Desert Garden Tour

Поділитися
Вставка
  • Опубліковано 2 січ 2025

КОМЕНТАРІ • 197

  • @jeanniefletcher9937
    @jeanniefletcher9937 3 дні тому

    Geoff and Nadia - you have done a wonderful thing. Bill would be SO proud of you.

  • @narikkirakinian1791
    @narikkirakinian1791 Рік тому +95

    Geoff is a manifestation of the beauty of this planet. Imagine the planet if there were more people like him that sees life beyond wealth calculation ...

    • @UPGardenr
      @UPGardenr Рік тому +5

      He is training as many as he can.

    • @ned1177
      @ned1177 Рік тому +7

      actually this is true wealth right here...

    • @munr1200
      @munr1200 Рік тому +4

      Long live the King 👑

    • @scotts1008
      @scotts1008 Рік тому +1

      Be the change you want to see just like him. Start in your yard or community I’m doing the same thing on my small property so you are not alone 😊

  • @xbhendrix
    @xbhendrix 20 днів тому

    The colabz are reaching out to get the word around to the right people. Let's Grow Baby!

  • @Picci25021973
    @Picci25021973 Рік тому +7

    That is what happens when man becomes the most regenerative power of nature instead of the most degenerative. Geoff, you're my hero.

  • @mieessaayaachis2336
    @mieessaayaachis2336 Рік тому +72

    What a transformation; I have been following every progress of this place for years and I am amazed how much change we can make in this world even at places that looks it’s impossible to do so. I wish more people pay attention to this way of living responsibly on our planet.

    • @releventhurt
      @releventhurt Рік тому +7

      Its incredible to know this was a hard rocky hill and now hes flirting with the garden of eden!

  • @andrewk2338
    @andrewk2338 Рік тому +4

    I had a lot of doubts about buying a plot of land in the Catalonia region of Spain, but these videos related to the project in Jordan dispelled my doubts; unfortunately, the amount of rainfall on the plot of land that I bought leaves much to be desired. Usually the town of Gandessa in Terra Alta has about 540 mm of precipitation per year, but in the last 3 years the amount of precipitation has been halved. I bought 4.6 hectares near the forest to help the ecosystem be sustainable and become a model for others. It’s very good that my plot of land is located at the foot of the northern slope, surrounded by a pine forest. Thanks for the video in hot climates.

  • @ks1517
    @ks1517 Рік тому +2

    Beautiful. Carrying on the work of Mollison, as well as your own work, making the world that much better. 👍 😊

  • @YenAmity
    @YenAmity Рік тому +37

    Amazing watching the development and expansions over the years.
    I hope we can see an update on the lady across the way, I think it’s been awhile!

  • @Dream-green-0274
    @Dream-green-0274 Рік тому +6

    Amazing! Geoff Lawton is really a blessing to this world.

  • @exponentialagroforestryini4381
    @exponentialagroforestryini4381 Рік тому +16

    I have follow this project for many many years now and I watch every video at least thrice to make sure the potency of what has been done here really seeps in just like how overtime water shapes even the hardest stones. I have been to the Dead Sea valley before in summer and the environment is crushingly hot. The dirt non existent it’s like a silt.
    But to see how this forest garden has taken shape. Wow.
    To see what is possible with patience and good design.
    And now the whole neighborhood is evolving.
    Wow.
    What an inspiration.

  • @jenniferspring8741
    @jenniferspring8741 Рік тому +6

    Geoff knows so much, but I absolutely love his knowledge of the plants, and love for them. Animals too. I think the more you work with nature, the more you realize that it’s your heart. The smell of the soil, the beauty of the flowers, we are sensitized to all this. We could scientifically say it’s for survival reasons, but aren’t we here for more than that?

  • @pongop
    @pongop Рік тому +1

    I'm smoking the good herb while I watch this. I had just put it down, and a lingering trail of smoke wafted to my nose, unbeknownst to me, yet at the exact moment Geoff showed the tomato plants, and I could have sworn I was smelling fresh tomato plants as if I were there. I was astonished, until I looked down and realized it was the smoke! And also being high. Lol but what a great and funny moment. And now I smell it again!

