I lived across the street from the Dunbar Springs Community Garden where Brad is the center of a very creative universe of permaculture activism and education. He totally walks his talk, lives his passions, and endlessly, enthusiastically educates, encourages, and inspires. Rock on Brad!

"Leaves are called leaves, because you're supposed to leave them!" needs to be on a t-shirt :)

@bobm7275

2 жыл бұрын

It would make a great T-shirt, without screaming at everyone to do your bidding.

@RuthAnnnMorris

2 жыл бұрын

I know! RIGHT!! I keep telling my mother that, she needs to leave the leaves that fall on her grass area and the soil will get natural fertilizer to grow her grass! She lives in Williams, Az. I really love the Tucson area!!

@justsomeguy8385

2 жыл бұрын

Pretty sure they are called that because the trees leave them all over the ground.

if you run away from your problems you’ll just plant problems everywhere you go. ❤️ you plant your roots deeper than you thought possible⭐️

@kathleenchapman1343

2 жыл бұрын

That was a great quote - so glad you caught it and commented on it.

@MaliMaslacak526

2 жыл бұрын

Profound wisdom ❤

@ceccodangiolieri

2 жыл бұрын

Should be taught in every school all around the world.

@kathleenchapman1343

2 жыл бұрын

I watched this for the second time today and then ordered rain barrels and trying to figure out how I can recycle the laundry water !!!

@VincentTseng

2 жыл бұрын

Oh my god I have the same idea but didn’t know how to express it!

Brad sells the big rainwater cisterns that are now amazingly popular, holding water most of the year from our few rains here in Tucson. We now have a lot of tax intensives for water catchment! A lot of friends here are into permaculture of their houses and Brad is kind of a local leader of 'planting the rain' ideals. We have a fun community here and it's great to see Brad tell these stories of desert life and create habits to make our community better while working with nature.

"Leaves are called leaves because you're supposed to LEAVE them." lol!!!

you didn't just build a garden, you helped build a community

I and my wife are devoted viewers of your channel Kirsten. Hello from Mumbai, India. This episode in particular is full of learnings because global warming is slowly turning much of India into the desert landscape. Thank you.

@streetscienceofficial8675

Жыл бұрын

Namaste , Jay Hindi Jay Bolenath.. 🤝

Every city needs to design around this guys knowledge! The world would be so different... "He never learned it in school" says it all! The education system doesn't teach anything for all the money it costs

@olegil2

2 жыл бұрын

Well, schools teach a lot of important stuff, but not teaching basic farming and how to take care of plants is a bit of a disappointment.

@GlorifiedGremlin

2 жыл бұрын

The government knows this stuff works. But they choose the solution that allows them to drain the most money out of its citizens. Without fail. They don't care about our benefit, they care about our money

@antimatteranon

Жыл бұрын

the system teaches for life in the system only. what you don't know you're supposed to let the system "understand" and control.

@minimars3696

Жыл бұрын

Capitalists don't need free, independent, self-sufficient people - they need obedient workers who have no other choice but to work and be slaves for the benefit of the few owners of this world. So the education system is doing its job well - turning people into obedient slaves.

Can you imagine what the world would be like if everyone lived like this man? Truly inspirational.

That guy is so positive-minded and respectful. I wish him the best

@Paul-gz5dp

4 жыл бұрын

He would not have the same attitude if he lived in southern California. As everything that he has done is illegal here.

@silverhairdemon

4 жыл бұрын

@@Paul-gz5dp Sounds like its illegal to be happy there where you live.

@Paul-gz5dp

4 жыл бұрын

@@silverhairdemon For the most part that is true.

@silverhairdemon

4 жыл бұрын

@@Paul-gz5dp Its illegal to live autonomous off the land,they want people to be dependent from corporations and governments while working as a slave for the most basic needs. Do I sound spot on?

