Huge thanks to Alik for freely sharing his wisdom and experience with us! For many more images from each month on the farm (work, produce, meals), welcome to watch Alik’s nice short video/slideshow on his channel ua-cam.com/video/f679079gTuo/v-deo.htmlsi=K9EMKi2e76bmCpJN” 6 years ago, I was looking around the local bookstore, as the shopkeeper came up to me (without us knowing each other prior), put Alik's new book in my hands and said "I think you'd like it". At that time I was a student for agro-ecology. Needless to say, I bought it and was enchanted with enlightening writings which consist of Reflections on life and stories from Alik's journey to start his homestead, build the house and grow his food. I had no Idea that 6 years later I would combine my interests in agriculture, ecology, and content creation to help Alik's message reach people from all around the globe. I see this message to be so needed and relevant in a world where we have, to a huge degree, lost the know-how needed to live a life which is simple and in tune with the earth and the cycles. I believe that Reclaiming our birth-right for such a life is the unleashing from the shackles that bind us to a system that sees profit before life. Thank YOU for being here, and taking a part of this journey. If you wish to support me to create more films, you can buy me a coffee: buymeacoffee.com/eco_no_mads 🌍💗🕊much love to you.
@@Nahsorry Thank you! You are most welcome to visit anytime and chat and do some farm work and learn if you're up for it (I do not have the capacity to host wwoofers overnight), but if I were you, I'd wait a little for things to calm down before you plan a trip to the region.
Thank you so much for doing this Alik and Eco-nomads ! This is a lesson in SELF SUFFICIENCY EFFICIENCY. Some of us may never have enough land but we can all learn from your thinking. It is a testament to growing native and climate appropriate crops that so much of your calorie intake is fuss free. It is also so clever that you pick just a handful of crops that do really well locally carob, wheat, olives and fava to cover your basics. Combine all your experience, keeping things simple, the native dryland crops, just the right degree of mechanization, and the laissez faire attitude to 'weeds' and you have achieved a miracle. Weeds often promote the growth of food plants, till they tower over them and cut off the sunshine. Its all a dance, knowing your plants and knowing how much weed presence they can handle. The weeds are feeding the soil and maintaining moisture, and sometimes this outweighs the competition for resources. I was also interested that you only irrigate your vegetables. In the Mediterranean climate one can lose so much from watering irregularly, just one busy day where you are otherwise occupied and your harvest is gone. It seems you BOTH sow seed and raise seedlings to plant out. How do you do that part of it ? Do you have a plant nursery ? You'll be taking on woofers next (ha ha), and I would gladly join the waiting list !
Thank you, @carolinekloppert5177! I have yet to have a nursery for growing seedlings; about one-third of the varieties of crops I grow are from seeds I save, one-third from seeds I buy, and one-third from seedlings I buy. When I use seeds, I sow them directly in the soil.
Thanks a lot for the videos. I like the idea of only doing what is most important in the vegetable garden. I'm curious, which plants do you buy and transplant and why?
@@BrettKoblinger About half the crops are bought as seedlings from the nursery, and the other half are sown from seeds, of which about half are seeds I save myself from plants in the vegetable garden, and the other half bought in the nursery. The choice of which crops should be sown directly and which should be grown in a tray and then transplanted is mainly based on the time it takes the seedling to turn into a plant. The quick ones are sown directly (e.g., cucumber, courgette, parsley), whereas the slow ones (e.g., broccoli, cauliflower, leeks) are transplanted. The reason is that instead of sowing a seed in the garden bed and waiting for 2 months for it to become a seedling, you could grow the same seed in a tray and use the same space in your garden bed to grow lettuce for one month and then radishes for another month, and then transplant that seedling once it is ready. This way, you'll get 3 crops from the same space and time instead of only one. On the other hand, plants that are sown directly in the soil without transplanting are stronger. So, there is a tradeoff there.
Hi @AlikPelman, thanks for the reply. When I first started gardening I only directly sowed seeds. More recently I read (market) gardening books, which recommend transplanting almost everything (e.g., John Jeavons), for similar reasons to yours. As I am trying to decide whether I want to transplant spinach, I will keep your approach in mind!
I just love this guy! I could listen to him all day!! Next idea for a video, maybe the food preservation? I see a lot of jars. Is canning an extensive procedure for everything he has to do?
He is fantastic... Thank you for going back to him... Learnt a lot.. yeah would like to know bit more about variety of dishes he do from those produces
@@jackdammon4320 It is all returned to the field to be naturally composted (to return some of the nutrients to the soil). The same applies to dry bean hay and, in fact, to all organic waste on the farm that is not consumed as food.
Very detsiled video, much needed. I watched part 1 and just could not believe that this self sufficiency was possible. Now I am convinced that Alik had thought things through. Congratulations to both of you - the producer and film maker. As an owner of 2500 sq meters tending to be independent I have some ideas to implement 😊
Glad it was helpful! please feel free to share with us your plan and experience in a short video form. (our email is in the description) and perhaps I will create a video to showcase other peoples attempts and experience to achieve food sufficiency in different climates. cheers.
Wow! I recently watched the first material and was amazed at how simple and accessible Alik presented it. I love the scientific papers you included under the last video! I am motivated to try something similar in Poland's climatic conditions (hardiness zone 6). So far, I have focused mainly on growing vegetables, although dry beans were also present in my garden, I did not manage to collect enough of them to provide myself with a supply for the whole year. In my case, chicken eggs provide my protein needs during the summer season, but I would like to focus more on growing beans next year to have a supply for the winter when chickens don't lay eggs. Many thanks for this video. Alik, you are an amazing inspiration! I'm waiting for more videos on this channel! Greetings from Poland! 👨🌾
I know people might be thinking about the repetitiveness of the diet. Sirely variety is better, etc. I happen to have grown up loving variety, food and cuisine from different cultures. But really, as I've grown older, I find that i like eating the same things. I strive to get a nutritional balance and I've noticed I'm happiest when I'm eating a small variety. I really enjoy the taste and prep, etc. And tgen having something different when I'm invited out or at a restaurant is really enjoyable. For example, my daily cup of tea in the morning, late afternoon and after supper ate really enjoyable things to look forward to. Add a date or apple or small chunk of coconut to go with it and its a real treat. I enjoy the feeling of being economical and sufficient. It makes me feel good about myself and im calmer and less stressed. Im by no means amywhere near what Alik has accomplished, I'm just commenting on the issue that emerged for me about variety. I hope to eventually get to where Alik is or atleast on some way and in some percentage grow some aspect of my meal. One thing, though, I think Alik should get some fruit in his diet. Melons, perhaps. Im not show what would grow there but fruit feels like a vitamin essential to me. He should also be doing some fermentation for gut health. Thank you. Am so inspired and learnt such a lot. Will definitely be using some of these ideas in my qork with grassroots communities to tackle hunger and child malnutrition.
He says he can't imagine the work time getting shorter, but he could change to no-till. It might take years for the soil to get used to it once it switched over but it would eventually cut down the work time, maybe even reduce (or eliminate) the need to weed, the soil would get healthier in the long run, and the food would be more nutritious. This is a great video, thank you Alik!
