How to grow a forest in your backyard | Shubhendu Sharma

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  • čas přidán 21. 08. 2016
  • Forests don't have to be far-flung nature reserves, isolated from human life. Instead, we can grow them right where we are -- even in cities. Eco-entrepreneur and TED Fellow Shubhendu Sharma grows ultra-dense, biodiverse mini-forests of native species in urban areas by engineering soil, microbes and biomass to kickstart natural growth processes. Follow along as he describes how to grow a 100-year-old forest in just 10 years, and learn how you can get in on this tiny jungle party.
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  • @ohokcool
    @ohokcool Před 4 lety +2008

    Dude just gives us the whole formula and walks away, amazing.

    • @johnwells9089
      @johnwells9089 Před 4 lety +27

      Yeah , I did this long
      Before this video....
      Make a buffer zone
      Between your house
      And the trees, I had
      Bugs off and on constantly, it also makes you a mark for burglary my house was broken into while I was still home , last but
      Not least I had
      RATS SO BAD , I literally had to abandon the house could not stop them tried for 15 years.

    • @dare369
      @dare369 Před 4 lety +8

      @@johnwells9089 cats?

    • @bruhsoundeffect1903
      @bruhsoundeffect1903 Před 4 lety +76

      @@johnwells9089 Get two Bengal tigers, and no one's going to touch your forest ever again.

    • @ohokcool
      @ohokcool Před 4 lety +3

      @@johnwells9089 WOW thanks for sharing

    • @Marlene5018
      @Marlene5018 Před 4 lety +19

      John Wells every forest have wild animals, I think you forgot to add a tiger, cocodrilos and snakes to keep rats and burglars away...! 😊

  • @hijadokisaudagar
    @hijadokisaudagar Před 4 lety +916

    "the soil starts breathing. It comes alive" is one of the most satisfying thing I've heard

    • @godspoweristoopowerful3399
      @godspoweristoopowerful3399 Před 3 lety +2

      Ikr😌

    • @letstalkfriends2635
      @letstalkfriends2635 Před 3 lety +2

      exactly !! I love organic thing !

    • @voidisyinyangvoidisyinyang885
      @voidisyinyangvoidisyinyang885 Před 2 lety +1

      I spread the soil fungi for grass - "endomycorrhizal" fungal spores - that stores the carbon and feeds the plants with nutrients and water.

    • @sirjamesfancy
      @sirjamesfancy Před 2 lety

      I didn't really understand the soil breathing part. That would be creepy if the land started rising & falling like a diaphragm.

  • @t.n.9868
    @t.n.9868 Před 4 lety +787

    Thank you sir. Your wisdom helped me to plant a rain-forest in a village in Kakamega, KENYA.

  • @simantadas874
    @simantadas874 Před 5 lety +468

    In Assam, India one simple Assamese person named Jadav Molai Payeng single-handedly created a forest on the bank of mighty river Brahmaputra.

    • @neonlight1214
      @neonlight1214 Před 3 lety +17

      I also heard in south America, forgot which country but might me somewhere in the center like Bolivia, a couple restored single-handedly a forest which burned completely because of human unawareness. After 10 or something years the forest expanded from itself, animals started to come back. Not the small ones like foxes but bigger ones... Great story

    • @smriti183
      @smriti183 Před 3 lety +24

      I don't understand why such Noble men in our country are not getting much recognition 🤦🏽‍♀️smh

    • @forwardobservations8222
      @forwardobservations8222 Před 3 lety +6

      he ended up creating a whole ecosystem

    • @abcxyz-
      @abcxyz- Před 3 lety +3

      Northeast india is heaven of nature.
      So greeeeeeeeeeeeen you can barely imagine.
      Just see it once and boom

    • @dv9239
      @dv9239 Před 3 lety +2

      @@abcxyz- same in western ghats and himachal
      Why? Because not many people inhabit the mountain ranges

  • @luisa146
    @luisa146 Před 7 lety +3306

    I want to do this as a job
    Edit: wow I didn't expect so many likes! It warms my heart seeing so many people are passionate about growing forests!
    For anyone who's asking, no, I didn't get started yet, mainly because I don't have a backyard to practice on. I'm getting a degree in environmental sciences and then I'll probably get a master's in forest sciences. Meanwhile I'm saving up with my boyfriend to buy some land in the countryside and hopefully start a food forest project. I'm feeling really inspired! Let's make the world greener :)

    • @rinchhensherpa6972
      @rinchhensherpa6972 Před 6 lety +36

      Lowlandweller _ My thoughts exactly

    • @petersalucci5444
      @petersalucci5444 Před 6 lety +12

      Lowlandweller _
      Yasss!

