I Bought 3 Acres in the Tropics to Start My Fruit & Vegetable Farm
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- John from www.growingyourgreens.com/ gives you a quick tour of the 3-acre farm he bought in Puerto Rico.
In this episode, you will learn about John's 3 acres in the tropics that are currently growing breadfruit, taro, banana, mango, mamey apple, avocado, and noni. You will learn about the new fruits and vegetables he is planting and learn about the home he is finishing.
You will get a view of a small area of the property as well as learn about the purpose and vision of the farm.
You will also discover how you can help John with this farm project by being his volunteer farm manager with income generation potential in the future.
Finally, John will talk with Kaelash, his good friend and neighbor about this farming project and retreat center we are starting.
Jump to the Following Parts of this Episode:
00:00 Episode Starts
00:14 My 3 Acre Farm
02:08 Entering Farm with Ocean View
02:50 House Layout
03:14 Existing Fruit Trees: Mango & Mamey
03:54 Over a dozen Banana Plants
04:14 Bananas Ready to Harvest
04:30 Why Puerto Rico over Hawaii
05:05 Basement of House
05:42 Name of My Farm
06:50 Avocado Trees
07:37 My Largest Fruit Tree
09:06 Noni Fruit Tree
09:45 Prime Vegetable Farm Land
11:32 What I am Planting This Trip
16:32 My Biggest Challenge in Puerto Fruit
17:40 John & Kaelash: Our Vision for the Farm
20:10 Beaches are Nearby
20:50 I am looking for a Farm Manager
23:05 Helping Kaelash with his Farm
25:24 Final thoughts on the farm
After watching this episode, you will learn more about the 3-acre property John bought in Puerto Rico and the vision of his farm, homestead, and retreat center.
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Jump to the Following Parts of this Episode:
00:14 My 3 Acre Farm
02:08 Entering Farm with Ocean View
02:50 House Layout
03:14 Existing Fruit Trees: Mango & Mamey
03:54 Over a dozen Banana Plants
04:14 Bananas Ready to Harvest
04:30 Why Puerto Rico over Hawaii
05:05 Basement of House
05:42 Name of My Farm
06:50 Avocado Trees
07:37 My Largest Fruit Tree
09:06 Noni Fruit Tree
09:45 Prime Vegetable Farm Land
11:32 What I am Planting This Trip
16:32 My Biggest Challenge in Puerto Fruit
17:40 John & Kaelash: Our Vision for the Farm
20:10 Beaches are Nearby
20:50 I am looking for a Farm Manager
23:05 Helping Kaelash with his Farm
25:24 Final thoughts on the farm
Want to LIVE on my Farm and Help Me Grow Food? Apply to be the Farm Manager: forms.gle/j9xHKpMYPpnMfNC29
Wish I was 10 years younger John. Without some sort of machinery it's going to be a hard go on anyone over 35.
To those that Practice permaculture, market gardening, soil retention, soil regeneration, Entomology, Microbiology, zoology , marine biology, Diy solar and electrical to code/ non code AC and DC with carpentry, plumbing, mudding, basic engineering knowledge, art of seed saving, artistic perception, clean record, I know I missed my chance. If you have most of these skills and mindset go for it!
Yeah man!! Congratulations!
Congratulations on you gaining the land you have talked about for years 🎉🎉.
Along for the journey 👍🏾
John, I love your farm❤
I live on the south eastern coast in yabucoa, Puerto Rico... I have katuk cacao and many other fruits and vegetables.. I would be honored if you would like to visit me...
I have a suggestion as to you having a manager who knows agriculture... there are a few universities in Puerto Rico that specialize in agriculture, you can also visit in San Juan near the botanical gardens the department of agriculture where you can get many trees and plants. They have a great tour where you can probably get some suggestions as to anyone interested in helping you in your new project. Anyway I will definitely visit you in the future ❤
@@michelesanchez6828would love to visit. Please DM me on Instagram @growingyourgreens
We are renovating an abandoned coffee farm in PuertoRico. 9 acres overlooking the rio grande de arecibo with lagoons and multiple waterfalls. The hundreds of coffee trees are now blooming. The cacao is starting to fruit with about 15 trees. Plenty of bananas and alot of the fruits you mentioned. Our free range chickens, guineas and peacocks fertilize the land. Bien venidos a Puerto Rico!
Very kind words. Wow this is gonna be great.
Hola, im farming in manatí pueblo...would love to meet you and learn how to deal with pests and fungi
I do not have any pests or fungi..everything is natural but I am growing mostly tree type producers. I had kale and collards that grew for over a year with only a few nibbles but when I introduced peafowl they gobbled them up in no time. I plan on establishing a garden in an area across the street. An area that they have not gone to so far. Their poop is the fertilizer. We can meet up some day.
