Some people talk total BS, some people mix some wisdom with some BS. But this man is talking true words like a nailgun

Great video it's amazing how much we can grow just by cooperating with nature instead of fighting it.

@Th4thWiseman

Жыл бұрын

Never fight nature,it always wins!

@Valchrist1313

Жыл бұрын

@@Th4thWiseman Nice platititude. But airplanes are a thing. And generally, they win. If what you said made any sense at all, there wouldn't be ecological problem of the sort you'd be primed to rage about after watching another sort of video...

@Valchrist1313

Жыл бұрын

@Zechariah Ahl If nature was winning so hard, there wouldn't be artificial ecological problems of the sort you'd be pontificating on if the video had played scary music and warned of impending doom.

@itzakpoelzig330

Жыл бұрын

Nature will still be here doing her thing millions of years after we are gone.

@bvegannow1936

Жыл бұрын

Growing what thrives in your area with little to no maintenance or watering. Look into what natives grew in your area and wild edibles. Auto watering/irrigation. Rain collection. Food forest. Dwarf food trees. Copy nature. Variety.

Very labour intensive.

that valley is ideal, hard to miss in a situation like that. Beautiful spot

Start where you are and build up. He is a smart man.

Nick is an inspiration! My farm is on the way but long way to go! I'm sharing my journey, slowly slowly like nature, I will get there eventually! Thanks for sharing his farm and his story!

The man is a legend...well done

I remember the farmers rotating their crops in the early 1960’. Great video. Awesome farmer.

How cool i was volunteering in nagano at a farm for 3 months this is like a dream to me i wanna achieve one day

@welonkamotyl9621

Жыл бұрын

Did you volunteer in that farm?

Great set up. This guy is the market gardener you have never heard of.

Hello from Australia I really like your video

Great presentation! We need more of this gardening methods the natural way let nature do the work. Spread the message 👍🏻

Fabulous video loved his gardens and natural way of growing 💙 😊

Another major drawback of modern farming is that seed distributors create seeds which grow into plants that cannot create their own seeds so farmers have to keep going back to the distributors after each harvest cycle.

@mysterioanonymous3206

Жыл бұрын

Indeed. They also licence specific cultivars so even if you get one to germinate or get a cut to sprout you could be sued. One farmers neighbor used such a plant and it somehow got into this guy's field, unknowingly, and yes, he in fact did get sued by that agrocorp. Don't know what happened though but we already know everything we have to just from that fact...

@TimSlee1

Жыл бұрын

@@mysterioanonymous3206 That makes more sense.

@stevehatcher7700

Жыл бұрын

As a farmer I'm happy to pay seed breeders/growers to do all that work for me. For the most part. Some varieties, I keep seed, most of the higher production stuff though, I'll buy seed year after year.

@luvcatscatscatsCATS

Жыл бұрын

I’ve grown only heirlooms for years and save my own seeds. I always have about a thousand times more seeds than I need and love sharing with locals who don’t have the money to buy seeds

That drone shot looks like paradise, the trees, then the decked land

That was an amazing documentary. Thanks for sharing the knowledge and your experiences.

Wow I could have watched a full hour of farming like our forefathers.

Main source of energy for every living being.❤

I’m inspired. Thank you.

Almost done securing the land. Going to implement as much as possible. Beautiful.

So Great to see another "がいじん" farmer!!! 👍👍👍👍👍 & Subscribed!!!

He's living my dream.

@luvcatscatscatsCATS

Жыл бұрын

Me too. How do you deal with the ENVY?!?

Yep, he's the real deal.

Great video Jakob! Nick's farm is a great inspiration.

@GrowingSmall

Жыл бұрын

Arigatou :)

Most big farms in the US where bought out and told what to grow. I agree we need more smaller farms all over.

All else aside, what a fantastic beautiful place to spend your time!

He is the real deal

Thanks for showing me something that works .... in Japan.

Great film. Thanks for sharing Nick's story.

I am new subscriber and I subscribed because I was sold once he used the word "irregardless"! :) love it! Love this channel!

@GrowingSmall

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for subbing! Great to hear you're digging the videos!

Cheers from portugal

That's amazing. Please do a 3hr special version

Very interesting. A well managed farm, good to see and to learn from.

