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That’s my Dad!💖 Thank you all for the kind comments and to Leaf of Life for sharing his story! 👨🏻‍🌾✊🏽FARM ON

“We take care of the soil and the soil takes care of the plants”. Outstanding!

He's a perfect example of "playing the hand you are dealt" not only from his land/soil point of view, but also his health. I tip my hat to him, a shining example of a person to respect and look up to.

I remember Alan Chadwick! I read a book from library title “Enchanted Garden”! and went from being a farmers daughter to a city backyard vegetable gardener following his methods! In drought stricken west Texas hard red clay soil! Still follow his methods at 64!

As a person with a disability that may eventually shift into the necessity for a wheelchair, I really needed to see this! My husband and I moved to Mexico a year ago, we live in the Chihuahuan desert, and we are growing food, I am applying for programs on herbalism. My family was very concerned when I moved to Mexico, but the culture and people are so much better that the US. Thank you for role modeling how to be self sufficient and in concert with the land!

Thank you, Alan, you stirred up memories from my childhood. My father was one of two brothers that were left the family market garden farm in N. Wales UK. As WWII loomed my father was conscripted into the Welsh Guards and went into France in 1939. Uncle Herbert ran the farm and helped feed the nation through those dark times. My father managed to survive the war and I was the celebration, well part of it. As a kid I watched dad double dig the veg patch, put a sack of rotted manure in the water tank, the water was piped from the shed & greenhouse roof. He would water the tom and cue plants each other day, water one day and manure water the other. The toms were rich like nothing sold in supermarkets. School holidays I would be put on a steam train in London and met by Uncle Herbert at Wrexham, then it was joined my nieces and nephews in the chores around the family farm. Uncle Herbert would double dig the greenhouse plots, there was a huge tank with manure. There was compost heaps and a fire pit, the plots veg, and fruit changed yearly, when a farm animal died like a dog or horse it was buried in the orchard and a tree marked the grave. So the animal gave life on life. When alive these animals were treated with respect, Uncle Herbert carried a stick not to hit them but to make his arm longer. After a day's work we would go with the draft horses to the pond, where they would wade in and cool off, take sips of spring water until they had taken their fill. They would decide when to stroll to the paddock or stable where their meal had been set and a fresh straw bed laid. We lived in London and when I started back at school after the summer hols, we wrote an essay on what we had done. Well, I wrote much of the above and the teacher accused me of lying and kept me after school to write lines. I must not lie Dad was waiting at the gate to take me for a new school uniform, he came looking and approached the school head. I and the teacher met with the master and dad. Father confirmed my essay was true and demanded an apology from the teacher, that she reluctantly gave. The next day I gave her a basket of produce I'd brough from the farm and wished Bon Appetit. She smiled and thanked me. Alan thank you for taking this 78-year-old back to then, I'm just in from my Vietnamese garden where I grow all the Asian fruits, veg and edible weeds. The compost heap is going great, the fire pit has just burnt down. The water butts are looking sad with no rain, but we had sacks of cow manure, rice and peanut husks. So, you have confirmed I'm doing it right.

I hope that he is writing these wonderful lessons down for the future generation. 3 months in a desert land is amazing.

Thank you soooooo much. Gardening in west Utah Desert, 4700 elevation, windy, arrid & dry. We use 40% shade block to get produce, some raised garden & the majority in ground. We evolved in our success and we are in year 4.

Wow! Alan Chadwick inspired me to become an organic farmer in 1973. Keep up the good work!

what an incredible man! Just a tip: he could use and plant some grass that grows well in his region, prune this grass and place it next to plants of economic interest. In addition to fertilizing, it helps protect the soil and improves water retention. Agroforestry hugs from Brazil

This is really intriguing, I took an agriculture class in my high-school and recently joined my father on a ranch in the northern part of the baja California peninsula, the dirt is quite different being a clay sand type and my father was curious as plants dont grow as much in the soil, its nice to hear about this as ive been kinda experimenting to improve the fertility and trying to learn everything I can with the class fundamentals. Quite inspirational

He's also an inspiration to those who are able-bodied and don't know how to progress.

GREAT! Old fashion becomes new and finally normal again. In harmony with nature with everything what is available and required nearby. Thank you for the great inspiration. The garden and you as well! 🙏

I love passionate gardener's and teachers like this. The joy in his eyes is so heartwarming. 🌱

What an amazing story. ❤ I am disabled. 46 yrs old. One of my painful conditions make it impossible to sit down so I am not able to use a wheelchair and can only be on my feet for short periods of time. Anywhere from 10 minutes to an hour. I’d so love any ideas or thoughts. I now have a few very tall raised beds n got enough help to make a food forest last year. But I do miss my large in ground gardens. I had built up the soil there. Doing an experiment this year n covered the dead annual veggies n flowers w woodchips for winter n letting alll the gardens sprout all the volunteers they want! Lol. I’ve given up so much of life bc of disabilities ….I’m doing whatever I can to keep plants around me.

