Bullock Brothers Homestead - A 25-Year Permaculture Project

[pjchmiel]

Another great one in a long list of great ones. Here's a video from about 20 years ago showing Bill Mollison touring the Bullock Brothers' place when it had just been established: youtube.com/watch?v=BQ0r_yklrD­I

[inremembranceofruth]

How I appreciate the various points that Joe makes at the end of this video. And surprised that anyone would perceive that this extended family lives in a way reflective of wealth. I think that other aspects of being and values are reflected here - if one is perceptive with regard to them. This seems to be apparent to other viewers as well. There are umpteen youtube videos about edible/food forest/permaculture gardens that in entirety - are wondrously inspiring:)

[sustainablehuman]

7:03 look at the size of those brassicas. Wheeee!

[85arsenalfan]

These guys have my brain! Or I have theirs. Everything they say I agree with 100%. I'd love to visit this place.

[mastasac72]

u guys are my heroes!!!

[HandsomeSasquatch]

can i come live with these guys

[oresome1]

Thank You Peak Moments <3

[friscoamm]

If I hear nature referred to as "her" one more time I am going to puke. Seriously people, nature isn't a person. Give credit to Whom created it ... GOD!

[vampyre88]

@friscoamm And God is a woman, shut up.

[bbagginz]

Really interesting video. Really nice people sharing valuable information. I suspect these guys are the vanguard. Thanks for uploading.

[gizliliman1]

so,how much food can they produce per acre.

[magicalmark05]

The Ringing Cedar series is amazing and a must read for every person in the world!

[bootj4ck]

their hats rule

[adamberk07]

This blew my mind. Absolutely inspiring

[bbagginz]

Thanks for this interview.

Great people with a great vision

[Twinklesworth]

Interesting huh? I took a course thaty taught at for a Permaculture certification.

[dadamaui]

I grew up in SLO, CA & knew the Bullocks a little via a mutual friend. The love, care & hard work they put into their land & their family relationship, way back then, & ever since, is a real testimony to their ethics. They have been living close to the land & to each other pretty much all their lives. As far as I know, theirs is simply the "wealth" of information & experience they possess, gained the old fashioned way; through thoughtful study of the laws of nature & long years of hard work.

[valerieedenW]

Yeah, I came from SLO county myself. I find raising food organically in east TN much more challenging. Great work up there!

[quantumsolutions]

If you haven't heard of Anastasia, Ringing Cedars series you might want to check it out. It is so inspiring for the turnover of our world into this type of life. I feel it is right around the corner.

Thanks for posting this!

Peace.

[peakmoment]

Thanks for your suggestion. I'll look into it. We need more places like this, everywhere.

[SignalLost730]

Hey man great video! I'm wondering if you could answer 3 questions for me... 1. What specific permaculture books would you recommend? 2. Would buying tree seeds be a good idea for seeding and eventually transplant into permanent soil? Or should I buy sapplings? 3rd, is there a major permaculture website I could go to with forums and possibly classes listed in diff. areas of the country? I live in Mass. and want to take classes if there are nearby. Thank you so much

[gilgamesh1962]

I hope you got some answers to your questions that were posted 8 months ago. 1) "permaculture a Design Manual by Bill Mollison", also do a search for "establishing a food forest" and global gardening series. 2) check out "plants for a future" database, online, for varieties best suited for your location, also do a search on "seed balls". 3) Many Permaculture websites have links to teachers, a good site for videos is: ( do search ) permaculturemedia ( point ) blogspot and that "com" at end...

[SignalLost730]

actually i didnt but thanks to you, I now have a lot of things to look at! Thanks so much for the info! This came right on time :)

[gilgamesh1962]

Cool, I am just getting into this myself and learning fast., there is another site, that has like 13 Gb of PDF manuals and texts. it ay be information overload, but here it is :

cd3wd ( point ) and that c o m . their you will see links to a page with booklets on individual topics.

that permaculuremedia website i mentioned earlier has plenty of good videos and books to download. good luck. !

[adamberk07]

great. Any other series/links?

Thank you!

[SargonMan]

Bullock? is this the financially well to do family? I think the FIRST question to ask is how the land was acquired. From what I understand land on Orcas Island is not cheap, even 25 years ago it was pricey. After one can afford the land, the rest is cake. Sorry to have reality sneak into the picture.

