How He Turned Desert Sand Into Fertile Farm Land In 3 Months!

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  • čas přidán 31. 12. 2023
  • John Graham is a specialist in desert farming who has taught hundreds of farmers how to run profitable organic farms. He has 30 years experience creating farms out of arid sand in Mexico's desert region of Baja California, successfully transforming sand into fertile soil to cultivate a large variety of vegetables. He worked for many years as an organic farm inspector and co-founded Baja's organic market that's been running for two decades.
    John's home garden is a highly abundant paradise of fruits and vegetables and although he has been in a wheelchair for 25 years after a road accident, he has constructed a system of ramps and paths all around his property so he can access his incredible garden.
    John is currently helping a local co-operative of farmers on a new farm producing organic food for the local market, restaurants and a delivery service. @LeafofLifeWorld met up with John to find out about the techniques he uses to transform desert sand into fertile soil, as well the different methods he uses instead of chemical pesticides, herbicides and fertilizers.
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  • @LeafofLifeWorld
    @LeafofLifeWorld  Před 4 měsíci +83

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    • @vladracul40
      @vladracul40 Před 3 měsíci +4

      Thank You for the ADVICES, we have become computer literare, but WE BECOM FARMER ILITERATE - I remember when I was a child and from the city that I grew up that is BRAȘOV- ROMANIA 🇷🇴 and my parents send me to the country side, to my Grandparents and Relatives. Amazing Experience, milking cows 🐄, feed the chickens🐔, and ducks, go to the orchards, there we, watching for anything like bad bugs 🐛, they tich me one think that I remembered even this days, they teach me this regarding fruits : I ask my Grandfather if I can have an apple 🍎 or 🍐 or, anything else and he sed of corse - with one you won't? and he pick me up I grab that apple 🍎 and I see my Grandfather pick up one from the ground and I ask him why you do that his respons was because that is all ready and is much sweeter 😋 then the one is still on the tree 🌳 and hi was ✅️ right.

    • @eftitasusarani5865
      @eftitasusarani5865 Před 2 měsíci

      ​@@vladracul40you're so lucky ❤

    • @trickywoo5165
      @trickywoo5165 Před 2 měsíci

      You here buzz word’s like sustainability from every mainstream politician & global warming activist etc. Modern farming using petroleum based chemicals because it’s profitable but it’s not sustainable for long term healthy farming, one of the downsides of capitalism. Capitalism is great in a high trust society but that’s not what we have in this globalist hellhole the “elite” have turned the west into 😔 Thank you very much 🙏🏻

    • @farooqiumer7661
      @farooqiumer7661 Před 23 dny

      I commend your tireless effort and courage. I am very eager to contribute to greening the desert. Will you give me this opportunity? I want to work with you cordially. Thank you.

    • @peewahlau9375
      @peewahlau9375 Před 14 dny

      ❤❤i😂your Dad come to 😂Redding😂California urgently😂. I want to win some awards so that my ❤family 😂will believe that God have blessed our land so well that as I declare that r😂😂dding ❤ill be mostly ble😂ssse😂d 😂. I🎉 ❤ant😂 m🎉😂 😂hole e🎉xte🎉😂n😂de🎉d f❤mi🎉ly🎉 ty😂o b😂old 🎉😂he😂 hakkk😂 r😂o🎉un🎉d😂 hose😂🎉 as in🎉 ch
      Ma 🎉n🎉 🎉rr🎉😂dinging city. I😂n calif😂orn🎉i🎉❤😂 0:41

  • @piper314
    @piper314 Před 3 měsíci +1595

    That’s my Dad!💖 Thank you all for the kind comments and to Leaf of Life for sharing his story! 👨🏻‍🌾✊🏽FARM ON

    • @LeafofLifeWorld
      @LeafofLifeWorld  Před 3 měsíci +49

      Thank you 😊 🙏

    • @AdrienneJung.M
      @AdrienneJung.M Před 3 měsíci +54

      You must be very proud!

    • @YasirNadeem-xm5zm
      @YasirNadeem-xm5zm Před 3 měsíci +25

      Nice work

    • @heavenchainslayingmoon
      @heavenchainslayingmoon Před 3 měsíci +56

      Your father is really inspiring. I hope the world can learn from his work.

    • @b.k.kashyap3623
      @b.k.kashyap3623 Před 3 měsíci +40

      Is there any youtube or other social media channel to learn the practices you learn and developed, I really wanna to learn.

  • @lowrider81hd
    @lowrider81hd Před 3 měsíci +249

    “We take care of the soil and the soil takes care of the plants”. Outstanding!

  • @tractors-plant-machinery
    @tractors-plant-machinery Před 3 měsíci +225

    He's a perfect example of "playing the hand you are dealt" not only from his land/soil point of view, but also his health. I tip my hat to him, a shining example of a person to respect and look up to.

    • @CmdrSoCal
      @CmdrSoCal Před 10 dny

      desert soil with a jungle in the background and infinite clean water coming from somewhere and very cheap labor and lots of US dollars

  • @judyreynolds305
    @judyreynolds305 Před 3 měsíci +127

    I remember Alan Chadwick! I read a book from library title “Enchanted Garden”! and went from being a farmers daughter to a city backyard vegetable gardener following his methods! In drought stricken west Texas hard red clay soil! Still follow his methods at 64!