Respect to you. A shining example of the fact that life OWES NOBODY a favour. It is what you make off it.

As long as there's water, anything can be done and of course you gotta have the financial means , great work 👍

I also heard about Terra preta 5 years ago. I experimented with a 5 gallon worm bin and let it sit for a year, adding material as it broke down. After one year I had a solid block of dark, rich recycled material that’s definitely boosted my soil. Now, I have 24 x 5 gallon buckets constantly working. The other upside to these bins is it’s packed with seeds that sprout in the spring giving you that poly culture farming. ❤

I knew charcoal was used for filtering water, now I understand why, with all its tiny pores. Fascinating to see, and interesting to hear about Alan Chadwick, thank you

Ps. The difference between charcoal and biochar is actually to do with the way it is burned. Charcoal is burnt with air, whereas biochar is burnt without air .. this totally changes the crystalline structure of the carbon atoms which massively increases the surface area of the biochar compared to the charcoal .. which in turn makes it much much better for microorganisms to colonise, and also for inoculation before adding to the soil. Hope that helps and thanks again for the inspiring work! 💚

We salute and congratulate you from the Philippines...You are a Great Agriculturist Sir, the best model of overcoming obstacles in life, creating livelihood for able people, conserving the environment by producing healthy food with no chemicals leading to possibly 200 years of life longivity in the future❤

This is really inspiring. He's doing amazing things despite being in a wheelchair, and the garden is flourishing! I loved learning about the double digging method and will be trying more of that in my garden.

What an absolute incredible man! His wealth of knowledge is so important. I would love to work at his garden! I know I could learn so much. I’m awestruck

You have given me new hope for high desert farming, although water is still a problem. Thank you this was great to see.

What a great story and what a fine example for the rest of us. Thanks 😊

Whole heart respect a man with so big love for soil and busy strong hands for life. I learnt so much from this video. Thank you.

I found this because of the Sandrock game. The fact that this is real is amazing! Finding out that sand farming is real, and the actual process to do so is awe inspiring!!!

I really enjoyed this! You can tell John has so much wisdom to share

I'd be really interested in how he manages his irrigation. I saw what looked like drip lines but with only 4-6 inches of rain a year, how is he able to get enough water for his crops?

I love Baja I love this garden I am from Imperial Valley it's hot will give these pointers to my family to start a small garden.

Kudos to your work Sir. Your projects on organic farming is excellent for the community to thrive and have a sustainable business. Keep it up and God bless.❤

You have encouraged me to start my homestead channel. Not doing so well lol 😅 but I will keep posting. You’re such an inspiration to us newbies!!!!

That's so cool! A lot of stuff he says makes a lot of sense about making the soil healthy so you can raise good food.😊

Great story and the results speak for themselves... it is ideas and projects like this that will be needed for humans to adapt and live in harmony with the planet, as we need to do...

A delight to see this film - the abundance of strong, healthy crops speaks for the growing method, and place. Thank you.

I think you are the most real human being. Which is blended with nature and society perfectly.

you are so inspiring john. than you for the education & examples!! i am watching in milwaukee and looking forward to trying some techniques here.

I hope this concept is gaining traction. I'm trying to implement these ideals into lawn care. Enough of the quick corporate profits. This is incredibly important for the future of human health and sustainability.

Very inspiring! Thank you so much for valuable info! Great team work! We do grow veggies naturally in NC (in an acre) and it tastes so good & so fresh! You are right - We do not need any chemicals at all!

I live in Nevada. This man is exactly why we can make produce wonderful crop in the middle of nowhere with little water. The genius of our farmers would shock most. I implore you all to speak to a local farmer. Some are beyond calculable levels of intelligence. In fact, the worlds most intelligent man is a farmer and is currently calculating the variables of existence. His intelligence is so off the scale that he simply gave up on those testing him. Our farmers are why we exist.

This guy is inspiration defined. Much respect!

we need a teacher like you in the world we living now. You are the best keep up the good solutions and hard work. Thanks for everything you do.

15 minutes learned so much from you amazing man. All the love to you sir

Wow. This knowledge needs to be passed onto future generations. Charcoal + sand + nutrients

As someone with major in agriculture, I would like to live in this video 😭✨❤️

As a child I grew up in the Rajasthan desert..we would grow oranges at that time People have now turned the desert to farmland too I never understood how they managed to do that So happy I saw your video❤

This is absolutely amazing work 🌿! Turning the desert green = incredible!! Thank you for sharing your wisdom and knowledge🌿

What an inspirational project! Thank you sharing, you are an amazing example of the human spirit and attitude❤❤

Thank you for helping to feed people as well as the earth.

" Understanding nature in New ways." The most important thing for humans. And at this late date in history we find our ancestors knew more about gardening and nature than we do. How did this happen? I submit that it's due to the few secretly enslaving the many.

