Make sure to check out Planet Wild’s KZread channel to watch their sister video to this one and leave a comment on their video to plant another tree! www.youtube.com/@planet-wild

@b_uppy

5 ай бұрын

Thank you! This is permaculture heaven for me. All that lushness. Hopefully they keep expanding the wall northward, which I truly believe can happen. It will help if we can change larger scale farming practices everywhere to something closer to restoration ag, a la Mark Shepard. This will further support regreening into drier areas. This will bring more food diversity to the local and global marketplace, localize resilience everywhere, as well as economic prosperity.

@b_uppy

5 ай бұрын

Love where you entertained the kids. Whole new side of you that is great.

@drakedorosh9332

5 ай бұрын

Sri Lanka is being toted as a failure of organic agriculture since farmers were forced to stop using chemical inputs. It would be swell if you looked into this because we all could use a little understanding of what went wrong there if so much success was experienced elsewhere?

@raclark2730

5 ай бұрын

@@drakedorosh9332 To fast to soon, organic farming needs time to establish both in the fields and in markets. Ham fisted policies are not the way to do it.

@phantazee4847

5 ай бұрын

Funny! I was following both channels already and did not expect you two to make a video together! Such a cool collaboration

This is simply one of the most important stories on the internet and one of the most most feel-good stories amidst a sea of horror in the world. It's tragic that this isn't getting more views...thank you so much, Andrew. Spreading this news is extremely critical.

@amillison

5 ай бұрын

Don't worry about the views yet, I only released it 6 minutes ago :-)

@2Sugarbears

5 ай бұрын

I agree. It has the wonderful feel good factor. It truly makes me think almost anything is possible.

@willm5814

5 ай бұрын

Totally agree this is HUGE - unfortunately the media doesn’t report on progress that’s being made - except for the odd one-off feel good story

@kcarter016

5 ай бұрын

In 4 hours this video has 1,600 views. I think it's doing just fine.

@amillison

5 ай бұрын

@@kcarter016 You can't see the true numbers. In 5 hours this video has 18,500 views :-)

It's such a relief to see people coming up with real solutions to ending poverty AND saving the environment.

@reynardbrits2839

2 ай бұрын

I am so glad that there is people out there doing it. On the other hand it is sad that the people living in Senegal did not get the necessary help from the government from the start. Screw education on maths and science. Teach them how to farm.

@shoshanagolden5816

2 ай бұрын

I agree. We are the power that makes things happen. We can decide how we direct that power. We can come together to put solutions into effect. I believe we can save our beautiful planet.

@siphamandlagiftmbewu8081

2 ай бұрын

There's no valid reason why we have desserts in planet earth besides laziness and lack of initiatives such as this the profit driven corporations rather have the world dry and the select few of their farming friends making money at the expense of global warming. If companies such as Coca-Cola and them can join hands in this initiative, global warming can become a thing of a past

@Corea-jm8yw

2 ай бұрын

I SEE WHITE PEOPLE LIVING OFF BLACK PEOPLE

@rachel7689

2 ай бұрын

I hate to be nitpicky, but farming relies on mathematic and scientific principles, you can teach both. Farming would be fundamentally difficult without understanding the water cycle, and you can better divvy up your land by understanding maths.@@reynardbrits2839

Absolutely inspiring! The Great Green Wall of Africa project is not just about protecting nature; it's a beacon of hope for our planet's future. Every tree planted is a testament to our commitment to healing our Earth. Let's keep supporting initiatives like these and work together to create a sustainable and green future for generations to come! 🌿 #GreatGreenWall #ProtectNature #Sustainability

Honestly didn't expect to get some hope for the future out of a random youtube video, thanks for the good vibes :)

I am chairman of Gambia School Support, we assist 11 pre-primary schools in The Gambia with 1,500 pupils. Most of the schools have 'gardens'. The constraint is water supply as no rain for most of the year. Where we have solar boreholes the gardens and growth is amazing. A Moringa seed planted in Feb is now a 12ft tree!