    • @Ahnleshak
      @Ahnleshak Před 2 měsíci +4

      What part of Texas, Judy? I'm an amateur gardener near Houston.

    • @hamid30nbl
      @hamid30nbl Před měsícem

      God bless you

  • @jimjames5416
    @jimjames5416 Před 3 měsíci +9

    Don't let anyone fool you, farming isn't romantic, it's hardcore, backbreaking physical labor.

    • @mikelundrigan2285
      @mikelundrigan2285 Před 2 měsíci

      What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger! I, for one, am not afraid of physical labour! Lots of good being done by this man and many many others to make our world better! Bravo to all!!

    • @ragnar0721
      @ragnar0721 Před 6 dny

      It's either that or having a broken back from sitting in a chair all day.

    • @dragoninwinter
      @dragoninwinter Před 2 dny

      It's easy when you have an army of "students" to do all the work. I suspect most of these people have never tried it.

  • @down-to-earth-mystery-school
    @down-to-earth-mystery-school Před 4 měsíci +167

    As a person with a disability that may eventually shift into the necessity for a wheelchair, I really needed to see this! My husband and I moved to Mexico a year ago, we live in the Chihuahuan desert, and we are growing food, I am applying for programs on herbalism. My family was very concerned when I moved to Mexico, but the culture and people are so much better that the US. Thank you for role modeling how to be self sufficient and in concert with the land!

    • @gcxred4kat9
      @gcxred4kat9 Před 4 měsíci +10

      As a 56 year old US veteran, I'm also disheartened by the way things/culture are headed in the States. I been looking for some land to start a food forest in Florida, but prices have gotten crazy recently. I absolutely LOVE the "simplicity" of living I see in videos like this. Seeing the people that just want to live closer to the land and don't care about having the latest Apple Iphone. I'd love to move someplace like this, but of course am worried about what I don't know, especially crime etc., and my Canadian wife even more so. Are there any videos/resources you can point me to that would put my mind at ease? Thanks.

    • @estatefounder
      @estatefounder Před 4 měsíci +5

      Yes this is good effort with disability

    • @yannguillou3536
      @yannguillou3536 Před 3 měsíci

      To improve your health, did you try to grow cannabis and then, when it is ripe, eat it in its raw and fresh state? It's not psychoactive and freezers exist.

    • @estebancorral5151
      @estebancorral5151 Před 3 měsíci

      You are in luck that I saw your comment. You don’t have to own your land. Lease it for 15 years. There are plenty of orange orchards infested with orange blight in Florida. There problem is Monoculture and you have the antidote a food Forrest. You can put swaths of biodiverse trees in between the least affected area to protect it from the most affected are. Florida and violent crime go together however.

    • @samboherring3673
      @samboherring3673 Před 2 měsíci +3

      Nobody is disabled when they are called home by the Lord

  • @TheByard
    @TheByard Před 4 měsíci +200

    Thank you, Alan, you stirred up memories from my childhood. My father was one of two brothers that were left the family market garden farm in N. Wales UK. As WWII loomed my father was conscripted into the Welsh Guards and went into France in 1939. Uncle Herbert ran the farm and helped feed the nation through those dark times. My father managed to survive the war and I was the celebration, well part of it.
    As a kid I watched dad double dig the veg patch, put a sack of rotted manure in the water tank, the water was piped from the shed & greenhouse roof. He would water the tom and cue plants each other day, water one day and manure water the other. The toms were rich like nothing sold in supermarkets.
    School holidays I would be put on a steam train in London and met by Uncle Herbert at Wrexham, then it was joined my nieces and nephews in the chores around the family farm. Uncle Herbert would double dig the greenhouse plots, there was a huge tank with manure. There was compost heaps and a fire pit, the plots veg, and fruit changed yearly, when a farm animal died like a dog or horse it was buried in the orchard and a tree marked the grave. So the animal gave life on life. When alive these animals were treated with respect, Uncle Herbert carried a stick not to hit them but to make his arm longer. After a day's work we would go with the draft horses to the pond, where they would wade in and cool off, take sips of spring water until they had taken their fill. They would decide when to stroll to the paddock or stable where their meal had been set and a fresh straw bed laid.
    We lived in London and when I started back at school after the summer hols, we wrote an essay on what we had done. Well, I wrote much of the above and the teacher accused me of lying and kept me after school to write lines. I must not lie Dad was waiting at the gate to take me for a new school uniform, he came looking and approached the school head. I and the teacher met with the master and dad. Father confirmed my essay was true and demanded an apology from the teacher, that she reluctantly gave. The next day I gave her a basket of produce I'd brough from the farm and wished Bon Appetit. She smiled and thanked me.
    Alan thank you for taking this 78-year-old back to then, I'm just in from my Vietnamese garden where I grow all the Asian fruits, veg and edible weeds. The compost heap is going great, the fire pit has just burnt down. The water butts are looking sad with no rain, but we had sacks of cow manure, rice and peanut husks. So, you have confirmed I'm doing it right.