@Paul-gz5dp

4 жыл бұрын

@@silverhairdemon Yes, and that is why I can see most Christians as opposing God and actually working for their devil as they oppose Christ. I would have never thought decades ago studying Satanism to find that Satanists are closer to Christians that know Christ, that people that think they are Christians because they go to church and believe as they are told. It is this believing as one is told that make people slaves, not the flock of the Lamb, but the Herd. Also a large part of this slave mentality is letting others do things when they are able to do those things themselves, as they are not so disabled they can't figure them out. It is easier to understand quantum Theory than the laws that we are expected to follow and from what I can see that is part of the plan, and if I loose what I have that I have worked to get for so many years I really so no point of going on for the enjoyment of others. As the saying goes it is better to rule in hell than be a slave in Heaven.

Brad Lancaster is brilliant! I love everything that he has built! I'd love to tour his property and pick his mind further. Awesome video, Kirsten! And I like that your children are gaining an outstanding education with all this exposure to these out-of-the-box alternative ways of living. All the best to you and your family!!

Why isn't this type of "landscaping" used more? People need to hear and learn about this. This is genius!

@garyhobbs7404

Жыл бұрын

It will be after people watched this video and word gets out.

@antimatteranon

Жыл бұрын

not profitable enough, and too unconventional prolly.

Fantastic - this guy is actually figuring things out rather than just having a high design concept that is too expensive to implement.

@BorysPomianek

7 жыл бұрын

Capitán Obvious You can literary measure around the lowest IQ percentile and still have kids and be allowed to marry! And because of that we need people like this guy in the video who actually has something to contribute.

@SermonsSubtitled

7 жыл бұрын

*literally

@rahla53

7 жыл бұрын

I will do the warm bin also, :>)

@nieslicznotka

5 жыл бұрын

@@BorysPomianek LOL

@mourlyvold7655

3 жыл бұрын

@@BorysPomianek .Exactly, to teach those kids (and all of us). Because not allowing people to marry and have children is a bit creepy, right?

I love his energetic excitement... especially, when he talks about chasing the car thief. Also ...incredible life and living skills !!! That should be taught at schools.

@lolazal1

3 жыл бұрын

🤣😂

This is four years old? I want to see more of this guy - he is absolutely awesome!

@yusukeurameshi6620

2 жыл бұрын

Brad Lancaster he has a channel

@heythave

Жыл бұрын

I saw this when it was first on.

It’s impossible to watch this too many times! I have Brad’s book, saw this 4 years ago, and am finally putting these practices to work with projects in CA fire country. Huge thanks, Kirsten, for bringing all this good to YT!

@Napsteraspx

2 жыл бұрын

Oh hey whats the book called?

@timbushell8640

Жыл бұрын

@@Napsteraspx ... Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond, VOL 1 AND 2...

@lizcox7286

8 ай бұрын

Me Too!!!!! Just finished reading the book, have taken a Permaculture Design Course and bought our home last year. Just now beginning to implement rainwater harvesting and looking at earthworks to divert all of the downspout flow. So excited to begin and dreading all the physical labor it's going to require!! :) hahhaahhahhah

Bonus points for Brad for rescuing the lizard from the earthen pot :)

@herkimer2257

4 жыл бұрын

Lizards are jerks.

@NotAnAngryLesbian

4 жыл бұрын

I am glad someone noticed

@afringedweller

4 жыл бұрын

@@herkimer2257 Well this time, he wasn't talking about Democrats.

@bhalithan

3 жыл бұрын

@@herkimer2257 No they aren't. They eat certain bugs, therefore even helping us.

@pleasanthill924

2 жыл бұрын

@@afringedweller you just gave me a good laugh thank you!!!🤣

Best video! It reminded me of my family in Africa. We salvaged all the Rainwater, desh and shower water and distributed evenly to all trees and plants. And loved watching him chase the car thief, that was too funny! Beautiful! Thank you for sharing! 😂😂💚✌🌍🌎🌏

"I never plant a plant until I've planted the rain water." Sounds simple, but I love it! Amazing idea with effective practical application. I can listen to Brad talk about structuring systems all day. I learn so much about regenerative living from him. I just began watching the interviews. Where is Brad?? I need to see and hear him lol. Thank you.