I am in Adjuntas close to Utuado
My mom is from Puerto Rico. I have been there four times but not since 1982. I remember my maternal grandmother hacking down sugar cane with a machete and giving us slices to chew on. Wild ginger, sweet lime, mangoes rotting on the ground... Coconut water straight from the husk...My grandmother lived in the mountains and had a small "finca" where she grew coffee beans. I saw the whole process: picking the green beans, drying them in the Sun, roasting them in a pan on the stove, and then grinding them. I have never had more delicious coffee in my life. I drank cup after cup that day and at 15 I drank very little coffee back then. I think I have been chasing that cup ever since...
The life, bless Grandma
I am a disabled veteran. I finally won my fight with the VA and was awarded my veterans benefits. I plan on moving to Puerto Rico in November and doing lots of farming. I'd love to meet you guys, and learn from you.
Hi my name is Marcial and I been working on my farm for the last 6 years here in puerto rico. Long story short been following your chanel for about a year or so. You are great. Will love to have you in my farm and show you all the things I've been working that comes from your chanel.
Welcome to PR the enchanting Island
Congratulations. Your dream is finally coming to "fruition". LOL. Fruition. I've been watching your vids for many years and am so happy you finally got your land. You truly deserve this and all the rewards that come with it.
Congratulations! This is what the world needs!
Watcha waiting for.
go john keep growing those greens
Congratulations John. I am so happy for you. This has been your dream for a long time. I know you are gonna make it into something very special. Again congratulations.
As a long time fan of your show, I was so happy to see that you finally got your dream garden. You set a goal and you made it happen. Good for you John
Congratulations John, I am SO happy for you.
Man, would so love to take you up on your offer to come help you. Being back in nature with a purpose would sure help me get back to being me again.
I have been watching you for so long. I always hoped that I would run into you when you lived in Cali then later when I lived in Vegas. I guess I will just have to come visit you in your ‘dream that is finally coming true’.
I truly wish you the best in this new adventure. I can’t think of anyone more deserving of have their desires come to life.
~Namaste
YOU GO BOY!!!! I've been watching for years and learned soooo much from you!! Congrats to you and God bless!!
Dude, John, this rocks so hard.
John, not sure if I don't comment much but I, like many others have been watching you for years, probably more than a decade easily.
Huge congratulations and excited for you. Perhaps my family and I will cross paths with you, been dreaming about at least visiting somewhere tropical for years now, and growing a permaculture food forest is one of my dreams too.
Congratulations! Seems like you’re onto the path to doing great things for the world. Keep it up and it will become more than you expect!
Congratulations, John! It already has so much food on your land there! You are the nicest guy ever and I hope that you reach all of your dreams. My health has been really bad last year and I am just starting to learn how to grow my own food here in Mississippi. You are such a great teacher and you are so smart. I hope I will be able to do it and change my health for good. Congratulations on your farm! I hope you guys have a ball!
Hi I’m in MS,2. Moved last summer . 3 acres in between bayou and lakes. Covered in persimmon and pecans and many other and I brought my own banana trees and loquats. Planting is about all I have the energy for due to arthritis. Got to have a hip replacement so trying to get everything in the ground bf heat of summer. Take care if you see this!
Finally you have found your dream site on the island. Congrats ! Cannot wait to see this evolve.
You look so happy! Congrats on aquiring your big dreams of food paradise
Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 is Beautiful! I have not been there for many many years- but when my family lived there, avocados would drop from trees and there were 5 different mangoes planted in their front yard. Three or four different bananas and passion fruit in the back yard❤ I was in Heaven when I visited! And I almost forgot the canapés!
Quenepas! I ate them at my grandmother's house during the summer vacations I spent in Puerto Rico growing up. There was always the warning about choking if you let it slide down your throat that was hard to take seriously.
Congratulations on living your dreams.🥰
John. I've been watching you forever. This is my dream as well. I'm ready YESTERDAY to come to Puerto Rico and help develop the retreat, learn from you, and have a creative outlet. Filling out the application right now.
Awesome…knowledge is wealth 👍🏻
John been watching you for years and am so happy to see you achieving your goals!!!
Congratulations!! I am excited for you and the surrounding community!!! Go John!!!! 🌴🙏 The world needs more of this! Thanks for sharing so passionately. I am anxious to be educated and visit for some yoga and fresh produce love!!!
So happy you are living your dream even more now. Your plans for your future sound so exciting!!! Wishing you the best with your future.