Videos like this bring me hope in hard times! just amazing

This is incredible! I'm completely inspired. Thank you

What a great man. I think if like to retire in Mexico where you can grow year round and the weather is beautiful

This video just reminded me that I still have ashes in my fireplace....Awesome!

I am rewatching this today and Will do again. Such an inpiring man.

Keep going boss, I love what you're going! keep inspiring others. I have learnt so much about soil. Thank you.

This man is so inspiring!!! 💖Where can we learn more from him?

Thank you,you are a man with a passion for plants,and that my friend is keeping you alive.

What an incredible story, thank you for sharing

Inspirational! Thanks for passing on your knowledge & wisdom!

Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge Sir! I have land that is more clay than sand or black soil. I’m trying to do what you did. I’m sure I’ll achieved it!

Inspiring!!

Thank you for this important and inspirational video! I know it's possible to build soil and it's been my aim here in the high desert of Northern Nevada.

Such an excellent video with good info about how to take care of our land and soil. Thank you.

Great guy, congratulations for everything you do! Now you're even helping others no just to eat better but the ladies can help their families ❤

❤ we need a teacher like you in the world we living now. You are the best keep up the good solutions and hard work. Thanks for everything you do.

Thanks for sharing I feel so proud of you., looking forward to meet you one day. You are a hero for the mother earth, !

I did similar thing on my minigarden. (Except flipping the soil once or twice). It really blows my mind he manages from wheel chair

This is awesome!

Wow 🤩, does he have a book on farming in the desert soil?

Thank you so much sir for sharing your knowledge will share it to my grand kids for future,, God bless you.. And your team..

Watching from uk, thank you for your knowledge and being an inspiration

Organic hand tilled always looks great on a small scale. I used to do it too. But remember, a hundred years ago or more when large numbers still lived on farms, the world faced starvation levels as the population increased. It was the discovery of how to fix atmospheric nitrogen (after guano was not enough) that allowed huge multiplication of crops. OK, I agree, NPK is short-sighted compared to compost and trace minerals...or somehow getting the use of bio-char back... But...until more people will take up gardening, and want to go live on farms...working 12 hrs daily...can we really grow enough quality food? The urban life leads to more leisure and ppl are drawn to the easy life. Can we hope to see community gardens everywhere? We could easily grow enough food, but the Powers That Be don't subsidize this is our urban jungles nor suburban communities. Everyone wants the easy quick dollar. I wish we could do large scale organic (is it true that Russia supports this for its own people?) but as long as corporations run government and Joe Average just wants to be rich too, and slumber in ignorance...not likely to happen,

Imagine if each millionaire decides to do something IF NOT support something like this (IF not already). It would be amazing to see "desertified" areas support more people and the wildlife.

Love, love, love this. Let’s get the word out and everyone should be doing this.

We have similar loose coarse granite sand soil on a deep layer of yellow clay and river rocks here in Wellington near Cape Town, South Africa. Thank you for teaching me how to work this soil.

Thanks very much for your organic farm information. You're doing a great work. God bless you immensely.

It's amazing his energy

What an inspiring human being! Thank you for sharing this very educational video! 👍

Thank you very much John ! HPL

Nice to see you doing so well John and inspiring everyone Saludos from farmer J

So proud of my cousin John !

I LOVE it!! Thank you so much for your important work. Blessings to you and your crew always.

So much respect for John💜💜💜

That broad fork made of machete blades must bring a smile to Wolverine! Does it come in Adamantium? Wow! What a difference biochar makes!

Amazing Farming

That's wonderful! What a inspiring story! Thank you so much!

Thank You for blessing the earth and the people. The ripples will keep growing.

Great story 👏

What an awesome , knowledgeable person. God BLESS.

Hats off to this amazing soul he is a legendary farmer❤❤

Really very interesting video ever I have seen. Thanks for uploading such videos. God bless you all.

Can you please tell us What part of Baja CA is this exactly? I’ve spent many years in rural Baja and have seen this type of thing but in very isolated areas away from any real population and usually near some type of natural spring. Very nice video thanks for posting

Don't let anyone fool you, farming isn't romantic, it's hardcore, backbreaking physical labor.

Thanks for this beautiful video, appreciate you ❤️

Congrats!!! Great project you got!

Where can I learn from John Ghram

Oooohhhh I live right here next and Im about to start my garden and searching around for tips. I have a very rocky ground on the hill 😖 I will look out for you, I need lots of info, please. Thank you! This video came to the right time.❤

Hi John It is an honor and inspiration to hear your example in facing personal difficulties and embracing the nature way to work with the plants and work together with it. You inspire us with your example in many levels. I lived in in the deep country in Brasil until 15 years old, had only those tools that you use, to me it is very emotional to see your work. After 15 years old I been leaving in the city working in the materials technology, but I still have a little space for flowers and vegetal garden that makes me fill as part of the nature; God bless you