Hey, thanks! This is one of the best Peak Moments ever! Chris is such an enthusiastic, intelligent, informed, articulate guy! With such a great sense of humour. Loved the Pyrenne mountain dogs - have seen them with other herds too. Great farm, grat guy, great programme! Thanks.
Take a moment and imagine all the 2000-acre farms in America, in the world, stewarding a diverse polyculture instead of reaping single grain crops with huge gas-powered machines. We would have a wide bounty to choose from and it wouldn't have to go far to market. There would be less refined/processed/feedlot foods to make us sick and more naturally-grown choices from farmers we know. Progress! Chris, thank you for showing us how a farmer can make an honest living, I hope it catches on.
Excellent method of dealing with raising livestock instead of letting them roam and destroy tons of land through overgrazing. Another excellent episode.
Wow this is so inspiring! I wonder if it would work on a smaller scale. What a neat guy too! So great to see people enthusiastic about the job they are doing. Bravo. Best interview I've seen on peakmoment.
Thank you so much for the tour and informaiton! I've been wanting to go to the farm for a long time now and seeing it was wonderful. I live in Redding but am commuting to CSU Chico for the next year so I'll be finding my way to the farm, and I can't wait!
Jct: How inspiring. I'd bet when money is fixed and everyone gets an interest-free credit line at the national bank, lots of people are going to get into sustainable agriculture. And with available bank credit, imagine what more they'll come up with.
@definitelyjulia Glad ya like it. On a smaller scale? - yes. See Peak Moment episode 55 "It's the Compost! Creating Abundance at K-JO Farm" - goats, chickens, garden, small orchard. And upcoming episode 168 "Four Acres and Independence - A Self-Sufficient Farmstead."
@westkan, I took him to mean that each place is unique, but that farming organically, with biodiversity, using animals integrated into the operations, sensitive to predators and the wild -- in others words, appropriate to that particular place -- can be done. Thanks for your thoughts.
There are recent oil discoveries and will continue to be, as long as oil is profitable. It's just that the recent finds are smaller, harder to drill and produce from (like deep sea), and thus more expensive to produce (like tar sands). The era of cheap oil appears over.
@definitelyjulia It definitely works on all scales. I'm doing it at home on my one acre homesite with chickens and fruit trees. It's being done all over the world on varying scales. Frankly that's the best part about it, with a bit of flexibility farming this way works nearly anywhere.
The dogs who think they're goats are very interesting to me. I like the thought of such loyal, protective helpers staying with the herd. But what happens when it's time to slaughter goats? How does the dog react to losing herd members to the farmer?
@westkan Yes indeed, our farm is in a unique micro climate that supports the crops we are raising. However, all agricultural operations can utilize a mixture of their crops and animals in a symbiotic manner. At the very least crop waste can be fed to livestock and manure can go back on the fields. Ours is one that takes place under a permaculture model which works around the world. Nearly everywhere grows some type of trees and has some sort of livestock. It's a good combination!
I live in the suburbs so even smaller of a scale! I think my goal is actually to do something like john kohler is doing. growingyourgreens is his youtube channel name. he has converted his entire front lawn into raised beds, has a couple of green houses, and 2 community gardening plots. he is growing almost all his own food and even selling some at the farmer's market. all that on i think on a tenth of an acre. o_o
this blows my mind... i love this!!! =) honestly THANK YOU SO MUCH (A former Local) i'de Love to know more about your CSA=) i'll go to you website to find out more then...
You'll see a small scale similar enterprise in an upcoming episode with Mark Cooper. Read about our visit on my blog at peakmoment (dot) tv (slash) journal (slash) ?p=89 Mark has several kinds of animals, plus orchard and garden on about 3 acres.
Sustainable farming aside, it's really too bad that you didn't also focus on the unique crops grown on this farm. Just about everyone today knows what an heirloom tomato is. What is unique about the Chaffin operation, is that EVERYTHING in the orchard operation is considered "heirloom." This includes the Duke Avocado that you received in your broadcast. There is only ONE grove of Duke Avocados in the world. It's located on the Chaffin property. The story behind it is as incredible as the ranch.
Hey, thanks! This is one of the best Peak Moments ever!
Chris is such an enthusiastic, intelligent, informed, articulate guy! With such a great sense of humour.
Loved the Pyrenne mountain dogs - have seen them with other herds too.
Great farm, grat guy, great programme!
Thanks.
Take a moment and imagine all the 2000-acre farms in America, in the world, stewarding a diverse polyculture instead of reaping single grain crops with huge gas-powered machines.