  • @ninemoonplanet
    @ninemoonplanet Рік тому +10

    Years of work and I think the neighbouring area is looking at this and trying to figure out how to do it themselves now.
    When this first started it was a dream, an aspiration, now it's a place seen for miles around.
    All those birds are a significant change for the ecology of the area.
    Here 🇨🇦 clearcut logging has created areas close to desert conditions, and two years ago the rain from an atmospheric river created landslides exactly where the mountains were shaved off.
    Removing old growth forests was just curbed this year, up until now 1000 year old trees were cut down for lumber, and none replaced.
    It's an horrific scene looking at what we're dense forests now barren.

    • @nekononiaow
      @nekononiaow Рік тому +1

      Yup, the passivity of the Canadian federal government with regards to old growth forests, lands and recent mega fires has been painful to watch. They had decades long advance warnings and were caught without their pants on nevertheless.

    • @kertmaddyson4378
      @kertmaddyson4378 Рік тому

      Я думала такое варворство только в России. Надеюсь ваше правительство одумается.

  • @Strooisuiker
    @Strooisuiker Рік тому +29

    It is so great to see the garden like this! Gives me hope for the future of our planet :) Also, everytime you are in Jordan, I wonder how Abla is doing. Would she be willing do an update tour of her land too?

  • @rosehill1595
    @rosehill1595 Рік тому +3

    Oh wow - I just love to see this much progress. Beautiful architecture and smart terraces, another new building and improvements everywhere. Paradise - so yeah, it needed those gorgeous planters filled with colorful scented roses to perfume the air. L-O-V-E!:). The design and layout is nothing short of amazing. Sustainability executed to the highest standards while allowing for both functionality and beauty. Nature - beauty - plenty of food to share - education and artistry - craftsmanship and not just pride but clearly love for creating a better life. There is always more to do but we can all agree that this is a shining example of what all of us can do. On a side note this is the best Geoff has ever looked - he exudes more confidence and more inner satisfaction than ever:). It is inpiring to this Florida gardener to see what is possible and that permaculture doesn't have to mean ugly and messy - because as nobody can deny, this project is neat, tidy and beautiful! Take that and smoke it in your pipe:) to all the lovers of keeping a garden in military precision, with not a blade of grass out of place.

  • @PkSage89
    @PkSage89 Рік тому +3

    Theres hardly much online right now that brings the wellspring of positive emotions that these videos do. Truely the core of solutions needed near everywhere and at all times. Surprising that this kind of knowledge is not more common place for how much wellbeing it brings, you could make a massive protocol out of it. If everybody had been growing their lawns, they would be walking out of their houses into food, everyones overall health would of been far better over time so at this point, far less drug stores would of been needed and with all those complications. How much less would this maddeningly redundant repetitive diminutive extent of infrastructure be today. Thanks for all that you do. How to give as many people a green thumb as possible to get this potentially global influence rolling.

  • @LifesadventurePaulMcConkey
    @LifesadventurePaulMcConkey Рік тому +7

    Amazing Geoff what a stunning example of Permaculture at ground Zero. Truly masterful, inspiring and motivating ❤

  • @sharonagoren6751
    @sharonagoren6751 Рік тому +8

    I keep thinking of the happiness of the people who live with these gardens with such abundance. I have been following this project for years.

  • @srantoniomatos
    @srantoniomatos Рік тому +3

    Everytime i see an update on this project its a tonic! Tanks.

  • @jhosk
    @jhosk 8 місяців тому

    A video i keep coming back to

  • @jeanniefletcher9937
    @jeanniefletcher9937 Рік тому +1

    What wonderful legacy you are leaving Geoff and Nadia. So much beauty and productivity 🎉

  • @isabelladavis1363
    @isabelladavis1363 Рік тому +6

    Absolutely beyond impressive purslane was a discovery I found in my grasses last year and made a delicious pesto with other herbs in the garden…so wish I had started this food Forrest many years ago…but it’s never too late right …LOVED THE TOUR and the amazing diversity and joys in the harvest…stay blessed and thank you for the share and encouragement that any thing is possible…with time love and care…

  • @salardis8804
    @salardis8804 Рік тому +1

    The site has really developed in a phenomenal way. Very well done to all the workers and students. It shows that Permaculrure done right really does work very well.