Yeah, no-dig and no-till is the hype now, but looking at some farms around me that practice it, I was discouraged from adopting it due to the immense input of purchased compost that has to be applied, for three reasons: 1. it would make me much more reliant on external inputs (and in many cases, on the beef and dairy industry), as I would never have enough organic waste on-site to produce so much compost - very far from it; I already compost all organic waste on-site; 2. Buying so much compost does not save labour; you outsource it to the compost factory; and 3. Growing crops in purchased compost, in fact, means building a large pot of vegetables, completely ignoring the soil underneath. It is as if one wanted to grow in a parking lot. But maybe I need to better understand the whole concept and learn more.
Yeah, tilling is dumb, hampers soil development. Wasted energy. Charles Dowding proved he got consistently higher yields from his no-dig beds over the dug beds. Slightly more, but consistent, with much less effort.
@@AlikPelmanYou can source leaves and chips for free and compost them. I don't see the point in using finished compost unless you have slug problems and are growing a crop slugs love, like brassicas. I use leaves on the beds and chips on the paths, works good, free. Charles Dowding still makes money from buying bulk mushroom compost because he sells profitable crops like cut salad greens, but I like free better. On site composting is easier and works fine except for the boost in slugs.
@@AlikPelman Maybe the Ruth Stout method work work for you. No buying compost just use the what stalk, grass clippings etc for mulch which will compost naturally on your beds and should help retain moisture for your veg plants = less watering. And the original film of her is great to watch 🙂
Remember that if you live in a cold climate you will need much more than 750m2 as growing season is much shorter and you are able to produce less food per m2. Its also limited which foods you are able to grow due to lower temperatures. (Also make sure you include foods/suppliments to cover nutrients like B12, Choline, DHA etc).That being said - this is very inspirational for several reasons. Nice to see someone finding a way to produce food while still working a normal job. In other words - its possible to do a lot without having to spend all your time on food production. After watching the first video, every time I watch homesteading videos now I always ask myself what percentage of food are these people able to provide for themselves. So many spend all their time on vegetables that are low in calories and requires a LOT or work. Which is their choice of course, but seems like a waste of time in some ways. Thanks for the update! I have been looking forward to learning more.
I think this is not the case. Remember that I also grow only during one season (winter in my case) in 80% of the area (wheat, beans, olive trees). So, the difference only applies to the small vegetable garden section (140 m2). Here, as well, just like I make adjustments to grow during the summer by artificially irrigating this section, so in a cold climate, one can also make adjustments to grow in the winter, e.g., growing in a greenhouse.
In cold climates… people can their harvests for the winter and many have greenhouses … just got off a channel showcasing a greenhouse growing citrus in a super cold climate… it was being grown for market… I think the guy had about three or four greenhouses (simple ish hoop houses) they looked like they might have been about 12’ x 25’ plus or minus… he was getting a lot of citrus while it was cold … but the outstanding thing is that he was piling up wood chips along the bottom edges of the hoop house on the outside… probably about 4’ high at the structure
@@AlikPelman I live in Norway and commercial farmers here are able to grow less wheat per square meter compared to southern Europe for instance. This is because of the difference in temperature. And growing olive trees is of course not possible this far north. But things like fava beans and cabbage however might be able to produce the same amounts.
@@-whackd DHA & EPA can be found in algae oil (that’s how fish get it, too, by eating algae) and supplementing Vitamin B12 separately is a good idea for most people, as even those who eat animal products are often deficient. Plus, the animals raised to be eaten also get vitamin B12 supplements in their feed, so it’s the same as if we just supplement it ourselves directly with B12 drops or pills 😊 Choline would also have to be supplemented separately, that is true.
This is fantastic. I watched his other videos, and thnk you so much. Your clear explanation of everything is amazing. The numbers and facts are great. Its a lifestyle that good for you and the planet.
Thanks so much for doing this video - it was so useful and very encouraging - thanks Alik for being willing to help total strangers learn from your 12+ years of practice!!
Wait till Alik hears about "No dig"... That would save him another two hours of hard work and increase his yield. What an inspirational man Alik is. Thank you for posting
Many thanks for the two parts. I'm interestet in how he builds his home, materials, rooms, kompost toilet ect... It's good to see such people like you, doing it in the right way, thank you. Many greetings from germany Heiko
To begin with, here's a link to an old slideshow that will give you a good sense of the materials and building process. It has somewhat developed since, though. bengreenfieldlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/IsraelHomestead.pdf
Fantastic. Great to hear more about the systems that have been developed and to clarify how much time is required. There are external inputs there, but not many - and an important for connecting with community anyway. Love the journey! Lots of ideas there for how to improve my own. To step up from ‘playing around’ to some serious production.
one more thing-Alik I what you said about the chickens is very thoughtful and makes a lot of sense. Thank you so much for sharing your time and wisdom with us.
Well done! Your lifestile it's an inspiration for everyone who wants to live self suficient and off grid. Thank you for sharing this experience. And about fruits, don't you like to eat fruits?
Very much so. In recent years, I planted quite a few fruit trees, but most have yet to bear fruit. Currently, there are many grapes, some figs, pomegranates, and grapefruit. However, in terms of macronutrients, fruits’ main contribution is carbs, just like wheat, so any consumption of fruit should come at the expense of wheat. Which in a way is good news because then you can use less land (trees don't take up much land as you can grow crops all the way to the trees’ trunk).
Thank you so much for sharing this wonderful store of knowledge! Such an inspiration for those of us who want to get started on this journey. Alik is a phenomenal person.
Another amazing interview with Alik! I'm 60+ and as long as I can remember wanted to do what Alik is doing but for many reasons never moved to a more favorable climate/land. So I've struggled to do a bit similar but have struggled here for years as the land I'm on is not at all conducive for growing what I've wanted to grow. If I was half my age I would seriously consider moving to the Med. The weather here changing even more, and less and less conducive for this but I'll continue to work hard and try-rather than have land in a better place and work less :) Alik...you are brilliant! thanks for sharing.
@trish3580 Hi Trish. I like to do my gardening like paul gautschi, he does back to eden gardening. With a cover of mulch, in his case wood chips, his soil has improved. I have tried to get wood chips, but didnt found. Now i lay paper or cardbord on the grass, above a layer wool of sheep, above straw or hay or "Hackschnitzel". This stuff has less weight and is easier to move. And thanks to Alik! Im impressed and inspired! I live in the bavarian forest with much snow. For oil, i would like to grow Walnut or Sunflower. Thanks a lot for this video!
Does he go into why and how he started this lifestyle, in the first video? He mentions here, he goes to work. What is his profession? Thank you very much for sharing. I think more and more people are seeking an alternative life stlye and want to be in control of what they eat. So helpful.
Thank you! So much experience being shared here, I appreciate the sequel. It seems much more real now with the little details, the few external inputs and services, the failures, the thought process, the evolution etc. Congratulations!
