. I have been so inspired by your and others efforts. I'm now farming a 2 acre market garden and probably the happiest that I have been. Thank you!
Consider me inspired !
I'm so stoked to binge watch your videos every time I get the chance. Thank you for making these, it has definitely inspired me. Totally agree with what you said about getting out there and learning through those who have learned, and with your message about sharing your ideas, and ideas in general. It's always inspiring.
hey Curtis I'm new to your channel and love what your doing and enjoy all the videos keep it up.
You're a very smart and goodman, I'm glad I found your channel. Have fun in Down Under.
Awesome info - I love your attitude and willingness to share. Thanks a lot!
thank you!
Great video Curtis, good to hear your thoughts on this. Thanks again for the awesome content
hi
You are an inspiration, thank you for sharing your work!
Thank you for sharing! You are the man!
this was inspiring, thank you!