Sunken greenhouse wraps home & feeds suburban antifragile co-op
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- čas přidán 7. 03. 2020
- When Richard Weaver inherited 3 acres in the center of a golf-oriented community developed by his father in Bozeman, Montana, he bucked family tradition and tore out the grass to create a self-sufficient urban farm and underground greenhouse home.
He turned his father’s RV garage into an off-grid home relying on photovoltaics, rainwater harvester, and composting toilet. Attached to the home, he built a half-buried (6-feet-under) greenhouse (walipini) to use the earth’s heat to grow figs and fruits during the long Montana winters.
On the land surrounding the home, garden members (open to all) farm using permaculture techniques like planting in guilds- layers of plants that support each other- to cut down on labor requirements. It’s a communal, not community, garden so instead of individual plots, garden members share the work and the crop (making it easy to take vacations or time off).
Weaver believes their farm could serve as a model for others. “When NYC hit 1 million people in the mid-1800s all of their food was grown within seven miles. We have a much more severe climate than New York, but I would say we could grow a lot of our food for 100,000 people in the valley if we had these. I did a calculation once that if we had one thousand 2000-square-foot greenhouses we could produce a substantial amount of our fruit without having to truck it in. But you’d need a thousand of them so we’d need a completely different economic model than we currently have.”
Beyond the benefits of fresh, local produce, the garden also builds community, or what Weaver calls a bonded tribe. “A bonded tribe being a group of people doing something to make a living together, in this case we’re growing food together, and doing that bonds people in a way that say getting together and watching football on a couch doesn’t bond people very well.”
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Woooow!!! I worked on this as part of the construction crew (in pic at 6:22) and afterwards as the hired hand for Richard. This just made me so happy to watch, now living in Hawaii, as I haven't seen this project since I moved away in 2015! Thank you so much for documenting this amazing project... Way to go Richard! You're doing it! ♥️♥️
Iuiuuiuuuujj eh
Awesome!!
What year was the walipini built?
Love how some people will complain about growing food. Like come on - its beautiful and its something everyone needs. Farmers also get a lot of complains from locals about their farms (smell, noise, etc), so ridiculous.
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When we bought a tract of land, which was destined for development (literally zoned as a neighborhood, in 1-2 acre plots), I had a neighbor stop by, and ask about what we were going to be doing with the land, well, were creating a farm, so I said this...she went into a speil about the lake association, not allowing horses, etc., etc...I proceeded to tell them we're agricultural zoned, the neighborhood zoning was nullified, and we are not part of their lake association...it felt SO GOOD! We moved from Long Island, NY(the worst place ever), to rural Virginia, hoping to avoid this, but Smith Mountain Lake has attracted lots of this attitude.
Why would someone prefer a neighborhood, to a small farm? Imagine 1 family with vehicles, vs. a NEIGHBORHOOD with 15 families, and their vehicles? People make no sense...
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People make no sense!!!
I know I'm just a stranger but I am soooooooo happy for you!!!!! So very happy you're living such a lovely experience, and I hope the very very best for you!!!
I started planting edibles as a landscape at my house. It looks like a yard with trees and shrubs, but the trees are peaches, persimmons, and plums, and the shrubs are blueberries and currants. I have a couple grapes on trellises, and flowers that attract pollinators. Out back I have 64 square feet of raised beds around the perimeter of the yard and a 120 square foot shade house set up on the patio for potted annuals and perennials on a shelf around the edges with a nice patio table and chairs in the middle.
No one minds, because it looks nice, and I get a lot of productivity out of a suburban space. I give surplus tomatoes and melons to the neighbors, which also gets them excited to see what new things I plant each year. I 100% believe that the more we can do to make our yards both productive and enjoyable, the more others will want to join in the movement towards home food gardening.
@@cristiaolson7327 I have a neighbor who did this! We do have an HOA and I hope they didn't bother her because it's gorgeous and anyway it's smart! My little starter garden is a MESS, but it's out of sight of the street.
I absolutely love the idea of a greenhouse wrapping around most of the home. I can only imagine 💜💜💜💜
I've only just discovered this channel, like a miner hitting a rich seam, a treasure trove revealed itself, absolutely brilliant!
