No-Till Farming and Market Gardening in Zone 5b, 5,200ft (FULL TOUR)
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- čas přidán 8. 07. 2019
- On my vacation to Northern California, I found myself in Reno, Nevada with serious gardening withdrawal. I looked up some farms in the area, and messaged Zach of Prema Farms out of the blue. He agreed to have me out to check out the farm, which is in Zone 5b just outside of Reno, Nevada. He's a no-till, certified organic, regenerative farmer making a go of it on 1.5 acres.
I've done farm tours and garden tours before, but never one at altitude. There's a ton to learn about how Zach runs his farm, how lean his market gardening methodology is, and more - I truly hope you enjoy.
With inspiration from Conor Crickmore of Neversink Farm, Eliot Coleman, Jean Martin Fortier, and Curtis Stone, Zach is off to an EPIC first 2 years at Prema Farm.
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Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:56 - Germination Greenhouse
8:19 - General Farm Setup
16:00 - Turning Over a Bed
18:05 - Tilthing a Bed
18:43 - Using a 4 Row Seeder
21:52 - High Altitude Tomatoes and Greenhouses
32:15 - Wash, Pack, and Cold Chain
39:07 - Outro
16:33 D Rock!
great video man.. beautiful.. get it man! can't believe you only have four comments on this vid? WTF people, this shi is awesome!
You always ask great questions and interview so effectively!
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As a nun American subscriber, I would love to hear about the recall, where is it? What weather is different? Also hear what brought a young man to live there? Why is he a farmer? I'm interested in the people, the vegetables are just a bonus.
The way this guy's eyes light up when he talks about bringing community, culture and local living back through organic farming! Truly inspirational
THAT IS A NOBLE CAUSE im inclined to believe it is the love of your brother to feed a community . Awesone insight a phd in public service.
Most. Inspirational. Dude. Ever. "We could feed 800, 1000 people on this farm." Most important point of farming right now: FEEDING PEOPLE.
Especially right now! It will become more and more important in the near future.
And Bill Gates thinks the earth is overpopulated. And is also buying up farmland. In addition to his investments in vaccines and tracking devices... we should be concerned.
Well...I should be able to feed my family of 7 on our 1/3 acre then.....
@@searose6192 heck yes!
On one and a half acres...
I have to say, this was one of the most enjoyable, informative, and motivating market garden videos that I've watched out of hundreds and hundreds of them. Zach's energy is great .... "Yeah, yeah !!!" You can tell he loves what he does...... even by the name of the farm. We need more Zach's in this world! That guy has his priorities straight.
I like how you just sought out a local farm on your vacation, and found such an inspiring small business owner! What a hidden gem! I love this type of promotion, we really get to see how it’s possible to get away from corporate monocropping.
This is the only type of 'vacation' I can seem to go on LOL
agree
Gotta love how sophisticated/intelligent our traditional distribution network is, but locally-grown is the wave of the future, and rightly so.
Business expense, holla!
this dude is my latest hero. I don't know why but he epitomizes the entrepreneur for the next new Earth generation. I come from farmers and this man is an absolute gem of a man. The real divine masculine in the flesh creating food and community. Loved this and knowning that he was interviewed 9 months before the lockdown, I was wondering how he is doing with farmers market etc.
Zach's passion is palpable!! So inspired by this. Thank you for interviewing Prema Farms.
Thanks for watching!
Thank you. This is so respectful of land, water. I grew up with fruit trees, vegetables, herbs, corn/beans/squash -- seeds saved by grandmother every year from plants her family raised over generations in Mexico. We had enough for us and neighbors. We thought grandmother was old-fashioned and eccentric for composting & refusing to "poison" the land with modern chemicals. The soil was incredibly fertile and generous-- the land was healthy and treated with love. My grandmother would love to see today's generation of farmers that do so much with the land without contaminating it with chemical "poisons."
Man! I Love this farmer! He's Everything all farmers Should be. Ty Eric for bringing us these great Inspiring farmers/nurturers of the soil. REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE 💯
All professional farmers. People growing for themselves and maybe hitting the farmer's market to get something back for their surplus can still learn something, but his MARKETING know-how: Knowing where the gaps are in the produce supply, like that ?June? hole he found for cucumbers, to land a contract. That's what a person who wants to make a LIVING as a small-plot farmer needs to know.
I love the reverence they have for NeverSink. NeverSink is the jumping-off point for anybody interested in this, the same way the logistic model is the jumping-off point for population studies.
I'm about to tell my wife I'm heading to Vegas to be an intern for our future family farm business.
What a great inside view.
Thx for this!!
Proud to see Prema representing Reno and our incredible high desert Oasis. Keep up the fantastic work and I'll be seeing you again soon for your incredible produce Zack.
Thanks for stopping by Lisa!
Every time he says "That's it" I'm like :D
This tour was amazing this guy's attitude is incredible wish I lived close by if deffetnely buy from him God Bless his hard work
Zach is so smart and creative to do so much on 1.5 acres.