    • @einname9986
      @einname9986 Před 6 lety +23

      Weeding and watering all the day aren't that fun, especially when it is raining or really hot...

    • @petersalucci5444
      @petersalucci5444 Před 6 lety +36

      Ein Name
      Yeah I guess but I love rain!

    • @rainsfall2494
      @rainsfall2494 Před 6 lety +51

      Ein Name better than sitting in an office and youd be in a forrest anyways so

  • @TheDobermanTriangleMusic
    @TheDobermanTriangleMusic Před 6 lety +726

    He spoke of forests in a way that made me cry.

  • @Kathysart
    @Kathysart Před 4 lety +226

    I’ve started this in our backyard but after seeing this I realize there’s much more I can do. One yard at a time. 💜

    • @harinim61
      @harinim61 Před 4 lety +5

      Thank you for your work to our planet !

  • @shaolinmonk8620
    @shaolinmonk8620 Před 5 lety +94

    This guy is absolutely one of the best speaker. Greatly knowledgeable and experienced. Everything he said make perfect sense to me. Awesome!

  • @Natasha-mj4uz
    @Natasha-mj4uz Před 7 lety +1957

    TED organizers should give the resources after each talks like links to the presenters works or the resources if you further need to study or research about the talk and there current works and future plans etc, etc

    • @suryadevarakrishna
      @suryadevarakrishna Před 6 lety +55

      Roshan Regmi www.afforestt.com/

    • @angelialvares
      @angelialvares Před 5 lety +20

      to many queries below, check Permaculture videos on the net. They will show you how to put together a food forest in your backyard

    • @alexrettig7402
      @alexrettig7402 Před 5 lety

      Thanks sowhat!

    • @Reincarnation111
      @Reincarnation111 Před 5 lety +4

      not on amazon...but in the amazon they're for sale to the highest bidder. lol...but very tragic!

    • @mbuhplus7800
      @mbuhplus7800 Před 5 lety +3

      EXCELLENT IDEA!

  • @LeonidasGGG
    @LeonidasGGG Před 7 lety +597

    A farmer in Brazil developed the same idea and now, not only did he plant an entire tropical forest, he also grows and sells one of the best cocoa and cofee in the world.

    • @sandpaper631
      @sandpaper631 Před 6 lety +17

      Ivo Teixeira what's his name? I would like to see his farm please!! I'm growing cocoa too

    • @freidell8
      @freidell8 Před 5 lety +29

      He (Ernst Gotsch)even has a philosophy, he iniciated 30 years ago. Same principles but a lot way deeper, a cientist and activist. Look for the movie Life in sintrophy.

    • @Raccon_Detective.
      @Raccon_Detective. Před 5 lety +2

      What's his name.

    •  Před 5 lety +2

      Here: czcams.com/video/gSPNRu4ZPvE/video.html

    • @naomideguyane
      @naomideguyane Před 4 lety

      Yes Leonidas , I just published it on my wall on Fbk -_- This & VEGANISM are the 2 best ways to deal with climate change/chaos!!!! But we have to do it now!!!! czcams.com/video/AR2L22LCwvk/video.html

  • @Carolina-hj4oh
    @Carolina-hj4oh Před 5 lety +753

    Now I need to convince my parents, that we need a forest in our garden.

    • @joysundari3771
      @joysundari3771 Před 5 lety +14

      please do

    • @anah1269
      @anah1269 Před 5 lety +8

      Chillifirex same dude, I wish you luck

    • @Carolina-hj4oh
      @Carolina-hj4oh Před 5 lety +1

      @@anah1269 Thanks :)

    • @judithkimball2125
      @judithkimball2125 Před 5 lety +19

      It all starts with a planter with 5 different plants. Then it continues with a variety of flowers. Before you realize it, you have a jungle or at least a forest growing inside your home. True story, look it up.