Thank you!
I second this sentiment. I hope someday to have something that Kirsten finds vid-worthy.
it just is too cool how the unseated greenhouse wraps around the home, insulating it. It is a very well thought out system and it seems that he took a lot of ideas from the earthship systems.
The owner is a visionary and is setting a wonderful example for that valley.
Yes, I live in an earthship in Texas in the winter months. Built it in the 2000s during the winter. You can see it here transitiontownbozeman.weebly.com/building-the-earthship-and-electric-vehicles.html
Great ideas and living . Permaculture is key to taking weapon out of food. Peace be upon you. Thank you for sharing.
Except that no one lives in the house and it is dark and unheated by the sun
@@tzenophile also he did say that the heat does not transfer to the house ....he said the house is cold ...
@@clarkclarke exactly
When he said sea buckthorn, elderberry, rhubarb, I said okay, this man really has Everything. Incredible! I love it
i wish some developer had the guts to try this in a whole subdivision. And then compare the housing values to the 'Traditional' suburban subdivisions around them.
I don't think its simply the developer, its really the apathy of the individual that suburbia mass produces. Suburbia is a cringe contrivance that we created due to our own selfishness. Also, apparently farming is hard, and suburbia doesn't like things hard.
When you buy a house in my county garden spots are advertised. My 2nd to youngest sister has a condo. Some of the condo owners wanted gardens. They were given pax a 10×10 plot to plant. The HOA will water with the grass but owners have to plant and take care of. Gardens are small but bigger than most condos allow which is nothing that can't be grown on patio
I think a subdivision designed like this would go up in value, especially in todays political climate. What amount of money could you get to leave a food providing home and enter a world where there may be shortages and contaminated food?
We just bought a townhouses in a new development. I was r to telling the builder’s realtor - who will be a neighbor- that it would be great if the builder could take an odd shape parcel that sits next to the future dog park and fence it off for a community garden for everyone. The realtor said she never heard of that around here but thought it was a good idea We’ll see if we can pull that together. I actually told her that in areas I saw it up north it helped bring the community together I’ve see one where it had 2 picnic tables set up inside the area so people could work on them and use them at the end of the day to sit around and drink wine with their fellow gardeners.
Austin, TX has a new subdivision where they do the passive heating and cooling thing for their homes but in a centralized way (forget what it is called). It's a shame they didn't extend into greenhouses and food production part as that seemed like the logical next step or have it as a custom option.
This should be viral. This should be the way our neighborhoods work. I'm not allowed to have chickens and would be in serious trouble if I had a beautiful garden that showed from the road. How did this happen to people? Where are their heads? Obviously in Bozeman.
The reason most places don't allow chickens is noise. Chickens are annoying as hell, they are the avian version of yappy little dogs. Raise rabbits, the only thing you miss out on is eggs; but you get more meat.
@Truth ConvoyI assume you mean the gasoline two-stroke blowers? There are many communities that ban them, in fact. Even without bans, within a decade they will be gone in favor of electric ones simply due to the economic advantages of electric blowers over gas ones; at least on the commercial side of things.
Raise meat rabbits. Rabbit pellets make instafertilizer
@Truth Convoy I've had chicken on our old place (10 acres) and hens make a most wonderful sound and when they lay an egg, everyone hears about it. I found them NOT noisy but the roosters crowing is loud to people that don't like them. I just want a few hens for eggs. BUT--rules.
@@aprisia I think the lawn tractors, leaf blowers and all the gas powered devices are so much more noisy than a few hens. But we aren't allowed to have anything but a couple dogs or cats. I have a chinchilla inside that no one knows about and the waste is valuable fertilizer. I have a bird inside and the music is better than TV. I would love to have rabbits but not allowed. WHY? They want to control the land use so property values don't go down. The only ones that have things that make the value decrease are the landscaper guy that parks his heavy equipment in the yard, the man that removed every single tree as an eyesore and the owners that don't mow making waste high yards that look horrible. I think a garden with some chickens and lots of edible landscape is gorgeous but that is what I get for getting in an HOA. Was so much better off on the 10 acres.
