Farms: Zaytuna Farm Tour - Apr/May 2012

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1. Wow they have a lot of chickens lol makes my 2 chickens on 5 acres seem tiny. Need to get some more maybe a goose or 2 also
2. Great video, I always love me some Jeff Lawton. BTW jump to 35:35 and watch his kid imitate him, lol soo funny ;)
3. Marvelous. I thank you and I bow to you. Please also suggest that prospective students of permaculture connect with their local counterparts of your establishment. 
4. In 1975, I was talked into switching from my Vegan life style to the new Paleo Diet, "to get bigger & stronger"; ten months ago, at age 50, I almost died from Heart Disease, High Blood Pressure, Type II Diabetes, Kidney Stones, Gout and Prostate Issues. I switched back to VEGAN (no salt, no oil), lost 130 lbs and have completely reversed or cured ALL of the above Diseases and Issues.
5. thank you very much Geoff. i find your teaching and your videos so inspiring, and i talk about them with friends. i really believe that adopting the the knowledge and applying it in my life, in my yard in israel, will help me to live a better and more complete life (and a more moral life). in the 60's the flower children grew from the fertile ground of the protest movements. now, maybe, we can grow the "Fruit Children".
6. I like and want to watch it.
7. Distribute this knowledge and no one will go without food. Imagine all the things necessary for life available abundantly for free. It is entirely possible. With this we would have the foundations of a free world.
8. Try to imagine how our cities and towns would look like if permaculture principles of water harvesting, smart grazing and food forest management were applied at a municipal, regional and state level ! It's complex, it's different. it's big, it's doable. And we'd all live in a garden.
9. Permaculture principles can be applied on any quality of land, and the goal is to turn poor lands into productive lands. Look up Geoff Lawton on the web and on youtube, and you will see he doesn't use his revenue for holidays in europe or anything. He teaches permaculture workshops and funds projects in many different countries. Permaculture is spreading in Africa, too. Permaculture aims to feed mass populations by relocalising agriculture closer to homes. Do not be afraid :)
10. You have some catching up to do. Check out more videos by Lawton and Bill Mollison. The smart and complex yet low-tech use of swales, dams, ponds and plant management can makes any land drought proof, flood proof and productive (to different levels, granted). That's what is meant by "resilience". Have a look at "Greening the desert" and see how much water those Jordanians need to produce food.
11. Have a search for hugelkulure, swales, companion planting, spiral garden, keyhole garden. There are lots of permaculture concepts to be applied in different situations. Plant so that you won`t leave any earth exposed to the sun, have a plant growing in every square inch of sun/shade potential.
12. The labourers are WOOFers, the yield is distributed by feeding them and selling some extras for cash revenue to fund permaculture projects and workshops around the world. Don't worry, lucky, there is no such thing as waste in these systems. He ain`t spending money on armani clothing, either :)
13. Hi James, I live in Montreal (Canada) so to me, North Carolina is a paradise of year-round growth opportunities. There are so many things to try. There are tons of stuff on the web, and lots of good books around, but I`m thinking about taking a permaculture workshop soon. Sounds like you're getting ready, too?
14. Have a listen to Toby Hemenway's hour-long talk on youtube, and to "Green Gold" and "Greening the Desert", and start thinking about what our "needs" really are and what you want in terms of improvement in this world. So far, the giant agribusiness companies are better at producing revenue than good food or healthy people. Some things need to change. If we smarten up a bit, we can get our bananas year long without destroying lands everywhere. 
15. The point is not to distribute. Lawton made from wasted dessert, near by the Dead Sea, a food producing system. If these technics work on sandy very hot grounds that are completely carbon depleted, so a soil that can not suck up water, then it is reasonable to apply it everywhere. Including all the useless ornamental gardens of the western world.
16. Enjoyed this learning and highly educational technique of food production and life support. How, can this be implemented on a small 1 1/4 acre site? That is the challenge and one that would be the norm for average people without land access. Seems also that most permaculture takes place in tropic regions or those without snow fall this is my challenge since I live in Western North Carolina, US. 
17. But are these systems capable of supporting all of our needs? And how would we be distributing all of that food, or is it just for a small part of the world.
18. My ducks, and goats go for the tomato plants, and we have no issues. I have used a similar method of planting. I feed the ducks where I want my wild tomotoes to grow, they squeeze the seeds out as they eat, manure the ground as they walk, and hey presto, new plants. What many people seem to be missing is the importance of growing climate correct plants. Don't try and grow cold weather plants in the sub-tropics, and vice-versa. I feel this is as important as the forest side of permaculture.
19. They invade smaller crop areas like this at a very fast rate. This severely restricts some plant growth, and makes for a difficult time when replanting.
20. Look for 'Greening the desert'. You will find that the systems they use can be utilised around the world, in many varied climates. You should do a little research before you add such a heavy critique.