What a great quote. "You can't go, if you run away from your problems, you will just plant problems everywhere you go. You got to go home, set your roots ever deeper than you ever thought possible and figure out solutions."

This was better then watching a movie , he kept me in my toes 😂

@herkimer2257

4 жыл бұрын

I bet you have nice toes

@rory6089

4 жыл бұрын

@@herkimer2257 I bet you're real creepy! ;-)

@danladd9400

4 жыл бұрын

Great inspiring and informative video.

@eavening4149

4 жыл бұрын

He even reenacted stopping a car break-in. It was great!

@Yogi-Buddha-zEns0_37.69

3 жыл бұрын

@@eavening4149 lol that part was so great, it was so funny the commitment to running down the street, it's actually why I'm watching this again, just scanning to watch that part again! 🤣

It's incredible how much water there is in the desert. I love this guy's enthusiasm and passion.

@ahikernamedgq

3 жыл бұрын

@Tiffany Patton not sure what you're on about. I was commenting about this video (3 years ago), not about your person experience.

@JulioMo

3 жыл бұрын

You should read his books. They are awesome.

of all of Kirsten's videos, this is probably my favourite. what an awesome guy, wise, sage and infectious energy. the kids must've loved tasting the watermelon and listening to his stories

This guy is a damn lunatic. And I love it.

What a gem this guy is! Love his ideas. Using a chest freezer as a refrigerator is genius AND his solar hot water heaters. His permaculture garden is fantastic but he drops all these other little jewels along the way. Thanks for posting another excellent video KD.

@malcolmjohnst

6 жыл бұрын

Freezer to Refrigerator is advertised all over for brewing your own beer! I used cheep chest freezer set to coldest, but power to chest only delivered by regulator when regulator's temperature probe (accurate within 2 degrees) with its own thermocouple on end of long wire and set into 'cup' of gel set on freezer bottom (so that opening/closing lid does not instantaneously affect refrig on/off, just when 'contents' affected. Electronic regulators accurate within 1 degree, overkill but if my labor involved I want to know I screwed up so as to either learn to do it right or get help/quit.

Brad is legendary in Tucson. My wife and I moved here, bought some land about 45 minutes away and his books have taught us SO MUCH about creating an oasis using rainwater. Plus how he integrates all the different systems together using low tech systems is awesome. Kudos to Brad!

@nevillelongbottom106

6 жыл бұрын

Handeeman what is the name of the book?

@jouski2677

6 жыл бұрын

Neville, the books are Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond by Brad Lancaster - Volumes 1 and 2.

@inekeoostenvanmeer1407

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Brad for so many practical ideeën Hopefully Now the whole town is green with trees and is the river begins to run.

@andreamoscoso4065

3 жыл бұрын

@@jouski2677 Thank you!!!

@anderspersson5548

3 жыл бұрын

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Another beautiful human being a person who cares for the environment and the quality of people's lives

"We did not want to plug into that paradigm." Wise words.

This dood... He's a feckin legend! When I grow up I want to be and live like him! (We're about the same age though haha)

I think I enjoyed this video the most out of any of your videos I've watched (though they are all great!). This guy isn't spending tons of money, he's using what is already there. That neighborhood is beautiful. I've been planning to turn my entire backyard into an edible garden, but the cost of watering it would be an issue. That led me to permaculture and collecting rainwater and then this video popped up. The way he describes all of it makes it so much easier to understand. It makes so much sense!

@melovescoffee

7 жыл бұрын

Mulch, mulch, mulch. I never water my edibles. Plant according to your rainfall and climate because you're going to have to water if you plant thirsty things in an arid climate. Take a look at the 'back to eden' method. It can be done with any organic material you can get your hands on. Good luck with your garden! I've been growing food for 5 years now with this method and i will never look back. Grassclippings, rodent bedding, horse bedding, straw, woodchips, prunings, leaves. Just pack it onto the soil and *thick*. It will grab and hold every drop of rain that falls. The soil never dries out and it breaks down to create more organic matter in the soil, More soil life, more fungal activity, increasing the sponge function more and more over time.