Love how organized this farmer is. Impressive!
Zack, you take my breath away ; so bright; so good, so productive.
Zach and Kasey really need to start a youtube channel.
Yes they do
Absolutely!
It's not fun for everyone. Most of the coolest people I know just do their own thing, with minimal social media. They're too busy!
After hearing his mini-speech at the end, I changed my mind. That's the next level for this guy, for sure, given where his heart's at.
@@maggieshreve8107 or have someone else come in to do it for them incrementally from prepping soil, sowing seeds to growing including battles with pests and weather through to harvesting then marketing
That way they don't have to invest into equipment upgrading storage and set up of recording and internet equipment. Being far from town can cost more for satellite internet.
I really enjoyed the video I've garden for years but I really like seeing how others are planting This farmer will go far he has his head in the right place. Loved it.
Such a smart and interesting dude.
CZcams channels like this one are building the future, amazing farm. Thanks for exposing us to these practices!
What a beautiful farm. He is living the dream.
What I LOVE about this is how open the farmer is to sharing his processes! It's not just keeping trade secrets to make money - it's more about giving back to the community in more ways than one!
There's no such thing as "trade secret" in 2021
One of the most inspiring videos on small farming ever. Zach is just a powerhouse of energy in the right paths of growing. Hope he goes on forever.
Zach is a top lad, I really like him and what he's about.
I live in Reno and I was so surprised to see this. Hope to see you again whennthe world calms down again
This guy has to be one of the best people to watch and listen to because of his attitude. Good on you man.
This was really interesting. I'm glad you were able to share this experience.
I'm glad you enjoyed!
Agreed
Talk about positive energy. wow
Very inspirational to see a working/successful farm at high altitude, I'm at 5,000 ft.
What a guy.
Great interviewer too.
This man is clearly arithmetical competent and full of love!
Love that paper pot transplant system! Glad they have good resources to germinate the plants well. Thank you for the High Desert adventure ☺
Thanks for watching!
So inspirational. All small ag folk will benefit from watching this video. Thanks!
That was amazing. Easily your most informative video, I learned a lot. Thank you!
I'm glad to hear that! Thank you, glad you enjoyed
Its inspirational
S inspirational! This is our future folks! Small, local farms growing our food!
This fellow's demeanor and energy is just infectious. It's always inspiring to see someone taking their passion and beliefs and making a living out of it.
fabulaus! I love supporting small farms!!! The food tastes so much better plus win win! I hope that when people eat,they give gratitude for the food they buy at the grocery store. I prefer farmers markets, but I do what I can living in the city. Farming is extremely hard work and with global warming, its a guessing game at best! I am four years gardening in the city on my patio, and many failures. It takes alot of work,love and science to getting it right! Love and blessings to farmers around the world and much gratitude! Working on my edable and medicinal garden and learning so much.
This winter, I am going to learn micro greens. Thanks guys!!! Stay safe!!! Keep up the great work!!!!
Zach’s farm is also in the most recent Netflix documentary Kiss the Ground. They talk about regeneration farming method. These are awesome people!
This young man should be encouraged to write a book! Amazing! What a intelligent way of producing food. Thank you.
As a zone 5b gardener at 5280 ft (denver!) this video was so helpful to learn from Zach about how they make it work in the unique shorter season and altitude - I know it's an older one but thank you so much for this video.
I love when you interview growers like this, especially in cooler zones (I'm 6a). It's inspiring to see how much pride these folks take in the gardening systems they've come up with.
1,000 bunches! What. On a 30"x100' bed!? That's incredible!
I absolutely love Zach's "honest" enthusiasm for what he is doing.
This was so much fun to watch! The best energy ☀️ thank you for this- it felt like a Master Class and was full of years of information and lessons learned! What beautiful truth and love ❤️ this feels like such a gem and gift!
Impressive operation, impressive man
This made me so happy we need this everywhere.
Wow! Love listening to this guy talk about his farm, so passionate, so calm and natural too. 🤩
Thank you both! I live in a similar climate in Colorado at 6,500 altitude with a semi desert climate. So many great tips and encouragements for me on growing for my family. ❤️
Please include international units (like meters) in future videos. Thanks 🧡
I get it ..but its a free video!
Exciting, informative, farming from the heart. The excitement in every discrimination of his farm. Thank you Kevin for allowing us to see this.
So sweet that the daughter's can go there and eat some food without worrying about biting into toxic pesticides. That soil looks great!
Wow! Zach is living my dream. I was watching/listening to this on the way down to my farm that I’m trying to do this very thing. Fighting tooth and nail to get it off the ground and getting very frustrated with it all. I’ll have to sit down and watch again when I have some time. Great video!! Thank you both.
One of the best videos I have seen. Lots of in depth information. Going to get green house soon.
