Cattle allowed to graze in the southwest is main cause of this intense, long-term desertification process. I work in riparian/wetland and general native restoration and am always working towards restoring the southwest. This video made me love you two so much more! Keep going.
Thank you so much! Agreed on the overgrazing. We've seen it first hand. I think the free range laws cause a lot of issues. It needs to be better controlled and managed.
Lately I walk through the National Forest every day for about 2 miles. A beef cattle bull was there, in tact and kind of mad because we were close to the family. That's at 8000 to 10000 feet they are by far the main presence in the woods. I don't like it at all but nobody is volunteering to stop that I can see. We had rains lately but it was super dry and no water whatsoever. I watched a lone pronghorn run around alone out there and I couldn't figure out how it could find water because we never saw any on our walks. I would however like to see elk thrive.
My husband and I are so THANKFUL to have stumbled upon your videos. Within the next year, we’ll be re-locating from the suburbs to a 10-acre plot of land in the desert, and it’s relieving to know that we’re not alone. Thank you for showing us and the world the beauty of working with, not against, nature. We look forward to walking alongside you both in our permaculture journey! ♥️
Good luck with your house build and the summit. Its all about taking care of the land so it takes care of you I agree, I'm just about to start an earthbag roundhouse with a living roof on our offgrid farm. 👍
Can I make a suggestion ? Try setting up gabions about 3 ft into the ground, it creates a natural leeching basin keeping moisture and water in the surrounding ground areas. I'm sure you've thought of it, I just haven't seen it yet.
No, not crazy at all! It's so beautiful out there and we are getting ready to do the same thing too. We had no idea about the grass...really glad you shared this piece. Our hope is that we can do our part too to help the environment in the area! Permaculture is key!
Great looking couple and beautiful project. The extent to which you will transform your 40 acres into an oasis depends a lot on how carefully you design your earthworks, so that you don't lose any water as runoff, and manage to infiltrate every drop of it. As was said in the permaculture design course, the dry climate is where permaculture shows its value the most. I hope you show us sometimes a map of your property from above with the contour lines drawn, so we can better grasp what you are dealing with. I'm trying to launch a similar project myself, in a mediterranean climate, latitude 43, USDA zone 9. But legally it's very difficult to get the necessary permits in my country (France). I want to rely heavily on the dryland techniques, as they are super powerful. Great cistern build. I always try to avoid using liners, but it's true that when it's fully covered up and protected from UV rays, EPDM liners can last a very long time. there are some that have been manufactured 50+ years ago (at least it's the number I remember), and, when they were checked, you could not tell them from a new liner. So hopefully yours will last a century or more. Looking forward to seeing more Julien
Native people's lived "off grid" in the desert for countless thousands of years, and they had a whole lot fewer resources than you have. There is no reason that you can't have a spectacular future where you are. You are certainly willing to put in the work, and you are smart enough to make it happen. Much respect from me!
Wow! This is the PERFECT video to start the 2020 Greensteading Summit! Can’t wait to watch every single video in the summit and subscribe to all the new channels I learn about!
I really needed to watch this video again. Sometimes it can get discouraging when building, but this video revitalized me. It gives me focus. You all are an inspiration. Any plans for a get together or meet up down here?
I am ashamed to admit that I forgot about your channel. I also live in an arid area (called the Karoo) and it's extremely difficult to find folks on YT like yourselves with the same understanding and challenges. Never give up, you are doing amazing. I tip my hat thoroughly.
I have watched the video's on what some villagers in India have done to keep and seep water in large ponds, plus swales. You have done a fine job in not disturbing the land too much. Love watching your progress.
You two have shonuff have it going on out there! Really enjoyed watching how all this is unfolding. Keep up the good work and stay safe out there! Hope you folks have a great weekend!
I absolutely love what you guys are doing, it is possible to turn it around. I saw a programme years ago about a guy who turned an arid area around planting 1 tree at a time, it took decades but the area is now lush and green! I also saw a programme on how they turned things around in Yellowstone National Park by reintroducing wildlife that had been wiped out by man. Its inspiring and the rewards are priceless! The more people who turn to permaculture the better our planet will be.