@catherineincanada1874

5 ай бұрын

That's amazing - 12-ft of growth on a Moringa tree?!?😲🥳😎

@katehenderson6043

5 ай бұрын

Amazing story

@yumiyumitao3324

5 ай бұрын

​@catherineincanada1874 I have a big one on my family's property. We cut it all the time and it grows so fast and leans onto the neighbor's roof. And it made little moringa baby plants everywhere.

@catherineincanada1874

5 ай бұрын

You're blessed indeed@@yumiyumitao3324💖the tree of life, so many health benefits in one food! it's tricky growing here, esp northern Canada. Must be brought indoors during our heavy winters, so without heated year-round greenhouse won't grow to such enviable heights 😟

@gabrielamora6265

4 ай бұрын

Hi, if you are interested in sharing ideas, I used to help run a project that did school gardens and environmental education. If you don't mind answering, is there any cooking going on at the schools? You could use the grey water from the kitchens to water at least some plants. There are videos by Andrew Millison on how to do this. You could also look into drip irrigation. We used to have a college professor who gave us workshop on different farming techniques so that we could adapt the ideas for the children.

I am proud to say that I have donated enough to Trees For the Future to support One Family in Kenya to have the tools and seedlings needed to plant a Forest Garden, and to remain in the program for 4 years.

@warriorcow8817

2 ай бұрын

That is wonderful! the satisfaction of helping others

@MrMultiMediat0r

Ай бұрын

Do you mind saying how much money, and how many acres that covers? If not, no worries

@paulinepaul188

Ай бұрын

I have a farm in Kitui county, Kenya. Acquired it to help conserve and restore degraded land in the region. As a Msc Dryland Resource Management student, I long and stand to bring out the change, change starts with me. Any help for seedlings is welcomed

@emilyb5557

Ай бұрын

Brilliant, I'd like to know how to do this!

@elizamuriuki9442

23 күн бұрын

Very good.

My students were really excited to see all the work you are doing and wanted to help you make a difference in the world! Thank you for giving us this opportunity!

Thank you for helping us. We all drink the same water, we all breath the same air. We can create happy lives for us all.

Andrew, thank you so much for joining us on this tree planting mission and helping to spread awareness. It’s been a true honor to work together on this!

@MariaLlanos-rh3jc

5 ай бұрын

I am so proud to be your community member! Love all of your projects and feel so inspired every each of them! Thanks for everything you do for our Planet! 🙏

@amillison

5 ай бұрын

Thank you Planet Wild :-) I hope we can have more adventures in the future!

@dv9239

5 ай бұрын

Good job guys

@s-c..

5 ай бұрын

This is so inspiring! It’s brilliant to see how your message, your enthusiasm & your simple solutions are spreading. @planet-wild and @amillison, you’re both doing great things for this planet - now go & plant another tree! ❤

@TreesForTheFuture

5 ай бұрын

Andrew and Markus are the best!!

As an ecological engineer, I like the idea that "we need diversity to face instability". seeing a solution that has a diverse outcome and also brings yields is really an amazing idea.

@SecularMentat

Ай бұрын

It's totally an answer that's in line with evolutionary biology, monoculture breeds disease that will kill monoculture. Diversification suffers the same problem, but has more escape routes.

@tiffanydecoteau6914

24 күн бұрын

Love this❤

I’ve been a Trees For The Future donor for years! Great to see what they’ve been working on.

It's 4/26/2024 and comment #16,280 We could be on to something worthwhile finally. Thank you all for your time and knowledge and dedication.

I am a third generation farmer grown old,,,,and am so blown away by this project,,,it’s absolutely wonderful and wish I were once again in my twenties so I could follow this model on our land. I will research these techniques and share them with my son. Thank you for helping turn the tide on our desert lands and help people learn sustainability ❣️❣️🙏🏽💕

@s-c..

5 ай бұрын

That’s fantastic! I’m thrilled that you’ve been inspired by this & that you’re in a position to act on it, even in a small way. I wish you good luck : )

@TreesForTheFuture

5 ай бұрын

Thank you for all you do as a farmer

@notashroom

5 ай бұрын

Thank you for helping spread the knowledge! 👍 These methods can make a big difference to people everywhere, but people have to know about them first.

@pipfox7834

5 ай бұрын

@notashroom this topic is all over youtube. People can find out by using search terms such as *regenerative agriculture*, etc. People have to have more curiosity about their world, if they want to see more of what inspires them.

