Greening The Desert - Permaculture in Action

[AdvocateForLiberty]

This makes me think of Ezekiel 47....I can visualize vs 7 and vs 12.

[DatDereBlueRidge]

Yep, so cool. I can't wait until I move back to my parents farm. The bit about the mushrooms repelling salt is amazing. Mycelium Running is the greatest book I have ever read.

[bbagginz]

Superb!

[westwaytv]

That's fantastic. You guys are heroes.

[stuzaza]

pls, how does salt become inert and insoluble?

[LemonLimeLaughter]

I watched the intro to permaculture documentary and it got me extremely interested in this concept.

[Kevinsufacation]

Wow. I'm blown away!

[OneMove33]

This is amazing i want to get into permaculture.

[valstar1000]

that is amazing I'm studying permaculture right now

[RAP511]

Simply amazing!

[sesanalorenzo]

I'm italian so maybe I'havn't understood exatly whats he said. Did he talks about the costs in terms of energy or fuel just to prepare the ground?...and of course this is a desert, but they still have a minimun amount of water, so everything its a lot more simple than in the hard, the real sahara desert. There are places that do not see a drop fo rain fro maybe 10 years...no water no life..also if u are american.

[Barzottone]

Da come ho capito io leggendo Fukuoka, piantando determinati tipi di alberi vicino a fonti d'acqua si crea, grazie alle radici, una distribuzione sotterranea di acqua che permatte il proliferare di piante con il conseguante aumento di precipitazioni. Praticamente si crea un circolo virtuoso.

Però non è possibile piantare dal nulla in mezzo al sahara ;)

Spero di esserti stato utile.

[Hashishin13]

@sesanalorenzo Yea obviously the sand dunes arent going to become rainforest overnight, but its a gradual process, and it may not work in ALL areas, but re-greening ANY desert is beneficial.

If you want to be REALLY nit-picky the artic tundra is also considered desert, and theres no chance of greening that.

[Diatonic135]

okay that is freaking amazing.

I'm going to try to share it with lots of people...everyone needs to see this!

[plumevine]

Speechless. I'm going to learn more about this, this is just too great.

[saltycreefer]

WOW!

[jbloch69]

Geoff Lawton did you seed it with fungi,. You said that the fungi put off a waxy substance that repels salt . Which fungi do that and what does making making salt inert or insoluble or locked up mean what does it entail. agri rose macaskie

[DisposableInterloper]

It wasn't part of the plan. If it were, it would have been noted explicitly. This was a native fungus that grew from the mulch laid atop the swales.

[StrongArmZZ]

"I first went to the Deccan three years ago when the drought was severe. People were selling or giving away their plow animals. Everyone was listless and sitting in the shade, just trying to survive until the rains came. So we had a great sense of urgency. We know that most the emphasis has been on the green revolution of annual crops, and it just won't feed people during drought." Bill Mollison

[mmoellerdeoliveira]

Time to believe! Excelent!

[katsandroses]

One of the finest things I've ever seen!!

[sweettingles]

When was this posted and is there a update on the progress in Jordan?

[permascience]

Check out Greening the Desert - Revisited here on the PermaScience Channel for the latest update on this project

[Laurinium]

This is great... please have a search for "Sepp Holzer" Austria and also for "Joe Polaischer" New Zealand...concerning Permaculture.

[21FingerGod]

My mind is just a little bit blown right now.

[laurenAmbrose]

This is great!

[Godssweetchild]

I praise God for this wisdom! May all the starving people get this and thrive!

[8omni8]

Interesting!!! It is still important to understand the mechanism behind the salt movement and where it went................

[aluckyshot]

Not ripping on you at all but he stated it in the video, he said that the salt had become bound with other molcules and was rendered inert / non soluble.

[shafaki]

I wish we can apply that here in the vast deserts of Egypt.

[Ullbritt]

start doing it man

[Marleyites]

@shafaki: why can't you apply this permaculture system in Egypt?

They've used this type of system in the desert in Australia, also.

If you have a big area, start small. One yard at a time!