I'm right behind you guys. I'm moving to AZ for off grid living. I'm looking forward to the challenges. Should be there in about 2 months. Thanks for sharing your experience!
Love what you're doing! I'm working toward sustainability and it all started when I changed my diet due to an autoimmune disease. It made me think about how God gave us this land to eat from it and now everybody eats processed and nobody knows how to work the land. We're totally dependent on the government. Our natural immune systems and natural resources are so important. It's important to live healthy.
Thanks for sharing, we're starting an off grid home and business in Northern Arizona so not too far away, glad to see what you've been able to accomplish!
You guys inspired me, I was feeling defeated out here in the desert! Thanks for the encouragement! Perma culture has just been an idea… things are be better soon! You got me focused!
I'm only just finding your Channel and I've loved it so far! For my bride and I what you all are doing is beyond what we are going to achieve as we build a homestead together but you all have inspired us! Thank you very much for this content and what is to come! It seems like both of you are well-read on permaculture design and application. In addition, I would greatly appreciate a recommendation on where to start (literature or otherwise) for a couple who desires to build a homestead and develop a property responsibly. I am young but I want to plan well and use all of my available resources economically. Thank you both for your time and mentorship.
I would like to say thank you and I really appreciate your honesty your trials and errors and your hard work it's getting me excited and as soon as we save up some money we're gonna do the same thing except in the mountains cause that's where we live thank you for all your videos really appreciate it.
We love what you guys are doing and what you stand for. I really see you becoming one of the top entertainer, educators of the off grid/modern day homesteading UA-cam community in the future. We are so excited and honored to be a part of your Greensteading Summit.
Very Good 👍 I would dig deeper WATER Cistern or Wider! Also Series Of Screens To Collect Bugs Dust Have to plant grass that loves less water as it builds root system will form natural barrier to retain enough moisture to survive summers!
Thanks for your channel. We're up in the Show Low area and our plan is similar to yours. It was really helpful to get your input to reinforce our belief in our own dream.
Have enjoyed seeing the homestead come together yinz are a inspiration to future greensteaders sledgehammered that like button stay safe awesome and blessed
I so cant wait to see more what is to come .. And yes living with natural nature thats awesome. We all should remember that because the animal where there first and by destroying them would be our lose in so many ways . I just love nature ..
Hey guys I like what you are doing. We live in arid places as well, we can not use our dirt as we're on 15 feet of shincracker rock. We are trying growing vegetables and fruits in wicking beds and 20 L or 65 L container plus old bathtub, we made them up out of this we had around the place to save rain water. It's worth it as we water in summer weekly if the heat don't kill it and winter around 16 days. Must say I'm thinking of growing under ground as well using the sun power lights in the opal mine as you have said it is easier to control temperatures. I love how your building your house its great. Julie
Jessica is fine fine fine. He's a lucky man. He works so hard, I got tired just watching him in the video of him digging with that pick axe. God bless. These two can accomplish anything together. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
❤love this particular video! This answers some of my questions about your lufe and projects as i kinda only just found you a couple minths ago. So funny, you were on my mind the last 3 days for some reason. Today is 08/05/2023, hope all is going well you you two in this terrible heat affecting most of the country this year. ❤
As a native of Arizona, I'm proud that you two chose to come to my state and begin this journey. I look forward to watching your every step in the process of realizing your dreams in the desert. Blessings on you! Richard in Tempe
No yall are not crazy liveing off the grid . I think that it was a very smart move . I think that everybody should be thinking about liveing off the grid because look at the bad economy that the US is in and alot more countries around the world. High gas , food , rent , buying alot of homes that's high costing . Alot of people are running out of waters . There's wars , floods , tornadoes , hurricanes , fires , earthquakes, homeless people , all kinds of diseases that's making a lot of people sick . It would be alot of chaos for a lot of people that's liveing on the grid if something very bad happened and the bank, food , lights whatever systems and everything shut down . We are liveing in some very hard times so everyone should be prepared . Yall did the right thing . Miss . Linda ❤❤❤❤
One of your best videos! I wish we were younger, and could do this on our property here in NW Arizona. Now that we are finally 100% debt free, our backs can't take that kind of labor anymore nor can we afford to pay someone. But you "kids" have got this.. Best wishes to this journey you are on. Goes to show anyone can do anything they set their mind to.. (As long as their bodies are willing to go along with it) ...