    • @Dmark420
      @Dmark420 Před 5 lety +15

      Chillifirex just tell them you want to grow a food Forest, you can grow more and the food taste better and has less pest insects because of the bio diversity

  • @randomguy574
    @randomguy574 Před 5 lety +336

    Respect from Pakistan, thank you for doing one of our cities

    • @rakeshb7378
      @rakeshb7378 Před 4 lety +7

      He did your city😭

    • @randomguy574
      @randomguy574 Před 4 lety +63

      @@ivannadenka1894 Firstly, you respond to my positive comment on an Indian company with a negative taunt?
      Uncalled for but let me take your bait, your comment is a generalization of an entire country and the people living in it...
      Let's suppose for a moment that Pakistan is indeed sending terrorists to India, do you think I would be related to the terrorists or in-charge of them? NO, I'm just a Pakistani citizen giving a positive complement to Shubhendu Sharma and you instead focus on giving a negative remark in response to that. I view that as pathetic.

    • @ivannadenka1894
      @ivannadenka1894 Před 4 lety +10

      @@randomguy574 you can view it the way you want but it is the irrefutable truth...Pakistan is the terrorists hub of the whole world... masha allah

    • @ahuman9195
      @ahuman9195 Před 4 lety +2

      @@ivannadenka1894 absolutely

    • @tanayshubham8437
      @tanayshubham8437 Před 4 lety +14

      @@randomguy574 I can surely connect with you....i understand you are as harmless as any normal human and you definitely dont deserve such backlash but on the other hand as an indian it really gets very difficult for us to handle such unpredictable terror attacks so often from your country...the rage that you see here is just the outcome of our helplesness and frustation........not everyone can be rational all the time so i simply urge you to not take any hate comments by heart....thank you

  • @whatthefunction9140
    @whatthefunction9140 Před 7 lety +940

    we are going to need this on an industrial scale.

    • @dreadbaron10
      @dreadbaron10 Před 7 lety +62

      Why do we need to weigh the forest?

    • @whatthefunction9140
      @whatthefunction9140 Před 7 lety +69

      becuase its the lungs of our world.

    • @MuadDib1402
      @MuadDib1402 Před 7 lety +12

      I see what y... never mind. :)

    • @theinternet1424
      @theinternet1424 Před 7 lety +42

      *post-industrial scale
      Classic approaches to industry are geared towards exploitation of natural resources, not preserving them.

    • @martonlerant5672
      @martonlerant5672 Před 6 lety +4

      The Internet
      Being an idiot about things, and making decisions based mainly on ideology, instead of the effects they have is still ENORMOUSLY idiotic.
      Like it or not, if you want nitrates in your soil you will have to put them there.
      Even if it feels "dirty" or "industrial". Since natural collection rates, are very limited,(just like the natural creation of nitrous oxides - by lightning).
      Why does being "green" always have to mean being a moron, who spends time moralizing instead of helping the actual cause they preach for?

  • @sreepriyavijayan8679
    @sreepriyavijayan8679 Před 5 lety +1568

    I am from Kerala, the southern most state of India. Here we had 'sacred groves' in almost every household which are like small forests. There will be idols of Serpent King inside the grove. Because people were so scared of the serpent God, no one dared to destroy these thick vegetation. These sacred groves were tiny forests where as mentioned here, not even a falling leaf was removed. Since almost every house had such a grove, the rain water seeped down, filling ponds and wells with good potable water. Of course many temples still have such groves. In the past two to three decades, all most all these sacred groves in the houses have been cleared due to rapid urbanisation, want of space for buiding new houses and also as many people have lost faith in all these traditions. Result : the water table level has gone down, there is water scarcity. The flora and fauna typical to the 'kavu' or sacred grove is lost. This year we had a never before flood too. Now the State Government is planning to build such sacred groves again, with the support of churches and temples.

    • @naveenkda
      @naveenkda Před 5 lety +35

      Water seeping to the ground is brilliant idea. Hope I can emulate it in my backyard.

    • @allthingsharbor
      @allthingsharbor Před 5 lety +147

      We are ruining our forests in the USA as well. Some people worship a god named Greed, and bow down at the altar of the almighty dollar. Sad.

    • @Susmitha0369
      @Susmitha0369 Před 5 lety +39

      Yes . If we does not realise our mistakes then nature teaches us the lesson. Kerala people are very lucky that they got the lessons and started working on it. We Andhra Pradesh people are yet to receive the lesson from nature.

    • @Reincarnation111
      @Reincarnation111 Před 5 lety +28

      what a lovely tradition ....and sad that modernization has curbed it now. in india population growth is the real problem. space is a finite thing and if people keep multiplying infinitely, how
      can that be sustainable? kerala has lots of forests along the western ghats....right?