    • @joekunin
      @joekunin Před 4 měsíci +15

      Great story, and useful information. Thank you for sharing!

    • @zen4men
      @zen4men Před 4 měsíci +10

      Good to know you are doing so well!
      Enjoy!

    • @C.Hawkshaw
      @C.Hawkshaw Před 4 měsíci +20

      You should write a childrens book about that! I can see the beautiful watercolor illustrations now!

    • @E_915
      @E_915 Před 4 měsíci +8

      Incredible. Thank you for sharing.

    • @krazedvintagemodel
      @krazedvintagemodel Před 4 měsíci +7

      Peace and Blessings to you and your family 🌻

  • @hyacinthjarrett8637
    @hyacinthjarrett8637 Před 3 měsíci +52

    I hope that he is writing these wonderful lessons down for the future generation. 3 months in a desert land is amazing.

  • @jabblesowen4583
    @jabblesowen4583 Před měsícem +19

    Thank you soooooo much. Gardening in west Utah Desert, 4700 elevation, windy, arrid & dry. We use 40% shade block to get produce, some raised garden & the majority in ground. We evolved in our success and we are in year 4.

    • @ritamariekelley4077
      @ritamariekelley4077 Před měsícem

      I live in SLC. I would love to convince cattle farmers to use regenerative grazing. We could probably save the GSL if they would do this.

  • @rineric3214
    @rineric3214 Před 4 měsíci +46

    Wow! Alan Chadwick inspired me to become an organic farmer in 1973. Keep up the good work!

    • @Micismine_
      @Micismine_ Před 4 měsíci +2

      Yes we can all be self sufficient. Stop going to stores for food. I've lived it years ago I lived on a 40 acre farm. We didn't go to stores for foods.

  • @varalta.floresta
    @varalta.floresta Před 4 měsíci +75

    what an incredible man! Just a tip: he could use and plant some grass that grows well in his region, prune this grass and place it next to plants of economic interest. In addition to fertilizing, it helps protect the soil and improves water retention. Agroforestry hugs from Brazil

    • @leaschmitt2496
      @leaschmitt2496 Před 3 měsíci +9

      yeah I do feel there might not be enough vegetation to cover and shade the soil which increases the irrigation needs in an already arrid climate

    • @patriciamoore51
      @patriciamoore51 Před 2 měsíci +1

      Muchas gracias !

    • @debe-ol6cg
      @debe-ol6cg Před 2 měsíci

      Too much may increase pest and disease

    • @badzamba3944
      @badzamba3944 Před měsícem +1

      What an incredible man ! Love it

  • @jonettemurray-n.z.artist1359
    @jonettemurray-n.z.artist1359 Před 2 měsíci +15

    I love passionate gardener's and teachers like this. The joy in his eyes is so heartwarming. 🌱

  • @robverdoold2414
    @robverdoold2414 Před 3 měsíci +25

    GREAT! Old fashion becomes new and finally normal again. In harmony with nature with everything what is available and required nearby. Thank you for the great inspiration. The garden and you as well! 🙏

  • @neilhassanali316
    @neilhassanali316 Před 3 měsíci +24

    He's also an inspiration to those who are able-bodied and don't know how to progress.

  • @edwinportillo9986
    @edwinportillo9986 Před 4 měsíci +39

    This is really intriguing, I took an agriculture class in my high-school and recently joined my father on a ranch in the northern part of the baja California peninsula, the dirt is quite different being a clay sand type and my father was curious as plants dont grow as much in the soil, its nice to hear about this as ive been kinda experimenting to improve the fertility and trying to learn everything I can with the class fundamentals. Quite inspirational

    • @estebancorral5151
      @estebancorral5151 Před 3 měsíci +1

      Your father has a ranch and he has not thought to use maguey and nopal as fodder. I have seen nopal growing that it’s roots had split a boulder in two. You can grow maguey and nopal for mushroom substrate. Neither plants require much water or fertilizer. Have you thought of putting in biodigester for methane and bio fertilizer? If you can do it in Chihuahua and Durango than you most certainly can do it in Baja.

    • @cotswald03
      @cotswald03 Před měsícem

      @@estebancorral5151 any favorite methods for loosening arid soil and impriving soil healthy in a place like Baja? I'm planning a garden, but my land has sat empty for the last 20 years just baking in the sun.

  • @martinbisschoff988
    @martinbisschoff988 Před 4 měsíci +17

    Respect to you. A shining example of the fact that life OWES NOBODY a favour. It is what you make off it.

  • @nikkid1038
    @nikkid1038 Před 2 měsíci +13

    What an amazing story. ❤ I am disabled. 46 yrs old. One of my painful conditions make it impossible to sit down so I am not able to use a wheelchair and can only be on my feet for short periods of time. Anywhere from 10 minutes to an hour. I’d so love any ideas or thoughts. I now have a few very tall raised beds n got enough help to make a food forest last year. But I do miss my large in ground gardens. I had built up the soil there. Doing an experiment this year n covered the dead annual veggies n flowers w woodchips for winter n letting alll the gardens sprout all the volunteers they want! Lol. I’ve given up so much of life bc of disabilities ….I’m doing whatever I can to keep plants around me.