Jim , I’ve been watching ya’ll I guess 2 years or close to it . I totally understand and respect what you and your beautiful young lady are doing. You both took and ran with your dreams that’s a great thing .Ok this is my dilemma. I own out right my little 2bedroom 1 bath house nice size garage in NewOrleans.I want to add on the back I would love to do a type of earth bag addition.Of course New Orleans is below sea level, so you see we’re I’m going, my house now is raised three feet off ground.In sure if I go four to six feet I would hit water.At least that’s what the professionals say . Ive dug a good 4 or 5 feet no water I’m am on a old ridge that higher than most of city but. You the man Jim what suggestions do have, i could just either wth a chain wall , cinder. Block pillars with metal or wood Joyce’s..I’m definitely going with some kind of earth design structure.Give me some ideas Jim , like you said you never want your bags getting snags! Never get your bag with a snag, that could be ugly.
It's not easy here in Arizona growing a garden. I know it probably gets hotter in Tonopah, AZ than where you live. It never snows in my area. It gets cold here in the winter but not cold enough to snow. My Avocado trees do fine in the winter. We have to go to great lengths to keep them cool enough to make it through the summer. You should try growing an Avocado tree there.
Good morning I thought it would be cool to sit and have a cup of coffee and have a conversation, you just provided that in a very educational way keep it going this is cool thank you for a good morning cup of coffee ☕🍊.
Your on the right path and doing the right things to live in that environment. And yeah, dirt, you have an abundant resource there and should build all kinds of structures and techniques to see how each works there. I also recommend that you bury air tubes and feed into your earth bag house for natural AC since you have low humidity this should help a lot. Good look you all and we will keep watching.
I want to start a movement to restore riparian zones 1 km either side of every waterway; getting food forests working with mycorrhizal fungi should bring water back inland especially if the movement allows forests to go back to coastlines. I was looking for cheap land but I might help fund people that already have land and want to do similar things. I am also working on trying to create hardier hybrid plants that can deal with desert and flood. I have a fern hybrid so far. I would love to collaborate with you both if you are interested in starting a riparian zone project that plants out and propogates plants to share with other people and maybe help people new to farms do surveys and propogate and share plants too. Geoff Lawton has started food forests and permaculture in deserts. He might have some ideas you could use
I love what you are doing. I have done the ranch thing but I forced the land to do what I thought it needed to do. But I have changed my way of thinking. I left that behind when I lost my wife. No I am starting over and looking to do exactly what you are doing. I bought a 1975 18 foot travel trailer I am doing a total rebuild so I can move it into land and work to improve the land and live in harmony with nature in the best way I can. I don't have a partner and you are blessed to have each other. Maybe one day I will be lucky enough to connect with a woman who has the same vision.
Cattle allowed to graze in the southwest is main cause of this intense, long-term desertification process. I work in riparian/wetland and general native restoration and am always working towards restoring the southwest. This video made me love you two so much more! Keep going.
Thank you so much! Agreed on the overgrazing. We've seen it first hand. I think the free range laws cause a lot of issues. It needs to be better controlled and managed.
TRUTH
Effecting that actual decline of the sage grouse in the west. Grazing!
Lately I walk through the National Forest every day for about 2 miles. A beef cattle bull was there, in tact and kind of mad because we were close to the family. That's at 8000 to 10000 feet they are by far the main presence in the woods. I don't like it at all but nobody is volunteering to stop that I can see. We had rains lately but it was super dry and no water whatsoever. I watched a lone pronghorn run around alone out there and I couldn't figure out how it could find water because we never saw any on our walks.
I would however like to see elk thrive.
My husband and I are so THANKFUL to have stumbled upon your videos. Within the next year, we’ll be re-locating from the suburbs to a 10-acre plot of land in the desert, and it’s relieving to know that we’re not alone.
Thank you for showing us and the world the beauty of working with, not against, nature. We look forward to walking alongside you both in our permaculture journey! ♥️
Yes!! Thank you so much and best of luck on your journey as well.🙏
Good luck with your house build and the summit. Its all about taking care of the land so it takes care of you I agree, I'm just about to start an earthbag roundhouse with a living roof on our offgrid farm. 👍
I luck forward to the roundhouse 👍
Thank you! Good luck on your build!