    • @KK-gc5lj
      @KK-gc5lj Před 5 lety +23

      @@Susmitha0369 first thing govt has to do is ban all the chemicals such as insecticides and pesticides while growing crops....need an alternative for cell towers.

  • @ItsThomasGabriel
    @ItsThomasGabriel Před 5 lety +370

    LET HIM PLANT IN THE CITIES! Everybody needs them 😭

    • @avikjon
      @avikjon Před 3 lety +41

      "LET US PLANT IN THE CITIES" we should start sharing responsibilities.

    • @otakuhunter4817
      @otakuhunter4817 Před 3 lety +3

      that's why i hate living in a metropoli.

  • @jamesperez4790
    @jamesperez4790 Před 2 lety +3

    I'm only 22 years old. I will be graduating in college and proceed to work immediately to make enough money for me to do this. I will buy a patch of land here in my country, a patch of land of which no trees are planted, and I will make it a forest. I hope time is with me. I swear on my life, this will be the legacy I will be leaving behind after I die. Thank you so much for this Shubhendu. You gave me a headstart for planning as I work

  • @yeshprab
    @yeshprab Před 5 lety +129

    One of the most engrossing, bewitching, and informative videos I have watched on CZcams. Even though Mr. Shubhendu Sharma is an engineer by profession, he has transformed himself into a forest generator. I live in a small forest, on top of a hill, myself; there are 155 trees in my yard, which is home to raccoons, squirrels , deer, rabbits and muskrats. I intend to plant two dozen more hardwood trees - oaks - in the fall. Thank you very much for uploading this video. You are an inspiration to nature conscious and nature friendly people like me.
    Yesh Prabhu, Bushkill, Pennsylvania

    • @sanjaymalani4205
      @sanjaymalani4205 Před 4 lety +1

      Jabardast

    • @ricardog5121
      @ricardog5121 Před 4 lety +1

      In many ways, he's still an engineer.

    • @sriharshacv7760
      @sriharshacv7760 Před 3 lety

      I think engineers are well posed to tackle this kind of challenges due to the attention to detail they learn to observe.

  • @DianneMrock
    @DianneMrock Před 7 lety +577

    i don't know why but this made me very emotional..

    • @mavicityrelayson2924
      @mavicityrelayson2924 Před 5 lety +13

      Empathy towards nature :)

    • @andreassucipto
      @andreassucipto Před 5 lety +19

      because humankind basically do care about environment, most of them just don't know how to fix it. because of the system we build already sustain itself as a destroyer. and the people that do know how to fix it, have no power to do it caused by the same system. we are sinking boat or free jump air plane, if we as collective change the bad habit.

    • @NikHil-jt6eo
      @NikHil-jt6eo Před 5 lety +6

      @@andreassucipto amazing response

    • @paulad5949
      @paulad5949 Před 5 lety +6

      Cause your soul knows it's truth! 🌱💚

    • @elenachristian9860
      @elenachristian9860 Před 5 lety +8

      Because this could save the world.

  • @ianpettit678
    @ianpettit678 Před 4 lety +105

    This is perhaps my favorite TED talk ever, and I want to do his job here where I live!

  • @orangeblueandlavenda
    @orangeblueandlavenda Před 5 lety +152

    I had a mini forest in my back yard. It was wonderful. Bamboo, pine, oak, low growing plants, etc

    • @Omprakash-fd2pc
      @Omprakash-fd2pc Před 4 lety +2

      Can you send a photo to me

    • @tylerwaxman7512
      @tylerwaxman7512 Před 4 lety +4

      Your job is harder than his, coz your plants are cold zone trees. Good job. I started mine with hardy evergreen trees and boxtree as bushes so that in winter my forest stays.

    • @aneethasalim5814
      @aneethasalim5814 Před 3 lety +3

      How's the forest doing now. My family made one like this in our backyard and now it's full of snake's

    • @stevennicholas5472
      @stevennicholas5472 Před 2 lety +1

      Had.

    • @angusmcdonald1223
      @angusmcdonald1223 Před 2 lety

      Make sure to only plant native because other wise you are doing nothing.

  • @GoGreenYes
    @GoGreenYes Před 5 lety +451

    I will grow a forest in my Garden and backyard..