    • @emilyb5557
      @emilyb5557 Před měsícem

      @nikkid1038 do you have an neuro rehabilitation doctors in your country? If you do and you aren't yet seeing them, and can get access - ask for a review. I see people who can have their situation, their pain and function improved. There is a lot out there from nerve blocks to alternate medication and pressure relief. Or an occupational therapist? Sorry if this is out of reach for you due to your countries system. There is a lot of guidance online for physiotherapy & pacing. Little and often can hopefully work for you and your farm/garden. Enjoy what you can in the garden ☘️🌱💚🟢☘️🌱🌱 brilliant you got enough for a food forest. Was that through the World food project? Maybe good to talk to them about how they make and adapt their project to suit people with disabilities - you might help others.

    • @shea5542
      @shea5542 Před měsícem +1

      Maybe some hanging plants? You can grow strawberries from hanging plants. The only other thing I can think of is having everything raised

    • @nikkid1038
      @nikkid1038 Před měsícem +1

      @@shea5542 Aw thanks for the ideas. I made some really tall beds awhile back before I got really bad. I love them so much. But lately I haven’t been able to leave the bed long enough to get there. Jesus is keeping me sane. 🩷🙏

    • @shea5542
      @shea5542 Před měsícem

      @@nikkid1038 💖

  • @jalbu8330
    @jalbu8330 Před 4 měsíci +38

    What a great story and what a fine example for the rest of us. Thanks 😊

  • @t-squaredrywallsoler9801
    @t-squaredrywallsoler9801 Před 4 měsíci +19

    As long as there's water, anything can be done and of course you gotta have the financial means , great work 👍

    • @riamriam6758
      @riamriam6758 Před 3 měsíci +12

      Exactly. The climate is clearly perfect but water is the key and he failed to make that the main point. And in this situation planting in sandy soil, bulk water is the only way it will work. Sand doesn’t hold water so the crops need to be drip fed everyday. Most people will miss this key point and think he’s doing something magical, but really it comes down to water.

    • @print4apet
      @print4apet Před 2 měsíci

      @@riamriam6758exactly, Baja lacks water big time !

    • @ricochet2977
      @ricochet2977 Před měsícem +1

      Did I miss the part where he gets the quantity of water needed for such a project?

    • @omkarvelankar4439
      @omkarvelankar4439 Před 17 dny +2

      Cowdung and compost increases the water holding capacity, If you got any cattle ranch nearby, get that dung and make good heap of it on the property, let it dry and once it become powder,use it to fertilise the soil.

    • @rogerspaulding6569
      @rogerspaulding6569 Před 8 dny

      @@omkarvelankar4439horse is better more undigested organic matter!

  • @18Bees
    @18Bees Před 4 měsíci +40

    I also heard about Terra preta 5 years ago. I experimented with a 5 gallon worm bin and let it sit for a year, adding material as it broke down. After one year I had a solid block of dark, rich recycled material that’s definitely boosted my soil. Now, I have 24 x 5 gallon buckets constantly working. The other upside to these bins is it’s packed with seeds that sprout in the spring giving you that poly culture farming. ❤

    • @riamriam6758
      @riamriam6758 Před 3 měsíci +2

      What they did in the Amazon I create a soil, not compost. You made compost.

    • @WhyteHorse2023
      @WhyteHorse2023 Před 3 měsíci +4

      You can also do this directly in the soil. Just add organic matter to the top around the plants and let the worms break it down, leaving worm castings in the soil.

    • @henriettepastoor72
      @henriettepastoor72 Před 2 měsíci

      I saw that too, my Bell pepper scraps had sprouted!

    • @TonyMarselle
      @TonyMarselle Před měsícem +1

      That is not terra pretta but that’s pretty cool still.

  • @pedropinos-an3847
    @pedropinos-an3847 Před 4 měsíci +17

    We salute and congratulate you from the Philippines...You are a Great Agriculturist Sir, the best model of overcoming obstacles in life, creating livelihood for able people, conserving the environment by producing healthy food with no chemicals leading to possibly 200 years of life longivity in the future❤

  • @berkeleymom-2666
    @berkeleymom-2666 Před 3 měsíci +9

    Whole heart respect a man with so big love for soil and busy strong hands for life. I learnt so much from this video. Thank you.

  • @Daytona2
    @Daytona2 Před 4 měsíci +33

    I knew charcoal was used for filtering water, now I understand why, with all its tiny pores.
    Fascinating to see, and interesting to hear about Alan Chadwick, thank you

    • @udoheinz7845
      @udoheinz7845 Před 4 měsíci

      We made our own terra preta last year after I found a lot of information about it online. we mixed every wheelbarrel of soil with charcoal, hornsavings (long time natural fertilizer) and stone dust (minerals).
      worked better than we tought in the first year and we hope it gets even better the following years.

    • @Laurel-Crowned
      @Laurel-Crowned Před 4 měsíci

      ​@@udoheinz7845when you say charcoal are you talking about the kind you grill with or what?

