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
Stefan has a two hour movie called "The Permaculture Orchard" where he explains in detail his farm. It's one of the most educational videos I've even seen. Brilliant.
Where can you find it
@@coleweede1953 He has a CZcams channel dedicated to his orchard.
czcams.com/video/bpEy-Mpm6AI/video.html
If you cannot find his movie, his CZcams channel covers topics about his orchard.
@@badreality2 where is the movie do u happen to know
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This brought tears of hope to my eyes. It must be taught.
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I've watched this three times now. I love the attitude of "Why Not" and "let's live for a greater purpose" than purely making money as a business. Yes, it needs to make cash flow for sure, without it, the orchard biz dies for sure ... But I think this wise gentleman knows to let profit and abundance become a by product of that clear decision to live with and for a higher purpose, which includes a clear plan/system to benefit others including some "pesties"... Awesome. Big picture, stewardship thinkers are legends. Thanks so so much for sharing this Possible . Org. Big Smiles from me, David.
The "wow" factor features in this video from the first moment to the last!
Very well said David :)
This is amazing, hung onto every word, i feel great happiness knowing there are people who have these dreams and who persue them
This guy is so awesome. We need more people like this with his mentality in this world. I love it when he says people get mad because some insect will eat one some of the fruits. But isn't he right? What's wrong with some insect or bird, etc eating some of the fruit, they are working day and night to help and take care of it for you. Everything has it's place in our ecosystem and we seem to always put ourselves first and center of everything. Some animals and insects tirelessly toil day in and day out to survive and we are so stingy that we have a fit if a squirrel or any type of animal or insect gets any tiny bit of our crops. We seriously need a total shift in our mindset and the way in which we relate to the environment and our ecosystems along with our place in it. We share this planet with them and they help us and we should be helping them in return. We have so much to learn still.
It's people like this man that are going to encourage the rest of us to go back to the land. That was awesome.
Hatsoff to such a caring attitude. So concerned about nature .
#Rethinking the #mechanization of the family #farms in #Africa . Miracle Farms, a 5-acre commercial permaculture orchard in Southern Quebec, Canada #Permaculture is a #promising #approach. Thanks for the #video.
Its time to built a world organisation of sustainable farmers! There ist so much knowledge in the world, lets share this and grow the future!
Thanks for this video!
This makes me like human beings again. Thank you.
Wow, this guy gets it. I'm so glad that growers like Stefan can take a holistic approach and thrive on it. Keep up the good work, and thank you for sharing the inspiration!
I foudn this video becasue this has been a vision i cant get out of my head. Awesome to see someone has already accomplished it!
This video is one of the best videos found on youtube.
Hallelujah. May God renew mankind this way.
"Share your harvest with the nature"... Words to live by.
As part of our training associated with receiving a grant from Tree Canada to plant an orchard of northern adapted fruit and nut trees and bushes at our site in Pouch Cove, Newfoundland we were required to participate in an online workshop with Stefan. It was absolutely wonderful. He shared with us many details of how he has applied permaculture insights to how we plant and maintain our trees. Among the insights he shared were planting nitrogen fixing plants alongside fruit, to provide continuous and ongoing fertilization to the fruit trees, mixing trees and vines and shrubs, inviting birds and pollinators in, and finally, when asked why aphids were such a problem, he said they are a message, and the message is "too much nitrogen in the soil." This is a great video, and an introduction to someone who has continued learning as he works with plants.
How have I not seen this? Its brilliant. More places needed like this around the world.
I've known Stefan for about 25 years & keep on learning. Birds, bats, bees & other species as workers who deserve to share a portion of the crop, is an important refrain because together our harvest is much greater. As you can see Stefan is someone who builds upon the detail of each moment in every relationship as well as strategically across decades for the whole world. For those who are interested in creating permaculture or 'indigenous' (Latin 'self-generating') polyculture as well in the city & particularly around & over multihome buildings, please visit: 1 how to grow your own raw vegan food garden | indigenecommunity
He is living my dream life. I want to live exactly like him, have my own wild orchard and then be buried in my orchard after I pass away, so that I can watch over my lovely orchard long after I am gone :-(.
Stefan’s work is amazing. I’ve integrated many of his practices in my own permaculture orchard in northern Vermont.
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.
Thank you for sharing this video. I found it in 2014 when I first learned about Permaculture. I have been following Stefan's journey ever since, and have learned so many things from him that are core to how I operate now.
This video was a big factor in my journey to become a professional permaculture designer; a decision that has re-shaped my life drastically.