@melovescoffee

7 жыл бұрын

Of course! Paper and cardboard. :D I love using conifers as well. Spruce, pine, anything. Even the fresh branches i use to keep the blackbirds from digging it all over. Little black winged piglets, oink! I still want to use hugelbeds too but my back is not that great so i loathe digging. Maybe i'll do a bit at a time. Meh, all in it's own time.

@anastasiarenaud2568

7 жыл бұрын

+melovescoffee Do you have suggestion for reading to learn about this method?

@melovescoffee

7 жыл бұрын

There are probably hundreds of back to eden style gardening videos on youtube. Search words like back to eden or mulch or lasagna gardening or sheet mulching or no till or living mulch or no dig basically all point you to the same sort of methods with subtle differences but basically doing the same thing. Also a lot of permaculture people use these methods, next to a lot of other really helpful gardening methods. I usually end up watching a lot of those. They have the most holistic approach to life in general.

@anastasiarenaud2568

7 жыл бұрын

Okay cool. I wanted a lasagna gardening book but it was out of print. But thanks for all the other search terms.

It's now 2021, and I just hope Brad is still doing this wonderful work. Beautiful, sustainable yards, living WITH the environment instead of against it. Using the natural resources wherever we may live, I hope, will be the way of the future. But, I guess we have to go through learning curves first. Huge Cheers to Brad and to you Kirsten for making this mini doc. So inspiring!

@triumphmanful

2 жыл бұрын

my power company keeps destroying my land with herbicides & pesticides. They don't care about the land or nature. They use the excuse that cut and slash all green growth is in their way and their precious wires. They come on my land and cut my trees down, spray poisons and then leave the mess for us to see. They sprayed herbicides and killed all of my honey bees. Never said a word to me about it ! They are evil ! Local poleeticians are worthless unless its re-election time . I have been 30 years fighting to keep my land and trees organic but they keep spraying and cutting. Karma to them !

@kimananiagatha8269

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry about that and that's terrible. Karma to them.

@Autism_Forever

2 жыл бұрын

@@triumphmanful Have you and your neighbors tried suing them for damages and if so, what was the result?.. In my area, we have the right to restrict access, unless it's an emergency. I kicked the gas company out of my yard with their nonsense. They complained to the city and I then kicked the city out of my yard :)))

@triumphmanful

2 жыл бұрын

@@Autism_Forever I got arrested trying to kick them off my land !

@triumphmanful

2 жыл бұрын

@@Autism_Forever they arrested me for chasing them off my land ! American Justice ?

I didn't want to watch a long video but after watching for a couple of minutes I got hooked on it and enjoyed the whole thing. Brad is enthusiastic and fast talking so covers so many interesting things with no wasted chit chat. Awesome video. I'll be trying some of these ideas in dry Los Angeles.

@ejwowiing

2 жыл бұрын

Yes.

Learned of Brad's neighborhood from him here in Tucson a couple years ago, there are many more resources now in Tucson because of his efforts! Watershed Management Group included. Steady progress.

I loved getting a peek into this man's life. He is just wonderful. Casually amazing. THIS is critical thinking at it's best. "thinking" Thanks so much !

I loved this - lots of great inventive ideas! Go Brad! I actually drove through some neighborhoods in Tucson a couple months back and was wowed by how lush they were, now I know why! Be the author of your own reality, your own life, you are your own author-ity, no one presides over you.

This has been the best 52 .13 minute video that I have sat and watched and learned from in a long long time. I am in the Philippines living on top of a mountain where for part of the year we have so much rain and then a long dry season. I have wanted to try to store rain water here and this mountain is limestone rock with about 3 inches of top soil . I am struggling to save and make top soil in a culture that that likes to cut or dig up everything that is not eatable and burn it. Well my mountain will be the example now. Thank you for the insight.

