Beyond Sustainable Farm Grows More than Vegetables to Feed Community
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ visits Green Row Farms, a Beyond Sustainable Farm that is growing using Regenerative Agriculture techniques that gives Organic Farm tours on Oahu, Hawaii. In this episode, you will discover why simply sustainable farming is not really sustainable for the long haul, and how this farm is diverting local waste streams into the farm to build soil fertility, grow vegetables and feed the chickens at the same time. You will also discover how worms are being used to create some of the best fertility on the farm. You will learn how they are creating the greatest benefit from their worm castings by brewing a compost tea to only enhance the diversity of microorganisms on their farm. You will also discover how the farm is using wood chips to control weeds and create a beneficial soil ecology rich in fungal activity. You will also learn a unique system to feed produce scraps from a local grocery store to the chickens to keep them fed that will encourage faster nutrient cycling. You will also discover why this farmer decided to stop tilling his fields and go with no-till agriculture which he found to work significantly better in his environment. Next, you will get a peek inside the greenhouse and learn how the farmer is growing baby leafy greens with minimal pest damage and how he can offer the freshest and living greens at the farmers market by growing in concrete mixing tubs that are available near you. Finally John will sit down with Sean the farmer and learn why he started the farm and more information on what is he cultivating on the farm besides just vegetables. You will also discover the farmers primary mission and method on how plans to do his part to change the food system in Hawaii and beyond. Referenced Videos: Increase your crop yields by up to 400%: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6Emu9hwhsc Open Source Compost Tea Recipe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTijkwQaPRI What is Aquaponics (Waimanalo Aquaponics Place) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-z1kozprw8Y Learn more about Green Rows farm at: http://www.thegreenrows.com Subscribe to Growing Your Greens for more videos like this: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=growingyourgreens
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I've used those exact same cement mixing buckets in my off grid aquaponic greenhouse. Pea gravel + bell siphons, done.
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Thank you for introducing Sean, great young person.
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Great Video. Thank you for always being so informative and detailed with your videos.
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Does rock dust increase nutrient density in plants on u tube....u r wrong about rock dust! -
I like John's videos but the camera never moves off of him. Are you shoting this alone or with a camera man
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The cement mixing tubs is a great idea. So many things you could do with them.
I also love the dog that "sneaks" up behind y'all. Too cute!
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I want to try to make my own natural fertilizer one day with bunny rabbit poo. I used to own a dwarf rabbit ( a black one named Ebony who lived to be 6 yrs. old), although they have a hard time in the heat. I know obviously they love to eat Timothy hay, apples, carrots, celery etc. I would feed them scraps from my own garden and to keep them cool, there are ways like putting frozen water bottles in their cage.
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How come organic waste produces methane in a landfill but in a compost for a garden it doesn't?
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John, FYI the saying is: "One man's trash is another man's treasure." Also, most so called "weeds" are edible plants. You interviewed THE WILD WISDOM OF WEEDS.You know that.
In permaculture, some"weeds" are purposely planted to improve the soil. Then they are then"chopped and dropped" and then the vegetables or fruit is planted. It is a great way to build your soil using live plant based methods (like in Nature) and save on having to pay for man made supplements (which Nature certainly doesn't do).
Who does the subtitles? There are a LOT of misspellings and places where worse grammar and words were typed instead of using the words you actually spoke. I hope they aren't being used to translate into other languages because the translations will be VERY confusing. For example, you said "raised bed" and the translation came out "rays bed". Another was when "sustainably farmed" came out "sustainable farmed". These are just a few out of many. I just thought you'd want to know. -
I love this style of farming, I believe we should be trying to learn from how God designed the forests and fields of earth to be self sustained.
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You can talk and educate the politicians but in the end he who has the most money wins except in one case MASSES of PEOPLE. Does not work every time but you have a 50 50 chance.
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Garden lasagna, HA! I love it.
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I get the EM-1 for $59 per gallon and the bokashi is on sale buy one bag of either 2 or 5 lb bag get one free. They are based in Texas. It is the same product.
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Are these concrete mixing tubs a good food grade plastic to use.
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i tried the wood chips mulch, had a fire start....gotta admit , the broken down chips were great, but id recommend spraying the wood chips with water too.
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What a gorgeous farm already after only 2 years, and brilliant sustainable farming practices! Thanks for all of the great ideas and for the farm tour!
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That guy in your video seemed really cool man !
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A green thumb is the best thumb ! Thumbs up John !!!
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