Farms: Miracle Farms, a 5-acre commercial permaculture orchard in Southern Quebec, Canada
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Twenty years ago, Stefan Sobkowiak bought a commercial apple orchard with the intention of converting it to an organic orchard. He did just that, but eventually understood the limitations of the organic model originating from monoculture. He then decided to tear out most of the trees and replant in a way that would maximize biodiversity and yield while minimizing the amount of maintenance required. Inspired by permaculture principles, the orchard now counts over 100 cultivars of apples, plus several types of plums, pears, cherries, and countless other fruits and vegetables. Italian subtitles : Marco Panariello, Gruppo Permacultura Lombardia
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Nice vids dude!
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I need to do this now.
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great video... will research the trio concept further.
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Do you have any palm trees for dares?
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Great, Hare Krsihna! :-)
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This is one of the best permaculture videos I've ever seen. I really love the focus on doing what does work, instead of setting out to destroy the other practices.
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cool video, thanks
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Hello, Have you thought of putting down cinnamon sticks to ward off snakes?
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Would like to know about this orchard
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Inspiring!
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Since when multiculture is permaculture design? It is not.
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I love your video, I watch it over and over, thanks. Are you familiar with Val and Eli with their permaculture yard? https://youtu.be/ZosrH34Iv7k
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just thinking there is a time and a place to use spray - complete organic is a fairy tale using diversity and distance between same type will help stop disease , in nz we have psa kiwifruit all bad now
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working with nature and getting outstanding results. amazing set up
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good work
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beautiful
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how has your business profitability been? same? up? down? interested to know if the diversity has improved sales.
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Dear Stefan,
You have inspired me in your philosophy in agriculture. I have a similar philosophy in my own life and work.
I have recently acquired a small parcel of land size 5 arce, not all arable. I will now dedicate a portion of the land towards a small permaculture farm with an aim to feed my own family and friends. Any more I am more than happy to give away to those who can use the crops.
It is a very daunting project for me as I do not have an agricultural background and will be learning everything from scratch. If there are any directions you can point me towards for ideas and advises that will be much appreciated.
I will start off with using the information you have in your video above to do my research.
Best regards,
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You can never eat just one hahahahahahaa :D
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Amen, you are so right, we have lost the wow in food!