  • @spiral-m
    @spiral-m 6 місяців тому

    Very inspirational! The blue bird was Palestinian sunbird by the way. Like an old world version of the hummingbird. Such gems!

  • @Kizarat
    @Kizarat Рік тому +2

    Damn, I miss Jordan and the Greening the Desert Project site. I can't believe it's been 5 years from when I visited. So much growth and upgrades to the site since then!
    Geoff is a legendary man!

  • @billybongon5535
    @billybongon5535 Рік тому

    Nice

  • @jeff6899
    @jeff6899 Рік тому +10

    Always love these desert forest updates from Geoff !!

  • @seppomuppit
    @seppomuppit Рік тому +13

    It's really coming along. I'd be keen to see how much soil build-up you've managed to achieve in the first areas you planted since the start of the project.

  • @StillOnTrack
    @StillOnTrack Рік тому +3

    I've been inspired by this project from the moment I saw the very first video where the locals were alarmed at the emergence of mushrooms because they'd never had enough moisture in living memory, and the local officials thought you'd washed the salt way down into the subsoil because nobody in living memory had ever managed to lock it up in the soil the way this system did.
    I thought then as I do now how amazing this all is, and that as you say, if you can do it even there, it can be done almost anywhere. Absolutely amazing.

  • @elsaspezio3814
    @elsaspezio3814 Рік тому +6

    Great to see you back in Jordan and continuing the amazing work. Any chance for an update on your neighbor Abla (sp?) while you're there? She's such an inspiration!

  • @MartinaSchoppe
    @MartinaSchoppe Рік тому +5

    I'd love to see a video (or several) of all the sites "Greening the desert" inspired to green the desert, too. Maybe with drone footage to really make them stand out in the dead, white dust country!

  • @StillOnTrack
    @StillOnTrack Рік тому +1

    I'll bet the cat(s) absolutely love living there. So many places to explore and take naps. 😊

  • @bjorn7355
    @bjorn7355 Рік тому

    I visited the greening of the desert project 6-7 years ago. It is incredible changes that have happened. Continues all the best with the project Geoff!

  • @Littlewoods_permaculture
    @Littlewoods_permaculture 8 місяців тому

    My farms seems to be turning into a desert. Thanks for the inspo

  • @originalfightfan5464
    @originalfightfan5464 Рік тому +1

    I always watching and updated this inspiration videos.. sir Geoff is so amazing human.. greening the desert is so inspirational thing is how to care this planet..

  • @suz4keeps
    @suz4keeps Рік тому

    Inspiring thank you

  • @iTeerRex
    @iTeerRex Рік тому +7

    It sounds like a wonderful forest.

  • @younggary7849
    @younggary7849 Рік тому +3

    thank you for sharing your experience n knowledge all this year.might god bless you.waiting for Jesus Christ second .coming.appreciate your hard work

  • @papapetad
    @papapetad Рік тому

    It's looking lush and beautiful. Such a treat seeing this piece of land transformed and hearing all the birds enjoying the vibrancy you've brought back here. Thanks for the tour. Looking forward to many more such tours.

  • @alees9344
    @alees9344 8 місяців тому

    MashAllah what a stunning transformation and example of permaculture.

  • @nohandle23
    @nohandle23 Рік тому +2

    What a transformation.....it was good if we had a Ariel view of the site......a dry lifeless strip of land turned into an oasis. Would love to hear from the locals who never trusted the process....now they know anything is possible.....it delights me to see the tremendous effort come to fruition. Hats off Geoff and team

  • @b_uppy
    @b_uppy Рік тому +6

    Hopefully this is continually encouraging more nearby to emulate this.
    It is so lush and wonderful and would be nice to see others experience this abundance.