@notashroom

5 ай бұрын

@@pipfox7834 people need an idea that such options exist before they can guess at good search terms to find out about it.

We need to see this in the West! Less Lawns, more local Farms!

@Alex_Riddles

5 ай бұрын

I am old enough to remember the 1970s. When the price of oil set off inflation, everyone was planting gardens in their back yards. I think part of the problem you are pointing out is that life has been too easy for too long.

@dv9239

5 ай бұрын

It would be a good start if HOA allows every person to grow at least tomato plants on their front yard

@oraach

5 ай бұрын

You'll have to contend with that so called property value thing... Yet a more vibrant surrounding should have more value. But nope... It gotta be grass and one or two 3m trees...

@ScrubLordKyle

5 ай бұрын

@@dv9239Honestly. HOAs are so bloody stupid and hold back neighbourhoods so so much. Hearing about them makes me angry pfft

@ehoops31

5 ай бұрын

@@dv9239 it’s a long road, but we really need people who get it to join the HOAs and change the rules.

The more i see the application of permaculture the more I see that the starting time investment to permaculture is a huge barrier to converting farmland away from other profit crops for small communities. It's great to see this long term support approach to start it and it's amazing to watch it work. Thank you genuinely to everyone involved for loving this planet as much as you do.

a true and honest org that actually helps communities not just temporarly but permanintley

I live in Sierra Leone and one of my goals is to share this knowledge with farmers so that we can all benefit from the food, shade, and the beauty of a forest-garden that provides season after season. Thanks for sharing and keep planting those trees!!

@wallyw3409

5 ай бұрын

For the tree

@notashroom

5 ай бұрын

Wonderful! These diverse food forests are bountiful blessings for the food they produce, and also for the microclimate they create which attracts insects (some of them beneficial, like honeybees and other pollinators) and birds who will eat the insects and keep the numbers down.

@greatergood3706

5 ай бұрын

Once you get earthworms established, the soil is really happy

@ClaudiaEhrhardt

4 ай бұрын

That's the way to do it! Give people a helping hand to make most of their land, help the planet & the people.

Such a stark contrast between the monocropping system and the food forest. Truly mindblowing.

@Pit5336

5 ай бұрын

Would like to remind you that just over 100 years ago 80% of countries GDP was dedicated to just food, now is around 15% in developed countries and farmers account for about 5% of workforce. Establishing This type of small family run farms is a step backwards and it will ensure Senegal will never be able to compete with mega farms.

@smooveayy

5 ай бұрын

​@@Pit5336 the point isn't to compete with mega farms, but to fix the ecosystem and create a better environment. The food is an added benefit

@Omar-kl3xp

5 ай бұрын

@@Pit5336I think they mention that this is not what the entire farm is going to be but a section of the farm ,also I don’t fully know if it can be replicated this method on a 500+ hectare of farming but if it can then it is definitely beneficial for commercial farming .

@bigboy3686

5 ай бұрын

@@Pit5336you completely missed the point of this video

very uplifting seeing these people doing amzing work. From the people at the Tree for Future and the farmers. lovely

Such amazing projects! What an honor to be a part in changing the world family by family. Thanks to all of you involved and these videos are awesome!

We learned about the Great Green Wall in Sahel back in secondary school (~2015), but only covered the failure. Only now do I know that the programme has gained so much traction when utilising a new approach!! Well done to Plant Wild, Trees for Future and the local communities 👏👏

@dzikiges

17 күн бұрын

It is the failure news culture, failure news are easy to sell . So sad .

Seeing farmers become part of the solution to our changing climate and desertification puts a smile on my face and a new breath of hope in my lungs.

@Rombitekti

5 ай бұрын

Well said. Hope is what we need, and despite what the news cycle tells us, there's so much to be hopeful about. Great video.

It's so inspiring to know that we create abundance when working with Earth's natural systems.

Thank you for all that you do! Love love love

Consider this my under-the-radar comment. You do such great work. Love your commitment and articulation of what real progress looks like.

@LucasRodmo

4 ай бұрын

I missed your videos so much! I'm so glad you're back!