You mean somebody will be building his dream. It sounds unethical to ask somebody to drop their lives to build his farm for:
no money
no food
no housing
no transportation
nothing.
Sleeping outside in a tent... And according to his link, this poor person needs to stay for minimum of.....half a year? Holy bananas!
Woohoo !
Congratulations Jon. Your excitement is intoxicating. Cheers !!
Hey congrats John! Super happy for you brother. ❤️
*John: "Hi, My name's John. I'm a wealthy man who's moving to a foreign country. I want a real life slave to build me a farm. But, I don't want to pay you. Or feed you. Or even give you housing. You need to live off your savings. And in a tent... And, maybe, years down the line once our trees start producing, we can think about splitting profits from selling produce at a Puerto rican market."*
*Most normal people: WTF??????*
I've been following him for years and when I tell you my mouth fell open. I'm surprised nobody else seems to be questioning the morality of this but I'm assuming they just didn't make it that far to hear.
Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts and concerns about the opportunity I'm presenting. Your perspective is valuable, and I'd like to provide further insight into the benefits that volunteers can gain by being part of this venture.
Firstly, it's important to note that volunteering on organic farms is a well-established concept with a rich history. Organizations like WWOOF (wwoof.net/) have successfully connected visitors with organic farmers worldwide for the past 50 years, facilitating cultural and educational exchanges that contribute to a global community conscious of ecological farming and sustainability practices.
Now, let's delve into the specific benefits for volunteers:
1. Unique Learning Experience:
My goal is to establish a collaborative space for individuals passionate about permaculture and sustainable living. Volunteers will receive hands-on exposure to organic farming, permaculture practices, and tropical agriculture, gaining valuable insights for those interested in these fields.
2. Building a Sustainable Community:
By contributing to the farm, volunteers become integral members of a community dedicated to sustainable living. The project aims to create an eco-friendly environment rooted in shared values, fostering a strong sense of connection and purpose.
3. Networking Opportunities:
Volunteers will have the chance to connect with like-minded individuals, fostering a network within the permaculture and sustainable living community. This network can lead to potential collaborations, friendships, and shared knowledge.
4. Personal Growth and Well-being:
Engaging in outdoor activities, learning about tropical plants, and embracing a simpler lifestyle can contribute to personal growth and overall well-being. It's an opportunity to step out of one's comfort zone and gain a deeper appreciation for nature.
5. Contributing to a Vision:
Volunteers play a crucial role in bringing a vision to life. By contributing their time and skills, they actively participate in creating something meaningful and sustainable-a haven of tropical fruits and plants benefitting both locals and visitors.
6. Income Generation Potential:
Once the farm is operational, income-sharing opportunities will be offered by providing products to both local and online communities. This includes the potential for generating income as the farm flourishes.
7. Direct Learning from Me:
One of the unique benefits is the opportunity to work directly with me. I'm enthusiastic about sharing my knowledge and experiences in organic gardening, permaculture, healthy living, and more. This direct mentorship can significantly contribute to the volunteer's skill set and understanding of sustainable practices.
To me, these benefits are invaluable. While I understand that some may not see immediate monetary value, I believe this is an incredible opportunity for someone seeking this unique experience.
Your feedback is genuinely appreciated, and I aim to ensure this opportunity aligns with positive and collaborative intentions. If you have further questions or concerns, feel free to reach out. Thanks again for sharing your perspectives, helping me address them, and allowing me to better communicate my vision for this position.
Bread nut you can eat the young meat
You need some citrus plants , the Caribbean. thyme , a sour sop , a Mamey sapote , a sapodilla , several different types of coconuts , several types of mangoes , June plums , Barbados cherry , peewah a type of palm you eat the fruit . . Plant lots of lemon grass around the property . A few nutmeg trees , clove trees . Cinnamon trees . make sure and get a few chickens .
You need to pay someone if you want someone to manage your property.
Amazing, I'm so happy for you Jon
Congratulations!
So very happy 😊 for you in your new acquisition! ❤️
❤beautiful! Thanks for sharing your joy!😊
I want to start with a huge thank. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!! John I've been watching and learning from you for over a decade. I learned sooo much from you and the people you interviewed. As a women I started growing a full beard and chest hair from 11 years old to now 36. Differences in before pics to now are huge I've changed my diet thanks to your help and I'm finally healing. The facial hair and chest hair are very close to not appearing/growing in at all anymore. I hope to share my journey soon. Thank you soooo much for all your sharing and encouragement!! Good luck with your new endeavors!!
Wow, that's awesome! A huge congrats on your new homestead. Amazing!!
Congratulations! So happy for you John! I look forward to seeing how you develop the new property.
Congratulations. Blessings.