Great video. I've been working all winter for my food garden. Thank you for sharing.
What a dream. This is an amazing retirement plan.
Stefan, What a wonderful garden you have! I am speechless! I totally agree with you, "why not share with the nature." I live in Calgary, Alberta, zone 3. Not much luck for fruit trees. Not even good vegetables. So I grow mostly root vegetables and lettuce or leafy greens like spinach and mustard which grow in a short time. last year I grew cabbages in green house, because they take really long time. Beans are good here too. But I have handful of sweet crab apple trees which give me the feeling as my home orchard. :). I want to come someday to try some heavenly testy fruits from your garden, before that I don't want to die. :)
Your farm is an inspiration!
Stefan Sobkowiak well done!
Wow beautiful farm 😍 GOD BLESS from Philippines
One of the most well done, clearly explained video I've seen on the process of shifting from mono to perma principles, and the benefits. Thank you!
I am so happy to see the glow in Stefan's eyes...God bless him...
This is brilliant. Make complete sense and it's an awesome lifestyle to boot. For all....why are we all not doing this? Tweeted.
I love your mantra! I never get "wow"ed in a grocery store anymore..we're starting permaculture on our farm in Alberta. Hi neighbor, thanks for sharing!
I could watch this a thousand times. What we are striving for on our tiny little farm. Degraded, sand and gravel....twelve years of soil building here and there, slowly able to see some progress with berries and bushes....our trees are just babies right now... I love your attitude, if it grows here, we want to try it! Bringing back the wow factor to food. Farm on!!!❤️ signed, one of your biggest fans.
This is so wonderful and inspiring. I am going to join as a member and go out there a few times this year. Please farmers and gardeners, try this permaculture thing. It seems to make for happy sustainable farms. The planet needs you.
100% agree. The only way we can sustainably produce enough food is through these permaculture methods. More and more people are starting to realize this!
A goodguy living in a paradise
Seriously one of the best videos on this subject I've seen...and I am obsessed w/ this topic. I am doing the same thing w/ my yard and constantly learning, planning and planting. I'm in WI, and have been planting EVERY fruit, nut, berry and plant for wildlife I can over the last 8 years on 2 acres. Even had Almonds fruit last year. Every year I expand and learn so much more. Finally getting honey bees this spring and have another batch of Mason bees to release soon:) If only everyone could be so "in the know"! What a wonderful, thriving and diverse planet this could return to. Thank you for caring!!!!
❤Lovely! Thank you very much for your words! It's a wonderful video.
Sir ,iam very happy to see the method of your cultivaton,and your view of sharing fruits vegetables with birds ,insects ,and people .
I am definitely paying a visit to this farm this summer. I want to emulate what this great man has done with his orchard. Thanks for sharing this video!
Thank you for your response! I just planted sunchokes earlier this week, already have asparagus & chives, now I will look into planting rhubarb & walking onion. Thank you for the ideas. Cheers
great story. watched several times.
very inspirational
Beautiful. Thankyou for sharing.
I wish one day I can visit this paradise😍
J'ai vu plusieurs style de permaculture MAIS CELLE-CI EST MA PRÉFÉRÉE!!! J'aime le concept
Loved your love of nature..
How my heart longs for this kind of place. I hope someday i will be doing permaculture in my own land. God be willing, yes I will in the future.😍😍😍
So much more fun to talk about pleasure and beauty than "sustainability"!!!
I want to like this again but I cannot
I keep smiling watching this wonder of nature.
+MJD Qureshi keep smiling. Start your own even in your own back or front yard and you will have a permanent grin. Just remember if it's small you will be sharing a higher proportion with nature.
Thank you for doing what you're doing, sir. You inspire so many people to do the same and save the planet. God bless. :)
Now i know not just another place to visit in Canada but the first one !
Awesome!!! True Gentlemen!
I love watching this permaculture wish we could have one someday.....
Marvellous. I was highly uncertain about the potential of permaculture in cold Canadian climates. Yet, here's a perfectly stable and need I say beautiful example of a thriving food forest close to my home. Hopefully I'll make my way out to visit this summer. Thanks for the share!
Thank you. I am sharing guava trees with parrots. papaya trees with crows.
My mouth is watering watching this - seriously; no kidding.
How could it be that incredible :3
Uncle, you inspire me so much :D
my new favorite video ever
+keyair123 Yep
He's definitely a great representative for permaculture.
I am in awe at this moment watching this video. We need more farmers like this devoted person! 🙏🏻🦋🐝
amazing if not only just for the bee success! the world needs more of this! God bless!