Now this would make me wake up every morning with a smile.
Kirsten, do more videos on earthships, permaculture, geothermal greenhouses, "self-sufficiency" and so on. It seems that there is an interest in this direction. It would be a great resource if you do it in great detail, and include references in the video description.
Thank you.
I would agree these are topics I'd like to cover more. I have been doing a lot more homes for the past few years, but it seems there are plenty of other channels covering those, so I'd like to do more of a mix going forard. And yes, permaculture and geothermal, etc are on that list. We'll see what I can find :)
@@kirstendirksen Wonderful!
@@annoyingchannel8812 I well. I am preparing to sell our house and start. I'll be documenting everything, and very likely start a CZcams channel to post everything I learn in the process. It'll be on the science of it all. There is so much to learn on so many topics. It'll be an awesome life long adventure. See you guys on the way :)
See Kristen, come to Texas and see our earthships and earthbag houses and the start of our permaculture here. Richard Weaver
@@KJ99otis 20 miles west of Abilene.
what a fantastic collection of edibles in that sunken greenhouse, loved seeing this, thank you.
@Mariyeen Acheege As far as I could see, they're not growing any one thing in there in big enough numbers to be a large harvest, but instead I think it was more of a "pick and mix" style of planting.
Kirsten, you and your crew did a phenomenal job displaying Richard’s operation. I’m so grateful that you were able to get his pioneering brilliance in front of so many eyes. Yes, anyone can watch hours of CZcams and read dozens of books. But to follow through and create a true self-run, bonded tribe community gives merit to the drive, passion, and patience required to produce such fruits.
10:37 having lost a cousin to a septic tank on my families farm with the children around I would definitely secure the cistern lid. apart from that well done and a wonderful inspiring video many thanks
The cistern hatch is in a separate small secure room. There's typically a padlock on the door.
I"m a member of a urban community garden and it is great to grow your own food together with other people .
Community gardens are so much better than corporate ones, more love goes into the food.
And I bet really help new people with the learning curve
I would come home from work, get my puppy and we both go straight to the garden.
For some reason the soil help to cure my work stress. 🥰🥰🥰🥰
@@MichaelLee-nn9fo very cool
yes, every community should learn indoor farming methods.
Yes, we’ll need to learn these skills so we can live on Mars.
No, that would be unnecessary and impractical in places with a warm climate.
@@pauljohn3230 I think "indoor" will mean "control" in the near future.
Might be interesting if the next step for agriculture is survival even if the conditions change.
@@pauljohn3230 Not impractical in warm climates because the earth can cool greenhouses that will other than be roasted at 140+ temps. Being able to protect crops from hail and heavy weather is key. It would also protect plants for the unusual low temps. Protecting crops is practical in any climate.
No
So glad to see the comfrey info. I've been using it for years not only for aiding compost build, but for breaking up poor clay/rock soil. It's so easy to grow and versatile. And now I have a term for what I've done forever: lop and drop.
Its called chop and drop in permaculture...
We need to encourage more Victory Gardens and more knowledge about Gardens in general
hi pamela
Pamela Homeyer Yes
I remember when you started your channel so unique. Impressive how the channel and children have grown it's awesome.
Thanks. I'm trying to get back to more of these types of stories which were more what we started with.
Kirsten Dirksen yeah. It feels like the older ones.
@@kirstendirksen I love how you include your children in your videos in a natural way. You must have such fun as a family travelling around the world. I echo the other commenters. I would love for you to branch out to include more alternative growing videos.
A 'bonded tribe', great example of the beauty of voluntary interaction.
Kirsten, you produce the BEST content on youtube. Im not a hippie or even a big gardener, I certainly want to be however. Your videos and the amazing people featured within them are the unmatched in our society, instead of the constant news cycle of fear and the whining that follows. You could listen to zealots and politicians all day, but the TRUE answer lays in the sentiment your content promotes. Self sufficiency means personal responsibility. Personal responsibility means stronger community. Thank you for what you do. BEST CHANNEL EVER. And again, youre my absolute favourite. I hope you and youre family are safe an content.
Thank you for taking the time to write. I feel lucky some very creative and resourceful people have allowed me into their homes.
