Ugh, this guy is soooo long winded. He needs to just answer a question or explain a concept and not give so much back story. Alot of good information, just too technical and involved.
For bees, I have found them to be far easier than chickens. Check out Leo Sharashkins way of bee keeping the natural and ancient way. Been a breeze for these 4 seasons I’ve had them. The honey, wax, propolis, and bee bread are sooooo worth it! Perhaps permaculture is a set of principles and techniques to optimize Gods natural creation for the meeting of man’s needs and the benefit of the Earth. Be blessed!
I believe if everyone had their own homestead and had to grow their own food and do what needed to be done or do or grow something to barter with otters it would be closer to heaven on earth.
Mulberry is hella invasive from my experience, the birds eat the berries and crap them everywhere and you are constantly battling little mulberry bushes growing up everywhere, oof. Probably works better on a very large property where you can stick it way in the back and run over it's invasive offspring with a tractor if you need to
It's a great forage for livestock, so if you have some goats on a smallish property, it works well. We have mulberry all over the place, and my plan this year is to pollard all the smaller ones to save the top branches as tree hay and let them grow more.
That has to depend where you are. I have a black mulberry tree that according to local families is well over 100 years old, and I've never seen a seedling from it. The blackberries spread like a nasty disease, but the mulberry tree stands in solitary splendour.
Lol,...they say a good teacher can take a complicated subject and make it simple to understand, this guy seems to do the opposite. Just giving feedback. We love you guys!
I never heard of permaculture. After listening to this discussion I have a little better guess of what permaculture is. But I still don't really know what it is.
I needed to see this again before I make my next land purchase. I will never purchase raw land again. Incorporating infrastructure into the buy price is a 100% must. Time and relationships are as valuable as money. The surrounding community is priceless also. I've decided to step back and learn skills that you listed in another video before purchase. Cooking from scratch, wood stoves, canning, fixing items, water systems, goals of the land, chickens and bees. Going to slow down and take a year or two as long as society does not go upside down. Definitely find a compromise on planning and under planning. Got time while interest rates are up plus finding the right community and land/house. Thank you so much for sharing this reality dose. I know it was a year ago but 100% relevant forever! Take your time, slow down, don't panic and good decisions.❤
So much good information - thank you so much. Lives like this are so inspiring. Grateful for the stories too. Inspiring...and affirming. All the years doing and learning one thing at a time -- at 63 it all comes together - all the experience and successful trials and even mistakes. That's how I learn.
A mulberry tree is the nastiest tree. It stains your house & clothes & doesn't wash out. It removes paint from your vehicles & machinery. They are full of seeds & it doesn't taste good. The birds eat it and poop purple stains on your laundry on the clothesline & including the other things I mentioned. Never seen clothes made from mulberry. The wood is not good to burn for heat nor to smoke other foods. The trees are always shedding bark & limbs making more work than it's worth. I chop them all down & give the wood away to people for their bonfires. Not worth my time. This was not helpful in permaculture design. This was more about "feelings" & how "I think" people don't understand permaculture. I was hoping for more "design" teachings. Placement, companions, regeneration, zones etc.
I started volunteering at a riding facility for adults with disabilities. Then I went onto working at a community garden at a long term care facility for youth and adults. There are lots of opportunities if you go looking for them. Care facilities are always looking for help, so I would start there. Obviously it would be a lot harder to get into a family run business unless you know the family.
@@anthonyman8008 Would it restrict you from getting a police check for working with vulnerable persons? Maybe getting a food handling certificate might be easier to start with? If you could start at a grocery deli? I know my father had a hard time finding work after he was laid off and became a truck driver, some times he would get loads going to and from farms. If you could find a company that brought in and brought out produce, compost, hay etc then you might be able to build connections? Again I don’t know what restrictions your record would have? Working with people is a large portion of it but you don’t need a record check to work serving food. If you can find a temporary job in calving season, I know a lot of farms struggle to monitor calves and take on help. If you called a local college, would they have a council for career advice? I went into nursing at a community college and they had some type of career counselling, as well as skilled trades programs which have advisors/people who know people when you don’t so you don’t start off working somewhere that will take full advantage of your lack of knowledge. I dropped out of nursing and went into hairstyling after years of PSW and knew no one. So it was easier to use someone who knew someone. If you could find a farming type program, not necessarily veterinary technician and not necessarily farming economics you might be able to talk with instructors about who they know and they might help you set up where you want to be working/with what. Some programs are accelerated which means you could get it done pretty quickly and lots of them would offer some type of on site training/field placement/clinical/cooperative where you would be working in the environment of your choosing (for the most part) Man I love morning brain dumps I need caffeine. Good luck. I would be happy to look into programs but I don’t know where you want to be or anything about your situation .
They don't plant anything in the 7th year and they live by the way that Joseph had Pharoah store things just in time for the great famine. They let the land go fallow in the 7th year
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Ugh, this guy is soooo long winded. He needs to just answer a question or explain a concept and not give so much back story. Alot of good information, just too technical and involved.
For bees, I have found them to be far easier than chickens. Check out Leo Sharashkins way of bee keeping the natural and ancient way. Been a breeze for these 4 seasons I’ve had them. The honey, wax, propolis, and bee bread are sooooo worth it! Perhaps permaculture is a set of principles and techniques to optimize Gods natural creation for the meeting of man’s needs and the benefit of the Earth.
Be blessed!
