Greening the Desert - Revisited

[drsaudiusa]

I like that we had this in Saudi Arabia since we have 5 deserts.

I hope this will spread in each desert so we can reduce the temperature of the desert and cool down .Also we can increase the productivity and sustainability of the people who live in the desert.

We can offer plants and vegetation for animals also.

[weacoo7]

Great work even without further funding. It's very fascinating to me how nature can fix itself if you just give it that extra push in barren and desolate lands. I'm trying to apply these fundamentals to my garden here in the USA but I am only cultivating 150 sq ft so it will have to be very small scale.

[wmo1234]

Geoff should receive the Nobel for his work, drive and inspiration!

[YourGardenShow]

This is amazing that a garden could survive in the dessert without further cultivation. We need to import these techniques to the United States, especially in an era of climate change.

[PersianPaladin]

Geoff Lawton is a fucking legend.

[cherrieri]

this is AMAZING!!!!! Truly a perspective changing video!! I just just enrolled in a permaculture class ( a short one, but still)

[c33r0k33]

I am absolutely impressed!!! I hope someday I can take a permaculture class here in Michigan. A Mennonite friend of mine took a class some 15-20 years ago and were oil, fertilizer and such to disappear next year, neither his family or friends would go hungry. The farm is beautiful, plus he no longer needs to till the farm to produce food.

[Snurdgerbly]

As Geoff says, it really isn't rocket science. Anyone of average intellegence and fitness can do this. Small groups can get together and create little oases anywhere with hand tools, wheelbarrows and elbow grease. Don't wait for governments or local authorities. Choose a site near you, make a start, and dare them to try and stop you. Expose the hypocracy by taking action!

[Tikmondo]

This is where most of our green govt fundings should go. permaculture is the most bang for the buck in terms of restoring ecology and fixing this badly injured planet. but no we'd rather focus on "high-tech" solutions because that's the most buck for corporations/interest groups.

[sollysolman]

@Tikmondo the gov doesn't change things for the better. Individual people do. we should know that by now.

[Beccausethenight]

sweet.

What looks barren is only waiting for a lttle attention to thrive with abundant fruition.

[bflanger]

I wonder why the rich oil emirates don't spend money into this great concepts, but instead are only considering high-tech, high-energy solutions... I mean their entire countries consists of deserts...and when the oil is gone importation of food is a big problem and they are able to feed themselves.

[MaxSafeheaD]

the sooner everyone grows a brain the better ...

[jfrogto]

To do this in a bigger scale in that region could end a long war...

[Th3Wab3]

Great work...

[MisterTissueBox]

Win.

[PersianPaladin]

Holy shi.....

[ttowndreamer]

Truly amazing! Thank you for sharing!

[ThanksgivingWalk]

Wow! It's amazing how the system continued on it's own! Excellent! Thanks to Geoff as well as Permascience for posting this. You're making the world a better place.

Take care and keep the videos coming! We need more teachers like you.

[Hyperchiller]

Good job Geoff!! This is amazing

[sizercam]

Well Done guys!!! This is the way we make a better lifestyle for the people that have enviroment problems

[lifeseeker51]

This is truly encouraging. So many drought stricken areas, probably still get enough rain to do this type of agriculture/permaculture.