  • @atruefreethinker1944
    @atruefreethinker1944 Рік тому +7

    looks good Geoff. I'm always impressed and motivated.

  • @EatVancouverIsland
    @EatVancouverIsland Рік тому +3

    its amazing to see the progression on this site. so inspiring

  • @Yes2Wisdom4me
    @Yes2Wisdom4me Рік тому

    Every concerned person should be gleaning Mr. Lawton's wisdom and practice in permaculture..its priceless, worth more than gold for the coming global climate changes. Can't eat money and can't drink oil, my fellow human beings!😉♥️

  • @writingofrain
    @writingofrain Рік тому +4

    This is so inspiring! My current goal is to save up money for permaculture courses and create beautiful spaces like this that feed people AND heal the planet (:

  • @karunamayiholisticinc
    @karunamayiholisticinc Рік тому

    Place looks n sounds like a spiritual hermitage. I want to go out now and experience the sound of those beings around him

  • @PsychicIsaacs
    @PsychicIsaacs Рік тому +2

    Geoff, I am currently establishing a semi-arid food forest in North Central Victoria, (near Inglewood, Wedderburn and St Arnaud)!using Opuntia ficus indica as the canopy species (below the real canopy, which is a box-ironbark forest, or open woodland). Your videos are absolute gold, mate, if you want to pop in for a cuppa anytime, I’ll stop everything and put the billy and damper on, just for you!

    • @b_uppy
      @b_uppy Рік тому

      You might want to diversify a bit more with your canopy species.

  • @Clazers
    @Clazers Рік тому +1

    Geoff, baby. Good to see you back.

  • @davidsadu
    @davidsadu Рік тому +1

    KEEP GOING GEOFF,YOU ARE EXAMPLE FOR THE PLANET,OUR OMLY AND UNIC HOME.YOUR VIDEOS ARE CHANGING LIVES OF MANY.GOD BLESS YOU AMIGO!!!

  • @lydiaakhzarlac4175
    @lydiaakhzarlac4175 Рік тому

    Geoff Lawton, you are a remarkable human being. Thank you!

  • @09conrado
    @09conrado Рік тому +5

    I would love a video on the impact all your work in Jordan is having on the mindset of the surrounding community, on the landscape around, and on the larger area. Not so much specific families but more like, what are the first subtle signs of change you can notice? Do you see any progress already? Is the project well known to the communities around you there, or how does it do in being an example towards governmental projects? In earlier videos I thought I saw a gradual spreading out of the green areas in overview shots. Is this correct?
    Plus, this new site adjacent to the old chicken coop apparently already was quite green, but with better management you're getting it to thrive. Were all these citrus planted there before you acquired it?

    • @b_uppy
      @b_uppy Рік тому +1

      I just said the same thing.

    • @geofflawton3198
      @geofflawton3198 Рік тому

      It’s gaining recognition all the time.

  • @cesarmagdaleno6009
    @cesarmagdaleno6009 Рік тому

    What wonderful sounds from all the animals. Shows the health of the site.

  • @Big-Government-Is-The-Problem
    @Big-Government-Is-The-Problem Рік тому +4

    todays videos about the irrigation and everything have been so interesting. those places are literally like a desert oasis you'd hear about in a movie. its a dream to one day own some land like that with a year round spring fed creek coming from a hill down to some good fields for farming. i live in the central USA so the climate and soil are pretty good and there are actually quite a few properties with year round springs and either fields or flat forested land that could be cleared. where i live is a pretty easy climate to survive and grow stuff in, i cant imagine the struggle of living in a desert with a shortage of water. people around here waste water recklessly because its so plentiful.

    • @b_uppy
      @b_uppy Рік тому +2

      Read Brad Lancaster's books on rainwater harvesting, also realize trees help soil hydrology as well.
      It's possible you could create your own year round creek if you create checkdams, swales etc from onsite materials to improve the watertable.
      Doing this could mean affording land sooner...