I'll bet his father would be fascinated by what he's done and really proud.
You pissed away HOW MUCH MONEY on this greenhouse? Boy what are you going to leave your grand kids? What did I leave you and what have you done with it ?
@@agnidas5816 Uh... have you SEEN the state of the world? This man has vision and he understands the importance of COMMUNITY. He hasn't pissed anything away. He has invested in the future.
@@andreaandrea6716 I believe Mr Agni Das was creating a hypothetical situation in which the man's father stated: "You pissed away HOW MUCH MONEY on this greenhouse?"
@@ravenphd7061 Yes. I agree that it was prob hypothetical or joking (?) ... but still, what he did with his father's money is rather extraordinary: It isn't all about himself. He has created BEYOND himself. He HASN'T pissed his money away by building a greenhouse; in fact, he has built something LARGER; a COMMUNITY. You can't BUY that. (I'm guessing Mr Das was attempting a joke ... but jokes are actually meant to be funny, not lame. THUS my referencing the state of the planet). But thank you for trying to explain. Sometimes, because we're writing and not sitting around a table, where one can hear TONE, meaning gets lost. I now feel like I'm over-reacting. Blessings on everyone; @Agni Das & RavenPHD. !
@@andreaandrea6716 You're absolutely correct! What he did is so amazing. Its a shame this isn't common everywhere, but hopefully that can change : )
He should contact the disabled in their community and give the extra food to them, instead of throwing it away. I'm disabled, I love fresh vegetables but I'm unable to tend a garden, it would be nice to get some fresh vegetables, since I can't afford much fresh food.
@Armageddon Sinew my son-in-law is trans, so I'm not even going to get into Trans rights with you.
I agree. Most trans people can volunteer to help at the farm and then get a share of the food. I'm referring to disabled people that can't physically help out and receive a share that way. The food that is wasted because of them not being able to use all the food could be donated to the disabled, or a soup kitchen and things like that. If there is a group that helps out trans teens that have been thrown out of their family home, could be another way to use the left over food at the end of the season.
@Armageddon Sinew its isnt a competition on who is more oppressed. disabled people may strughle to use the garden hence it being suggested that they get given the spares
@Armageddon Sinew Seriously? What are you? 10?
I agree. When I heard that I thought, "Why don't they preserve the food?" There are also all the neighbors around and there may well be a food bank in town. Where I teach, we started a garden a couple years ago and the food goes to the local food bank.
I absolutely love it! My In-laws live in Bozeman. I live in TN and have all my life. We here in TN, have big gardens because we have long, slow Summers! I love the Southeast!
Could you please tell me the open space beautiful places to set up a homestead? I’m planning to come see. Any suggestions? Coming from Chas and PREVIOUSLY NY.
@@lindacianchetti3599 I live in Kingsport but grew up in Church Hill which is in the county. Some people love it here, some people can't wait to leave. You've got your good and bad anywhere you go but I love TN! You don't here about people getting crazy around here too much on the news and stuff, they know better! Come on down and get ya a big glass of sweet tea!
This family needs to meet the family in Lincoln Nebraska, the guy with the under ground heating and cooling. He could use that technology and grow just about anything. I believe that Nebraska place was called, '' Greenhouse in the Snow''. What an amazing combo these two guys could be.
Citrus in the Snow.
The name of the video you're talking about is "Nebraska retiree uses earths's heat to grow oranges in snow."
It looks like Richard has done an amazing transformation with the inheritance over the past couple of decades! He did an amazing job and most definitely has the mindset of living off the grid, but also helping the environment overall! It's fascinating to see how people adapt to such extreme climates and still find ways to grow plants. (Potentially -35F° outside in winter; say whaaat?!)
I live in NW Montana (I went to MT State in the late 70's-2yrs) and rant all the time about the ridiculous development up here in the Flathead, ripping out farmland and replacing with very dense subdivisions, with GRASS. Oh how I hate it so thank-you so much for what you are doing, I whole heartedly agree that all should be growing food and those that don't will come to regret. And ... subdivisions are so ugly!!! One house after another with no creativity in the architecture and design, all the same, I do not understand. We think alike.