Watch My little homestead here on UA-cam they do exactly what you're wanting to do. Good people as well.
Can I make a suggestion ? Try setting up gabions about 3 ft into the ground, it creates a natural leeching basin keeping moisture and water in the surrounding ground areas. I'm sure you've thought of it, I just haven't seen it yet.
No, not crazy at all! It's so beautiful out there and we are getting ready to do the same thing too. We had no idea about the grass...really glad you shared this piece. Our hope is that we can do our part too to help the environment in the area! Permaculture is key!
👍 to you !
I am getting good vibes from both of you... Stay healthy!
Thank you!
You are the reasonable people
You are respectful
You are wise
You see clear
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Great looking couple and beautiful project.
The extent to which you will transform your 40 acres into an oasis depends a lot on how carefully you design your earthworks, so that you don't lose any water as runoff, and manage to infiltrate every drop of it.
As was said in the permaculture design course, the dry climate is where permaculture shows its value the most.
I hope you show us sometimes a map of your property from above with the contour lines drawn, so we can better grasp what you are dealing with.
I'm trying to launch a similar project myself, in a mediterranean climate, latitude 43, USDA zone 9. But legally it's very difficult to get the necessary permits in my country (France). I want to rely heavily on the dryland techniques, as they are super powerful.
Great cistern build. I always try to avoid using liners, but it's true that when it's fully covered up and protected from UV rays, EPDM liners can last a very long time. there are some that have been manufactured 50+ years ago (at least it's the number I remember), and, when they were checked, you could not tell them from a new liner. So hopefully yours will last a century or more.
Looking forward to seeing more
Julien
Thank you Julien!
Grapes grow great out there...
I’m crazy too..😂😂 I cant wait to see your garden grow..❤️ Building everything with your own hands.. I love that part.👊
Blessings to your mother. Happy to hear that she is improving. Like what you're doing. Love you lots. Blessings
Native people's lived "off grid" in the desert for countless thousands of years, and they had a whole lot fewer resources than you have. There is no reason that you can't have a spectacular future where you are. You are certainly willing to put in the work, and you are smart enough to make it happen. Much respect from me!
Wow! This is the PERFECT video to start the 2020 Greensteading Summit! Can’t wait to watch every single video in the summit and subscribe to all the new channels I learn about!
Thanks Tom! This first day has been crazy. It will be interesting to see how the rest goes.😀
I really needed to watch this video again. Sometimes it can get discouraging when building, but this video revitalized me. It gives me focus. You all are an inspiration. Any plans for a get together or meet up down here?
I am ashamed to admit that I forgot about your channel. I also live in an arid area (called the Karoo) and it's extremely difficult to find folks on YT like yourselves with the same understanding and challenges. Never give up, you are doing amazing. I tip my hat thoroughly.
We had Adobe never heated or used ac in 12 years...
I really love watching you two work on your project, Amazing, God Bless.
You are a wonderful artist. Beautiful is all I can say. Great job on the dome. Can't wait till you put in the windows
Congrats!, and keep that attitude you're doing a great job, I admire your hard-working skills and greetings from México.
I can't wait to see you build your home
You guys give us great examples. Looking foward to restoring the desert land and your home. Wish you the best.
Keep up the good work! Permaculture principals in everything!
I have watched the video's on what some villagers in India have done to keep and seep water in large ponds, plus swales.
You have done a fine job in not disturbing the land too much. Love watching your progress.
Thank you Judy!
You two have shonuff have it going on out there! Really enjoyed watching how all this is unfolding. Keep up the good work and stay safe out there! Hope you folks have a great weekend!
Thank you! We hope everything is going well for you.
Surgery is Monday. Thanks buddy!
Wow you guys hit it hard. Looks fabulous 👌 love seeing you back at it we miss seeing you both and crew xx
I absolutely love what you guys are doing, it is possible to turn it around. I saw a programme years ago about a guy who turned an arid area around planting 1 tree at a time, it took decades but the area is now lush and green! I also saw a programme on how they turned things around in Yellowstone National Park by reintroducing wildlife that had been wiped out by man. Its inspiring and the rewards are priceless! The more people who turn to permaculture the better our planet will be.