Keep in simple, really . Both of you. Alik with his experience and his words. You with your work of sharing Alik's words with us. I deeply appreciate your channel friend, I hope you bring us more nutritious information. Greetings from Córdoba, Argentina
Great proper expedition of nature's growth mixing things that thoughtfully, I believe that's why many sprays were talked about as the only cures for certain plant ailments when really the areas were just lacking a healthy amount of good nature.
Very inspiring content. I come from southern Greece where the climate, landscape, nature and culture are quite similar and I can really relate. Thank you for providing so straightforward, practical and realistic information. Looking forward to watching more relevant videos.
I'm guessing that the main things about not having too many pests are: 1. Watering just enough. 2. Having a lot of variety, so there isn't a big patch of the same vegetable that attracts a specific pest (and also the herbs patch). Good attitude, I like it!
Thank you so much Alik and Eco! I was waiting so much for the second part and it was amazing! Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge! As many other says lets make a 3. part as a cooking show and cooking ideas sharing.......😜 everyone would love it for sure!
I have been searching for ways to achieve food sovereignty and see this content as highly beneficial for achieving that goal so thank you Alik and Eco-no-mads for sharing this! I think the 50 cubic meters of water needed to irrigate the garden annually could be reduced through the use of water conservation techniques including the use of swales, shade, plenty of organic matter in the soil, and a keyline design of the land to catch and hold the rainwater in the soil.
@Eco-No-Mads Does Alik use the same machine for Fava beans that he uses for the wheat? Thanks (I'm setting a place up in europe soon and this video is just what I need to aid my plans)
That is awesome! If you can, please make a short video of you explaining this and showing the land. I might do a video about peoples attempts from around the world.
Such an inspiration! Thank you 🙏 I wonder how he deals with slugs and snails or are there none? I love his philosophy about sharing some of his crop with the “pests”/ animals in nature, and not killing. But slugs in particular are very hungry and can wipe out a whole bed. Is there a way to keep them away without harm?
Wow, this is SUCH a useful follow up! Thanks so much for sharing all this information. I'm wondering a few things? First, I suppose he directly sows all his vegetables into the garden, not starting them in little trays to transplant later as this would take a lot more time I think, right? So I'm curious how densely he seeds his vegetables and has to then thin them or anything like that? Also curious why he only sows fava beans and no others for variety? Also, does he save seed for his vegetables or buy all his vegetable seeds? If he buys them are they from local companies or? I guess that's it. Very interesting and informative! Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Thank you, @carolewarner101! I have yet to have a nursery for growing seedlings; about one-third of the varieties of crops I grow are from seeds I save, one-third from seeds I buy, and one-third from seedlings I buy. When I use seeds, I sow them directly in the soil. I sow them slightly denser than recommended because not all germinate well, and at any rate, I can always thin the sprouts later to allow enough room for each plant. As for legumes, I also tried chickpeas and lentils but had little success. The yield of fava is incomparable, and I learned to like it and cook many dishes with it, so I stick to it and feel no need for more variety, at least so far. I may retry other legumes in the future, though.
@@AlikPelman Hi Alik, thanks for responding. After posting my question I found the two papers about the studies done on you and your farm in the description and really appreciate having the details on paper. My husband and I are building a home on a bit of land to round out our years on a homestead, and one of the first projects we plan to take on when we move in it growing all our own food. So this video and the first one about you and your method were very inspiring to us! With some modifications to our own area and climate we're confident we too will be able to provide all of our own calories. Thanks for leading the way.
Thank you! Very interesting and inspiring. All well explained logically and humanly. I'd like to see more of that. Q- The vegetables seeds are bought? Q - How does he choos which to grow? and is there a method for planting locations for them?
Thanks! I have yet to have a nursery, so only 1/3 of the crops are from my saved (heirloom) seeds, 1/3 from bought (hybrid) seeds and 1/3 from bought seedlings. There are 9 beds (each bed with 3 rows of vegetables), so I designed a 9-year crop-rotation plan that I follow: Each year, each crop is planted on another bed in the garden and only returns to the same bed after 9 years. The choice of plants is very simple: summer veg in the summer and winter veg in the winter :) (no poly-tunnels, shading nets, etc., simply plant seasonally) - Winter: lettuce, broccoli, radish, cauliflower, rocket, spinach, Chard, beetroot, cabbage, turnip, kohlrabi, parsley, fennel, celery, dill, coriander, carrot, onion, leek, spring onion, garlic. Summer: tomato, eggplant, bell pepper, potato, basil, corn, okra, sweet potato, beans, watermelon, melon, cucumber, armenian cucumber, squash, zucchini.
This is great. On another Chanel the person had animals and they complained about having all night sessions birthing the goats and cows. She was exhausted and needed help. This way with no animals is much better.
Really awesome video which I can learn from. I just recently bought a piece of land with an old cob house on it. The garden however needs a total recovery and nurrishments, coz nothing has been done for over 30 years and it's full of thistle. Any ideas how I can get them out and prevent from growing again? Thank you ❤
Brilliant Film, Thank you!! I am wondering if Alik buys all of his vegetable seedlings from someone else? He hasn't mentioned anything about sewing vegetable seeds or growing seedlings in his own nursery!
Of course. But at this stage too young to yield significant amounts. Some figs, some grapes, some pomegranates, some mulberries, and some citrus over the winter. Once there is more fruit, I can grow less wheat since both mainly contain carbs (as far as nutrients go). This would save farmland areas.
There is no mention of him raising his own vegetable seedlings, which takes a lot of time, so I suppose it is quicker to buy them and just plant them. Great system and attitude.
This is great.. Thank you much from India.. Lot of food for thought.. I am from South India and Wheat is not an option for our climate.. but there are summer paddy varieties.. should try legumes with summer paddy and see if there is any fruitful harvest of both.. Since the videos get expanded based on youtube comments.. It was interesting comment on using the aquafava into baking / mayonnaise.. would like to understand this bit more.. any specific steps to get the right concentrations that you can share for this please.. that will be helpful.. also olive oil is very costly around here and so I am in also search for a neutral oil for mayonnaise that is also healthy.. just putting it out there if anyone has tried an alternate version without olive oil for mayonnaise..
It is such an inspiring story. Thank You so much. What made You go self-sufficient? Lack of money, poor quality food in a supermarket? You are my hero. Thanks for inspiration.
That's cool. I have a similar sized block of land and grow some legumes but my place is far too steep and rocky for growing grain. I can grow potatoes all year round though so I am focusing more on roots and fruit for carbs.
Thank you :) please feel free to share with us your plan and experience in a short video form. (our email is in the description) and perhaps I will create a video to showcase other peoples attempts and experience to achieve food sufficiency in different climates. cheers.
It would be interesting to find out more about Alik's composting method for the contents of his compost toilet. Does this involve treating urine and faeces separately? I would expect that in the case of a plant based diet, the composting method is more straightforward. Is this true? This video is so inspiring.
Great video! Could you find someone from a northern climate who is doing the same?! Would love to see what it would look like in a colder or otherwise more challenging environment.
Such a concise video thanks! I am curious, do you have many pests and native animals that eat your vegetables? I have a lot here in Mid-north-east coast of Australia and not sure how to get the vege yield like you, without having to put it under cover (in poly tents or green house type structures). So you have any thoughts on this you'd be willing to share?