  • @suziegibson4427
    @suziegibson4427 Рік тому

    Love taking a walk with you while enjoying my coffee. You are such a lovely human and seem to attract other lovely humans. Gorgeous bird moment. What a joy

  • @sheilaackers3854
    @sheilaackers3854 Рік тому

    Thanks for the tour Geoff so much change. Love to see the humming birds. Stay safe God bless you and yours x

  • @CameronTurner-mc7co
    @CameronTurner-mc7co Рік тому

    Bless you Geoff Lawton. You’re a true inspiration.

  • @maddybbboy
    @maddybbboy Рік тому +1

    Allahumma Barik! What an amazing place be be.

  • @marcusbusby
    @marcusbusby Рік тому +1

    Stunning! Beautiful to see what the colours of the canopy are like together for that climate zone. Wow the new strawbale building, and the paved driveway both beautiful. Magical. The strawbale building must be very cool inside I guess? Fantastic work. Broadbeans in the desert!? It is all so inspiring, and must be for the people living in the area too. It's Eden!

  • @peggyhelblingsgardenwhatyo7920

    Good morning, Geoff, from Windermere, Florida zone 9b USA 🇺🇸 ❤
    I'm watching your peaceful tour in my early hours of pre-dawn.
    Thanks for sharing your creation.
    Thanks for devoting your life to making the world healthier. And thanks for sharing your knowledge with those who want to listen 🎶 I'm looking forward to the next part of the tour 👍

  • @izzzzzz6
    @izzzzzz6 Рік тому +2

    Amazing work Geoff! I wish the world would follow your ways. Don't forget to include the mandatory aerial shot of the village!

  • @chillthompson3387
    @chillthompson3387 Рік тому

    The transformation is astounding

  • @StefanSobkowiak
    @StefanSobkowiak Рік тому

    Fantastic. Thank you Geoff for a look around. Great to see the surroundings in stark contrast to your site. Looks and sounds like, based on the birds that, the system is primed for volunteer tree and shrubs. To the point where there will be maintenance needed to dig up volunteer trees to add to the nursery. Well done and inspiring as always.

  • @k0mm4nd3r_k3n
    @k0mm4nd3r_k3n Рік тому +1

    Thanks Geoff! Absolute King.

  • @mikeycbaby
    @mikeycbaby Рік тому +1

    Amazing. Been watching the transformation of this site now for years. Very inspiring. Would love to see the whole community adopt these techniques.

  • @isi2isi67
    @isi2isi67 Рік тому +4

    Wonderful work, I have really enjoyed following this since it's initial inception and look forward to it developing further

  • @mattjpoolr
    @mattjpoolr Рік тому +1

    You do give us hope Geoff ❤

  • @AlexPine84
    @AlexPine84 Рік тому +1

    It's interesting that you say golden light. I have noticed that in Adelaide Australia the morning and afternoon light has become much more white or blue in the past year or so.

  • @hernanwesley
    @hernanwesley Рік тому +1

    Wow, that's so cool ! it's like watching the PDM come alive! my garden wants to be like that when it grows up.

  • @pongop
    @pongop Рік тому

    This is amazing, especially for the desert! We need this is California's Central Valley. We do have the Underground Gardens, which are amazing and inspirational. Gardening and living underground is a great idea for extreme climates. Fresno Forestiere Underground Gardens.

  • @carlmorrow1
    @carlmorrow1 Рік тому +1

    Marvelous.

  • @honeybeesforsale
    @honeybeesforsale Рік тому +1

    That looks like a great apiary you have there.🐝

  • @pleasantpatch
    @pleasantpatch Рік тому

    This is amazing! Watching from Newfoundland, Canada where we have a last frost date of June 15th. I bet no one down there are starting their tomato seeds under grow lights during the middle of winter lol So beautiful, a new location added to my bucket list!

  • @ThomiBMcIntyre
    @ThomiBMcIntyre Рік тому

    I needed a shot of hope today. Thank you

  • @dialecticcoma
    @dialecticcoma Рік тому +1

    good stuff mate

  • @lyssasletters3232
    @lyssasletters3232 Рік тому

    It’s a jungle!!!!!