Thank you! Turning around desertification is absolutely possible. We want to show that it can be done and how to do it.
You two are amazing 😇 many blessings to you always 😇
Thank you Mari!
I just found you guys, and I just love your videos. I think your message is so important no matter where we happen to live. Well done guys!
I love seeing the progress! Keep fired up. You’ll always succeed on the path of improving the land, and will continue to grow as people.
Aw I love all the wildlife! You have a really great mission and I’m really excited to see it all come together.
Thank you! We're working hard to revitalize this land and turn it into something special. 😀
More than anything, you guys are lucky to have yourselves, two awesome people with a single goal !
Thank you Mark! We never take each other for granted.
I'm right behind you guys. I'm moving to AZ for off grid living. I'm looking forward to the challenges. Should be there in about 2 months. Thanks for sharing your experience!
That's awesome! Congratulations!
@@ourselfreliantlife thanks 😊
Love what you're doing! I'm working toward sustainability and it all started when I changed my diet due to an autoimmune disease. It made me think about how God gave us this land to eat from it and now everybody eats processed and nobody knows how to work the land. We're totally dependent on the government. Our natural immune systems and natural resources are so important. It's important to live healthy.
That is awesome news. We love that you're working toward that goal as well.
Tumbled onto your series an think you are doing great. Thank you.
Thank you so much for doing this . I have my notebook ready . 🙋
You guys aren’t crazy!! You’re amazingly epic!!! I love what you’re doing out there in the desert and can’t wait to see how your home/land transpires!
Thanks Amber!! Sorry you weren't able to make it into the Summit. It's a little empty without y'all.😩
Green Dream Project I know! It really makes me so sad!! My heart aches that I can’t be a part! 😓
I think this was one of your best videos that I have seen so far. Informative.
Thank you!
Thanks so much for putting this summit together. I'm learning a ton already and its barely begun.
Thank you! I'm getting impatient to release more.😁
Thanks for sharing, we're starting an off grid home and business in Northern Arizona so not too far away, glad to see what you've been able to accomplish!
Great video! Super excited to see whats next.
Thank you!!
You guys inspired me, I was feeling defeated out here in the desert! Thanks for the encouragement! Perma culture has just been an idea… things are be better soon! You got me focused!
I'm only just finding your Channel and I've loved it so far!
For my bride and I what you all are doing is beyond what we are going to achieve as we build a homestead together but you all have inspired us! Thank you very much for this content and what is to come!
It seems like both of you are well-read on permaculture design and application. In addition, I would greatly appreciate a recommendation on where to start (literature or otherwise) for a couple who desires to build a homestead and develop a property responsibly. I am young but I want to plan well and use all of my available resources economically. Thank you both for your time and mentorship.
I find a good book to start with may be Gaia's Garden by Toby Hemenway or for a more comprehensive read maybe after, Practical Permaculture.
I would like to say thank you and I really appreciate your honesty your trials and errors and your hard work it's getting me excited and as soon as we save up some money we're gonna do the same thing except in the mountains cause that's where we live thank you for all your videos really appreciate it.
Great video. Love what your doing. Im researching off grid living , would love to restore the land as you two are.
We love what you guys are doing and what you stand for. I really see you becoming one of the top entertainer, educators of the off grid/modern day homesteading UA-cam community in the future. We are so excited and honored to be a part of your Greensteading Summit.
Thanks Jay! We're so happy to have you and Gin involved in this. We're going to keep building and filming. We'll see where all this goes.😁
This is going to be an exciting week!
We think so too.😀
Awesome video guys!! So excited to see the summit video
Excellent video, yes can bring back green desert back
Thank you!!
Very Good 👍
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Have to plant grass that loves less water as it builds root system will form natural barrier to retain enough moisture to survive summers!
Thanks for your channel. We're up in the Show Low area and our plan is similar to yours. It was really helpful to get your input to reinforce our belief in our own dream.
Just found your channel, its fantastic work you are doing, it's made my day👍
Have enjoyed seeing the homestead come together yinz are a inspiration to future greensteaders sledgehammered that like button stay safe awesome and blessed
Thank you!!