    • @udoheinz7845
      @udoheinz7845 Před 4 měsíci +1

      @@Laurel-Crowned no its called biochar. I buy it online but you could make it your selve by burning wood in a pit but it is not supposed to smoke.
      So the wood turns into charcoal which has a huge surface area for mirco organisims to attach. It actually last for hunders of years
      If you search for terra preta you can find a lot of information

    • @Laurel-Crowned
      @Laurel-Crowned Před 4 měsíci

      @@udoheinz7845 thanks! So what's with the bio he said didn't matter lol

    • @stefthorman8548
      @stefthorman8548 Před 3 měsíci

      you really should listen better, the bio part comes in, when they compost the charcoal@@Laurel-Crowned

  • @imianco8079
    @imianco8079 Před 4 měsíci +47

    you are so inspiring john. than you for the education & examples!! i am watching in milwaukee and looking forward to trying some techniques here.

  • @youarenaturewellness
    @youarenaturewellness Před 3 měsíci +14

    This is really inspiring. He's doing amazing things despite being in a wheelchair, and the garden is flourishing! I loved learning about the double digging method and will be trying more of that in my garden.

    • @yannguillou3536
      @yannguillou3536 Před 3 měsíci

      On the long term, fabricating compost and then laying it on the ground works better than digging.

  • @ceciliavillasenor9130
    @ceciliavillasenor9130 Před 3 měsíci +11

    I love Baja I love this garden I am from Imperial Valley it's hot will give these pointers to my family to start a small garden.

  • @marycompogno5665
    @marycompogno5665 Před 4 měsíci +16

    That's so cool! A lot of stuff he says makes a lot of sense about making the soil healthy so you can raise good food.😊

  • @angelikapaul2998
    @angelikapaul2998 Před 29 dny +2

    What an absolute incredible man! His wealth of knowledge is so important. I would love to work at his garden! I know I could learn so much. I’m awestruck

  • @carlitomk
    @carlitomk Před 3 měsíci +14

    Ps. The difference between charcoal and biochar is actually to do with the way it is burned. Charcoal is burnt with air, whereas biochar is burnt without air .. this totally changes the crystalline structure of the carbon atoms which massively increases the surface area of the biochar compared to the charcoal .. which in turn makes it much much better for microorganisms to colonise, and also for inoculation before adding to the soil. Hope that helps and thanks again for the inspiring work! 💚

    • @Deep.Development
      @Deep.Development Před 2 měsíci

      Do you have tips on how to make it properly? Thanks!

    • @carlitomk
      @carlitomk Před 2 měsíci +2

      One of the best ways is using metal barrels with small holes in and making the fire on the outside which sucks all the air out and turns the wood (or anything else you want to put in there) into biochar; and you can scale this down by using tin cans of various sizes…. I’m sure there are lots of videos on CZcams, but search for biochar and watch the ones using cans or barrels..

    • @syntropyworks
      @syntropyworks Před měsícem +1

      I challenge you to make Charcoal, with Air. You will see quickly why your definition is way off

    • @carlitomk
      @carlitomk Před měsícem

      @@syntropyworks .. please explain

  • @neckbone3943
    @neckbone3943 Před 4 měsíci +20

    This guy is inspiration defined. Much respect!

  • @udoheinz7845
    @udoheinz7845 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Videos like this bring me hope in hard times!
    just amazing

  • @CannabisGarden
    @CannabisGarden Před 15 dny

    I really enjoyed this! You can tell John has so much wisdom to share

  • @davidking3699
    @davidking3699 Před 4 měsíci +4

    Great story and the results speak for themselves... it is ideas and projects like this that will be needed for humans to adapt and live in harmony with the planet, as we need to do...

  • @user-bo7jj7hs3l
    @user-bo7jj7hs3l Před 4 měsíci +5

    we need a teacher like you in the world we living now.
    You are the best keep up the good solutions and hard work.
    Thanks for everything you do.

  • @JasonsGreenSleeves
    @JasonsGreenSleeves Před 11 dny

    This is absolutely amazing work 🌿! Turning the desert green = incredible!! Thank you for sharing your wisdom and knowledge🌿

  • @Bigtrucksandacres
    @Bigtrucksandacres Před 2 měsíci +1

    You have encouraged me to start my homestead channel. Not doing so well lol 😅 but I will keep posting. You’re such an inspiration to us newbies!!!!

  • @j.n.sloane
    @j.n.sloane Před 4 měsíci +62

    I'd be really interested in how he manages his irrigation. I saw what looked like drip lines but with only 4-6 inches of rain a year, how is he able to get enough water for his crops?

    • @kenyonbissett3512
      @kenyonbissett3512 Před 4 měsíci +12

      Same here. There didn’t seem to be enough large tanks that captured enough water for drip irrigation

    • @anthonysinclair5721
      @anthonysinclair5721 Před 4 měsíci +38

      I've watched many of these types of videos and when plenty of mulch is used on top of the soil water needs can be reduced massively. We had no rain for around three months straight this summer and my squash bed with about three inches of mulch didn't need water once. The soil was still damp about two inches down. I'm sure everyone has different situations though.

    • @bpfsu
      @bpfsu Před 4 měsíci +24

      It’s not just the lack of rain and the use of mulch. With the heat in Florida, I have to water tomato plants daily due to transpiration alone. No amount of mulch will fix that. He’s got be on a well/spring/municipal supply.