  • @OujiDarkmatter
    @OujiDarkmatter Před 7 lety +106

    Now here's a rare one;adding to the world.I hope his business flourishes and inspires many others

  • @honken4600
    @honken4600 Před 4 lety +74

    After 3 years, still one of my favourite TED-talks 👌

  • @j_larusta_8825
    @j_larusta_8825 Před 5 lety +290

    Give this guy a Nobel prize

    • @chandankumardas5252
      @chandankumardas5252 Před 3 lety +2

      I agree 💯

    • @abhishekmahajan3782
      @abhishekmahajan3782 Před 3 lety +1

      Yep

    • @phangz8394
      @phangz8394 Před 3 lety +10

      but this system was developed by akira miyawaki..........this guy met miyawaki when he came to plant a forest at toyota factory where he was working. he volunteered to help and learnt from him. miyawaki planted his first forest in 1976 and it is over 40 years now - a real forest. check it out!!!

    • @maqeelqureshi
      @maqeelqureshi Před 3 lety +1

      This technique was discovered in 1929 by Akira Miyawaki.

    • @mrrahul9683
      @mrrahul9683 Před 3 lety +2

      @@maqeelqureshi she got credit while villagers doing this stuff from ages

  • @PragatiKavilkar
    @PragatiKavilkar Před 7 lety +802

    I wake up to this every morning like a Disney princess haha

  • @Aminuzz
    @Aminuzz Před 6 lety +334

    This is most probably the best and most significant video I've watched in CZcams. I am saving this video and I am going to share as much as possible to promote the idea.

    • @theawantikamishra
      @theawantikamishra Před 6 lety +4

      Aminuz Zaman I will be doing the same ; and in case you got to know more about this person , please pass

    • @barendencrone
      @barendencrone Před 5 lety +3

      He's talking about permaculture food forests. Search on those for more detail than this video provides.

  • @SattvikUtkarsh
    @SattvikUtkarsh Před 3 lety +6

    With this method, now I have successfully grown a tiny forest with 200 plants and trees in the backyard, started 1 year back in 2020 when lockdown began with 40 plants, the growth is going strong sense with time. It is overwhelming to see this happening right in front of our eyes.

  • @harshitkumar9949
    @harshitkumar9949 Před 5 lety +37

    This is what purpose of life looks like. Congratulations for achieving yours Mr. Shubhendu

  • @xfrancescanicolex
    @xfrancescanicolex Před 7 lety +49

    This man just explained how to make the magical tree growing scene from Totoro a reality, we need x1000000 of these everywhere.

  • @giorgiob7051
    @giorgiob7051 Před 7 lety +584

    I will grow a forest in my backyard.

    • @onlinealiasuk
      @onlinealiasuk Před 5 lety +19

      one year on , did you do it?

    • @danklyf4202
      @danklyf4202 Před 5 lety +9

      Well? I bet you didn't, slacker 🖕

    • @danklyf4202
      @danklyf4202 Před 5 lety +9

      Well? We are still waiting. 😴

    • @akaurb
      @akaurb Před 5 lety +27

      Take your time but do it some day... for future generations at least.... and other commenting to this person down just check yourself what you have done in a year... no one has a right to bring others down... mind your own business please..

    • @Petulinko
      @Petulinko Před 5 lety +1

      Giorgio B sol nad zlato

  • @1caramarie
    @1caramarie Před 5 lety +54

    I have my own backyard forest. Stated with 1/3 acre of lawn, have been removing it by hand for years since I don't use chemicals. Right now I have quite a few fruit trees blooming, they are being spread by the birds, same as the raspberries. Many trees have shown up on their own, including the nitrogen fixing ones. I have almost every kind of fruits that can grow in very cold weather, since winters here can go to -65 F (-53.8 C). I started on my own when I was 60, 12 years ago. I also have an area for growing vegetables. It is a certified Wildlife Habit by the Wildlife Federation. It is located in the old section of a town of lawns. Lots of birds and other wildlife. A lot of work but worth it. You don't need a lot of money, I'm on Social Security. As to the photos by the guy talking you can bet that he started with fully grown trees to have they that high is just 2 years. Of course the people who give TED talks are not your regular every day folks.

  • @randomfella8084
    @randomfella8084 Před 4 lety +479

    If this man was in charge of the amazon rain forest crisis, it would've been solved.

    • @aspa3318
      @aspa3318 Před 4 lety +22

      With all due respect, he was talking about how to grow a forest, not save one

    • @randomfella8084
      @randomfella8084 Před 4 lety +37

      1AsianPanda if someone cares and knows about the rainforests in this much detail, they’d do something. Bolsenaro refused to even try in the start.