@heinesau307

2 ай бұрын

Maby a place you could visit on one of your travels? ehh?

@nastyeggplant

2 ай бұрын

I would love you guys to collab on atleast for 1 video man

@eliplayz22

Ай бұрын

You have 385 likes counting the one I just gave you. For a channel of this size, that's a lot of people noticing it, in other words, not under-the-radar

It is mind boggling, I didn't know you could get that much growth within a food forest in just two years! Truly a gift that keeps giving.

@cupbowlspoonforkknif

5 ай бұрын

It's amazing. I think because it never freezes. I sadly only get 90-100 frost free days but doing what I can!

@toshirowada8351

5 ай бұрын

@@cupbowlspoonforkknif I hope that you are able to overcome that my friend! I believe one day your food Forest will have settled and become strong enough to survive your winters!

@TreesForTheFuture

5 ай бұрын

It really is. Thank you for the support!!

Fantastic job, thanks for all of you who is participating in this amazing job

I'm really impressed by the work this family put into their garden!

8000 by one NGO. Outstanding! Imagine what we could achieve as a species if we all had this passion.

@MaartenOosterbaan

5 ай бұрын

Or spend our money more wisely. We could populate a significant portion of the sarah again. Providing both work, food and a world wide reduction in CO2 left in the atmosphere. Solves so many things altogether. But hey since when do level headed ideas prevail.

@ZaylaaZiaa

5 ай бұрын

that level headed ideas wont work if the average citizens in most countries dont even have savings after their necessities and living paycheck to paycheck, they can only think how to survive the next week let alone care about other people or even pollution, thats the govt job to regulate them anyway lol

@greatergood3706

5 ай бұрын

Mangoes 🥭 would be a sweet benefit

@localidiot5136

5 ай бұрын

@@RoachDoggJr2 I'm sure other NGOs are doing things like that. I'm no expert but what I've read about permaculture is pretty incredible in terms of restoring habitats, improving water tables and using sustainable farming methods to boost crop yields. It's all stuff that you have to teach people. These guys are doing an amazing service.

@raerohan4241

5 ай бұрын

​@@RoachDoggJr2 There are NGOs that do that. Even ones that supply doctors and nurses to such places (never heard of traveling nurses or doctors without borders?). Most of the work shown in the video is done by the locals themselves, the NGO only has to provide training and possibly the treestock - not sure whether they do or not. But either way, they use very little resources to get great progress towards their goal. It's a surprisingly efficient setup.

I grew up on a farm and my grandfather often talked about the poor farming practices that led to the dust bowl and poor farm land. Now we have crop rotation, windbreaks, contour farming, that saved the small family farm.

@hiteshj2447

5 ай бұрын

killing prairie dogs also led to dust bowl

@jamesetal7088

5 ай бұрын

To be fair, they refused to comply and resisted arrest. @@hiteshj2447

Awesome thanks a lot. We are trying to set our 33 acres up on the permaculture principles. Things are starting to look great in a few areas. Time has been limited. The greatest thing I’m glad we did straight away was put some fruit trees in . We lost probably 30-40% but some have thrived. Finally the last 6 months we have had great rains. An exciting year ahead as today I gave up my job.

Very good work you doing proud of my Senegalese brothers and sisters ❤

In a world filled with war and violence this was a breath of fresh air to watch. Planet wild are doing amazing work, please don't stop.

@factsoverfeelings1776

5 ай бұрын

Most of the world is NOT fill with violence or war. Stop watching the News so much...They make money off of your fear.

The impact this is already having is astounding. The impact this will have in 20 years mind boggling. I can see whole communities coming behind these projects and literally changing the world. Thanks for bringing this great news to us across the world.

@TreesForTheFuture

5 ай бұрын

Spot on. Thank you for your support!!

@lauralee6628

4 ай бұрын

the great green wall is in an arid zone predominantly = rainfall in food forest appears to be opposite arid = what is the rainfall here in the tropical food forest ????

The use of permaculture can -and will, with support - save many lives, both human and wild. Keep of the good work, and thank you.