    • @D_T01
      @D_T01 Před 4 měsíci +15

      That part of Baja is full of dried up river beds, and so the farmers plant in or near the river bed and then drill a small well to access the water.

    • @zizy6516
      @zizy6516 Před 4 měsíci +20

      I honestly they are misleading with the video title too

  • @kyleboland6400
    @kyleboland6400 Před 3 měsíci +4

    I hope this concept is gaining traction. I'm trying to implement these ideals into lawn care. Enough of the quick corporate profits. This is incredibly important for the future of human health and sustainability.

  • @alaneferreira2117
    @alaneferreira2117 Před 14 dny

    You have given me new hope for high desert farming, although water is still a problem. Thank you this was great to see.

  • @wellnone9367
    @wellnone9367 Před 25 dny

    A delight to see this film - the abundance of strong, healthy crops speaks for the growing method, and place. Thank you.

  • @noregrets7469
    @noregrets7469 Před 4 měsíci +7

    Thank you for helping to feed people as well as the earth.

  • @mariadykeman7008
    @mariadykeman7008 Před 4 měsíci +5

    Thank you,you are a man with a passion for plants,and that my friend is keeping you alive.

  • @catherinemorgan6011
    @catherinemorgan6011 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Inspirational! Thanks for passing on your knowledge & wisdom!

  • @TheColosiss
    @TheColosiss Před 4 měsíci +2

    I live in Nevada. This man is exactly why we can make produce wonderful crop in the middle of nowhere with little water.
    The genius of our farmers would shock most. I implore you all to speak to a local farmer. Some are beyond calculable levels of intelligence. In fact, the worlds most intelligent man is a farmer and is currently calculating the variables of existence. His intelligence is so off the scale that he simply gave up on those testing him.
    Our farmers are why we exist.

  • @kashbassey9149
    @kashbassey9149 Před 4 měsíci +14

    As a child I grew up in the Rajasthan desert..we would grow oranges at that time
    People have now turned the desert to farmland too
    I never understood how they managed to do that
    So happy I saw your video❤

    • @PerryKobalt
      @PerryKobalt Před 4 měsíci +1

      Even in Punjab state back then we're desert and not much resources to farm
      Same as you said, i don't even know how those Sikhs did to Deserts

  • @jasonharrell2572
    @jasonharrell2572 Před 3 měsíci +5

    This video just reminded me that I still have ashes in my fireplace....Awesome!

  • @HeatherMichet
    @HeatherMichet Před 3 měsíci +1

    I LOVE it!! Thank you so much for your important work. Blessings to you and your crew always.

  • @afgseedcharity
    @afgseedcharity Před 4 měsíci +2

    Keep going boss, I love what you're going! keep inspiring others. I have learnt so much about soil. Thank you.

  • @abdelkerimgrad9469
    @abdelkerimgrad9469 Před 4 měsíci +3

    ❤ we need a teacher like you in the world we living now.
    You are the best keep up the good solutions and hard work.
    Thanks for everything you do.

  • @lunarminx
    @lunarminx Před 4 měsíci +7

    This is awesome!

  • @karotregalado8354
    @karotregalado8354 Před měsícem +1

    Kudos to your work Sir. Your projects on organic farming is excellent for the community to thrive and have a sustainable business. Keep it up and God bless.❤

  • @ChandrasekaranSrinivasan
    @ChandrasekaranSrinivasan Před 4 měsíci

    Very inspiring! Thank you so much for valuable info! Great team work! We do grow veggies naturally in NC (in an acre) and it tastes so good & so fresh! You are right - We do not need any chemicals at all!

  • @IsabellaCoelho
    @IsabellaCoelho Před 4 měsíci +3

    As someone with major in agriculture, I would like to live in this video 😭✨❤️

  • @inthegarden6556
    @inthegarden6556 Před 4 měsíci +9

    What a great man. I think if like to retire in Mexico where you can grow year round and the weather is beautiful

  • @MsScarygoat
    @MsScarygoat Před 13 dny

    15 minutes learned so much from you amazing man. All the love to you sir

  • @fjbullion8210
    @fjbullion8210 Před dnem

    Amazing!!!! I appreciate your dedication…. God bless you and your amazing team ❤

  • @FranciscoHernandez-pg7fk
    @FranciscoHernandez-pg7fk Před 4 měsíci +3

    Great guy, congratulations for everything you do! Now you're even helping others no just to eat better but the ladies can help their families ❤

  • @jaysmith9178
    @jaysmith9178 Před 4 měsíci +3

    Nice to see you doing so well John and inspiring everyone Saludos from farmer J

  • @bonniehoke-scedrov4906
    @bonniehoke-scedrov4906 Před měsícem

    That's wonderful! What a inspiring story! Thank you so much!

  • @fk2121
    @fk2121 Před 4 měsíci

    Watching from uk, thank you for your knowledge and being an inspiration

  • @SpryteintheAndes
    @SpryteintheAndes Před 4 měsíci +4

    Inspiring!!

