Amazing Urban Permaculture Food Forest Garden with Edible Exploding Impatiens

John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ goes on a field trip outside Portland, Oregon to visit one amazing Urban Permaculture Food Forest Garden. In this episode, John will share just some of the techniques and unique edible plants that are being grown in this permaculture garden. You will learn about the edible Impatiens balfourii... aka Poor Man's Orchid which explode when you touch them and so much more

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Education

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• urban
• permaculture
• perma
• culture
• garden
• edible
• food
• forest
• gardening
• growing
• vegetables
• weeds
• fruits
• fruit
• veggies
• veg
• vegetable
• alternative
• source
• exploding
• impatiens
• flowers

[rawer77]

i have zero success at growing food. i have pretty much zero experience. i bought a couple plants a few times. i water them until i forget and they die. i feel bad. I'm killing innocent plants. any advice. my goal is to grow my own food. i would like to stop eating meat but i can't grow anything.

[growingyourgreens]

I would suggest start small, and start easy-- growing sprouts in your kitchen is a good way to start growing your own food. They are packed with protein and other nutrients.. such as sunflower sprouts, clover sprouts, radish sprouts, etc. then graduate to herbs.. but you gotta remember to water them.. or set up an automatic watering system..

[LT0WnWaRi0]

hey john really amazing garden you have found there they got some nice plants there, but can you tell me the exact name of this red plant @ 34:03 please?

thx =)

[growingyourgreens]

I believe that one is Red Orach or Atriplex hortensis.

[growingyourgreens]

First!  Wow. Amazing Episode!

[VTECsqznN2O]

Permaculture is the way to go. I've been working on mine for two years now, and cant wait to finish

[happybuddyperson]

Are lemon leaves edible? And are tropical orchids' leaves and flowers edible? (perhaps say which genus and species are edible)

[peaceinstead]

This is one of the best videos Ive seen on Permaculture!- Thank you!!! Im a pioneer with a sustainable project called OneCommunityRanch (we are a dot org) and we are getting ready to move on 600 acres to grow all our own organic food, build eco homes and share all plans open source freely with the world. We are looking for experienced permaculture members too. This video has so much great info and I want to thank you again! Come to our site and see what we are doing! Peace!

[1964parakeet]

This is a great inspiration John! Can you recommend some information resources on learning how to grow some of these plants and on permaculture? I'll be taking a permaculture course in the spring but wanted to get some background on the concepts. Thanks for all you do!

[jetle25]

What camera are you using to record and do you have a microphone? Love your vids

[maponicspro]

I really enjoyed this video and plan to watch more of your offerings. Thank You for posting this.

[aspire1more]

I feel healthier just watching the video... grocery store in the yard.

[doGruoY]

the person that clicked the dislike button for this video, is trully totally lost and disconnected from source. thanks for this video, awesome enviroment, can't wait to create my own! peace <3

[ytmalveo]

I Love You Man !!!

[inremembranceofruth]

would do better grown on such a surface as well? I can envision the latter cascading down from a higher slope - seem to remember that Sepp Holzer had great success with this approach. In using such inexpensive materials, one can direct resources towards such beautiful structures such as their greenhouse, public bus shelter, cob cottage, etc. How I enjoy sampling the delicious veges and fruit - vicariously through you John! As much in awe of this bountiful garden as you are:) Thank you all!

[inremembranceofruth]

Twice back, in as many days, to marvel again at this beautiful amazing permaculture garden site. In admiration of the owners' resourcefulness in using free/inexpensive reclaimed materials (riff-raff, wood chips, manure, etc.) -so practical and cost-effective for a site of this size. Further, that riff-raff makes a wonderful heat trap?!  Thus, perhaps the watermelon could be grown on a bed of this - broken up in small pieces...instead of the black plastic. And, maybe the pumpkins...