Congrats brother, I know you've been wanting this for a long time!
Congratulations great location
So happy for you John : D
I've been following you for about 1 decade and I remember this was your dream for a long time. I'm super happy that you're finally there and can't wait to see what's to come from this new chapter in your life.
Please keep the farm updates regular. Best wishes.
I’ve been watching you for years. I’m very happy for you! ☺️
So excited for you John. Have been watching your channel since 2013. Always learning something new and I'm truly thankfull for everything you shared your life with.
Will be praying for your future family to come.
This is beautiful news john!! i'm so happy this land has you to create on it. The world needs more of you!
Yo, that STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPOST shirt goes hard
Welcome to our island, glad that you’re planting many trees! Always help you’re elderly neighbors! Bienevenido amigo
John you have inspired me to start eating healthier and I feel great! Congratulations on your new property and I can’t wait to see your upcoming garden. Hopefully we can meet in person down the road. Love from California brother!
You're living my dream. I currently grow coffee, vanilla, chocolate, avocado, bananas, taro, etc... in containers in Texas. I hope one day to have a few acres on PR to get all this growing in the ground.
Congratulations John!!! Way to go!!! YAY!!!
an inspiration for us all! happy to see you taking things to another level!
Well done John. Long time viewer. u are an inspiration to me. I did 6 years growing in Italy got really good at it. A lot down to you. Thanks
Congratulations! When the time comes for you to expand your farm empire I hope you'll try Big Island. You wouldn't even need to export, the farmers' markets get lots of love!
I hope you get the best farm manager on the island!
Congratulations on the property, John!
John's Big Banana Farm is another possiblity
Congratulations, John! I'm glad you'll have your own farm in a great topical area.
This is great news . Can’t wait to visit in the future .
Less government is ALWAYS the better way of life. Congratulations John!!! 🎉🎉🎉❤
Do u no if they are imposing individual farm restrictions like the rest of USA???
I would just heavily arm myself.
@@jamesgould9457 An island territory, with a significant portion of endangered, and critical wildlife and vegetation? You can bet your ass there will be regulations up the wazoo for running a farm.
John only responded to the ones that questions the free labor status (volunteers) . Just thinking that with only 3 acres going to make huge profits it's ridiculous , there are plenty of farms around the island and fruits , edible roots (yautia , yuca , malanga, boniato,etc..) are sold everywhere. Many people have bought land in the recent years for farming and a healthy lifestyle but never heard anyone with the concept of free hard work labor in benefit of the owner with no food or shelter provided in exchange for some knowledge of permaculture that anyone can get from CZcams or any of the many places around the world that offers hands-on courses of syntropic and permaculture farming. If you are not going to provide food or shelter then hire locals to do the work if you don't want to do it yourself, 3 acres is very manageable .
John, I am sooo happy for you!! You have mentioned that you wanted to buy a farm in Puerto Rico for some time now. I will definitely continue to watch your videos as you work and grow there! CONGRATULATIONS!
Congratulations! Been watching you for I don't know how many years. New chapter. You rock.
I’m super stoked for you! It’s going to be great.
Congratulations on your new farm!
I've had the same dream since I was a teen, and my husband and I bought our current place in Tennessee with the plan to do effectively what you're beginning to do . . . an organic permaculture food forest, with half a dozen or so small offgrid cabins above the river that forms our eastern border, and make it a retreat offering meditation, Reiki and energy work, yoga, and herbal and natural healing methods.
We're on 16.5 acres, which came with an existing home and an older mobile we're using for storage, though the original plan was for it to be an art studio on one side, with a music studio on the other.
About twelve or thirteen acres are unimproved woods, with producing black walnuts, native blackberries and raspberries, and lots of native mushrooms and herbs in the woods.
We also have about an acre barnyard, with a decent barn, and the rest is mostly the fields surrounding the main house.
Unfortunately, our health took a nosedive, and so combined with a lack of gealth and investment capital, while the place is absolutely gorgeous, it's not really a productive farm.
Glad you have the help I lacked help to bring this into being, and become a blessing to your part of Puerto Rico.
I LOVE Puerto Rico, and have tried to talk my husband into buying a winter property there, but so far he's not interested; I may have to hogtie him to get him there on vacation, to see it in all its glory.
Blessings and best of luck to you all!!!
I can’t wait to see it in the rainy season
Congratulations! I have been watching you for years and waiting for this moment for you! God Bless You, John!
im very happy for both of you!
John, I have been watching you for years and I have learned so much from you. I am so thrilled for you about your purchase of the farm and your new adventure. I am looking forward to seeing your progress.