We would have a wide bounty to choose from and it wouldn't have to go far to market. There would be less refined/processed/feedlot foods to make us sick and more naturally-grown choices from farmers we know. Progress!
Chris, thank you for showing us how a farmer can make an honest living, I hope it catches on.
Hi Janaia, lovely program !! excellent sample of what can be done using natural resources . Thanks for showing it!!
From Argentina , Miguel Angel
Excellent method of dealing with raising livestock instead of letting them roam and destroy tons of land through overgrazing. Another excellent episode.
Wow this is so inspiring! I wonder if it would work on a smaller scale. What a neat guy too! So great to see people enthusiastic about the job they are doing. Bravo. Best interview I've seen on peakmoment.
Hope you guys are doing well during the drought.
Thank you so much for the tour and informaiton! I've been wanting to go to the farm for a long time now and seeing it was wonderful. I live in Redding but am commuting to CSU Chico for the next year so I'll be finding my way to the farm, and I can't wait!
one of your best vids yet
So inspirational and such good ideas :) Awesome.
Jct: How inspiring. I'd bet when money is fixed and everyone gets an interest-free credit line at the national bank, lots of people are going to get into sustainable agriculture. And with available bank credit, imagine what more they'll come up with.
@definitelyjulia Glad ya like it. On a smaller scale? - yes. See Peak Moment episode 55 "It's the Compost! Creating Abundance at K-JO Farm" - goats, chickens, garden, small orchard. And upcoming episode 168 "Four Acres and Independence - A Self-Sufficient Farmstead."
Thank you for sharing
@westkan, I took him to mean that each place is unique, but that farming organically, with biodiversity, using animals integrated into the operations, sensitive to predators and the wild -- in others words, appropriate to that particular place -- can be done. Thanks for your thoughts.
There are recent oil discoveries and will continue to be, as long as oil is profitable. It's just that the recent finds are smaller, harder to drill and produce from (like deep sea), and thus more expensive to produce (like tar sands). The era of cheap oil appears over.
@definitelyjulia It definitely works on all scales. I'm doing it at home on my one acre homesite with chickens and fruit trees. It's being done all over the world on varying scales. Frankly that's the best part about it, with a bit of flexibility farming this way works nearly anywhere.
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The dogs who think they're goats are very interesting to me. I like the thought of such loyal, protective helpers staying with the herd. But what happens when it's time to slaughter goats? How does the dog react to losing herd members to the farmer?
@westkan Yes indeed, our farm is in a unique micro climate that supports the crops we are raising. However, all agricultural operations can utilize a mixture of their crops and animals in a symbiotic manner. At the very least crop waste can be fed to livestock and manure can go back on the fields. Ours is one that takes place under a permaculture model which works around the world. Nearly everywhere grows some type of trees and has some sort of livestock. It's a good combination!
I live in the suburbs so even smaller of a scale! I think my goal is actually to do something like john kohler is doing. growingyourgreens is his youtube channel name. he has converted his entire front lawn into raised beds, has a couple of green houses, and 2 community gardening plots. he is growing almost all his own food and even selling some at the farmer's market. all that on i think on a tenth of an acre. o_o
wow, wish i could do something like that small scale! o_o
this blows my mind... i love this!!! =) honestly THANK YOU SO MUCH (A former Local) i'de Love to know more about your CSA=) i'll go to you website to find out more then...
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that's amazing... :)
You'll see a small scale similar enterprise in an upcoming episode with Mark Cooper. Read about our visit on my blog at peakmoment (dot) tv (slash) journal (slash) ?p=89
Mark has several kinds of animals, plus orchard and garden on about 3 acres.
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Sustainable farming aside, it's really too bad that you didn't also focus on the unique crops grown on this farm. Just about everyone today knows what an heirloom tomato is. What is unique about the Chaffin operation, is that EVERYTHING in the orchard operation is considered "heirloom." This includes the Duke Avocado that you received in your broadcast. There is only ONE grove of Duke Avocados in the world. It's located on the Chaffin property. The story behind it is as incredible as the ranch.
Is there a way to utilize animals (profit wise) if I don't wanna kill them for meat & leather?
wool, milk, eggs.... maybe graze areas for the government or whatever, to keep nice meadows instead of weeds using holistic grazing.
My Livestock gaurdian dogs are with my chickens.They are great dogs but not a breed for everyone.
your welcome! =^-^=
You would spend so much time milking the goats... Start with 1 and keep the man!