@bvegannow1936

Жыл бұрын

Auto watering/irrigation. Rain collection. Food forest. Dwarf food trees. U can look into what natives grew in your area, wild edibles, and what will grow well in your area with little maintenance, such as food trees

Been doing it long time now. Rotate and water control go along way.

This is AMAZIN'.

Saludos desde Tenerife !! Gran Canal 👌🏻👏🏻👏🏻🐞👏👏🥕🌿🌸🐝🥬🥦

@GrowingSmall

Жыл бұрын

Gracias Manuel, me hace feliz leer tus palabras y emojis tan positivos.

Thankyou for the video, it is reassuring to know we are perfectly capable.

Very inspiring, great farm!

Great ecosystem that you have created in this video...

🌞 thank you for being a Teacher

Wow, great video! Absolutely packed with info

Great video! Thanks for sharing this with us

Wow, wow,,great job doing farming my dear friend ❤

Thanks.... Great video

Thanks! Love seeing people around the world improve our world.

@GrowingSmall

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, Tana, really appreciate your support!!!

That was a great video!!

Greetings from the LooseNatural farm in Andalusia Spain

Love it.

Got some land in Ibaraki prefecture that I'm not making use of, so this is fantastic to see!! It's inspiring me to drive up there this weekend!

Growing Small, thank you for what you do...

@GrowingSmall

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your supportive comment, really appreciate it :)

Reminds me of my grandparents. Everything plays multiple rolls in a natural system.

solid content

Thank you!!!!

This is such a fantastic farm and ecosystem however purslane is no survival crop it's one of the best tasting and textured weeds you can have in a salad and so productive haha

@tomt637

Жыл бұрын

@Zechariah Ahl the definition of a survival crop is it's always there for you when other things won't be because usually there is far better options. What I'm saying is it's not the worse option it tastes great, has an amazing texture and grows well, therefore it's a maincrop salad to me. B vitamins however good they are nothing to do with whether or not it's a survival crop

@jackmccann1291

Жыл бұрын

@@tomt637 "Survival crop" be interpreted as something you could survive on

@luvcatscatscatsCATS

Жыл бұрын

Half of my freezer this winter was filled with purslane. Dang, I love that stuff!

@tomt637

Жыл бұрын

@@luvcatscatscatsCATS how does it fare frozen, I had not tried due to how succulent the leaves are. And does that mean your cooking it on the way out the freezer?

@luvcatscatscatsCATS

Жыл бұрын

@@tomt637 it is like frozen okra. I knew it would be that way so I froze it only to use in soups. Specifically for making them thicken.

Awesome man

Wow!! I want one

thank you for this video

Another great film❣

awesome ... great video

So fckin inspiring!!!

a Scott in Japan! segoi! suki-desu

Fascinating! I'm just curious how a Scot ended up as an organic farmer in Japan! Looks idyllic.

@magesalmanac6424

Жыл бұрын

From what I understand a lot of farms in Japan can be bought for cheap, as many have moved to urban centers for work and don’t want to inherit the family farm.

@ruhied957

Жыл бұрын

Italy Spain are also paying to repopulate their country side...😮

@tyrabjurman3584

11 ай бұрын

@@magesalmanac6424 Even if the farm can be bought cheap. Immigration to Japan can only be done in certain very specific ways. How he obtained residence is what interests me.

@cristianbutcovich8057

5 ай бұрын

That is partially correct. In Italy, properties have gone through the roof. What you are referring to is abandoned villages and hamlets that have been abandoned, but you will be living in a town, not in the countryside. Keep in mind that remodeling rules and regulations in Italy are very difficult to navigate and quite restrictive so it is not that simple.@@ruhied957

Dear nick, y are a héros 😮

wow, i love it! thanks for sharing. 💚💚💚

Great content, this is what sustainability means in agriculture.

Beautiful video as always man! Keep up the good work!

@GrowingSmall

Жыл бұрын

Thanks a ton! And special shout out to my Patreon squad :)

Portulaca can be eaten, especially in salads

Thank you for this nice interesting and crucial share.

Id never considered being a farmer until this. More of an ecologist or a landscaper but this is all of it in a productive piece of land

That's a lot of great info! 🌱

I remembered my grandpa growing different kinds of fruits like pineapple and bananas in a slope land like this with flowing water. We basically have fresh fruits and vegies all year round and never saw him purchase any fertilizer and used stuff in nature like bat dung from caves instead. Hopefully I can save enough money in the future to live in a place like this too. What a great video.