Farmers farming people's yards is such a great idea. So many people don't want to garden but don't use their yards either.
That green house is everything.
Imagine living suburb and just going accross the street to pick up fresh fruits, amazing^^
Love it..."not typical HOA material." 🌻🌻🌻🌻
I’m from Montana. A few things he didn’t tell you that make this more impressive. It can freeze and often does throughout the summer months tomatoes will never ripen before the first frost in the best years. And the ground is full of arsenic from the copper smelters. I tip my hat to him
Liked Richard, honest, knowledgeable and all around good guy!
I just watched your schist village video and had NO IDEA you’re the same creator of this video that I watched last week. Zero idea, you’re the same creator.
I love it when the CZcams algorithm gets is right and sends me something hypnotic and engaging to watch
Subscribed !
Thank you!
Amazing greenhouse, greetings from Russia
This is leading a nation. With the exception of, “we wind up throwing some away.”
........ but even stuff "thrown away" is actually fertiliser!
Yes, I kind of cringed when he said that (we wind up throwing some away). Why not donate to a food bank? But - Fabulous things they are doing there! Especially the communal garden. Another thing he mentioned that made me think the greenhouse would be inaccessible to the average person - it cost "$100,000" ?.
Dave W yes. I say I hat every time my earnings went to organic costs that rotted before ripening! That’s not being most efficient or highest consciousness, though. We can be better minded.
That was one thing I found wrong with his whole approach. There are good places for overproduction to help. BUT his idea of local production workers would provide jobs for informed and good workers to earn a living as well as the locals to share in the production by work hours. This is such a good neighborhood idea.
We throw it away to the food bank, compost bin or chickens, we do not have it go to the land fill.
I'm a huge fan of permaculture. every neighborhood should have have one.
Keep in mind this is a garden - not a permaculture forest. They are throwing the term around but not applying it.
racist
Thanks for the wonderful world
When I was growing up, everybody had a garden in the summer. People usually grew tomatoes, green beans, peas, onions, cucumbers, carrots, and squash depending on the size of the garden plot. My parents would cram as many veggies as possible into our backyard garden, and they always had enough to preserve. People really need to get back to gardening.
Larry is the hero we all need.
Richard has a firm grasp on the best solutions for urban ag. I love what he has done! Bravo! Goji's and Goose berries... yummy! My dream is to build something like this in Wisconsin.
People might has gotten the wrong idea when Richard said excess crops are thrown away. I'm sure any produce that is not used is composted so in reality it is never wasted.
OMG!! This is exactly what I want on my property. I would love to tour his property.
ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL!!
Richard weaver is pretty brilliant with his design for this garden !!
The people in the HOA communities around us go nuts if their grass isn't watered/mowed regularly and with precision. They have no willingness to explore a more natural surrounding with native plants and trees-- very difficult for them to grasp the concept.
That is how they put people inside of the box
I'm existing in the path of such a community, behind my house where they busted through our once-quiet little cul-de-sac where a beautiful, thriving field once stood. It's heart-wrenching.
They should not exist
They are always worried about their property value.
My HOA has gone so far as to require grass and NO natural landscaping.
This area is beautiful, lots of green and that mountain in the background.
I was quite sadden to hear that they throw food away and he seemed quite proud of that. Soup kitchens, food banks etc. would be very grateful for this abundance of food. By doing this they may get extra help or spread the word of growing your own food
Agreed. Bozeman is an affluent community where housing prices are astronomical. They have a worker shortage because workers can’t afford to live there or even nearby. They have a good “co op” but you won’t find as much need for food banks and soup kitchens as in a big city with economic diversity. The fact that they were forced to spend 5-10 times on that greenhouse due to local codes is an example of the ridiculousness of Bozeman. The gorgeous farm land to the south of Bozeman will soon be infiltrated by subdivisions with wells and septic systems despite a fragile water table in the name of progress. So sad.
Love the way he out the responsibilities of the community garden into words 😃
Having the kids running around enjoying the fruits and low ceiling room was a nice touch. You should hire them full time.
