Permaculture Hillside Transformation | Common Vision

In the eastern hills of Oakland, Common Vision joined forces with three classes at Merritt to transform a steep hillside into a permaculture food forest with 108 fruit trees! Before trees were planted a team of pickaxers and shovelers built swales, long on-contour ditches, designed to harvest 1000's of gallons of rainwater and store it deep in the hillside. Over 75 Common Vision crew and Merritt College students worked all day, accompanied by the drums, to plant the widest spread of tree varieties in Fruit Tree Tour history. Jujubes, almonds, chestnuts, pluots, figs, apples, pears, plums, peaches, apricots, nectarines, and persimmons will soon watch the sunset over Oakland.

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[ScopedOUT2]

If these sustainable agriculture guys just got their image straight, we'd have more followers doing these great services to earth and mankind. Sadly, we have people who act more like rebellious, hippie like humans who prance around with drums and invoke mother earth like idol worshipers. God damn this world is never gonna get straight is it?

[Pwecko]

I'd love to get involved with something like that but I think the drumming would drive me mad. Is it really necessary?

[machomansgris]

@bernie018

I'd find that a great challenge. I was taught Permaculture by Geoff Lawton and Bill Mollison. Contact me if you're interested in us working together. guy@dsv.su.se or Skype guyemportugal

[bernie018]

I have 10 acres on a hill in the tropics . Dominican republic . anyone want to do permaculture there?

[Subvert1024]

@Pwecko I think the drumming would help with the work. who wants silence?

[Subvert1024]

@ScopedOUT2 How dare they not conform to the established norms :p

[TheDaikashido]

I think the drumming would stimulate fertility among the soil life. Rythmic vibration seems to promote reproduction even simply for the fact that shaking a cell trying to divide will make it easier... there's also frequencies that sustain and heal things known even to ancient people. Beats and rpms create geometries that are important to life. I question the use of those galvanized baskets though, I've heard iron can harm the soil and that copper is nurturing but there's always new findings

[zstowasser]

Anyone know how this project is coming along?

[Salamandersack]

@hablerz I can't grow a beard. Wat do?

[JahrunChilamBalam]

Fantastic - From what I can tell by the video, I believe your swales would benefit by being larger and reinforced with sticks and plant fibers.

[bryanandrewduffy]

@ScopedOUT2 You might become a hippy if you spent some time in the forest like a healthy person does.

[jlasud]

@ScopedOUT2 The people in this video are human just like you,having inner things that still need to be worked on.Would you rather see them digging in black plastic monkey suits,while a huge stereo playing Justin Bieber's newest masterpiece?Or you can respect them for who they are and that they trying something better for humanity and planet earth.I agree that working all day long with those drumming would be a bit upsetting.And this world IS gonna get straight,and this is a good step towards