I'm on a flat 1/2 acre in a city that doesn't get much rain so to make a swale I made my main path by digging down 2-3 inches and planted it in clover. New sub.

😊.. I understand why you said about "if you can handle eating guinea pigs".. but believe me, raising a calf from days old & then having it be your winter beef is just as hard to handle.. lol.. Especially at 15 (I'm now early 60s) .. mind you, he was pretty tasty, lol. Learned many Good lessons on our small farm, in my teens. Great ideas... 😊

lambs quarters is actually more nutrient dense than normal spinach is for those who were wondering. wash the white powder off the leaves and cook em up. taste is almost identicle to spinach but better.

I really appreciated the guild segment. I have been trying to squeeze guilds in my tiny front yard and have gotten confusing advice about how to space them. It was very nice to see the actual space.

Rabbits are the perfect zero-waste animals. Their poop is great, meat is great, fur is great, reproduces like mad, their organs can be eaten (by us or our pets), their bones can be ground up for the garden. Truly no waste!

I still consider myself to be an amateur gardener, but it is validating to see that I’m already doing most of these! 😊

6 out of 10 so far! A tiny greenhouse, a compost bin and a herb garden I added this month. We don’t have a lot of space here, about 30m2, and terribly dense clay soil, but we’re making it work!

I tried a hugel mound, decided to pile some dead black raspberries branches on top since I needed to dispose of them, temporarily. Turned out a bunny decide to move in and made an entrance in front. That was about 10 years ago, still have rabbits living there because I can't get myself to evict them. One problem, they are great at finding my beans and peas no matter where in the yard they are. (Last very cold winter, they decided to gnaw some of my fruit tree trunks. Still can't get myself to get rid of them.) I guess it's a hugel mound fail. I like most of the projects and plan to try them out next year.

I just discovered your channel and I really have to thank you for the comprehensive (yet digestible) knowledge. I am a long time gardener (in the traditional sense - garden patch, miracle gro yadda yadda). A number of years ago I decided I didn't want to garden that way anymore. In fact, I wanted to jump feet first into the 21st century (I'm pushing 70 so this was a big step). I tried, and was amazingly successful at hydroponics. After lots of research I set up a system in a basement room that was 20x30. I started modestly - I wasn't going to tackle growing fruits or veggies I'd never grown before but the ones I did grow (the ubiquitous tomato, cuke, kale, lettuces etc) did really well and I fed two adults, 27 chickens and one pet pig with that garden. It was also my sanctuary (which every gardener big or small understands). Now I have jumped in feet first again and have ditched city/suburban life for 70+ acres in planting zone 7. I have been setting my intentions for permaculture gardens and swales. I had no idea how to implement these things and would look out over my meadow (still just dirt and rock) and wonder, "how the heck...??" But your video pointed out the smaller versions of most of things I am planning and, although it made perfect sense and I should have figured it out (I was just letting myself get overwhelmed) I could take such projects in smaller bites! As I looked upon your small medicinal herb garden and listened to you talk of it, it occurred to me where, on my own property I could put the same! As you moved on to the swale I thought about an area along the right side of our home where I already have certain components for a swale set up (quite accidentally) and with a little planning and elbow grease can start my permaculture garden! Wow! So thank you so much for opening my eyes to the beauty and utility I already possess but didn't see until now. God bless! G

Currently renting a small place out in the country, so sadly can't implement these ideas just yet. But I do remember doing a lot of these with my gramma on her farm! She didn't have any names for them- There was just "the wood pile"- her hugel mound, "the grapes"- her unexpected, effortless hedgerow, and her swale was where a bunch of lilac bushes have taken over now. Can't wait till I can finally afford my own place and do some of these things from the ground up. thank you!

Nice overview. I appreciate you helping to make it clear that all these ideas can be scaled down a great deal, so that people who only have a small yard or even just a patio to work with can do something positive for themselves and their immediate environment.

Great video! It's just me working in my yard, a retiree, so I find some work difficult to do. But this gives me mini project ideas, especially the worms and herb garden. Thank u🎉

Im only 4 mins in and im already happy, so many things we intuitively do right in our garden and lots of inspiration!

A really nice roundup of small-scale sustainable practices. Only surprise is that you didn't mention poultry and quail as food sources. But otherwise, you covered all the bases. Enjoyable presentation style as well.