Great video guys! Can’t wait for you guys to start the home , super exciting 😊
Thank you Zule!
I love your "can do" attitude and appreciation of nature/surroundings.
I so cant wait to see more what is to come .. And yes living with natural nature thats awesome. We all should remember that because the animal where there first and by destroying them would be our lose in so many ways . I just love nature ..
Your videos are so positive & informative! TY
Wow !!!! 40 acres !!!! holy moly !!! That is Awesome !!!! You could have your own town !!!! That would be kind of cool !!!
Just learned about y’all from Frugal Off Grid channel! Great summit intro video! We look forward to diving into more of your vids!
- Brian + Erin
Thanks for doing this guys. I only have a small idea of the work that went into this, but know it is appreciated. You guys are truly awesome.
Thanks y'all!
Hey guys I like what you are doing.
We live in arid places as well, we can not use our dirt as we're on 15 feet of shincracker rock. We are trying growing vegetables and fruits in wicking beds and 20 L or 65 L container plus old bathtub, we made them up out of this we had around the place to save rain water. It's worth it as we water in summer weekly if the heat don't kill it and winter around 16 days. Must say I'm thinking of growing under ground as well using the sun power lights in the opal mine as you have said it is easier to control temperatures. I love how your building your house its great. Julie
Great first video to kick off the summit. Thanks for doing this Jim and Jessica. I can't wait to see what all you've cooked up for the summit
Thanks Warren! This should be exciting. 😀
Jessica is fine fine fine. He's a lucky man.
He works so hard, I got tired just watching him in the video of him digging with that pick axe.
God bless. These two can accomplish anything together.
👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
❤love this particular video! This answers some of my questions about your lufe and projects as i kinda only just found you a couple minths ago. So funny, you were on my mind the last 3 days for some reason. Today is 08/05/2023, hope all is going well you you two in this terrible heat affecting most of the country this year. ❤
Nice presentation!
As a native of Arizona, I'm proud that you two chose to come to my state and begin this journey. I look forward to watching your every step in the process of realizing your dreams in the desert. Blessings on you!
Richard in Tempe
Thanks Richard! It's an honor to be here. The financial collapse may have caused us to move, but we absolutely fell in love with the area.
@@ourselfreliantlife B
Way to go you guys! I’m really proud of you and this program. Hope you’ve been able to collect a bunch of water from these recent storms!
Thank you! Actually we haven't gotten too much rain. The biggest storm so far has been an inch, but that's the only one.
No yall are not crazy liveing off the grid . I think that it was a very smart move . I think that everybody should be thinking about liveing off the grid because look at the bad economy that the US is in and alot more countries around the world. High gas , food , rent , buying alot of homes that's high costing . Alot of people are running out of waters . There's wars , floods , tornadoes , hurricanes , fires , earthquakes, homeless people , all kinds of diseases that's making a lot of people sick . It would be alot of chaos for a lot of people that's liveing on the grid if something very bad happened and the bank, food , lights whatever systems and everything shut down . We are liveing in some very hard times so everyone should be prepared . Yall did the right thing . Miss . Linda ❤❤❤❤
Interesting to hear a bit of the history of your area. :)
AWESOME video-- shows your passion-- the most important ingredient... to anything
Thank you!
Thanks for all of your work
Just Awesom, luv it wishing you more success.
Greetings from Phoenix, AZ. It looks like you folks are near the St. David area - a nice part of our state.
Peace.
My grandfather did it out there growing many things to eat .
Great presentation, I loved it.
You guys are awesome and an inspiration!
Thank you Tony!🙏
I’m hooked, you two inspire me the way work together on your projects.
Thank you!!🙏
Nice video! Well said! You guys are mentors to more people than you realize. Keep up the awesome work!
Thank you!!
Keep up the good work, a little at a time you'll get there. I wish I got 13 inches of precipitation annually I only get 10, I'm in west Texas.
One of your best videos!
I wish we were younger, and could do this on our property here in NW Arizona. Now that we are finally 100% debt free, our backs can't take that kind of labor anymore nor can we afford to pay someone. But you "kids" have got this..
Best wishes to this journey you are on.