@nickthomas6206

2 ай бұрын

why do tropical climes burn their compost matter? i saw this in s america and se asia. baffling.

I love this man. The world can use more people like him ;)

Have to admire his passion. Very interesting to see the solutions they have figured out over time.

@alvenatgolden1781

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! The ideas and creativity involved astonishes me Maybe because I never had a need until now I have to use @ least one or two of these ideas just to see if I can do it. Good Luck To Me😊

@Jokersun17

3 жыл бұрын

Same, diggin this dude!

@matthewcain2880

3 жыл бұрын

Meet him in his neighborhood, very cool guy

@TheJ12356

3 жыл бұрын

@@alvenatgolden1781 llllo[))[ewe

@dekanogiulogilvstaples4430

3 жыл бұрын

No, not figured out over time lol, but STOPPED using COLONIAL methods from Europe! And returned instead to what they SHOULD be, INDIGENOUS methods 🤦🏽‍♀️🤷🏽‍♀️

Kirsten, I so loved this video, as I do most of your videos,. Your genius in these videos is not finding the most interesting architecture, but rather finding people who are passionate about their architecture and giving them a forum to express that passion. I works well.

wow amazing. I love how he applies his pent up energy into beneficial and creative concepts

You know, everybody needs a "thing", something that they are truly passionate about, to give life meaning. This guy has obviously found his passion.

@TheDtfamu89

7 жыл бұрын

Ok, the thing about this is that I have to retrain my eye... I see standing water and I immediately think improper storm drainage, I'm used to seeing very manicured lawns as my standard of reference... This flies in the face of that type of thinking.

@TheDtfamu89

7 жыл бұрын

+TheDtfamu89 He reenacted jumping down his fireman's pole to stop a car thief? Hilarious..... Lol

@noviceprepper5397

7 жыл бұрын

I understand. When I saw that standing water I immediately thought mosquito breeding ground but Nevada is a desert and the water doesn't hang around long enough for the relatively few mosquitoes to find it, I'm guessing

@HarvestingRainwater

7 жыл бұрын

We hold the water in the soil beneath the surface, instead of on the surface as a puddle. Puddles infiltrate quickly so mosquitoes never have a chance to go from egg to adult.

@cowpieinthesky3198

7 жыл бұрын

+noviceprepper53 except Tuscon is in Arizona and he does demonstrate how to set up his mosquito net.

My gosh, this is amazing! I have SUCH respect for Brad's commitment to thinking through issues that architects and landscape architects SHOULD BE designing into modern construction. This is so so smart and the environment around this garottage is thriving because of it. My straw hat's off to you Brad. And Thanks Kirsten for the video. This one should be seen in every university. Young people need to be inspired to see that a beautiful planet and future can be realized. We just have to care enough to make it happen!!!

What an amazing interview! Seems more like a class in rain water collection and ecology but also using critical thinking for sustainable solutions. So many unique water tricks for gravity feed systems!

Brad is such an amazing story teller. Loved his energy and I'm inspired. NB: Today I learnt from Brad, that the plant we grew up eating and using for firewood is called "MESQUITE" and I knew there must be other uses for it. Didn't know you can grind the pods into flour. Thanks Brad!

Cutting the curb is brilliant!

@tmmtmm

3 жыл бұрын

Doesn't it let water pool under the road though, which destroys the road over time? Edit: you can even see that the road is cracked, so it's probably happening. There's a lot more ground area than just the road, there are better solutions to this.

@danyoutube7491

3 жыл бұрын

@@tmmtmm Well, seeing cracks in a road doesn't mean the topic of the video has caused them, you could be right but roads get cracked without water pooling on the verge (I would have thought that it would be more likely to drain away from the road foundation than seep into it, especially as where it pools there are lots of plants ready to make immediate use of it). In any case, the local authority obviously doesn't believe it is a negative thing because @49:30 he explains that they now not only allow residents to cut the kerb, they will give them rebates to do it. They have surely checked with their engineers as to whether it could damage the road. I think this is great, that the authority has assessed the move, seen the positive side to it and got behind it.