Black Soldier Fly larvae drive me crazy! Yes, I know they're great composters, voraciously eating just about every veggie and fruit scrap in my bushel size kitchen scrap bin. However, I can't stand looking at the squirmy maggots. After years of trying to exclude adult flies from laying eggs, and hours and hours of picking and sorting maggots out to try and keep adult flies from coming back, I finally gave up. Now I have three chickens who pick the larvae out for me. Remove the lid from the scrap bin and they fight over who gets to go in first. During the larvae season, the Ladies are in "hog heaven" eating all the larvae they want, which is thousands. The Soldier Fly have taken over the bin and there aren't many worms in the bin, so I don't worry about the Ladies eating what few worms there are. Probably wouldn't work for others, but it's worth thinking about.

New subscriber here. I had a beautiful pile of light brush from various sources breaking down slowly and I periodically invited people to add to it. It had been there for 5 years or so. One day I went out and it was gone! My bro-in-law had hauled it off to the neighboring municipal yard waste program because it was "in the way". Didn't even ask first. When he explained what he had done I had a very hard time politely asking him to ask first next time. Since he had done a lot of the "adding to the pile" I didn't feel like I could let him have it with both proverbial barrels. Also he is my main source of muscle when something needs doing that I can't do myself. But it was a blow. And I will never be able to explain it to his manicured, formal landscaping mind. Believe me, I've tried.

As someone who has only ever had this heavenly treat from commercial sellers in grocery stores, I cannot wait to make this. While I'm sure buttering all the layers would make for a more authentic version, this fresh from the oven quick version will still taste better than anything I've had. Thank you!

I have always had a herb garden. But I learned long ago, if I grow my herbs in one bed-spiral the mint and the basil take over, in Houston, TX

Of course I love the herb bed! Love the keyhole round that you've planted herbs in. I just put in a small tree on a slight slope and was wondering how to build up the low side. With the keyhole bed I can make it bigger. Thanks! Looking forward to seeing you at Indianna Homesteader Fest again this year. ~ Suzanne & Hank

Thank you so much! This is just the type of garden video that helps -- you show how we can implement some of the principles in our own yards -- so encouraging ❤

Thankyou from UK.

I just now noticed your hat and realized we live in the same state. Which will be useful to see which plants thrive or not.

Thanks for the great info and inspiration!

Such great info. Thank you!

I love this! Thanks for all the great tips and reignited energy in this backyard farmer😍

Thanks for the info and encouragement! I’m new to this permaculture thing, but everything you describe seems pretty easy to integrate.

This is a fabulous video! I especially love n. 6. So necessary.

This was incredibly helpful! Thank you for making this video.

Excellent! Thank you!

So glad I found your channel!

This is a great resource, thanks for sharing.

I just found your channel and am loving what I see. I will be trying many of the projects you talked about. Thanks

Inspiration pure! I am just starting a garden. Thank you for this information.

Great ideas for my garden, thanks.

Enjoyed the video, thanks for sharing.

Amazing video, love all your 10 projects, wish to get there one day

Wonderful overview of permaculture!

Some solid ideas. FYI: talking volume level: 3 music volume level: 9

Great video! Very "to-the-point", clear and concise

I loved this video, thankyou for making it. Permaculture is such a fascinating thing to study on youtube... really shows you that there are lots of great people out there

Thank you for this video 😊

Loved this and you have guinea pigs! Thinking of getting some for our backyard.

Inspiring ideas! Thank you.

Thank you!

Thanks for the video. Great over -view with just enough information to be useful.

This was a great video! We have already done alot of that but you gave me some new ideas! Thanks!!

Thanks for this helpful video!

Muchas gracias por compartir sus conocimientos!!!! Saludos desde Argentina, hemisferio sur!

Thank you so much for your ideas we are starting a small stead and this is so good to know😀

I love your video, really good, lots of information thanks

Thank you for the video. It is great inspiration n very helpful

Love the ideas here!

Thanks for the compact video. A lot of common things but very concise and was very validating for a youngster like me.

Fantastic channel, the real deal, all substance- thank you for sharing.

Love this video. We are located in KY as well and using permaculture to develop our small farm. Thanks for sharing your ideas.

It's all common sense which is not so common anymore and must be taught...thanks for teaching us and helping reverse that trend!

Very educational, appreciate it.