[peakmoment]

I don't know more than the brothers told us in the interview; I didn't get the impression of a wealthy family. I know they put a lot of hard work into that land, and still are. Of course, price of good arable land is going up everywhere.

[kowala9]

Believe it or not, banks give people loans to do this kind of thing. It tends to be profitable

[aprilspl]

Is it very difficult to get into? How would you quailfy? In what states can you still do this?

[Socrabess]

Does it matter how they got the money?

From visiting there and talking with Doug, the people before them really hurt the land. That swamp was drained, and all the ecosystem life was hurting bad. By adding diversity and building humus and reforming the swamp, they had muskrats! Then, they later had otters which went after the muskrats!

As for the land, most of it they own, and some they have permission to use from neighbors who really enjoy the work they have been doing.

[dakotamundi]

@SargonMan

Orcas was not that expensive in the 80's because Boeing was in a slump and even Seattle real estate was cheap. When we moved to the NW you could still get a home in seattle proper for less than 75k, same homes now still go for 300k+ (down from 400k). Orcas is now a richmans retreat and yes very expensive.

[xchrisforbushx]

@SargonMan Not to sound like I'm starting a fight in any way but why does it matter if they're rich? It's about life and sustainability.

[misguidedmisanthrope]

@SargonMan that may be the case in this instance, as they were saying, the soil is really good there because its already a marsh. but they never really go to deeply into, say, the components of a food forest, with pioneer spp., and nitrogen fixers. those kind of designs can potentially create fertile land out of arid desert, and may not necessarily be used on an individual's homestead situation, but could likely accommodate a larger community homestead.

[gnoll110]

@misguidedmisanthrope It's only a 30 minute interview. It is the Pacific North West. Try looking for American South West & Australian works. Try Brad Lancaster's work in Arizona and Geoff Lawton & Peter Andrews in Australia.

[54spiritedwill54]

another great episode.

[cheaphardwarez]

DO aquaponics with those ponds!

[ArtistIreland]

Fantastic. You all have my respect.

Peace be with you always.

[ggpalms]

It would be nice if they give Bill Mollison at least an honorable mmetion, he is the father of Permaculture.

[jojo808]

Man! Like to pick those guy collective brain for a few days to learn a small bit of what they know. Wonder if they give any clinics .

[peakmoment]

The Bullock Brothers provide residential permaculture design courses at their property, as do many other permaculturists. Check in your area. The Permaculture Activist magazine may list many of these.

[bluzy25]

How many acres are they on?

[jphwacheski]

excellent gardens,. so much going on with the various wet and dry zones and the rocks and hills,. a wonderfull place to see, thanks for shareing it with us!

[josephdupont]

if the government had their way.. they would all be fined and arrested. god bless them.

[fleshsniper1]

i live in a city and i have seen the unpure and wrong way of living for so many years - destroying earth. i wish i was raised in this place, so pure and with knowledge. i hope my children get the chance i didnt - to be free and with nature

[peakmoment]

I think it'll be essential for city-dwellers to become far more connected to nature -- otherwise we'll continue making choices that diminish the very home we rely on -- the earth.

[alger71]

this guys where on a permaculture video 20 years ago. bill mollison the inventer of permaculture is friends with jo. its really greeat to see it 20 years on. thiese gys where one of the reasons i started ,,,,thx

[cbhoodrider]

Thank you for another good episode.

[slilov]

Your program has literally changed our lives.

Thank you, Janaia.

[shortcut007]

cool :D looks like my kind of home :D wish i had land :P

[peakmoment]

Follow your dream! Join forces with others to buy land or work on land together. We'll all need to work together to produce far more of our food in future.

[lominho]

you see, there is a problem with this in france. I have land but i must land it to big farmers because of the EU conventions. You cannot do what you want. This goes for 9 years each time....anyway, i might just do that around my house at one point. Awsome video, thx.

[warbuff1]

What do you mean, you are forced to land your land to big farmers and why? What kind of law is that? Can you please clarify.

[gilgamesh1962]

Sounds like some kind of "imminent domain" law like they have in the US. EU and other big Gov. will decide whats good for us, because we are all too stupid to make our own decisions.