@buenavidaestates-livingthe6333

3 жыл бұрын

I now live in Tucson and the roads are horrible & flood quite a bit anyway. They should do waaaay more of this around town. Can't wait to track him down. ;))

@Just.a.person59

3 жыл бұрын

Have to love the slow movement of bureaucracy.

@billastell3753

3 жыл бұрын

@@tmmtmm The road can be engineered to prevent this if that is even the cause of the cracks.

What a problem solver, I love this lifestyle. I learned so much in this 52-minute video. ty "Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated." Confucious

Watched this four years ago for the first time, what an Inspiration on how to live your life and interact with your environment!

This is Beautiful! This video is Exactly what people need to be doing - everywhere! I have driven through those neighborhood of dessicated, parched yards and it never even occurred to me to wonder why. This guy is brilliant. I am going to take this idea and run with it for the rest of my life.

it inspires me to see someone that cares and loves nature so much. He is actually putting in effort to provide a natural environment. Most people nowadays can care less about planting things. respect

Wow! This makes Tucson look like a great place to live! Someone should make him the Official Ambassador of Tuscon! So many great ideas that I have not heard of until viewing this video. I love the desert.

I have watched this video so many times and I’m still just always amazed by this conscious man. Aware of his world around him.

I love his creativity and ingenuity. Also, his reenactment of chasing away whoever was trying to break into his car 😂

Kirsten and family thank you for opening our eyes, please pass my regards to Brad who is saving the world in his own way.

I've never learned so much in one video...ever. Thank You for taking the time to film and upload something so useful, and Thank You Brad for being so smart and thoughtful.

This is by far one of the most spectacular an outstanding videos I have ever seen in my life. How I appreciate everyone involved in doing this and bringing it to the community at Large. God bless everyone involved and thank you for such a creative piece of work. Sending love and blessings from Sugarland Texas.

I watched this years ago, and is one of the best of Kirsten's interviews. This is a wonderful layout this guy has created; anything he doesn't need in the home is stored on an outside wall. Blew my mind with his water expertise. Love this dwelling, not the kind of abode you put together in a week; truly inspiring. Lol.

@nickthomas6206

2 ай бұрын

what kind of a dwelling do you put together in a week?

Wow! Brad has it going on, on so many different levels. What an inspiration. He's a natural educator. I love your videos, this one did not disappoint! Thanks for sharing.

This is seriously my favorite video on KZread. I found this about 7 months ago and I've watched it probably 10 times. I love it so much. He has thought about everything and makes it so simple

@daytripper3601

3 жыл бұрын

One of my faves too! Sweet water is still on my bucket list- I best get busy & hit the road! Still get excited by the possibilities this info brings!

I absolutely love this young man, I wish there where more people like him in world .

I love this dudes energy. So enthusiastic and positive. Actually solving problems with current solutions, rather than talking about what to do for years and years.

Brad has a contagious love for life! I learned SO much listening to him and thoroughly enjoyed it. Thank you KD.

this reminds me so much of how my grandparents (from colombia!) built their own home from the first brick!!! i just love this guy... he is really respecting nature, society, and those who came before him and will come after...

Mr Miseko ( hope that’s how his name is spelled) the guy that told Brad “You can’t leave”! sounds like a wonderful guy!

Brad is inspiring by being receptive he has learned how to use natural processes to transform the landscape of Tucson and the lives & the minds of those whom live there as well as those whom are lucky enough to watch this video. Imagine if there were more Brad's in the world - this would be a much better place to live.

Learned a lot from this video. Loved the man's mentality. He looks healthy.

I read Brad's book a couple of years ago and MAN, he is such an inspiration! Plant the rain! His wisdom & enthusiasm are contagious. You don't have to live in the desert to take lessons from him. Thanks, as always, for valuable content, Kirsten.