Awesome video. Please! Make more videos.
Genius. Brilliant. Thank God for this guy and his work and love.
That's the right attitude for whatever endeavor ...
Love this video.
it's great to see the healing he was so brave to tear out his crop amazing
great video... will research the trio concept further.
Mr. Sobkowiak needs to write a book.
Inspiring...thank you for this great information
This is the model that needs to replace all grass yards. Everyone of us should be doing this in our yards. Save the bees and us as well.
This guy is perfect! Such passion, I love it! Keep up the great work :)
Thanks Stefan for a glimpse at your work. Your enthusiasm is infectious and it all just makes sense. I'll be back for another tour later in the season. You've got me thinking how I can integrate these principles on my farm in Havelock: re-purposing old apple trees, companion planting and branch training. Who knows, perhaps I'll find some peach cuttings and "just stick it!"
this is the way we should be farming
a lovely designer's farm =] great job! Mr. Stefan.. very inspirational =]
Hi Stefan I love listening to you as I have just started the same system as yours and I can see the difference. My experience started with a clump of stinging nettles next to my green house and that year I had no aphids. I started tolerating plants I call weeds and take my time clearing them for the compost heap. Have watched your video several times before and will watch again and again because it is so interesting I agree the fruit tastes even better.
Got the film and LOVE IT. This is exactly what I hope to develop on my own property, and I'm so grateful for the information and inspiration to press forward. The design and the passion are just beautiful!
Very impressive, as well as informative. Much thanks.
So inspiring!
I love the "wow-in-food" part! So true.
Beautiful
working with nature and getting outstanding results. amazing set up
What an inspiring and eye opening video. I love it so much! He's a genius!
i am from the Philippines. this is so inspiring! thanks for sharing...
good work
Que du bonheur !!!! ET Merci !!!
This is awesome. Im from eastern ontario and have only found videos of people farming in the south. Now I can learn what I can actually plant in my area! Would love to check out his farm
Great documentary! Thank you for sharing your principles and thoughts. You are an inspiration in many ways.
loved your show. Now I know why they plant different fruit trees and vegatbles in orchards.
Cool! Love it! Thank for sharing.
Way to go! Leading by example : ) My family and I will be caring for a piece of land soon!
Watching this Video in Australia. Keep up the good work, you've got me thinking about alot ahead of starting my own Orchard here down under!
This can be done anywhere below the Sub-arctic and arctic climate zones. Everyone on earth (except those in the arctic) can do this in some form or another, the forms changing with climate zones. It's so exciting!!!
happybuddyperson do you think that it would work in souther/middle Alberta, Canada.
I wish I could see you in person to tell you that you are my hero, I know it's cheese but it's true and you have inspired me thank you.
+LOL Team Tv You're welcome. Now that you're inspired what positive change will you make on your property?
Awesome video!! My husband and I are starting a food forest on "wasteland" in our back yard. It was wet, soggy, weedy and covered in debris because it was once a mini horse pasture. We cleaned up the land, installed drain tile next to the area and placed a ton of organic plant materials on the area. The drain tile worked so well that we now have a mini pond that we plan to expand in the coming years. So far we have layered hay, straw, leaves and wood chips over the entire area. I am still amazed at how well the wood chips and other materials are absorbing the extra water in the area. We started planting bushes and flowers. So far things are growing well. I expect that each year it will get better and better, especially if we can wisely incorporate a large diversity of plants and more organic materials to break down over time. We also put in a garden in the area of the food forest closest to the house. Things grew well. I am hoping this year things grow even better!! Our goal is to develop a permaculture food forest and garden combination. I love your channel Stefan!!
Glad to hear you got started, keep it up.
Absolutely beautiful design, incredible thinking! Good for you!
Beautiful post! Inspirational, thanks for sharing. Will look more into permaculture.
congrats to you my friend for having such a beautiful farm or I would say a complete wonder farm
foodforest.co.nz is looking forward to supporting Stefan to come to New Zealand in 2015 to share what he's learnt.
A garden or an orchard is a happy place,i dont want to kill every little creatures that called it " A HOME ! ".I'm a gentleman farmer !! ;)))))
Good job. Fantastic orchard. Inspirational video. I can't grow those kinds of fruit, but I will be doing a similar tropical grove here in Florida.
this video is truly inspiring! I have been passionate about agriculture my whole life but work in construction. I am ready to start growing. Great content! Love the passion and knowledge.
I really wish when youtubers / content makers show permaculture land they would do a quick drone shot of the entire property. It would really help the viewer.
More power to you.
This makes me so happy. :-)