Really good step in the right direction. Read the study and was disappointed to see they only measured 4 micronutrients, that's silly. They need to do a much more complete micronutrient analysis of him. Better yet start with normal unhealthy modern people, get full health and mixronutrient analysis and then take more readings over time to demonstrate overall improvement.
The study actually includes 13 micro-nutrients - dietary fibre, saturated fat, calcium, iron, magnesium, potassium, sodium, zinc, vitamin A re, vitamin A iu, vitamin E, vitamin C, and folate - all details are in the dataset, available on the paper's webpage. The 4 micro-nutrients in the main text are those permitted to us by the peer-reviewers... Here's a direct link to the dataset file (look up the tab "yearly farm nutrient production") github.com/alonshepon/agroecological_farm/raw/refs/heads/main/AGRO_farm_dataset_2023-10-20.xlsx
So the only input is compost? And a few seeds? I wonder what the total cost is per year for this production between his fee inputs and gas / rental for equipment and oil press factory?
I estimate that it is somewhat profitable, but that is entirely not the reason for this project. The reasons are, environmental responsibility, social responsibility, personal development, health, and desired lifestyle. However, I agree that it would also be interesting to make a financial appraisal of this operation.
Another great video. Thank you. A question if I may. If planting say broccoli or carrots which could take anywhere from 50-100 days to harvest, how do you keep the weeds down if each of the 4 vegetable beds are planted each month? You would still have vegetables growing in say vegetable plots 1 and 2 whilst having moved onto plot 3 etc
In September, I sow carrots on the first quarter of the carrots row, and the same goes for broccoli (and all other winter crops). Then, in October, I sow more carrots in the second quarter of the same carrots row, and the same goes for broccoli (and all other winter crops). By this time, the carrot plants in the first quarter of the row are one month old. Then, in November, I do the same in the third quarter, and now the ones in the first quarter are already 2 months old. Then, in February, I sow the last carrots for this year in the fourth quarter of the same row. By now, the carrots in the first quarter of this row are already 5 months old and are ready to harvest and eat. Then, in March, when I finish harvesting all carrots in this first quarter of the carrots row, I replant this same quarter with some summer crop, say cucumber, but then the carrots in the second quarter of the row are already five months old and are ready to harvest. In April, the same applies to the third quarter of the row, etc. Overall, each place in the vegetable garden is being replanted only six months after the previous time it was planted (as you can see in the carrots example). I remind you that I do not plant in January-February and July-August, so you have plenty of time to let the plants mature and be ready to harvest.
@AlikPelman, thank you so much time for taking the time to write such a detailed response. I appreciate it. Thank you again for sharing your experience and wisdom and being such an inspiration. I spent some time working on a kibbutz in Israel (Bet Shaen) many years ago and your video clips bring back many fond memories.
Great follow up video! A few questions 1: For the carob syrup - was it 10kg of syrup you make or 10kg of carob you harvest? I'm wondering if there is a good alternative in the uk- syrup from apples or pears? 2: You have two periods when you don't sow things, in the uk we have one long period (Nov-Feb) where there is no point sowing seeds. I wondering whether growing leafy perennials for late winter would cover the gap as well as storing more vegetables for winter? 3: For your perennial fruit are you planting it in the wheat/fava bean area? Thanks!
Hi! 1. It's 10 kg of syrup. Of course, you can make fruit concentrate, which is even more effortless in the case of apples and pears, as you don't have to go through the overnight phase. 2. For the "hungry season," canning, pickling, and drying are definitely a must. I'd read about traditional farming and homesteading in the UK to get ideas about the most efficient way to be food self-sufficient in this climate. 3. When I arrived, the olive trees were already inside the plot. I planted the fruit trees around the plot's perimeter so they would not be in the way. Anyway, I sow the grain seeds all the way to the trees' trunks to maximise the use of the farmland.
Just found this channel and 5his is my second video watched. This guy should check out Spicy Moustache an Italian you tuber here in the UK who is self sufficient, he is such a conservationist for the zero waste community.
Watering prior should keep more microbes intact Some probiotics like bacillus subtitles can be airborne, carrying vitamin k2(menaquinone), and making fresh air fresher, but in this case, I assume you'd rather they not blow away
Huge thanks to Alik for freely sharing his wisdom and experience with us!
For many more images from each month on the farm (work, produce, meals), welcome to watch Alik’s nice short video/slideshow on his channel
ua-cam.com/video/f679079gTuo/v-deo.htmlsi=K9EMKi2e76bmCpJN”
6 years ago, I was looking around the local bookstore, as the shopkeeper came up to me (without us knowing each other prior), put Alik's new book in my hands and said "I think you'd like it".
At that time I was a student for agro-ecology.
Needless to say, I bought it and was enchanted with enlightening writings which consist of Reflections on life and stories from Alik's journey to start his homestead, build the house and grow his food.
I had no Idea that 6 years later I would combine my interests in agriculture, ecology, and content creation to help Alik's message reach people from all around the globe.
I see this message to be so needed and relevant in a world where we have, to a huge degree, lost the know-how needed to live a life which is simple and in tune with the earth and the cycles. I believe that Reclaiming our birth-right for such a life is the unleashing from the shackles that bind us to a system that sees profit before life.
Thank YOU for being here, and taking a part of this journey.
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🌍💗🕊much love to you.
I'm not clear: does he plant the wheat and fava beans at the same time or are the beans planted at a later date?
@@suzyq6767 Same time. Also harvested at the same time and threshed at the same time.
@@AlikPelmanare you open to wwoofers/visitors if they are anti-zionist?
@@AlikPelmanare you open to wwoofers/visitors if they are anti-zionist?
@@Nahsorry Thank you! You are most welcome to visit anytime and chat and do some farm work and learn if you're up for it (I do not have the capacity to host wwoofers overnight), but if I were you, I'd wait a little for things to calm down before you plan a trip to the region.
UA-cam university at its best! Thank you, Alik and Eco No-Mads 😊
Could easily watch 10 more hours of this
I can't believe its here. Thank you Aviv from the bottom of my heart 🙏💖🙏
Would love to see him cook a meal!
He has a channel where he cooked a few meals years back.
here's a link to my UA-cam channel ua-cam.com/channels/s_ABCXVYzMQFwGnvx-jRMQ.html
We might do an ep.3 as a cooking show as some suggested ❤
@@Eco-No-Madsyes please!!!
Cooking would be really interesting!
this man is a genius
Thank you so much for doing this Alik and Eco-nomads ! This is a lesson in SELF SUFFICIENCY EFFICIENCY. Some of us may never have enough land but we can all learn from your thinking. It is a testament to growing native and climate appropriate crops that so much of your calorie intake is fuss free. It is also so clever that you pick just a handful of crops that do really well locally carob, wheat, olives and fava to cover your basics. Combine all your experience, keeping things simple, the native dryland crops, just the right degree of mechanization, and the laissez faire attitude to 'weeds' and you have achieved a miracle. Weeds often promote the growth of food plants, till they tower over them and cut off the sunshine. Its all a dance, knowing your plants and knowing how much weed presence they can handle. The weeds are feeding the soil and maintaining moisture, and sometimes this outweighs the competition for resources. I was also interested that you only irrigate your vegetables. In the Mediterranean climate one can lose so much from watering irregularly, just one busy day where you are otherwise occupied and your harvest is gone. It seems you BOTH sow seed and raise seedlings to plant out. How do you do that part of it ? Do you have a plant nursery ? You'll be taking on woofers next (ha ha), and I would gladly join the waiting list !