  • @Kyla94934
    @Kyla94934 Před 4 měsíci

    What an incredible story, thank you for sharing

  • @marvel4528
    @marvel4528 Před měsícem

    What an inspirational project! Thank you sharing, you are an amazing example of the human spirit and attitude❤❤

  • @farmingideasph
    @farmingideasph Před 4 měsíci +4

    Amazing Farming

  • @GranjaDeDavid
    @GranjaDeDavid Před 4 měsíci +4

    It's amazing his energy

  • @pang-ngiavang1956
    @pang-ngiavang1956 Před 3 měsíci

    So much respect for John💜💜💜

  • @CLoseDSpAceFiRe
    @CLoseDSpAceFiRe Před 4 měsíci

    I found this because of the Sandrock game. The fact that this is real is amazing! Finding out that sand farming is real, and the actual process to do so is awe inspiring!!!

  • @johnizuegbu6947
    @johnizuegbu6947 Před 3 měsíci +5

    Thanks very much for your organic farm information.
    You're doing a great work. God bless you immensely.

  • @c.e.c.2673
    @c.e.c.2673 Před 3 měsíci +9

    Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge Sir! I have land that is more clay than sand or black soil. I’m trying to do what you did. I’m sure I’ll achieved it!

  • @Raitamso
    @Raitamso Před měsícem

    I am rewatching this today and
    Will do again. Such an inpiring man.

  • @patriciaserdahl5577
    @patriciaserdahl5577 Před 3 měsíci

    Truly a Amazing video n Man should be shared everywhere 👏

  • @theonly6359
    @theonly6359 Před 4 měsíci +4

    Wow 🤩, does he have a book on farming in the desert soil?

  • @kittytana
    @kittytana Před 4 měsíci +18

    This man is so inspiring!!! 💖Where can we learn more from him?

    • @newfreenayshaun6651
      @newfreenayshaun6651 Před 4 měsíci

      Watch this video again, he's busy. There are many others, getting out to the garden is a good refresher, look up biochar, soil amending, The Ganjier channel😊 and closed system farming and gardening.

    • @axelgh1
      @axelgh1 Před 4 měsíci +3

      At mercado organico san jose del cabo mexico

  • @siameseire
    @siameseire Před měsícem

    Thank You for blessing the earth and the people. The ripples will keep growing.

  • @norcimorci
    @norcimorci Před 3 měsíci +2

    This is amazing. What an inspiring human being!❤

  • @cautious1343
    @cautious1343 Před 4 měsíci +10

    " Understanding nature in New ways." The most important thing for humans. And at this late date in history we find our ancestors knew more about gardening and nature than we do. How did this happen? I submit that it's due to the few secretly enslaving the many.

    • @randyhilton6629
      @randyhilton6629 Před 4 měsíci +1

      The commodification of every aspect of life and competition instead of cooperation.

  • @sumakwelvictoria5635
    @sumakwelvictoria5635 Před 4 měsíci +3

    That broad fork made of machete blades must bring a smile to Wolverine! Does it come in Adamantium?
    Wow! What a difference biochar makes!

  • @autlense8860
    @autlense8860 Před 24 dny

    Thanks for sharing I feel so proud of you., looking forward to meet you one day. You are a hero for the mother earth,
    !

  • @benisrael144
    @benisrael144 Před 2 měsíci

    Hats off to this amazing soul he is a legendary farmer❤❤

  • @SolidGoldShows
    @SolidGoldShows Před 4 měsíci +17

    Great story 👏

  • @katlake6074
    @katlake6074 Před 3 měsíci +4

    So proud of my cousin John !

  • @eddytheman1384
    @eddytheman1384 Před 4 měsíci

    Thank you very much John ! HPL

  • @shashikaamarasinghe939

    inspiring story.. thank you for your knowledge & experience share with here.. 😍😍

  • @EvergreenOG
    @EvergreenOG Před 2 měsíci +3

    What an awesome , knowledgeable person. God BLESS.

  • @Anxiou5Panda
    @Anxiou5Panda Před 4 měsíci +3

    Imagine if each millionaire decides to do something IF NOT support something like this (IF not already). It would be amazing to see "desertified" areas support more people and the wildlife.

    • @piper314
      @piper314 Před 3 měsíci +8

      This whole operation is funded by my Dad! He’s truly a remarkable man and testament to how much you can get done if you give it your all. 💖👨🏻‍🌾✨

    • @yannguillou3536
      @yannguillou3536 Před 3 měsíci

      Some millionaires are trapped in a very criminal blackmailing system; the "high" level freemasonry, with a very anti-human mentality; tortured from a very young age by members of their own family so that later, if they survive, they become predators and so on.

    • @chronicallyoverit74
      @chronicallyoverit74 Před 3 měsíci +2

      @@piper314 is there anything else on CZcams about your Dad and his farm/house? He is so inspirational and it gives me hope I can live a full life in my wheelchair ❤️

  • @30temptress
    @30temptress Před 9 dny

    This is incredible! I'm completely inspired. Thank you

  • @tonywestbrook9876
    @tonywestbrook9876 Před 3 dny

    Awesome. Thanks for the inspiration. What a fantastic example of stewardship and a healthy mindset!