[randomlaughingman]

any deserts can be returned to their past glory. start by green-manuring with plants suited to the current climate. other methods that could work - using lava rock from elsewhere as a soil improver, & when the deserts are near sea then canals can be dug inland, to help restart the rainfall cycles - along with the green-manuring.

lava because there's lots of it arond the world, just leaking out. it makes great growing medium.

[tigerone1970]

Checkout the follow-up, Behind Greening the Desert

watch?v=LJ8pjOG4pXI

The follow-up is from 7:09 onwards

[oriolepr]

Brilliant, I'd really lie to able to cut this to disc, for visiting WWOOFers to be able to see easily -- education. Is this possible? How is it done?

[j9journeys]

Time to change our methods. particularly in australia the driest continent on earth. support our farmers to re-green australia.

[maddcatone]

practical use of simple techniques. Isn't it amazing what we as a people have overlooked?

[Twinklesworth]

Truth!!!!

[wasearcher]

This should be rated a 10. The answer for the earth.

[TheEarthGypsy]

I love this!

[radocool1]

I feel inspired. This is really a great achievement. Keep up the good work!

[dan020350]

lets create the garden of eden once again

[bonesalive]

You people are my heroes. You create an oasis of hope for mankind. Thank you

[NWforager]

wondering how well biochar would help there too

[GreenLearning]

Now I know how to manage all the water that washes away my soil!

[pcpronot]

this is verry exciting

[madhippymum]

i cried watching this - it is such as simple yet awesome answer ***** truly inspiring -

[cyberspy034]

genial

[ase010]

synthetic chemicals & fertilizers kill the soil for long term, best thing to use organic fertilizers, you get more healthier soil, plants and foods.

[JohnnyBkeeper]

amazing!!!

[JohnnyBkeeper]

This is incredible!!! I wish more people were more open minded to these natural eco remedies.

[StevoJN]

Nice work!!

[irgy709]

amazing!

[wearechangela]

Brilliant. You can solve all your pollution problems and all your supply-end needs, with a garden. Brilliant.

[EbolaV1rus]

This is FANTASTIC and truly amazing!! This needs to be done in every desert. This really could help save our planet.

[spangledwater]

Thanks for sharing. I'm researching for our 5 acres here in the desert which we will be starting this year. This is the way to go!

No dig and mulching. Native plants..

[ciceromatrix]

pass this video to obama

[Snurdgerbly]

FDR put thousands of workers onto swale projects in the US during the last depression. If Obama is wise, he might look at doing it again.

[leloodallasmultipass]

yes. I want this.

[ExDeeXD]

then become an activist. ;D

[successfuleft]

Very inspiring. Great work.

[dremkes]

I watch this almost everyday. It gives me the motivation to haul three cubic meters of mulch home each day for my ex-urban food forest and permaculture garden.

[RawPleasureAustralia]

This is the most inspirational thing I've seen in ages. Thank you. xxx

[TheSolidGloryisJesus]

This is what the farmers and villagers in Uganda, Rwanda, etc. need to see & be taught.

[gatsby31]

I hope this was reality very soon all over the desert lands.Of course,our environtment would change soon:but who would do it? Where would you get the material from?Go on!

[sandgardendick]

The teachings of permaculture are so wonderful but real manifestations are all too rare. Thankyou for the beautifully done demonstration!

[desertblbuesman]

The mushrooms show the sign that the system is working as their underground web are near the bottom of the life cycle. wonderful work! This is real stewardship so blessings on you.

[sosunday]

that was cool. no organic matter should be burned!

[DrakeDorosh]

What if the Cedars of Lebanon never needed to go away? What if this area could return to the forests that existed two thousand years ago? I love this video.

[TokinLamb]

I love your work !

[WCSLdglas]

awesome.

[GardenGirltv]

That is why I am a urban permaculture gardener. It just makes good sense.

[magicdosh]

Great work- and inspirational. Isn't it great when you do "the impossible"!

[TheSolidGloryisJesus]

Sure is!

[feelytouchy67]

Wow, that is excellent. It is funny -- yet sad too -- the way Geoff describes the ignorance of the "traditional" chemical intensive folks who don't understand why these permaculturists mulch etc.

[itsmeamario]

wow! this is inspiring.