Thank you, @carolinekloppert5177! I have yet to have a nursery for growing seedlings; about one-third of the varieties of crops I grow are from seeds I save, one-third from seeds I buy, and one-third from seedlings I buy. When I use seeds, I sow them directly in the soil.
@@AlikPelman Thank you I wish you all success
Thanks a lot for the videos. I like the idea of only doing what is most important in the vegetable garden. I'm curious, which plants do you buy and transplant and why?
@@BrettKoblinger About half the crops are bought as seedlings from the nursery, and the other half are sown from seeds, of which about half are seeds I save myself from plants in the vegetable garden, and the other half bought in the nursery. The choice of which crops should be sown directly and which should be grown in a tray and then transplanted is mainly based on the time it takes the seedling to turn into a plant. The quick ones are sown directly (e.g., cucumber, courgette, parsley), whereas the slow ones (e.g., broccoli, cauliflower, leeks) are transplanted. The reason is that instead of sowing a seed in the garden bed and waiting for 2 months for it to become a seedling, you could grow the same seed in a tray and use the same space in your garden bed to grow lettuce for one month and then radishes for another month, and then transplant that seedling once it is ready. This way, you'll get 3 crops from the same space and time instead of only one.
On the other hand, plants that are sown directly in the soil without transplanting are stronger. So, there is a tradeoff there.
Hi @AlikPelman, thanks for the reply. When I first started gardening I only directly sowed seeds. More recently I read (market) gardening books, which recommend transplanting almost everything (e.g., John Jeavons), for similar reasons to yours. As I am trying to decide whether I want to transplant spinach, I will keep your approach in mind!
I just love this guy! I could listen to him all day!!
Next idea for a video, maybe the food preservation? I see a lot of jars. Is canning an extensive procedure for everything he has to do?
Great content. A great big thank you, from Texas, to everyone involved in this production.
Wow!!! - Thank you for filming and sharing and thanks a lot to Alik! What a likeable person! Fantastic!
I really enjoyed this so much. Alik seems like such a good and ethical soul, and I appreciate that so much as well. 🙏💚🕊️
(from the US, btw 😊)
He is fantastic... Thank you for going back to him... Learnt a lot.. yeah would like to know bit more about variety of dishes he do from those produces
you can see a nice summary of year-round dishes on the farm here ua-cam.com/video/f679079gTuo/v-deo.htmlsi=K9EMKi2e76bmCpJN”
Guys, I just wanna say... really nice Job you are doing. Keep it up and real !
Much Love for you all
Thank you 😊 much love back ☀️🙌
What a masterclass! Thanks for sharing your knowledge Mr. Pelman!
I just have a question - what will happen to the wheat hay after all the grains are removed? Thanks.
@@jackdammon4320 It is all returned to the field to be naturally composted (to return some of the nutrients to the soil). The same applies to dry bean hay and, in fact, to all organic waste on the farm that is not consumed as food.
Very detsiled video, much needed. I watched part 1 and just could not believe that this self sufficiency was possible. Now I am convinced that Alik had thought things through. Congratulations to both of you - the producer and film maker. As an owner of 2500 sq meters tending to be independent I have some ideas to implement 😊
Glad it was helpful! please feel free to share with us your plan and experience in a short video form. (our email is in the description) and perhaps I will create a video to showcase other peoples attempts and experience to achieve food sufficiency in different climates. cheers.
@@Eco-No-MadsThat would be very interesting 🙏
much thanks for sharing the invaluable knowledge and wisdom that you have gathered over the years and for the inspiration towards self sufficiency.
Wow! I recently watched the first material and was amazed at how simple and accessible Alik presented it. I love the scientific papers you included under the last video!
I am motivated to try something similar in Poland's climatic conditions (hardiness zone 6). So far, I have focused mainly on growing vegetables, although dry beans were also present in my garden, I did not manage to collect enough of them to provide myself with a supply for the whole year. In my case, chicken eggs provide my protein needs during the summer season, but I would like to focus more on growing beans next year to have a supply for the winter when chickens don't lay eggs.
Many thanks for this video.
Alik, you are an amazing inspiration!
I'm waiting for more videos on this channel!
Greetings from Poland! 👨🌾
You are doing a great job Alik. You made peace with the soil and got nice results. Keep sharing your experience. It's inspiring.
I know people might be thinking about the repetitiveness of the diet. Sirely variety is better, etc. I happen to have grown up loving variety, food and cuisine from different cultures. But really, as I've grown older, I find that i like eating the same things. I strive to get a nutritional balance and I've noticed I'm happiest when I'm eating a small variety. I really enjoy the taste and prep, etc. And tgen having something different when I'm invited out or at a restaurant is really enjoyable. For example, my daily cup of tea in the morning, late afternoon and after supper ate really enjoyable things to look forward to. Add a date or apple or small chunk of coconut to go with it and its a real treat. I enjoy the feeling of being economical and sufficient. It makes me feel good about myself and im calmer and less stressed. Im by no means amywhere near what Alik has accomplished, I'm just commenting on the issue that emerged for me about variety. I hope to eventually get to where Alik is or atleast on some way and in some percentage grow some aspect of my meal.
One thing, though, I think Alik should get some fruit in his diet. Melons, perhaps. Im not show what would grow there but fruit feels like a vitamin essential to me. He should also be doing some fermentation for gut health.
Thank you. Am so inspired and learnt such a lot. Will definitely be using some of these ideas in my qork with grassroots communities to tackle hunger and child malnutrition.
I was just rewatching your last video of Alik today!! Thank you!
He says he can't imagine the work time getting shorter, but he could change to no-till. It might take years for the soil to get used to it once it switched over but it would eventually cut down the work time, maybe even reduce (or eliminate) the need to weed, the soil would get healthier in the long run, and the food would be more nutritious. This is a great video, thank you Alik!
Yeah, no-dig and no-till is the hype now, but looking at some farms around me that practice it, I was discouraged from adopting it due to the immense input of purchased compost that has to be applied, for three reasons: 1. it would make me much more reliant on external inputs (and in many cases, on the beef and dairy industry), as I would never have enough organic waste on-site to produce so much compost - very far from it; I already compost all organic waste on-site; 2. Buying so much compost does not save labour; you outsource it to the compost factory; and 3. Growing crops in purchased compost, in fact, means building a large pot of vegetables, completely ignoring the soil underneath. It is as if one wanted to grow in a parking lot. But maybe I need to better understand the whole concept and learn more.
Yeah, tilling is dumb, hampers soil development. Wasted energy. Charles Dowding proved he got consistently higher yields from his no-dig beds over the dug beds. Slightly more, but consistent, with much less effort.