Cool ideas man ! Thank you for sharing

very useful and inspiring video. thumbs up

great video! lots of usable information. subbed

Great way to present permaculture for backyard gardeners. Good explanations and examples. Would really like to see more on making a small swale. I don't really understand how to make one. Something on a small scale would be perfect to experiment with.

Thank you . I will benefit from the mini swale. I will start that project where I have some built up areas of soil. My house plot is normal size but I have a reserve in back yard for my fruit tree forest. Thanks.

Apreciate how you are not shy on talking that the animals can be part of the system and eaten. Good tips!

Yes, I did get some good ideas! Thank you. That was very helpful, as I am just starting out in permaculture and seeing a permaculture farm that is established and running well is exactly what I'm looking for.

Pond project must there on permaculture

I would love to have enough water to “storage”, SW Idaho, dessert with mountains….very little rain, some in April, May and June, and when it does rain, it’s so little 😂 sidewalk barely gets wet. Yes we do have the times where it rains alot, but only a few days a year. our irrigation relies on snow run off from the mountains. Some years we have lots of snow, some years barely any.

Just found your channel and subscribed. Thank you for the great permaculture outline. Simple, streight forward, and easy to remember. Great video content. Blessings on your day Sir 🌻🐛

5 out of 10 so far. However the green house is a tropical jungle with a fountain, to hide out and just relax in.

Great video! Very genuine

great concepts, thanks for the info. Feeling very inspired! Thank you for your effort to improve your local ecosystem

Cool video with great tips. I suggest getting a better mic and sound mixing. The end was incredibly loud compared to the volume of your voice

Great video!

Thanks for sharing, just discovering your channel. Go Cats!

Excellent points and how do them. Thanks

This is awesome thanks! 11 projects even ^_^

These are great projects! My list is now even longer 😂

Thank you

I’m installing a 3000 gal rain tank. I’ll use it for drip irrigation and occasional landscape watering. I’m not sure if I need a pump. I might, but hope it doesn’t have to be one of the ½ hp, pressure tank, run-dry protection type, which run about 500 bucks. Also, those 300 gallon totes are great for rain collection, but need to be painted or covered to keep algae from growing in them. Great video, thanks. Zone 8b central tx here.

I have never watched your channel and I think these ideas are great! I have always wanted to plant a herb bed and I think I will this spring.

Thanks for the video, these ideas are great. Just subbed and I will keep autoliking future videos.

Thank you for educating us 🇺🇸

Ive inly just bought my first house. Its in the country. (Been living fir twenty four years up three floors, in a city apartment!). Im clueless. And like your video. Im on a real small scale compared to you, but still, this gave me some tips i can use -especially the compost, worms, and the ‘guild planting’. Oh -and the fact i ought to get some animals. Thanks very much.

Paints the house green. Greenhouse.

Great video

Brushpiles are great wind breaks for deer to lay behind

Guinea pigs-- Romans had special pots in the garden where a guinea pig type critter was raised for food

Hey there! Just found you and hit that subscribe button! We live on a farm and our perma-culture is becoming more purposeful. There's so much to learn and you're doing a great job teaching! Keep up the good work!

Thanks

Creating a Micro Climate is another permaculture method. You can use various features and areas of your property to provide higher or lower temperatures for growing certain plants you normally wouldn't.

Nice video 👍

As cute as the bunnies are, I’d have to save some of the lambs quarters for myself! 😂

Great ideas. Hoping to get a nice herb garden going for the spring here in Florida. By the way, those (275 gallon?) IBC water tanks will last years longer if you protect them from the sun/weather.

I’m happy to meet you in your video. I’m a new subscriber today.

grt vid!i subed✌️

Love these ideas. It would be helpful to know what zone you are in. I realize the ideas can be implemented in individual zones but I would still like to know.

Daaaaaamn, it’s a thin line between a rabbit and guinea pig, but an important line nonetheless 😂

Wonderful and they look cool. I Think Could be incorporated on a retirement residence Apt land we volunteer at ; Do you have a link for the herb one? Or dwarf ideas on fruit trees and or berries for zone 8B? * Like some step by step set up n seasonal upkeep to get this owners approval we’d need more knowledge 2 one(s) approval on each project ? Ideas books? TY inspired

Thanks for the video! I think what has been referred to as the Hugel mound is actually the Holzer method Please do check

Can you suggest some books or websites on plant guilds?

Nice