  • @businesspins5825
    @businesspins5825 Рік тому

    What a blessing ❤

  • @siminikiwikii
    @siminikiwikii Рік тому

    I thoroughly enjoyed this. Thanks for sharing

  • @richermorin
    @richermorin Рік тому

    thank you for your time

  • @Reyajh
    @Reyajh Рік тому

    Always soo exciting seeing that site progress over the last 10 or so years for me... What an accomplishment!!! Congrats!!!

  • @patioverde
    @patioverde Рік тому

    PARAISO ,Gracias

  • @WorldWideGardeningWizard
    @WorldWideGardeningWizard Рік тому

    Wr can imagine the whole world practicing permaculture.

  • @nigellablossom
    @nigellablossom Рік тому

    You can really see the love in Geoff's eyes when he is here.. it's beautiful to watch 💚

  • @sercem7314
    @sercem7314 Рік тому +2

    thanks Geoff :) please visit us in Cyprus :)

    • @b_uppy
      @b_uppy Рік тому +1

      Cypress would be a good place to see work done.

    • @geofflawton3198
      @geofflawton3198 Рік тому +2

      Love to

    • @sercem7314
      @sercem7314 Рік тому

      @@geofflawton3198 we would like to see you here in Cyprus anytime you wish to :)

  • @careynazyeustt5841
    @careynazyeustt5841 Рік тому

    Big THANK YOU 😊

  • @D_e_n_i_s_e_B
    @D_e_n_i_s_e_B Рік тому

    Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us

  • @ArsasSternenkatze
    @ArsasSternenkatze Рік тому +1

    It is so beautiful - thank you geff for sharing this ❤

  • @lindaellin559
    @lindaellin559 Рік тому +1

    Thank you - love it 😍

  • @hilly2777
    @hilly2777 Рік тому

    Geoff, you are a miracle worker! Your sites never cease to amaze and inspire me. Thank you for keeping us updated on the progress as well as including the botanical information on the tours.

  • @TheEmbrio
    @TheEmbrio Рік тому

    That last part behing the pool, a bit wild a bit zone 5 ;)

  • @thornhedge9639
    @thornhedge9639 Рік тому

    Amazing! Thank you for this!

  • @twigandroot
    @twigandroot Рік тому

    I Love these updates

  • @hamzaahadaf4399
    @hamzaahadaf4399 Рік тому +2

    ❤❤❤❤❤

  • @sandeepmann5899
    @sandeepmann5899 Рік тому

    Watching it from delhi,india....So beautyfull...

  • @markrockliff2742
    @markrockliff2742 Рік тому

    Great achievement Geoff. It's amazing to see the boundary view to contrast what was and what is now thanks to your leader ship.

  • @mojavebohemian814
    @mojavebohemian814 Рік тому +1

    Lovely.

  • @justgivemethetruth
    @justgivemethetruth Рік тому

    This is beautiful and amazing but in terms of providing food - how does it really work? How many people can it feed, and how much percent of the time can it feed that many people? Then, how do people get their food? How is the harvest handled. Do I have to go down and search for my favorite foods for a hour to eat a meal? My fruit trees only bloom and fruit once a year - at the fruit trees here any different? I think a lot of people really want to know how practical this way of agriculture is?

  • @jacquimaggo9234
    @jacquimaggo9234 Рік тому

    Love it Geoff!! Looking amazing ❤ Proud of your achievements 🇦🇺

  • @NerainerRidgeway
    @NerainerRidgeway Рік тому +1

    Wiill you be planting something like dragon fruit under the verandahs on your accommodation building?
    I found what you were doing just 3 months ago and i have watched all the videos...What an incredible achievement and gift to the community. Great work!

  • @TheEmbrio
    @TheEmbrio Рік тому

    Always facinating tours. For us low rez bad internet or who limit our bandwith use for environmental purposes, bigger captions would be nice, thanks