@@AlikPelmanYou can source leaves and chips for free and compost them. I don't see the point in using finished compost unless you have slug problems and are growing a crop slugs love, like brassicas. I use leaves on the beds and chips on the paths, works good, free. Charles Dowding still makes money from buying bulk mushroom compost because he sells profitable crops like cut salad greens, but I like free better. On site composting is easier and works fine except for the boost in slugs.
@@AlikPelman Maybe the Ruth Stout method work work for you. No buying compost just use the what stalk, grass clippings etc for mulch which will compost naturally on your beds and should help retain moisture for your veg plants = less watering. And the original film of her is great to watch 🙂
@@deniseallen5379 That's a great movie - thank you!! I didn't know about her. The naked gardener :))
Remember that if you live in a cold climate you will need much more than 750m2 as growing season is much shorter and you are able to produce less food per m2. Its also limited which foods you are able to grow due to lower temperatures. (Also make sure you include foods/suppliments to cover nutrients like B12, Choline, DHA etc).That being said - this is very inspirational for several reasons. Nice to see someone finding a way to produce food while still working a normal job. In other words - its possible to do a lot without having to spend all your time on food production. After watching the first video, every time I watch homesteading videos now I always ask myself what percentage of food are these people able to provide for themselves. So many spend all their time on vegetables that are low in calories and requires a LOT or work. Which is their choice of course, but seems like a waste of time in some ways. Thanks for the update! I have been looking forward to learning more.
I think this is not the case. Remember that I also grow only during one season (winter in my case) in 80% of the area (wheat, beans, olive trees). So, the difference only applies to the small vegetable garden section (140 m2). Here, as well, just like I make adjustments to grow during the summer by artificially irrigating this section, so in a cold climate, one can also make adjustments to grow in the winter, e.g., growing in a greenhouse.
In cold climates… people can their harvests for the winter and many have greenhouses … just got off a channel showcasing a greenhouse growing citrus in a super cold climate… it was being grown for market… I think the guy had about three or four greenhouses (simple ish hoop houses) they looked like they might have been about 12’ x 25’ plus or minus… he was getting a lot of citrus while it was cold … but the outstanding thing is that he was piling up wood chips along the bottom edges of the hoop house on the outside… probably about 4’ high at the structure
@@AlikPelman I live in Norway and commercial farmers here are able to grow less wheat per square meter compared to southern Europe for instance. This is because of the difference in temperature. And growing olive trees is of course not possible this far north. But things like fava beans and cabbage however might be able to produce the same amounts.
B12, choline and DHA won't come from raising plants. A good source would be fish or shellfish.
@@-whackd DHA & EPA can be found in algae oil (that’s how fish get it, too, by eating algae) and supplementing Vitamin B12 separately is a good idea for most people, as even those who eat animal products are often deficient. Plus, the animals raised to be eaten also get vitamin B12 supplements in their feed, so it’s the same as if we just supplement it ourselves directly with B12 drops or pills 😊 Choline would also have to be supplemented separately, that is true.
This is fantastic. I watched his other videos, and thnk you so much. Your clear explanation of everything is amazing. The numbers and facts are great. Its a lifestyle that good for you and the planet.
I have so enjoyed the videos with Alik Pelman... amazing information. From Georgia, USA
Thanks so much for doing this video - it was so useful and very encouraging - thanks Alik for being willing to help total strangers learn from your 12+ years of practice!!
Wait till Alik hears about "No dig"... That would save him another two hours of hard work and increase his yield. What an inspirational man Alik is. Thank you for posting
I heard about no digging too but can not imagine this. You have more information for me please?
Many thanks for the two parts. I'm interestet in how he builds his home, materials, rooms, kompost toilet ect...
It's good to see such people like you, doing it in the right way, thank you.
Many greetings from germany
Heiko
To begin with, here's a link to an old slideshow that will give you a good sense of the materials and building process. It has somewhat developed since, though. bengreenfieldlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/IsraelHomestead.pdf
Wonderful information and tips. Thanks from NY where our growing season is unfortunately much shorter than yours.
Fantastic. Great to hear more about the systems that have been developed and to clarify how much time is required. There are external inputs there, but not many - and an important for connecting with community anyway. Love the journey! Lots of ideas there for how to improve my own. To step up from ‘playing around’ to some serious production.
one more thing-Alik I what you said about the chickens is very thoughtful and makes a lot of sense. Thank you so much for sharing your time and wisdom with us.
And kind how he didn't want the roosters fighting, with no way to run away.
Very inspirational, thank you for sharing your knowledge!
Well done! Your lifestile it's an inspiration for everyone who wants to live self suficient and off grid. Thank you for sharing this experience.
And about fruits, don't you like to eat fruits?
Very much so. In recent years, I planted quite a few fruit trees, but most have yet to bear fruit. Currently, there are many grapes, some figs, pomegranates, and grapefruit. However, in terms of macronutrients, fruits’ main contribution is carbs, just like wheat, so any consumption of fruit should come at the expense of wheat. Which in a way is good news because then you can use less land (trees don't take up much land as you can grow crops all the way to the trees’ trunk).
Thank you so much for sharing this wonderful store of knowledge! Such an inspiration for those of us who want to get started on this journey. Alik is a phenomenal person.
Another amazing interview with Alik! I'm 60+ and as long as I can remember wanted to do what Alik is doing but for many reasons never moved to a more favorable climate/land. So I've struggled to do a bit similar but have struggled here for years as the land I'm on is not at all conducive for growing what I've wanted to grow. If I was half my age I would seriously consider moving to the Med. The weather here changing even more, and less and less conducive for this but I'll continue to work hard and try-rather than have land in a better place and work less :) Alik...you are brilliant! thanks for sharing.
@trish3580 Hi Trish. I like to do my gardening like paul gautschi, he does back to eden gardening. With a cover of mulch, in his case wood chips, his soil has improved. I have tried to get wood chips, but didnt found. Now i lay paper or cardbord on the grass, above a layer wool of sheep, above straw or hay or "Hackschnitzel". This stuff has less weight and is easier to move.
And thanks to Alik! Im impressed and inspired! I live in the bavarian forest with much snow. For oil, i would like to grow Walnut or Sunflower. Thanks a lot for this video!
Does he go into why and how he started this lifestyle, in the first video? He mentions here, he goes to work. What is his profession? Thank you very much for sharing. I think more and more people are seeking an alternative life stlye and want to be in control of what they eat. So helpful.
Very amazing path .. 750m2 amazing . Thanks for sharing.
Great wisdom, dankeschön 😊
Thank you! So much experience being shared here, I appreciate the sequel. It seems much more real now with the little details, the few external inputs and services, the failures, the thought process, the evolution etc. Congratulations!
For more visuals, you're welcome to watch my ua-cam.com/video/f679079gTuo/v-deo.htmlsi=K9EMKi2e76bmCpJN
Ich mag es sehr, immer wieder Leute zu sehen die es noch einfacher machen, sich gut mit eigenen Lebensmitteln zu versorgen😂❤
I love love love his approach with "pests" 😁
Excellent sequel Aviv!! Alik is a great inspiration :)
Keep in simple, really . Both of you. Alik with his experience and his words.
