Growing a Greener World Episode 1203 - The Spark in Sparta
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- čas přidán 18. 10. 2021
- This tiny Georgia town was one of many that never fully recovered after the boll weevil decimated the cotton industry in the South. But the future is looking brighter after one couple provided an unlikely spark, and accidentally started an urban farming revolution smack in the middle of downtown… from front yard gardens to a mushroom-growing warehouse.
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I just loved this episode Joe! Please keep seeking out these type of people and stories. You are such a wonderful person.
Overgrown yards to beautiful gardens and yet some people still don’t understand 🤷♀️ I absolutely love your videos!
What a wonderful couple, giving back to the community. I respect how he has acknowledged the past hurts with slavery.. thank you. I love how you and Susie are thinking about the whole community including race relations. The urban garden concept to support local businesses is amazing and exciting to watch, I so enjoyed this episode.
It made my heart happy cry when you talked about the past agricultural energy. To me I saw all the things you are doing as healing all that energy. Thank you. And thank you Mr. Currey for making sure we got to hear some of the farm life happening. Haha.
What a remarkable couple! Thanks for this wonderful video!
Awesome video Joe
I'm a young engineering student right now, but I strive to be like this guy and give back in a similar way once I'm older. One that makes me happy but also helps people through growing food! For now, I volunteer. But once I get that engineering money and influence, I will use it for good and think of these videos! Thank you for doing such a great service
Good luck to you. But something tells me you're already making a great impact right where you are.
@@ninastone9054 Growing food is the most important job in the entire world
Just know that you don't have to have money to make a difference and influence others. You just need to have the passion and desire. It seems as though you have both
@@pameladavis895 currency notes printed is just a debt token to keep humanity enslaved for eternity with constant debts. When man came on this planet there were no bankers and currency notes. So the same logic applies today that we do not require any bankers or currency printed by these aholes. Mother nature has provided abundant resources to feed all on the planet if we decide to take care of her.
This man, Mr Curry knows about healing. Healing of the land, and healing of the man.
Love this ❤️ What a beautiful story and so duplicatable across the country!
Love this episode, Joe, and everything about their urban farm. Such a community builder! Thank you for sharing this wonderful story with us. It’s great to be back into another season of GGW.
I love this👏 can you imagine if more neighbors in urban settings grew gardens and shared the overprotective crops. ❤️
Productive? Crops?
Fabulous. We need more people like the Currys.
The Currey's story is moving... The Farmers are so hard working!
Excellent content thank you very much
I saw this show on PBS and loved it. I watched it again on on CZcams and loved it just as much. I want to visit Sparta.
What a remarkable couple😊
Wonderful!
Okay not ashamed to say it, I just fell in love with a southern man.
Thank you Joe for sharing this video! If America would deal with its real history of instead of hiding or ignoring it, restoration, rejuvenation and reparation of land and people will happen! Until then, the past will always cloud the future. This man and his vision is making a difference. Great story Joe!
You are absolutly right! Hiding or ignoring will only perpetuate the crimes
Well done.
"Planting the seed of change in a small town" is a challenge; especially if you where not born there. I know, I lived in a small town for about 30 years.
All the best.
Great story and a well produced episode. There is something very calm and gentle to this show. Please make more like it.
This is Outstanding!!❤️
I just loved this.!!! I want to be a part of something like this. I am happiest in the garden growing a greener world. Thanks Joe!
❤️been dreaming of being able to wake up on some property, and ask myself, “ How lucky am I?” Mr. Robert is inspiring. I absolutely love his space and gardens. Definitely a labor of love.
A true blessing! 💚💚💚
I absolutely adore this episode! I just moved to Georgia from Utah a few months ago and my husband and I have a dream to live on 5 acres and just garden. We're definitely planning a trip to Hancock county to look for the perfect place to call home!
Great episode!!
Thank you.
Another great episode. I’m glad you mentioned Dr. Lee Reich, I had not heard of him before, but after seeing this video, I ordered a copy of Weedless Gardening and it’s a very informative and useful book.
I love that man. The edit clip he just speaks the truth!
This is awesome!
I love this video!!!😀
Great episode Joe and team, one of my favorites yet
So interesting! I had never heard of Sparta, Georgia. Thanks for the inspiring video.
That's a beautiful story. (BTW, I loved Storehouse and was heartbroken when it closed.)
In the UK we call it No Dig. I’ve been gardening that way for years and it works well. I tend to mulch with chicken bedding and weed using a hoe but it’s easy to do and quite relaxing as there aren’t many weeds.
That's it, I'm moving to Sparta! Buh bye👋 California...
Love your Chanel, good stuff!
Wonder why people think it wouldnt be a great idea to help people get food??
Wwwwaaaaahhhhh!!!!!! I'm so excited. 🎊🎉🥳🎉🎊🎉🥳 love this show
This would be great in Brooklyn,NY.
Good deal...I appreciate his efforts relative to race relations.
Per usual, Joe you have inspired me! I have a question to help my daughter. She lives in Auburn, Alabama, and has a backyard full of fire ants. Almost everything she plants ends up destroyed by these critters (thankfully we don't have them in southwest Ohio!). She's tried raised beds and containers but they have found their way into these, too. How can I help her grow veggies for her family that won't be overtaken by these nuisances? Thanks for all your help!
Hi Melinda. Chickens are great for exterminating the ants. Maybe give them a chance. 😀
@@aldas3831 Thank you for the suggestion but unfortunately chickens aren't an option for her.
Hi Melinda -- I live on the east coast of Canada and I have European fire ants in my small backyard. Chickens are not an option for me in my urban setting. I do grow in raised beds and the ants find their way up into tall raised beds (4 ft off the ground) as well. I don't use any chemicals in my garden so options are limited. The best thing I've found is Diatomaceous Earth - sprinkled where the ants congregate -- edges of raised beds, etc. Unfortunately, I have to reapply frequently since we have a very rainy climate. It does kill the ants that I can see, but of course not the nests -- I've never seen the nests -- the ants just move off to another location. I have seen a local gardener have great success with a Borax solution, which he says kills the colony-- I haven't tried it though. I do find, though, that they don't harm my vegetable garden -- just the gardener. And I can't pick any of my flowers since they will be covered in ants. So, I basically dress in my "hazmat" suit and continue to garden, since it's my passion! Good luck to your daughter!
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