Permaculture on a Canadian Farm - Part 1 of 2

[chaga74]

I think he misspoke: Service berries/Amelanchier are not N-fixing. They do make great berries for birds - and any humans fast enough to get to them before the birds do!

[BrandonEric12]

yep ontario born and raised, but ive been out west too, gotta venture around and see whats best for the farm

[bobbygnosis]

"To talk abowt permaculture."

My grandma was Canadian. She said 'abowt' too.

[thehealthyfootprint]

@bobbygnosis

haha, that made me laugh... thanks :)

[spiritparaclete]

wow I didn't even realize this is so close to Toronto... this is great..

[BrandonEric12]

really great video, I have just started a project that will use perma culture along with other nature friendly technologies. We will be establishing an off the grid nature freindly tribal community, I want to help other people such as myself that may or may not have the money required to buy a property by themselves to start there own self sustaining farm. where and how many are involved are yet to be determined, any suggestions? Peace and strength

[thehealthyfootprint]

@BrandonEric12 Sounds like a fantastic project! As with all ambitious projects, it's important to collaborate with people who are really passionate and committed to your idea -- you don't want things to fizzle out after a few months. Seek out people who have done similar projects and ask for their advice -- finding yourself a long-time mentor is always a good idea. Best of luck!

[KingRyltar]

@BrandonEric12 Sounds good bro. Looking to begin something here as well shortly. Becareful though, on how you choice or who you allow to come aboard. You don't need dead wood, or resource drainers. Be sure that you have a set contract and understanding, or you could have some real problems, financially as well as emotionally. Peace man.

[duffman1221]

@BrandonEric12 im thinkin of the same thing, i see ur canadian, ontario?

[shithustler420]

if you live in an apartment your pretty much pooched. you cannot grow enough food to supply yourself. especially in canada where you need to grow twice as much to last through the winter season. sell your subdavision home or apartment for a farm.

[TonyKaku]

Happy to see that greenhouse at 2:44 as I'm the guy who designed it :)

[TonyKaku]

@TonyKaku I would like to see the walls rendered, though.

[thehealthyfootprint]

@TonyKaku Haha, that's terrific! I'm glad we were able to capture it in on film.

[jammatoonarmy]

@TonyKaku did you (need, to) make the angle of the slopping roof equal to that of the winter sun?

[TonyKaku]

@jammatoonarmy I'd have to check my files, but I recall setting it steeper than that. Ian wanted it sloped, but my preferred method (and that recommended by both Bill Mollison and the State of Alaska) is to have vertical fenestration. I'm currently building a passive solar home with only vertical glass; and when it comes to putting a greenhouse on site, it will have vertical glass.

[jammatoonarmy]

@TonyKaku local authorities, im not arsed about!...i havn't got round to any of bill mollison's books yet!! :( in terms of earthships, only michael reynolds. i saw a video of a couple in ontario, canada growing pineaples in the winter though (autumn/winter)! very cool! simlar latitude line as myself to, so very relevant/keen. you've done a good job their dude it looked very productive. just what you want! - good luck when building your own - inlakech

[TonyKaku]

@jammatoonarmy That earthship is here in Hastings County. Heaps of labour to build one of those, but they perform pretty well and material costs are low.

I'll have to get some videos of my site up one of these days. So many other things to do first...

[jammatoonarmy]

@TonyKaku i just re-watched the part of the video in the green house...you right about the render - or lack of it!! he could have real problems in their if he doesnt stop putting that job off!!

[TonyKaku]

@jammatoonarmy Well, it was intended to be a one season thing - just the winter of 2007-2008. For all I know, the greenhouse has been replaced with another. I designed a larger one - partially submerged - adjacent to this one, but from what I understand, he also hired a rather famed greenhouse designer and went with his design instead.

[thehealthyfootprint]

@benshwartzz Thanks for the comment! I've added a link to Jody Scheckter's website in the video description.

[Rawmodel]

Thank you for covering such an important topic. Im doing a similar project in Minnesota USA so the cold is definitely a factor.

Again, great stuff!! Thanks!

[bewambay]

as long as populations increase, no increase in efficiency will solve our problems

[EvannyAngel]

This is great, thanks for posting this. I love his barn! Your video shows off it sufficiently. :)

[dancidelics]

Nice interview!!

[thehealthyfootprint]

Thank you dancidelics! I'll be posting another video interview with Ian Graham (it'll be uploaded sometime in November), so stay tuned :)

[thehealthyfootprint]

I revisited Ian's farm to film some updated footage... tentatively, the new video will be posted in late-January.