You with your work of sharing Alik's words with us.
I deeply appreciate your channel friend, I hope you bring us more nutritious information.
Greetings from Córdoba, Argentina
That was so interesting to hear and to watch, thank you 🙂
Great proper expedition of nature's growth mixing things that thoughtfully, I believe that's why many sprays were talked about as the only cures for certain plant ailments when really the areas were just lacking a healthy amount of good nature.
Very inspiring content. I come from southern Greece where the climate, landscape, nature and culture are quite similar and I can really relate. Thank you for providing so straightforward, practical and realistic information. Looking forward to watching more relevant videos.
I'm guessing that the main things about not having too many pests are:
1. Watering just enough.
2. Having a lot of variety, so there isn't a big patch of the same vegetable that attracts a specific pest (and also the herbs patch).
Good attitude, I like it!
great information and great tehnique, thank you
❤❤Thank you so much. This is so fantastic.😊
Thank you so much Alik and Eco!
I was waiting so much for the second part and it was amazing!
Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge!
As many other says lets make a 3. part as a cooking show and cooking ideas sharing.......😜 everyone would love it for sure!
Fascinating!
I have been searching for ways to achieve food sovereignty and see this content as highly beneficial for achieving that goal so thank you Alik and Eco-no-mads for sharing this! I think the 50 cubic meters of water needed to irrigate the garden annually could be reduced through the use of water conservation techniques including the use of swales, shade, plenty of organic matter in the soil, and a keyline design of the land to catch and hold the rainwater in the soil.
Thank you Thank you from Oklahoma.
Very interesting! Greets from Munich 🤗
Incredible thank you so much for this release
Thanks for tuning in 🙏
@Eco-No-Mads Does Alik use the same machine for Fava beans that he uses for the wheat? Thanks (I'm setting a place up in europe soon and this video is just what I need to aid my plans)
@@wolfaestheticsltdyes same threshing machine
@@AlikPelman amazing thank you
Many thanks, keep going!
Thank you for the video 😊
Very excited to watch that ❤ hope it talks about his house too
The last video inspired me to plant a 20 x 20 plot of emmer. I'm digging up my yard today!
That is awesome! If you can, please make a short video of you explaining this and showing the land. I might do a video about peoples attempts from around the world.
great videos, both of them, congratulations!
Glad you like them!
This is lovely!
Such an inspiration! Thank you 🙏 I wonder how he deals with slugs and snails or are there none? I love his philosophy about sharing some of his crop with the “pests”/ animals in nature, and not killing. But slugs in particular are very hungry and can wipe out a whole bed. Is there a way to keep them away without harm?
Wonderful! I can’t wait to try it out :-) ❤
So glad to see you're safe
Alik, ur a legend! I kept waiting for you to break out into song, "In the name of love, one more.." Seriously, Bonoculture.. Unoculture. Amazing.
Thank you. This is very helpful to my future plans. I wish I had that climate, but a greenhouse would fix the problem.
Wow, this is SUCH a useful follow up! Thanks so much for sharing all this information. I'm wondering a few things? First, I suppose he directly sows all his vegetables into the garden, not starting them in little trays to transplant later as this would take a lot more time I think, right? So I'm curious how densely he seeds his vegetables and has to then thin them or anything like that? Also curious why he only sows fava beans and no others for variety? Also, does he save seed for his vegetables or buy all his vegetable seeds? If he buys them are they from local companies or? I guess that's it. Very interesting and informative! Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Thank you, @carolewarner101! I have yet to have a nursery for growing seedlings; about one-third of the varieties of crops I grow are from seeds I save, one-third from seeds I buy, and one-third from seedlings I buy. When I use seeds, I sow them directly in the soil. I sow them slightly denser than recommended because not all germinate well, and at any rate, I can always thin the sprouts later to allow enough room for each plant.
As for legumes, I also tried chickpeas and lentils but had little success. The yield of fava is incomparable, and I learned to like it and cook many dishes with it, so I stick to it and feel no need for more variety, at least so far. I may retry other legumes in the future, though.
@@AlikPelman Hi Alik, thanks for responding. After posting my question I found the two papers about the studies done on you and your farm in the description and really appreciate having the details on paper. My husband and I are building a home on a bit of land to round out our years on a homestead, and one of the first projects we plan to take on when we move in it growing all our own food. So this video and the first one about you and your method were very inspiring to us! With some modifications to our own area and climate we're confident we too will be able to provide all of our own calories. Thanks for leading the way.
would love to see a cooking show with Alik
Thank you! Very interesting and inspiring.
All well explained logically and humanly.
I'd like to see more of that.
Q- The vegetables seeds are bought?
Q - How does he choos which to grow? and is there a method for planting locations for them?
Thanks!
I have yet to have a nursery, so only 1/3 of the crops are from my saved (heirloom) seeds, 1/3 from bought (hybrid) seeds and 1/3 from bought seedlings.
There are 9 beds (each bed with 3 rows of vegetables), so I designed a 9-year crop-rotation plan that I follow: Each year, each crop is planted on another bed in the garden and only returns to the same bed after 9 years.
The choice of plants is very simple: summer veg in the summer and winter veg in the winter :) (no poly-tunnels, shading nets, etc., simply plant seasonally) -
Winter: lettuce, broccoli, radish, cauliflower, rocket, spinach, Chard, beetroot, cabbage, turnip, kohlrabi, parsley, fennel, celery, dill, coriander, carrot, onion, leek, spring onion, garlic.
Summer: tomato, eggplant, bell pepper, potato, basil, corn, okra, sweet potato, beans, watermelon, melon, cucumber, armenian cucumber, squash, zucchini.
This is great. On another Chanel the person had animals and they complained about having all night sessions birthing the goats and cows. She was exhausted and needed help. This way with no animals is much better.
Thank you ❤❤❤
Gracias, muy interesante y muy util,
Really nice interview.
Really awesome video which I can learn from.
I just recently bought a piece of land with an old cob house on it.
The garden however needs a total recovery and nurrishments, coz nothing has been done for over 30 years and it's full of thistle.
Any ideas how I can get them out and prevent from growing again?
Thank you ❤
Brilliant Film, Thank you!! I am wondering if Alik buys all of his vegetable seedlings from someone else? He hasn't mentioned anything about sewing vegetable seeds or growing seedlings in his own nursery!
@@kobidaska thank you! :)
One third from seedlings he buys
One third from seeds he buys
One third from seeds he grew
Very inspirational! Many thanks. What about fruit? No grapes, apples, apricots, berries...???
Of course. But at this stage too young to yield significant amounts. Some figs, some grapes, some pomegranates, some mulberries, and some citrus over the winter. Once there is more fruit, I can grow less wheat since both mainly contain carbs (as far as nutrients go). This would save farmland areas.
There is no mention of him raising his own vegetable seedlings, which takes a lot of time, so I suppose it is quicker to buy them and just plant them. Great system and attitude.