    • @EKSBahrain
      @EKSBahrain Před 4 lety +3

      Correct!

    • @EKSBahrain
      @EKSBahrain Před 4 lety +4

      I don't know but I just want to watch it over and over again.

    • @everythingthatrhymeswithsa3116
      @everythingthatrhymeswithsa3116 Před 4 lety +5

      @@aspa3318... but if build a forest up doesn't that save... nvm

  • @mtpatel90skid
    @mtpatel90skid Před 6 lety +265

    Looks like I finally found my dream job....

    • @givemexrice
      @givemexrice Před 5 lety +16

      I think maybe that's why humans exist. Money has destroyed nature and our trust in each other.

    • @SamyyyK
      @SamyyyK Před 5 lety +3

      Found*

    • @timothyplace2361
      @timothyplace2361 Před 4 lety +4

      honestly same, and with Australia having zero, seems like i may just capture the market

    • @omkarsawant1771
      @omkarsawant1771 Před 4 lety

      Me too

    • @fawaz3202
      @fawaz3202 Před 4 lety +1

      @@timothyplace2361
      Mate, I was with you but not anymore. After seeing that Bush fire which changed people's life. It's a temporary NO for me. Maybe after the world cools down a bit and the drought is relieved.

  • @ajeeshajju780
    @ajeeshajju780 Před 5 lety +83

    Left my PhD in between to venture into farming and consultation.... A dream job and normally satisfaction guaranteed...

  • @thechaosgardener
    @thechaosgardener Před 3 lety +28

    Beautiful! This is what I’m doing to my backyard! That’s what my channel is all about. Building a fruit forest. Thanks for sharing!

  • @Lmmixs
    @Lmmixs Před měsícem +1

    Thats called Biodiversity, every living things are thriving, interacting and help each other to support each other making them strong and live forever

  • @sidswank730
    @sidswank730 Před 7 lety +118

    TED incorporates those people who are very much articulate in briefing their innovations and can help motivate the people around to get involved in trying something innovative!!! Hats Off to this guy - what a speaker!!!

  • @kingjoe97
    @kingjoe97 Před 7 lety +1235

    Do they sell forests on Amazon?

  • @VidyaSimran
    @VidyaSimran Před 5 lety +59

    Every single word was informative useful detailed and important. Proud to be a Bharathiya (Indian) 🇮🇳🙏

  • @KhushiJohari1
    @KhushiJohari1 Před 3 lety +3

    'Growing a 100 year forest in just 10 years' idea is really nice and how you walk away bowing to do Namaskar showcases our Indian tradition.

  • @blacktea5501
    @blacktea5501 Před 6 lety +152

    I am loving more and more those hindi engineers, scientists and so on. These people through their religious connectivity to the earth and it's beauties really try to make the earth a better place. I am not saying other engineers don't do that, it's just that you can see that they really deeply care about nature.

    • @saurabhbanik7811
      @saurabhbanik7811 Před 6 lety +14

      Black Tea Hindi is a language. What you should say is Indian.

    • @blacktea5501
      @blacktea5501 Před 6 lety +6

      Really? I thought that india is called hindistan by the indians themselves. Where the "stan" means something like place. So the place of hindis. Am i misinformed?

    • @saurabhbanik7811
      @saurabhbanik7811 Před 6 lety +18

      Black Tea What you thought was almost correct, but it's Hindustan not Hindistan. So it's land of the Hindus.

    • @blacktea5501
      @blacktea5501 Před 6 lety +9

      Saurabh Banik thank you very much for the correction. :)

    • @eamilxyz07
      @eamilxyz07 Před 6 lety +7

      Black Tea, You are right! But the sad thing is young engineers try to copy Western culture and forgetting about their own culture...

  • @SnowmansApartment
    @SnowmansApartment Před 7 lety +33

    Exactly, don't work against nature but with it :)

  • @juanignaciocubero
    @juanignaciocubero Před 3 měsíci +1

    In my school, IES Los Castillos in Spain we are in the middle of a forest construction. This year, after 2 years of healing the soil, we are about to plant trees, some of which are resistant elms (Ulmus minor) to the Dutch disease. We are very excited about it. Thank you for your guidance Mr Sharma.