@luvcatscatscatsCATS

Жыл бұрын

I hauled bucketloads of guano from a barn attic a few years ago and wow, I’ve never had such a productive garden!!

Lovely. Definitely inspirational.

I love this!

impressive

i have started my gardening life with no till years ago and over the years and years you really see the difference. and the improvement to the soil structure and water retention, ect

A terrific explanation of how it all works. Good on you. Agriculture using intelligence, observation, natural processes. There's still a future, and its more interesting than the past.

Excellent content!

Wunderschön, lovely... ¡gracias!

this is NOT permaculture at all or in any way, this IS ecological farming....very nice too !

@calebfuller4713

Жыл бұрын

How is it not permaculture?

@nategalvan3907

Жыл бұрын

​@Caleb Fuller maybe because it's crop rotation? I'm just guessing

I learned a lot from this gentleman. Organic farming is cheaper than conventional farming, but organic farming does not get the welfare cheques that the chemical corporations. And "conventional "/chemical farming degrades and depletes the soil. I wish governments would also give organic farmers subsidies as well. Subscribed 🌷

What a great inspiration and motivation. Local production is best!

Great video

fantastic

I love it!

I love the idea and I do organic in my small experimental garden, but much gets eaten by birds, ants, possums, locusts, snail and other stuff before I get my share. I haven't had a pear or peach in five years despite and abundance.

This was disappointing. Talking about the short duration and not the quality, that was great! 😁

Very nice video and Nick really talks properly about what he is ding so it is understandable and easy to follow. I hope one day soon to be able to acquire a piece of land and start a regenerative agriculture project based on permaculture principles and systems. I am saying I hope to get the land because it is not easy to buy and also invest more money into the project if you are alone and the gov systems (banks etc) have so many rules and regulation that makes it really hard to get going. Thank you for sharing those stories and also thank you Nick for also sharing your journey and beautiful property.

This is the way.

He went to japan to do this project. Hardcore fan of Fukuoka

Your videos are soooo interesting!!! Farming with no oil si definitely the future :)

@MrBottlecapBill

Жыл бұрын

Nope. Not unless you replace the oil with something just as powerful. Too many people on earth, too many mouths to feed.

@jeremy6752

Жыл бұрын

@@MrBottlecapBill Yeah, totally agree that people will die. Only those who can provide for themselves (or small communities) will make it because no more oil will not be a choice.

@alex.velasco

Жыл бұрын

@@MrBottlecapBill How about fusion power… from the sun? There is more than we will ever need. Problem solved.

@alex.velasco

Жыл бұрын

@@jeremy6752 You sound like one of those Yank survivalists, who spend their lives wishing for armageddon, and hoping to save their own shiny white asses.

@MrBottlecapBill

Жыл бұрын

@@alex.velasco sadly the about of that power you can capture compared to the recourses deemed to capture it is a reality you have to contend with. Solar power is very low yield. A fusion reactor,.....that's not the same thing.

Pioneer? We done it this way for generations. Illinois, Tennessee, North Carolina at least. Bless. Eat more food!

"The moan-tins supply organic water"... hehe i love that thick limey accent

The ending was a bit sudden. But great video, informative and inspiring!

Very nice video with a good message. Just one complaint; whoever thought it is a good idea to label this “hacking” nature has very little understanding of permaculture or modern agriculture for that matter.

Auto watering/irrigation. Rain collection. Food forest. Dwarf food trees.

Really like the farm you have set up! Very resilient and healthy! One question: were did you get the hoop houses or who is the supplier, the look stunning and old fashioned in a positive way!

Brilliant Nick well done. I love your enthusiasm and your knowledge is inspiring . We have land of a similar size in northern Thailand which at the moment is mono-cropped at the moment but we plan to do something similar just need to convince the in-laws first. They have been using chemicals for years and after recent soil tests we learnt the soil PH is 7.6 and OM < 0.45% which isn't good so we have our work cut out. BTW, who did you serve with? Looking forward to your next video..

My forefathers had trouble finding tarps.

I want to live in Japan now

Really enjoyed the video. I find this so inspiring and would love to learn more, could anyone recommend sources books, videos, or anything to further my education on this topic?