I very much doubt he buys his seedlings you can ask him in the comments
Yeah it seems like he would just direct sow them, it’s so much faster. Transplanting takes so long, he would have mentioned that I’m sure.
This is great.. Thank you much from India.. Lot of food for thought.. I am from South India and Wheat is not an option for our climate.. but there are summer paddy varieties.. should try legumes with summer paddy and see if there is any fruitful harvest of both..
Since the videos get expanded based on youtube comments.. It was interesting comment on using the aquafava into baking / mayonnaise.. would like to understand this bit more.. any specific steps to get the right concentrations that you can share for this please.. that will be helpful.. also olive oil is very costly around here and so I am in also search for a neutral oil for mayonnaise that is also healthy.. just putting it out there if anyone has tried an alternate version without olive oil for mayonnaise..
black sunflower seeds for oil
Lovely story!
It is such an inspiring story. Thank You so much. What made You go self-sufficient? Lack of money, poor quality food in a supermarket? You are my hero. Thanks for inspiration.
This he answered in the previous video
That is so amazing.
beuatiful compost from mushroom farm... have the best produce...
That's cool. I have a similar sized block of land and grow some legumes but my place is far too steep and rocky for growing grain. I can grow potatoes all year round though so I am focusing more on roots and fruit for carbs.
Thank you :) please feel free to share with us your plan and experience in a short video form. (our email is in the description) and perhaps I will create a video to showcase other peoples attempts and experience to achieve food sufficiency in different climates. cheers.
Thank you!❤
Shalom thanks to u earth keepers one way; milk and honey.
Can’t eat the money
Blessed
amazing amazing
So nice!! You are both amzing humans. Very true and charming! Thanks a lot!! Where from China is the machine? Is there a Link. That looks quite cool!
thank you so much for this video. i am growing food forest in Israel next to the sea. all the irrigation work all the time?
Of course not. Only in the summer and only in the veg garden (150 square meters), and even then, only 1.5 hours a week of drip irrigation.
It would be interesting to find out more about Alik's composting method for the contents of his compost toilet. Does this involve treating urine and faeces separately? I would expect that in the case of a plant based diet, the composting method is more straightforward. Is this true? This video is so inspiring.
What a wonderful life. If you don't have any aquafava, apple sauce is also a good egg substitute for baking.
@@paganmoon8540 true! A very good baking ingredient if you live in a temperate climate
Great video! Could you find someone from a northern climate who is doing the same?! Would love to see what it would look like in a colder or otherwise more challenging environment.
I'm interested in the work needed to do in the wheat and legumes field, and for the trees (what trees do you plant?).
Such a concise video thanks! I am curious, do you have many pests and native animals that eat your vegetables? I have a lot here in Mid-north-east coast of Australia and not sure how to get the vege yield like you, without having to put it under cover (in poly tents or green house type structures). So you have any thoughts on this you'd be willing to share?
He talks about pets at 30:15
Really good step in the right direction. Read the study and was disappointed to see they only measured 4 micronutrients, that's silly. They need to do a much more complete micronutrient analysis of him. Better yet start with normal unhealthy modern people, get full health and mixronutrient analysis and then take more readings over time to demonstrate overall improvement.
The study actually includes 13 micro-nutrients - dietary fibre, saturated fat, calcium, iron, magnesium, potassium, sodium, zinc, vitamin A re, vitamin A iu, vitamin E, vitamin C, and folate - all details are in the dataset, available on the paper's webpage. The 4 micro-nutrients in the main text are those permitted to us by the peer-reviewers... Here's a direct link to the dataset file (look up the tab "yearly farm nutrient production") github.com/alonshepon/agroecological_farm/raw/refs/heads/main/AGRO_farm_dataset_2023-10-20.xlsx
So the only input is compost? And a few seeds? I wonder what the total cost is per year for this production between his fee inputs and gas / rental for equipment and oil press factory?
I estimate that it is somewhat profitable, but that is entirely not the reason for this project. The reasons are, environmental responsibility, social responsibility, personal development, health, and desired lifestyle. However, I agree that it would also be interesting to make a financial appraisal of this operation.
you can also make carob powder to use like cocoa
Very nice to have olives.
Another great video. Thank you.
A question if I may.
If planting say broccoli or carrots which could take anywhere from 50-100 days to harvest, how do you keep the weeds down if each of the 4 vegetable beds are planted each month? You would still have vegetables growing in say vegetable plots 1 and 2 whilst having moved onto plot 3 etc
In September, I sow carrots on the first quarter of the carrots row, and the same goes for broccoli (and all other winter crops). Then, in October, I sow more carrots in the second quarter of the same carrots row, and the same goes for broccoli (and all other winter crops). By this time, the carrot plants in the first quarter of the row are one month old. Then, in November, I do the same in the third quarter, and now the ones in the first quarter are already 2 months old. Then, in February, I sow the last carrots for this year in the fourth quarter of the same row. By now, the carrots in the first quarter of this row are already 5 months old and are ready to harvest and eat. Then, in March, when I finish harvesting all carrots in this first quarter of the carrots row, I replant this same quarter with some summer crop, say cucumber, but then the carrots in the second quarter of the row are already five months old and are ready to harvest. In April, the same applies to the third quarter of the row, etc.
Overall, each place in the vegetable garden is being replanted only six months after the previous time it was planted (as you can see in the carrots example). I remind you that I do not plant in January-February and July-August, so you have plenty of time to let the plants mature and be ready to harvest.
@AlikPelman, thank you so much time for taking the time to write such a detailed response. I appreciate it.
Thank you again for sharing your experience and wisdom and being such an inspiration.
I spent some time working on a kibbutz in Israel (Bet Shaen) many years ago and your video clips bring back many fond memories.
Great follow up video! A few questions 1: For the carob syrup - was it 10kg of syrup you make or 10kg of carob you harvest? I'm wondering if there is a good alternative in the uk- syrup from apples or pears? 2: You have two periods when you don't sow things, in the uk we have one long period (Nov-Feb) where there is no point sowing seeds. I wondering whether growing leafy perennials for late winter would cover the gap as well as storing more vegetables for winter? 3: For your perennial fruit are you planting it in the wheat/fava bean area? Thanks!
Hi!
1. It's 10 kg of syrup. Of course, you can make fruit concentrate, which is even more effortless in the case of apples and pears, as you don't have to go through the overnight phase.
2. For the "hungry season," canning, pickling, and drying are definitely a must. I'd read about traditional farming and homesteading in the UK to get ideas about the most efficient way to be food self-sufficient in this climate.
3. When I arrived, the olive trees were already inside the plot. I planted the fruit trees around the plot's perimeter so they would not be in the way. Anyway, I sow the grain seeds all the way to the trees' trunks to maximise the use of the farmland.
@@AlikPelman Thanks :)
Just found this channel and 5his is my second video watched. This guy should check out Spicy Moustache an Italian you tuber here in the UK who is self sufficient, he is such a conservationist for the zero waste community.
Watering prior should keep more microbes intact
Some probiotics like bacillus subtitles can be airborne, carrying vitamin k2(menaquinone), and making fresh air fresher, but in this case, I assume you'd rather they not blow away