This is all knowledge that Indigenous communities have been doing for centuries. ❤❤❤❤

Kudos- this is very inspirational- for someone that didn’t know what they were doing it is very well thought out. Genius

I just recently stumbled on this video and I just love it! Thank you Brad Lancaster for reminding me about zesty living and finding joy in solving problems and living our best life! And thank you Kristen for sharing this with us all!

Mychorizal fungi are the missing link in most gardens, and it's totally missing in farming. Paul Stamets shows how fungi feed and protect plants. Been using fungi in the garden for years, and no pesticides are necessary, nor is fertilizer.

@chezmoi42

6 жыл бұрын

Paul Stamets is genius.

@CraigsOverijse

4 жыл бұрын

James Fenton soil is a living ecosystem and we damage it at our peril

@andreaandrea6716

4 жыл бұрын

@@chezmoi42 Absolument!!

@greenghost6416

3 жыл бұрын

Complete BS yes pesticides are necessary and so is fertilizer.

@cbates3716

3 жыл бұрын

@@greenghost6416 but both occur naturally and can be maximised naturally if you know what you are doing. Are fertilizer and pesticides added to natural landscapes to make them grow ? Permaculture is about imitating how natural systems work, while using plants chosen to serve a desired function, in order to create a self-sustaining system that can also enhance human life.

“Leaves are called leaves because you are supposed to leave them!” I love this …. I love the lot 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

You regrew the desert. You are reversing the damages we're making to our Mother Earth. ❤❤❤❤❤❤

he is just as darlin as can be. and your children are very polite and well-behaved.

It's 4 years later seeing this. It's so exciting, thank you! Really inspiring.

This was absolute informative and just an amazing video. Brad is such a brilliant man. Thank you ❤️

This was one of the best videos I've seen in years on KZread. Thanks for sharing, and making this video full of knowledgeable information that I will be using this spring and summer where I live. Brad showed us alot of great ideas, not just for us to lower our utility bills but to give back to mother nature and her animals/children. I live in a rural area but I still refuse to cut standing trees unless they need to be and I love to feed an plant stuff for the wild animals to eat. Like some foods they need but can't get year around. When you go on a nature walk, take a foldable shovel with you inside your backpack and walk off the common path a little ways where there is no water source for wild animals to drink from and dig a good size hole so when it rains it can fill it up to provide water for them. Try to use a clay type dirt if you can for the bottom so it holds water longer. I do that and I've noticed deer tracks by it when they wanted a drink along with squirrels, rabbits, racoons an many others including small birds an our wild American turkeys also, they are so beautiful to watch. Be kind to nature and pass the love forward. It will be rewarding to every living thing that you have touched with your heart an soul showing respect for all of nature. Everything around you that you helped make better remember the things you do today will effect things that will be there for your grand children in their life time to enjoy and being part of. So plant fruit trees and dedicate them to all of your current grand children and great grand children. Not only will they love eating the fruit, but the wild animals will too. Plant Love, we really need more on this planet to fight the evil. God loves those who helps feed others. An the fruit trees can last decades and even centuries so get started today. God bless you if you finish reading this post. Share Love not Hate, try your best to never speak bad with negative words. Be a positive person an see and feel the difference, you will like it alot more. We are All the Same and We hlHave Only One God and he is Good not evil. The Devil is evil, you don't want to be with him, so do good and share your heart that's filled with positive energy and you can help so many others alot more using kindness and love. Try it, give a hug and and or a smile, it's free and it works like magic to someone that might be having a bad day. I hope you can feel the love I just shared with you from my heart. God bless you all. Thank you Jesus.

@vickievans6853

2 жыл бұрын

I agree totally, God bless you sir and your love ones.

I love watching wise people share their wisdom. Thank you for the treat! Greetings from Poland!

“I didn’t learn any of this in school.”

@erichlf

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, he just took a course. Hmm, sounds like school.

@bodeandigs

3 жыл бұрын

Thats why it's called Screwool

@justsayin2375

2 жыл бұрын

That's the point right? To keep us from actual life skills so we can be dependent on dumb jobs and high rent/bills, low quality food and stress. The economy depends on this.