Deeply thankful for helping people to have a better future! 🎉

Thanks to the people of Senegal for doing such great work

@primalrage9785

5 ай бұрын

This certainly makes me want to visit

@africaine4889

5 ай бұрын

​@@primalrage9785u will love it

Planet Wild deserves applause for spearheading Senegal farmers' remarkable regreening efforts. Heartfelt thanks to Andrew Millison for his pivotal role in this impactful initiative, a testament to collective dedication toward environmental restoration. Together, they've catalyzed positive change, fostering a greener future that benefits both communities and the planet.🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳

@TreesForTheFuture

5 ай бұрын

Thank you for your support!!

good to see that amidst all the horrors, there are still places where the world is healing a little.

Planting a tree for every comment is amazing. Good luck with your amazing efforts!

Fantastic to watch these farmers tackling climate change in such a proactive way. Go Senegal!

@jadapinkett1656

5 ай бұрын

Imagine believing that climate change is real. 😂

@platedlizard

5 ай бұрын

@@jadapinkett1656imagine thinking it’s not

Probably one of the best initiatives when it comes to humanitarian aid for Africa, they are educated how they can feed and provide for their family more reliably and with the extra income the kids can be sent to school.

@judgegoodevening6231

5 ай бұрын

They are breaking the cycle of poverty and bringing in the abundance.

Fantastisches Projekt! Auch in Europa wäre es an der Zeit, die Landwirtschaft in diesem Sinne zu revolutionieren. 🌴

Big respect, Sir!

I'm so hopeful that many local families will now be able to thrive living on ancestral land, rather than being forced to migrate for opportunities further afield. Truly heartening. And -- we love your beatboxing, Andrew! 😊💯 -- Jamaicans in NC.

Making real change for real people and their communities. Absolutely amazing. Perfect example of teaching people to fish.

@wallyw3409

5 ай бұрын

For the tree

This project is the answer to many prayers. Enough trees will prevent a lot of calamitous climate conditions west of Africa. God bless everyone involved in this replanting of the earth. Perhaps one day the whole Sahara will be restored. So happy for the people who can have constant diverse nourishment from the plant life. This is just genius!

Wow great achievement everyone! Love the food forests.

Absolutely incredible! My dad did this on the campus of the school he founded in Lesotho, Africa. His dream has always been to expand the concept. It's so good to see other people doing it!💚💚💚

@localidiot5136

5 ай бұрын

Props to your father

These food forests and water harvesting programs I'm learning about from you around the world are among the few things that bring me hope for the future. Not only because they can provide food and enhance the local diversity of life, but because they are socially and cooperatively based systems of community-building and mutual-aid. That has to be built back into any real possibility for the human future.

This is such an inspiring project. It gives me hope.

absolutely brilliant well done

Andrew Millison is the GOAT when it comes to explaining permaculture...Thank You Andrew

Good luck to my Sénégalais 🇸🇳 brothers from Morocco 🇲🇦. Very inspiring video and very motivated people. Let's go Africa

Thank you for all that you do! This is really needed in Africa. Help for our rural areas.

Brilliant... from an Australian/French permaculture gardener...keep on keeping on the good work...

I have a friend who works for a charity NGO in Kenia and they are also planting thousands of different species of trees to fight off climate change. In a way,they are much more proactive than we are. Im going to share this amazing project with him . Thankyou for this uplifting post.

@sselvic

5 ай бұрын

❤💚❤

@jnwms

5 ай бұрын

They would never be able to grow the trees without the additional Co2. Thank god, we are going above the minimum of 200ppm of Co2 that plants need to survive.

Don't think I've left a KZread comment in years, but today's the day to add my tree! Thank you to everyone taking part in this inspiring project.. with an approach like this we might just save humanity and the planet! Hope I can contribute to this and see the Great Green Wall become a reality someday.

@EhEhEhEINSTEIN

5 ай бұрын

Over 5k now! And +1 more from me :)

Amazing work! Thank you so much ALL of YOU, for the work that you do!

Hope that the success goes on and on for the Future of our world!

What amazing project! Sustainable food forest farming is truly the future of agriculture. I especially loved seeing him share his home harvested honey with the Senegalese farmers, what a lovely gesture of respect and thanks.

Thanks Planet Wild and Andrew for fantastic work and inspiration!

Absolutely love positive news for a change! We need more of this!!! Great work!