I love Leo and all his teachings! 🐝
I believe if everyone had their own homestead and had to grow their own food and do what needed to be done or do or grow something to barter with otters it would be closer to heaven on earth.
Mulberry is hella invasive from my experience, the birds eat the berries and crap them everywhere and you are constantly battling little mulberry bushes growing up everywhere, oof. Probably works better on a very large property where you can stick it way in the back and run over it's invasive offspring with a tractor if you need to
It's a great forage for livestock, so if you have some goats on a smallish property, it works well. We have mulberry all over the place, and my plan this year is to pollard all the smaller ones to save the top branches as tree hay and let them grow more.
That has to depend where you are. I have a black mulberry tree that according to local families is well over 100 years old, and I've never seen a seedling from it. The blackberries spread like a nasty disease, but the mulberry tree stands in solitary splendour.
Lol,...they say a good teacher can take a complicated subject and make it simple to understand, this guy seems to do the opposite. Just giving feedback. We love you guys!
I never heard of permaculture. After listening to this discussion I have a little better guess of what permaculture is. But I still don't really know what it is.
question: how do you guys make money for taxes and other expenses?
Be careful of the people you bring into it. The wrong people can suck the life ,energy,and resources out of your experience.
Had a great time chatting with him at the Mother Earth news fair. Great guy.
Permaculture sounds neat, now how do I do it?
Here is some more info: homesteadingfamily.com/permaculture-design-mistakes-to-avoid/
Thank you for sending me this !
I needed to see this again before I make my next land purchase. I will never purchase raw land again. Incorporating infrastructure into the buy price is a 100% must. Time and relationships are as valuable as money. The surrounding community is priceless also. I've decided to step back and learn skills that you listed in another video before purchase. Cooking from scratch, wood stoves, canning, fixing items, water systems, goals of the land, chickens and bees. Going to slow down and take a year or two as long as society does not go upside down. Definitely find a compromise on planning and under planning. Got time while interest rates are up plus finding the right community and land/house. Thank you so much for sharing this reality dose. I know it was a year ago but 100% relevant forever! Take your time, slow down, don't panic and good decisions.❤
Thank you for the upload Gentlemen. I am digging it! :)
So much good information - thank you so much. Lives like this are so inspiring. Grateful for the stories too. Inspiring...and affirming. All the years doing and learning one thing at a time -- at 63 it all comes together - all the experience and successful trials and even mistakes. That's how I learn.
Nicholas is a really interesting guy to talk to. Looking forward to starting his course!
So excited to listen to this one!
Slot of info about homesteading, and now I want to do it more than ever.
mahalo guys ... the Hawaiians had it figured out ....
I took my PDC from Nicholas. Great course!
Do you have a recommendation for books on permaculture?
Yes: homesteadingfamily.com/best-homesteading-books/
A mulberry tree is the nastiest tree. It stains your house & clothes & doesn't wash out. It removes paint from your vehicles & machinery. They are full of seeds & it doesn't taste good. The birds eat it and poop purple stains on your laundry on the clothesline & including the other things I mentioned.
Never seen clothes made from mulberry.
The wood is not good to burn for heat nor to smoke other foods. The trees are always shedding bark & limbs making more work than it's worth. I chop them all down & give the wood away to people for their bonfires. Not worth my time.
This was not helpful in permaculture design. This was more about "feelings" & how "I think" people don't understand permaculture.
I was hoping for more "design" teachings. Placement, companions, regeneration, zones etc.
How do I find a good farm to work on?
I started volunteering at a riding facility for adults with disabilities. Then I went onto working at a community garden at a long term care facility for youth and adults. There are lots of opportunities if you go looking for them. Care facilities are always looking for help, so I would start there. Obviously it would be a lot harder to get into a family run business unless you know the family.
@@jjbowman4653 I actually tried to volunteer to help with horses for sale type of facility. I have a record so was turned away
@@anthonyman8008 Would it restrict you from getting a police check for working with vulnerable persons?
Maybe getting a food handling certificate might be easier to start with? If you could start at a grocery deli? I know my father had a hard time finding work after he was laid off and became a truck driver, some times he would get loads going to and from farms. If you could find a company that brought in and brought out produce, compost, hay etc then you might be able to build connections?
Again I don’t know what restrictions your record would have? Working with people is a large portion of it but you don’t need a record check to work serving food.
If you can find a temporary job in calving season, I know a lot of farms struggle to monitor calves and take on help.
If you called a local college, would they have a council for career advice? I went into nursing at a community college and they had some type of career counselling, as well as skilled trades programs which have advisors/people who know people when you don’t so you don’t start off working somewhere that will take full advantage of your lack of knowledge.
I dropped out of nursing and went into hairstyling after years of PSW and knew no one. So it was easier to use someone who knew someone.
If you could find a farming type program, not necessarily veterinary technician and not necessarily farming economics you might be able to talk with instructors about who they know and they might help you set up where you want to be working/with what.
Some programs are accelerated which means you could get it done pretty quickly and lots of them would offer some type of on site training/field placement/clinical/cooperative where you would be working in the environment of your choosing (for the most part)
Man I love morning brain dumps I need caffeine. Good luck. I would be happy to look into programs but I don’t know where you want to be or anything about your situation .
Has anyone ever been to Israel? They live by Abba Father's way of farming.
Which is?
They don't plant anything in the 7th year and they live by the way that Joseph had Pharoah store things just in time for the great famine. They let the land go fallow in the 7th year
Never been to occupied Palestine myself but I hear it's chock full of pedophiles and rabbis but I repeat myself.