I am so happy for you, John. You saved my life introducing me to micro greens. I’m a small grower now on my 12 acres. But my new neighbor continues to drift my place with chemicals and destroy everything. I guess I should’ve stuck to growing micro greens. I did get to have a few couples stay at the farm and eat and experience the taste of fresh picked heirloom plants. Watching a 21-year-old be excited about salad is amazing. Our government is putting such an effort to stop organic growers. I have positive test results from the department of agriculture off the window, my house and my food. Most of the applicators aren’t licensed. But I am the bad guy. Truly heartbreaking raising your seedlings just to watch them die from the spray. I built a small, geothermal greenhouse, so I could grow somethings in the winter.Go grow something worth eating because you and your children are worth it.
Congratulations John, this is awesome news!!!
that giant passion fruit makes great milkshakes
Finally you moved to the tropics! I've been watching you for so long and even met you in Pennsylvania at the Vegan fest one year. Congratulations and would love to visit.
Maybe also consider launching your own annual 'fruit festival'?
That's really awesome, John! We're really happy for you!
Congratulations John!! Can't wait to see how your property evolves!!
Congratulations! This is super exciting!!!
Finally!!! Been waiting so long for this
ALL THE BEST!! I HOPE TO MOVE TO P.R. THIS NEXT YEAR!!! CAN'T WAIT!!!!!!!!
John, your one of the few tried and true raw foodists that's still around. Im not raw myself, but if I was, you'd be the one I'd listen to. Excited to see how this new adventure of yours pans out. 👍
Felicidades, Juan!
Congratulations, John! On getting the land that will allow your dream to grow!
I am so happy for you! I have been a fan of your videos for a while. So , I know you are happy to be there and I am really happy you chose Puerto Rico. I know you will create an excellent space to recharge and reconnect people back with nature and its healing ways.
My favorite video of yours is when you visited Costa Rica and you were so excited with all the innovative ways the property owner managed it to be mostly off grid(He uses his family human waste to make gas!). I remember how you loved how he was growing his passionfruit on a horizontal fence where you have easy access to the fruits.
I am a Puerto Rico native. So , to see you choose my native place of birth to see one of your dreams come true makes me so happy. I already feel you are part of my family.
I only have good wishes of success and bountiful harvests on your farm. I currently live in New York but, Oh boy! I know I would love to visit Finca Zona Azul.
You make me wish I was 20 years old and take that farm managing position.
God bless your land and your pro active being.
Yes!
I'm so happy for you to be able to grow year round now! Can't wait to see it all happen!
I'm happy for you, can't wait for your building to be done. I would love to visit and experience the retreat when everything is done. I'm try happy for you and excited
The beauty of having fruit trees to air layer and multiply ❤
I'm so happy for you!
Much love from South Florida! Cant wait to follow the journey and one day visit!
That is awesome. Congratulations for the new farm John. I been following and learning so much. I can't wait to grow this season. With what I learned from your videos. Ty ty ty.
Hi, happy to see you here. I live close to water in a converted commmercial mixed use space off 115 near your farm and look forward to seeing your progress. I can see the Wigmore facility from my back door.
Your really pumped up with this property and I don't blame you to have these big dreams. I enjoy seeing your video for entertainment as I live in a totally different climate. This is sooo different from the desert which will be a big adjustment. Glad for you as you have the passion for this!
Welcome to Puerto Rico! Good luck with your new venture 🎉
Congratulations John this has been your dream for a while I’m so excited to see what you do with it.
WOW!!!!!!! Oh my goodness!!!!! How incredibly exciting!!!!!
This is so COOL! John you are an amazing person!
This is so exciting !
Congratulations I am so happy you got tropical land to grow. I can not wait to see what you grow. My parent enjoy garden too like me
Congratulations, that’s really cool 🎉
I'm happy for you!! Congratulations!
Super Awesome John Congrats !
Awesome! Congratulations! In your long term planning please consider accommodations for people with various disabilities. Just a few spaces they can access some parts of the gardens and have opportunities to also participate in some classes. That would be awesome for people who need it most. Love, from Los Angeles County.
Maybe before that, he should consider PAYING this poor person who he wants to do his farm labor for free. With no food. And no safe housing. Just outside in a tent. Promising to share half of the sales of selling sugar juice at a local market... the heck is wrong with him?
Awesome!! Congratulations!!
That's awesome man, I'm really happy for you 😊
That's soo rad...
Dudes got his own rain forest.
😂😂😂
I'll be there someday 😂
AMAZING!!!! CONGRATS
Oh man I'm so happy for you! Living the dream now! You won't want to go back to the mainland. Ha Congratulations
I have been following you for years. I am so excited for you guys!