Great Video! More people need to get going with food growing projects whether big or small. It is rewarding to garden, and even more so to eat the best food around. We do not need big AG with all the poisons, and destroyed soil & water sources. Seriously lawns over a food garden....upside down thinking there. So much info available these days on Permaculture, companion planting, square foot gardening, raised beds, etc. Very inspiring.
EARTHSHIP IN TEXAS WHEW HOO! KEEP SPREADING THE MESSAGE, BROTHER!
AMEN 🙏🏽 👍 ❤️
Great idea, the community gardening, working together to feed the community. Well done
Imagine actually knowing your neighbors thanks to a community garden. Enjoying fresh fruits and vegetables together. 🍎🍐🍑🍓🥑🍅🥒🌶️
I like how he explains things then they proceed to ask everything again. LOL
Every body saying that " food" that goes to compost pile is wasted doesn't know zip about gardening. I am disabled, used to be a gardener..so if I lived in his area...maybe I could supply him with worm castings. Or set up a a worm farm there and separate worms,wisps and eggs from castings...there is always things that can be done to contribute labor for crops.
Love this guy.... "moving from high tech to low tech" Thnaks!!
This is literally my dream home. I dont need much..just a greenhouse wrapped around my bed. Who else wants one to wake up to? Love it! All houses should consider attaching these structures to help heat the home in the winter as well that sunshine could prevent suicides that go up because of the darkness.
I can't imagine someone telling me what I can or can't do on my own property, especially when it comes to gardening. HOA seems a weird idea to me
Exactly ....... They shouldn't exist
There is another side of the story, of course. 9 out of 10 people keep their yards in good order, but the 10th one has weeds, pigs, and 33 junked cars sitting on cinder blocks.
I hate them also, just another entity to tell you what to do. However they are a defense against property value decline
@@claytonlynch6288 It is not their property. Regardless of any other factor, that is primary. HOAs are incredibly regressive in most cases, even stopping people from gardening, installing solar and wind, or even painting your house the color you want to paint. The fact that they have any legal authority, outside contract law, is ludicrous.
This is why I will never, ever purchase any property connected to an HOA.
@@jeremynv89523 I would be happy to have neighbors with weeds and pigs.
Better the four legged pigs than the two legged ones that run HOAs.
Thank you Kirsten and Team for doing such great work and interviewing the coolest people on the planet - great inspiration and education for our times - I love your stuff keep up the good work!
He is not the average Gardner!..lol..very inspirational..thank you for this video!
The idea of a community garden is absolutely wonderful!
Love Bozeman but my son sold so I don't visit anymore 😕
We're on the west slope and have some similar plans for our acreage.
Thanks for sharing this, love it, it's the future!
If you have kiwis, you absolutely need at the few least one male and one female. I'd recommend at least double that. That might be why he's not getting any fruits.
true!
A thinker. It's a reproduction error
Yes, in Vancouver this old neighbor who has plenty of kiwis fruitsss. We have only 2 short month of summer
Having a sustainable food forest is priceless
I always grew my plants mixed together in my garden. I felt plants don’t like being isolated like most humans. They are alive. Thank you for the info on what the concept is called. Enjoy it.
I wish I were younger. I have the land and would have built one of these sunken greenhouses. Much like the bank barns here. We have a steel barn which came with the property. It fries in summer and offers no warmth in winter, but the bank barns I have been in in winter have a little warmth even though only one side is underground. Same basis as our geothermal heat pump. Maybe, though, we will try this in miniature.
as dire times are on the horizon i hope this kind living could be the future!
Such a great idea, home owners linking up with urban farmers to produce food on their property and sharing the crop. I love the sunken greenhouse too. You can quite easily distribute the heat created in the greenhouse to the living quarters using fans to 'suck' the air where it's needed.
Great video for greenhousers wanting to go partly underground. The automated top vents and outdoor low intake air vents are simple and perfect. Thanks, Richard for letting Kirsten film your super greenhouse setup.
This is Wonderful! Really inspiring. Thanks.
Looks amazing. Would love to build one some time in the future. My greenhouse is a bit sunken into the ground, but not so much as this one.
This guy is very knowledgeable actually
This channel is SO relevant right now... Knowing how to be self-reliant makes communities and people resilient. Resources and goodwill are available anywhere. Use it!