“Totally”, right?🤗👍🏻❣️
I love how inspirational he has made him farmland into small business, but doesn’t lack quality at all, thriving on excellence. Very informative, knowledgeable of processes from beginning to end and reaping great benefits, thanks for sharing your process with us, much appreciated🤗
It's my first year growing in I pick vegetables am enjoying 😉 all the love he shows because I feel the same way for my vegetables now am buying bigger bags for my vegetables babies
This was just marvelous. Healing through food health AND community. I pray the world listens, thank you!
Thanks for interviewing zack , this guy is so inspirational
Enjoyed this so much while learning just as much!!! Great farmer who encourages others!! Thank you both and the farm staff for sharing with us!!! Blessings!!!
I’ve watched this video a few times. This guy’s energy is infectious.
Thanks...one of the best videos I've seen. Impressive operation. Connor's attention to detail and efficiency is evident in Zach.
One of my favorite videos You’ve uploaded! Wonderfully informative
What an operation!! Incredible!
Outstanding, never seen this level of efficieny in a market garden, so many golden nuggets of advice
This was such a great watch! Thanks for digging in Kevin!!
I love this cat's vibe. Contagious.
Thanks for this really informative and good energy from you both. I respect how Kevin(Epic Farm) was very knowledgeable yet still allowed room for explanations and demonstrations from Zack(Perma Farm). I’m in Colorado at a similar altitude, about a mile high, so this was really cool to see. Rarely do these shows that focus on smaller permaculture farms, market gardening, self-sufficient homesteads, that aren’t filmed in southern states like FL, MS, AL, and everything from the soil under feet, to the clouds in the sky, make a huge difference in making decisions, knowing what to decide, depending mostly on the relative geography, climate, topography, and community, to have actual factual relevance, generally what I will have to do as a beginner that will actually benefit me where I’m growing, I still watch a few really good guys from FL that have a plethora of information but not all plants that grow in tropical areas can do the same high/dry altitudes. Im grateful for this and I really hope to see more, respect ✊
Love his passion and energy
Wow that guy Zach s so knowledgeable! And obviously a very hard worker. Kudos.
Beautifully efficient! I live outside Reno and it’s not an easy growing climate. Very cool that Zack is sharing the love and knowledge!!
I love this. I have recently heard about no-till farming and regenerative farming and I'm loving the idea. Thank you for this information.
I love this. It’s so cool how excited this guy is about what he is doing. I am about to start a no till home garden this spring. Very exciting!
An incredible video of an amazing human with an inspirational attitude we should all have. Thanks guys you have both done something super-special for humankind here!
Thanku. Amazing work! More power n more blessings to Zach n his farm!
Thank YOU!
This guy is so easy to watch. He's so passionate about it.
The most informative part was the cold bath technique. I'm going to try this with my home garden harvesting.
This is so inspiring! Love your farm tours. Thank you.
Thanks for watching
Love the cooling process for greens!!!
i live near reno, and its so nice to see a good farm in this... wonderful... land
Thank you so much for taking the time and effort to share this beautiful vision! What a load of wonderful information!
This entire video just made me smile!!!!!!! thank you so much for sharing!!! AMAZING
Well done! Thank you both 👌👍👏
Excellent system, excellent video. It gives keeping your kale cool a whole 'nother dimension.
Man this guy is great, you both are what a happy guy
Such great content! Zach is a sharp dude, great insight and pretty inspirational!
Zach is truly inspirational
AhhhMazing! So beautiful all around!
@Epic Gardening~ Excellent video on so many levels. Zach is a remarkable visionary! Thank you for showing us the inner workings of a successful small business. Amazing!
Oh shit, glad that I finally found this! Zach's my boy! He opened my eyes to eating Vegan. He is genuinely the most enthusiastic person about plants and eating clean. He broke my stereotype of Vegans being pushy and holier-than-thou.
This guy is awesome !!! Great job with the interview ....so glad you take the time to seek out other farmers that are different from you .
I could listen to these two dudes talk for hours. So fucking smart
what a cool farmer dude...im inspired by the high tech natural even tho I'd never be able to do it myself
So intelligent, well spoken and inspiring
Amazing work, INSPIRATIONAL. I'm trying to start a mini "farm" myself with the same approach. The garden will give what will give. Not by forcing it but by allowing it to be what will be. Thank you for showcasing PREMA farms!!! Loved every second of the video. Just wished I lived where the weather was a bit warmer...
This is fantastic I am amazed at what you can do on 1.5 acre❤ it.
I know this was 3 years ago...but it was so good. Very informative and enjoyable.
This. is. Absolutley amazing I hope to see more small farms in the near future truely living the american dream, way to go! Inspiring.
This is GREAT stuff! I'm definitely watching this one again.
Fantastic video! Makes me want to be a farmer. His methods and enthusiasm could bring on world peace!
The passion and information was amazing!
Great interview!
Thank you Javier!
Indeed
I loved everything about this video - loaded with information and inspiration! Thanks for bringing it to us 😊
Great information in this video for anyone looking to get started with market gardening.