@michaelachatzimanoli7940

2 жыл бұрын

Don't forget his next sentence: "I got into this after college when I took a permaculture course. It tries to turn problems into solutions, using living systems."

@thewisceeeggg1624

2 жыл бұрын

Said how many other people after living awhile...

Love it when he said to do it when the city isn't looking. That's so true. Governments seem to take joy in stifling creative thinking. .

I have watched this video at least 25 times because it is SO INSPIRING. I currently live in a similar city with similar problems and constantly look back to this video for inspiration on how I can make change in my community. I love this video and recommend it to anyone!

city councils have to support these concepts

10/10 For the re-enactment - felt like I was there. Wish my uncles were like this when I was growing up lol.

@FandangoDelucci

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah, WOW, trying to use your own imagination by that point was pretty much futile; kzread.info/dash/bejne/fZd1r7qmad2vhMo.htmlm58s

@McDuffin

7 жыл бұрын

dothedeed hey! Whaddya think you're doin! Then I ran to my fireman's pole... Very entertaining.

@gm2407

3 жыл бұрын

@@McDuffin Brad is lucky the thief just ran away. Glad nothing happened to him.

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!! AWESOME WORK!!!!!!!!!!!! THE REST OF AMERICA, AND THE WORLD, OWES YOU A BIG THANK YOU!!!!!!!... [THANKYOU, BRAD, AND KIRSTEN!!!]

Cata iventivitate,munca facuta cu cap,economisirea resurselor,implicare sociala intr- un loc nu prea prietenos.Omul sfinteste locul.Bravo OMULE pentru toata munca ta,pt.copiii tai frumosi,pt.impartasesti cu noi,invatam si noi macar putin.

I'm more than impressed. !!! WOW !!! This guy needs an award.

I'm just so amazed - by this guy's perseverance, his passion and to be honest, his way with words? I mean... The Garattage? Exulation? HAHAHA. His cost-effective solutions that make use of what he has available - just amazing. WOW.

@daytripper3601

7 жыл бұрын

I agree! I wish I had a neighbor like that! Next best thing? Take his lead, follow our own passions & continue to learn, experiment & maybe WE can have a fraction of the impact on our own neighborhoods. His enthusiasm is contagious...

Thank you for being a 21st Century pioneer and Teacher. ❤️😘❤️

its so cool to see your kids (I'm assuming) being shown all these sustainable ways of living. I"m sure they'll do some really great things in the future

Love this guy's enthusiasm. He definitely took the permaculture principles and ran with them!

amazing guy! He and his ideas are needed more than ever now.

This guy is off the charts. Repurposing genius. Thank you for sharing !

I just recently bought a solar _"gravity feed"_ shower bag. You fill it, hang it up and the solar part of it is supposed to heat the water over time so you have a hot water shower. I did not get around to testing it yet, but very soon. I sure hope it works!

I think I just realized why it's so nice to listen to these videos, even if you never had an interest in doing what they've done... You're listening to people talking about what they dreamed about, made happen and fell in love with

Absolutely inspiring story,how one man can change a whole community!

@firstlast9184

7 жыл бұрын

cathy roncetti. Many people would do things like this if the government would leave them alone. I know I would. p s....I love you.

People talk about taking the Los Angeles run off and doing the same thing… This is an excellent and inspiring video.. rather than protesting and complaining, you take action.. total admiration and respect.. 💯👍🏽

I come back and watch this again occasionally...inspiring and more relevant today than 7 yrs ago.

Wow, this really get's you thinking. It must be so satisfying to see the changes in the neighborhood, and how connected the community is becoming. A couple more people at a time and so on... We might just be able to help our planet heal. Thank you for sharing this story.

lead by example. this dude is changing regulations best video yet

We cut it on a Sunday when no one was looking ...... i love this !!!!

Inspiring . Amazing guy. Every neighborhood in America should have one person like him from whom one learn from. Excellent video.