"it tastes weird when it's fresh"
There is so much takeaway from that statement
With the oil wars starting up again, fresh food transported from god knows where will be harder to get. This kind of self sufficiency will become more and more important. But there is also another benefit: self sufficiency breeds less dependence to government. Knowing you have a community you can count on opens a world of possibilities. I could foresee a network of self sufficient food grows bartering berries for eggs, carrots for chickens, hay for beef.
Work a job? No more. Work to live and sell to the folks trapped in cities who can't grow their own.
yes. I could never see people spending money on lawns, shrubs, and not being able to eat it. It's alright to have some lawn and shrubs but limit it to a small area. Also being outside gardening food helps you get grounded which helps the body.
Oil wars? I'm guessing your out of the US? We no longer get oil outside of the USA
I'll just come by and take your food then. And the rest of the country will behave the same way. If the food trucks stop travelling down the road it will be the apocalypse ;)
Everything you need for an autonomous living of the whole family. (Which turns out to be very important in light of recent events) But above all, this is daily work! Respect!
This is the best idea coming to where we're going in this world
They could donate the extras that they say go to waste to needy families especially disabled who cant work in the garden or to homeless shelters or nursing homes. Better than it going to waste.
Super interesting though.
It's probably composted. Not wasted.
@@uol1051 well it could be put to use helping others as well....there is always plenty to compost
@A Dash Of Dana you are probably right...it is sad
Yes we donated some of the food to the local food bank this year. Rest goes in the compost bin.
@@ricardoweaver1287 that is wonderful
Kirsten Dirksen her uploads are such a treat on Sunday, perfect , such a high production level a real treat, informing relaxing hope giving and So inspiring, watching this video i really want to grow some things at my own home. But Living in Berlin Germany, in a 2room appartment ground level, no direct sunlight comming in, no ground outside, no balcony... Where do i start ?someone has any tips?, other than move or get a communial garden (on a waiting list 20years to go if i am lucky) the farmerstand left the market on my island. What can i grow myself in a space that has no direct sunlight?
Hmmm, mushrooms? 😉
@@chezmoi42 🤣 ...actualy not a bad idea! Thanks looking in to that one ✨
@@TheVJTiticaca Good luck! There are kits available for a number of varieties, and some are suitable for a small space. Also, if you haven't tried sprouting seeds yet, it's a great way to get fresh greenery into your menu. Alfalfa, beets, cabbage, radish, beans/lentils, onion, sunflower, and more, all can be done in a jar under the sink. You'll find lots of choices at your local health food store. wholefully.com/sprouting-101/
Aquaponics with lights?
I got into growing plants by having a tiny garden on my balcony (Covered, northern exposure but no urban obstruction, in Montreal, Canada)
I have lots of light inside but i ended up buying a couple grow lights (ideally pleasant to the eyes and on an automatic timer, depends on your taste)
...and i kept growing stuff, mostly herbs, basil, parsley, chives, shallots and houseplants ((lots of houseplants)because growing stuff in winter is hard)
I think researching local communal gardens and literally just asking around (facebook groups? insta hashtags?...) might help you find answers for your specific situation/location and maybe even a friend.
Good luck! Cheers.
This is a excellent example of sustainability👍👍👍
Very nice setup ! I would replace the blackberry with a Concord grape for endless juice and jam. Surprised they have to toss veggies out, as most towns have a food bank or list of families in need through a local church. This is a channel I won’t skip the commercials, as I hope you are able to make these wonderful videos for a long time to come. 🌻
Yes we used the food bank this year.
Love This! Thank-You!! ☆☆☆☆☆♡☆☆☆☆☆
It would have been interesting to hear more about the co-operative and how it works. Are 'members' investing anything other than time?l
Factory051 my guess probably just time. He probably inherited enough to do awesome projects like this.
Yes there is a membership fee of about $100 per season.
@@ricardoweaver1287 thanks for sharing Richard. Its fantastic to see the coop model being used in this way. We have some similar coops in the UK.
Ricardo Weaver I live in New Braunfels just curious where you live in Texas?