It's great to see and hear that the green wal projekt is actually working. So far I have mainly heard the first and sad part of the story that most of the trees were dying.

This video warms me,as an organic vegetable and fruit grower I am so stoked to see something good happening in our world 🙏

I love this story. I wish it was treated as the big news it is. Often, the media only covers the negative. This is such an inspiring story!!

Hopefully this counts! Grateful we have folks taking initiative to help earth and it's people!

Lifting communities out from the cycle of poverty while caring for the environment! What an amazing project!

I get chills thinking about how many lives this program is impacting! It is so lovely to see the joy on the faces of people who have won food independence for their families.

Kudos to all involved. I love to see permaculture being put into action all around the world. Thanks for supporting Trees for the Forest's excellent goal!

This is fantastic work, just what we were made to do, to cultivate the land and be the caretakers of good growth and sustenance. Thank you for your good work and inspiring methods, and showing us what you are doing in the video. I hope this comment means that a new tree will be planted!

How amazing! It would be super interesting to see how these kinds of conservation efforts could also impact other parts of the world as well. Super cool

Always amazing seeing the work people are doing to combat desertification. Thank you.

Such a comprehensive solution to food insecurity, income generation, land restoration and long term protection of the environment. Beautiful to see it.

@Spookie23JOTA

2 ай бұрын

and thats the problem. soon we will lose our previous slaves it means another countries go away from us and we will have to work more for goods we have

Tremendously Good News. Many years ago my brother, who I love and admire in many ways, Called me a Tree Huger . Yes I am. ❤

I plan to plant a food forest in the western usa. I truly believe this is the best way to heal our lands.

Awesome project in Africa. Trees for the Future is the Johnny Apple seed of food sustainability to the world!

Africa leading the way! So good to see self-sufficiency tied to regenerative horticulture - as it should be. Thanks for this message Andrew!

This is amazing. I know there are other efforts around the world to try and slow down and even reverse desertification but I really love how all around impactful what they have done here is not only for the ecological concerns but for the people in the area as well.

I was amazed at hearing how you can turn your life into something imand useful, my first time to be in this channel. I enjoyed reading what is being offered instead of useless things that we tend to go for on internet. I am making plans to go back home in southern Africa where the climate is a bit forgiving and start wjat l have learned in tjis channel. Tjank you for opening my eyes.

This is so hopeful! Thank you Planet Wild and Trees for the Future!

Absolutely brillant, we plant trees in Burkina Faso also for the African green wall! I feel so inspired by seeing what is possible in just 4 years of people led work! Thanks to everyone involved 🙏🏼❤️

It’s so great to see people raising their own food and saving the planet at the Same time

thank you for the great video. So happy to see this happening!

I’m glad these projects are becoming more commonplace!

I am so glad to see you cooperate with the local African communities. This mission really makes a sustainable effort for better human lives and better natural surroundings.

Please plant one tree for each of my three children, i love what you are doing the more we can help this planet the longer we can enjoy it as a species

It is so awesome to have such organizations to teach and help people better their lives, their children's futures all while healing the landscape andhelping reverse the effects of climate change

Plant diversity is something Western agriculture should learn from this project.

@bonnieprice9482

4 ай бұрын

We have in many places.. back east.. mid west ..and westcoast !!

My great grandparents had a homestead and they had a saying roughly translated to "A person who plants a tree has not wasted his life" so cheers to another one! Once spring hit I will honour their memories and continue my rewilding project at that property amongst the 300 year old oaks! Happy holidays and hope the new year brings you what you want!❤ ❤❤

What an amazing beautiful rich project. Thank you

What an inspiring video, and what a difference it’s making, on so many levels.

This is such a beautiful example of what we can do working together. Let’s replicate it around the world!

Been a supporter of TREES for a couple decades now. Love the work they are doing and all of the people they are helping.

This is an amazing story. I will continue to follow the mission which gives people the means to sustain their future.

This is such a wonderful project! This is how we should be doing things everywhere with indigenous peoples leading the way and providing the knowledge on native species and practices needed to ensure success.

Planting the right trees in the right place is the right thing to do. Thank you.

This world needs thousands of stories like this, positive and instructional.

Incredible project