  • @ShamusWoosley
    @ShamusWoosley Před 4 měsíci +24

    Organic hand tilled always looks great on a small scale. I used to do it too. But remember, a hundred years ago or more when large numbers still lived on farms, the world faced starvation levels as the population increased. It was the discovery of how to fix atmospheric nitrogen (after guano was not enough) that allowed huge multiplication of crops. OK, I agree, NPK is short-sighted compared to compost and trace minerals...or somehow getting the use of bio-char back...
    But...until more people will take up gardening, and want to go live on farms...working 12 hrs daily...can we really grow enough quality food? The urban life leads to more leisure and ppl are drawn to the easy life.
    Can we hope to see community gardens everywhere? We could easily grow enough food, but the Powers That Be don't subsidize this is our urban jungles nor suburban communities. Everyone wants the easy quick dollar. I wish we could do large scale organic (is it true that Russia supports this for its own people?) but as long as corporations run government and Joe Average just wants to be rich too, and slumber in ignorance...not likely to happen,

    • @pixiejenkins
      @pixiejenkins Před 4 měsíci +4

      I was going to say exactly this and noticed your post. It’s great to be able to have a community that works together to feed that very community. Trouble is scaling up. How do feed billions of people using these methods? Not possible unless we are all just subsisting. Which of course I suppose could happen for various reasons.

    • @PalimpsestProd
      @PalimpsestProd Před 4 měsíci +1

      maybe Tesla bots will be good farmers.

    • @LeafofLifeWorld
      @LeafofLifeWorld  Před 4 měsíci +10

      FYI tilling was not used or mentioned as a technique in this video , the only time it was mentioned was about large scale agriculture and tiling with machines. Nobody on this video is a subsistence farmer, they are all doing it to make a living. As explained fully in the video

    • @illegaldestroyer
      @illegaldestroyer Před 4 měsíci +2

      This would be a great way of farming for small rural communities, but not for the whole country.

    • @vivalaleta
      @vivalaleta Před 4 měsíci +6

      Have you ever listened to Gabe Brown. Alan Williams, Will Harris? You can grow MORE food more quickly without the use of chemicals or even plowing.

  • @SVmathfarmer
    @SVmathfarmer Před 4 měsíci +5

    Can you please tell us What part of Baja CA is this exactly? I’ve spent many years in rural Baja and have seen this type of thing but in very isolated areas away from any real population and usually near some type of natural spring. Very nice video thanks for posting

    • @stevedegregorio1599
      @stevedegregorio1599 Před 4 měsíci +4

      Yes, I was wondering the same thing... and which town is John's organic farmer's market in?

    • @axelgh1
      @axelgh1 Před 4 měsíci +3

      Mercado Orgánico san José del Cabo. Largest farmers market in Mexico

  • @susieepstein2726
    @susieepstein2726 Před měsícem

    Such an excellent video with good info about how to take care of our land and soil. Thank you.

  • @Dexterosa
    @Dexterosa Před 24 dny

    I did similar thing on my minigarden. (Except flipping the soil once or twice).
    It really blows my mind he manages from wheel chair

  • @bobgilmour3172
    @bobgilmour3172 Před 4 měsíci +4

    Where does the water come from. All very wonderful to have the complete drip system, but it has to have water from somewhere.

  • @QKJM19
    @QKJM19 Před 4 měsíci +4

    Where can I learn from John Ghram

    • @axelgh1
      @axelgh1 Před 4 měsíci

      At the mercado Orgánico de San José del Cabo in Los Cabos

  • @lifeisgood7719
    @lifeisgood7719 Před 2 měsíci

    Great work!
    Making paradise in the desert!
    If there, than anywhere (-super cold places ;-))
    My father has a disability and looks at it differently. Happy to see someone he can follow.
    Great example. Much love.

  • @Johny40Se7en
    @Johny40Se7en Před 3 měsíci

    Bloody incredible 😊
    "Encouraging the right mix of life in your garden" Awesome words that not more gardeners and growers should implement instead of using vile herbicides and pesticides. Amazing work, well done to all of the people involved.

  • @joesmith7427
    @joesmith7427 Před 4 měsíci +40

    Why do people say "HERE" why dont they say where "HERE" is???

    • @derekelliott3971
      @derekelliott3971 Před 4 měsíci +36

      1.14 Baja Peninsula

    • @lunarminx
      @lunarminx Před 4 měsíci +54

      They did but being able to focus helps you listen

    • @supereight9221
      @supereight9221 Před 4 měsíci +32

      Apparently it's because your arrogance makes you naive to the obvious.

    • @tiffanyarns6152
      @tiffanyarns6152 Před 4 měsíci +9

      Privacy

    • @Kelsdoggy
      @Kelsdoggy Před 4 měsíci +48

      Did you watch the video? it says it’s in the baja desert and they even show a map of the area 😅

  • @TRiUMPhant2024
    @TRiUMPhant2024 Před 2 měsíci

    Awesome! Wonderful testimony and inspiration! ❤️

  • @user-wt1eo9ho7i
    @user-wt1eo9ho7i Před měsícem

    Love, love, love this. Let’s get the word out and everyone should be doing this.

  • @mariegracecurato4547
    @mariegracecurato4547 Před 28 dny

    Thank you so much sir for sharing your knowledge will share it to my grand kids for future,, God bless you.. And your team..