@@ricardoweaver1287 The only thing I wish for is you get a good videographer/story teller to produce a whole series on everything you do so we can get more informed. I would love a site that I could ask questions or had regular videos concerning your whole operation from theory, ideas, practice, operation, management, plants, plant care, sources, actually everything from below the ground up. The one thing that really struck me was the idea of a local farmer involved in the gardens. My rural community is loosing the youth to bigger cities, then finding they return when ready to settle down. The whole idea of jobs is amazing to think about. Older people that can't do much could be cared for. Younger people with kids could be involved and fed better options - growing the community. The best part is the friendly neighbors helping and getting to know each other. This is one eye opening video. I've searched but can't find anything else about your dream. Good dreams like this should be shared! I did find the weebly link you showed in earlier comment and have sign-up for newsletters if you have them.
How do these people learn so much about plants and soil etc...I wish I was a farmers wife!
This is the same concept as a "Walpini garden" (which I just recently discovered info about). And the Walpini garden method, goes back centuries. Used in many cultures. Some Walpini gardens even line the floor of the sink garden with black colored stones, to draw more heat into the air for the plants. Look it up online, there's photo galleries with many examples of a Walpini garden.
This sunken garden in this video is amazing. I never thought of the possibility of growing the trees, like he shows here! That's just amazing and exciting, to think of all the different types of fruit bearing trees you can try growing in a Walpini! Wow!
Wow, I'm surprised to find the tree Gumi here. I'm originally from Japan and grew up eating those fruits from my parents' garden. I want to find that tree for my garden.
The way of the future❣️
What a wonderful man
Richard Weaver you are genius ! Nothing worse to look at than perfect grass in place of crops, trees and bushes. Kirsten & Family, thanks for sharing this video and the awesome place and some great tips. Sharpen them knives ! Time to cook !
Wonder how that green house deals with any kind of snow load. Can't imagine that solex is terribly strong. Have been giving some thought to building a bermed greenhouse
💚🌿🪴🌱👍🏼 A group of farmers who farm individual people’s yards!! Awesome idea! 💛🧡🤎🖤
No till permaculture, love it!
I love the cistern and pump system! This setup is not cheap, but it absolutely looks worth the money! Those building codes are strict, though...
I love the new community garden tribe philosophy. Bonded tribe and potluck. Great! Sharing the crop and the potluck dinner is amazing.
They should have put pipes underground to take the heat from the earth and pipe it into the greenhouse. It shouldn't get below the temperature underground, around 54 degrees. Also put tubs of water to capture heat during the day, and release the heat during the night. Thermal mass. And darn in that environment why doesn't he have a wood stove? It would heat the living area and can cook with it too.
OK he's got cooling tubes for hot weather, but not fan the other way to capture earths heat
That takes up even MORE land, and "tubs of water" evaporate.
@@maxsdad538 tubs inside the greenhouse absorb heat during day and slowly release at night, preventing freeze
That I have got to say is an awesome couple. But a little confused about how digging 3 feet + adding a 3 foot wall on top = 6 feet below surface. The kids in that indoor garden being handed (by them) and eating mulberries is really kind of a priceless moment. Also I like the effect of the space and light on the senses. That is a success on the thought and architectural planning that went in...the stucco is a huge win on that also.
They dug 3 feet down and added 3 more feet of soil on top. 6 feet of soil.
@@DjViceroy Ok I think I get it. I was thinking in terms of grade, and that it was still 3 feet below grade even if he adds structure above grade.
We met Diana and Richard in their Texas abode during a wwoof stay. It is good to see them still experimenting and moving forward with their visions and learning how to heal the Earth, community, and themselves through food and some principals of permaculture. We are glad they have been featured here. Good luck guys.
I love what they are doing here, so much diversity in their garden. I would love to have something like this to work on.
Awesome stuff thanks for the video! Question - what if instead of a single layer of matte/semi-opaque plastic you had two layers of clear plastic separated by an air layer? Would that buffer the temperature even more while letting even more sun through?
And here I am just trying to keep my houseplants alive.
Oh, Wow!! What a haven!! 🥰💕
The walls of the raised beds are so beautiful.