Goes to show anyone can do anything they set their mind to.. (As long as their bodies are willing to go along with it) ...
Thank you! We're glad we're still able bodied to do this. We're trying to get as much done as we can now.
Doing whats your dream is whats important and God will direct your steps. Dream on!
Jim , I’ve been watching ya’ll I guess 2 years or close to it . I totally understand and respect what you and your beautiful young lady are doing. You both took and ran with your dreams that’s a great thing .Ok this is my dilemma. I own out right my little 2bedroom 1 bath house nice size garage in NewOrleans.I want to add on the back I would love to do a type of earth bag addition.Of course New Orleans is below sea level, so you see we’re I’m going, my house now is raised three feet off ground.In sure if I go four to six feet I would hit water.At least that’s what the professionals say . Ive dug a good 4 or 5 feet no water I’m am on a old ridge that higher than most of city but. You the man Jim what suggestions do have, i could just either wth a chain wall , cinder. Block pillars with metal or wood Joyce’s..I’m definitely going with some kind of earth design structure.Give me some ideas Jim , like you said you never want your bags getting snags! Never get your bag with a snag, that could be ugly.
It's not easy here in Arizona growing a garden. I know it probably gets hotter in Tonopah, AZ than where you live. It never snows in my area. It gets cold here in the winter but not cold enough to snow. My Avocado trees do fine in the winter. We have to go to great lengths to keep them cool enough to make it through the summer. You should try growing an Avocado tree there.
Good morning
I thought it would be cool to sit and have a cup of coffee and have a conversation, you just provided that in a very educational way keep it going this is cool thank you for a good morning cup of coffee ☕🍊.
Thanks Tarl.
Right on! You guys are living my wife and I'd dream. Peace@Love
Nice spot to live..blessings thanks again for vedio,s..hi been watching Since ya,s started..Jesus love you..hugs.
Hey it's Josh from the FB group! Your channel looks really interesting...gonna go back and watch some of your stuff to get caught up. Subbing now!
Thank you! We hope you enjoy what we do here.😀
@@ourselfreliantlife absolutely! I did my PDC with Geoff Lawton back in 2012/13 and I'm always interested in folks putting permaculture into action 👍
He use many animals BM , fish , vitamins, chop little wood and water and he did great growing many things to eat .
Very inspiring! Congrats to both of you.
Thank you!
You go guys! Work pays off!
Your on the right path and doing the right things to live in that environment. And yeah, dirt, you have an abundant resource there and should build all kinds of structures and techniques to see how each works there. I also recommend that you bury air tubes and feed into your earth bag house for natural AC since you have low humidity this should help a lot. Good look you all and we will keep watching.
Thank you!!
I want to start a movement to restore riparian zones 1 km either side of every waterway; getting food forests working with mycorrhizal fungi should bring water back inland especially if the movement allows forests to go back to coastlines. I was looking for cheap land but I might help fund people that already have land and want to do similar things.
I am also working on trying to create hardier hybrid plants that can deal with desert and flood.
I have a fern hybrid so far.
I would love to collaborate with you both if you are interested in starting a riparian zone project that plants out and propogates plants to share with other people and maybe help people new to farms do surveys and propogate and share plants too.
Geoff Lawton has started food forests and permaculture in deserts.
He might have some ideas you could use
I love what you are doing. I have done the ranch thing but I forced the land to do what I thought it needed to do. But I have changed my way of thinking. I left that behind when I lost my wife.
No I am starting over and looking to do exactly what you are doing. I bought a 1975 18 foot travel trailer I am doing a total rebuild so I can move it into land and work to improve the land and live in harmony with nature in the best way I can. I don't have a partner and you are blessed to have each other. Maybe one day I will be lucky enough to connect with a woman who has the same vision.
One person's positive impact can turn lots of things around. Great video
Thank you Eric!
Beautiful video!
Great video, guys, you're building something awe-inspiring
Thank you so much!!
Wow , this was inspiring. Ty
We live off grid in the desert as well. It's funny, but we have the same goal. Keep up the great job 👍
Thank you! Keep up the great work yourself.😀
@@ourselfreliantlife We really appreciate it 🙏
Really an inspiration 🙏🏼
Good job, guys!!! Keep going ahead....
Thank you Alex!