  • @poacher7805
    @poacher7805 Před 2 lety +1

    I'm creating my own little oasis on 1.5 acres and I have to say it's the most peaceful place I know. All I have to do is sit, listen and observe nature to know what works and what doesn't. Anyone who has any amount of space. City or country should do this.

  • @FukutenshiYoufan
    @FukutenshiYoufan Před 5 lety +21

    I'm inspired by this TED Talk to grow my own forest. And it begins to grow now after 1-2 year(s). This guy is awesome. Thank you for inspiring me.

  • @briankreller6550
    @briankreller6550 Před 4 lety +19

    I just planted a tree earlier today in my backyard. Now im watching this.

  • @johnsheaffer1829
    @johnsheaffer1829 Před 5 lety

    For me, there is nothing more rewarding than raising up a cedar tree from seed. Of the thousands of trees I have planted, given away or sold, I can go and visit them anytime I choose. Since I've been doing this for so many years, I'm rewarded with watching them grow and thrive. The ultimate reward is knowing that long after I'm gone, these trees will continue to grow and benifit nature in hundreds of ways. Started this as a stress reducer. It worked beyond any expectations I could have imagined. Go plant something. Teach a youngster how to plant and care for a tree. very, very rewarding!!

  • @sebastiangely7706
    @sebastiangely7706 Před 4 lety +1

    Im gonna do this. Gonna get 2 acres and do the same thing. This man needs to be heard everywhere.

  • @ericmatt2368
    @ericmatt2368 Před 3 lety +3

    Awesome video thanks! I think I was a tree in a previous life. I love trees/plants it fills me up to plant them and see them grow. 2 years ago I started a 4 acre food forest on some land I bought in SE Kansas...currently I have 140+ trees and countless perennial edibles....everything was planted via no dig (just pile soil/compost around the roots and cover with straw and viola) even my vegetable gardens which produce food that I give to the local food pantry...besides my love for our Creator, I've never been so in love! We are all connected in this way

  • @ashvanikumar6229
    @ashvanikumar6229 Před 5 lety +5

    This is my dream!!! Hopefully I'll make it a reality in future.
    I don't want a palace or expensive cars rather I want a forest of my own♥️

  • @boobootripura4756
    @boobootripura4756 Před 4 lety +1

    He is an Indian wow I m proud of u Bhai 😋😋😋I am also Indian n agriculture student proud of u 🌹🌹🌹🌹

  • @silvertheelf
    @silvertheelf Před 4 lety +36

    I need to make a giant forest in my tiny backyard.

  • @vjorp5332
    @vjorp5332 Před 7 lety +83

    I love his accent.

    • @hamishblair5610
      @hamishblair5610 Před 7 lety +7

      yeah, the way he kept saying sexual innuendos gave me a big rubbery one.

    • @fep_ptcp883
      @fep_ptcp883 Před 7 lety

      English is not my first language, so for me it was kinda difficult to understand him

    • @theayoo3719
      @theayoo3719 Před 7 lety +3

      Really? It is difficult to understand for me, so I turn on the subtitle....

    • @drewoocumma7100
      @drewoocumma7100 Před 7 lety

      +montana “Nat king troll” anthony damn

    • @216trixie
      @216trixie Před 7 lety +2

      I like curry.

  • @mudit5151
    @mudit5151 Před 7 lety +421

    when a person is talking about an idea that can save all of humanity - but humans on internet are not worth saving..

    • @12567NoYouCannot
      @12567NoYouCannot Před 7 lety +7

      Exactly!!! Thank YOu. You Are Right on the Dot.

    • @suryaradhabalaji5502
      @suryaradhabalaji5502 Před 6 lety +8

      What about you?

    • @bonsaitraveletcetc9340
      @bonsaitraveletcetc9340 Před 6 lety +13

      You cannot talk sense on Internet. These people should be made into humus for these forests.

    • @Krishna11Keerthi
      @Krishna11Keerthi Před 6 lety +7

      It's all right. With time everyone will come around! Do your part and keep at it! :)

    • @fironfiron8843
      @fironfiron8843 Před 6 lety +10

      People are salty on net. Text and Internet makes people say edgy stuff that they don't have balls to say face to face.

  • @MeltandCast
    @MeltandCast Před 4 lety +1

    This is so important... When I was a kid there were birds and insects everywhere, not any more. I used to see millions of starlings as a child, now we have none whatsoever. All it took was 35 years and they're all gone. And it's not just the starlings, it's all the birds... Bees are in dangerously sharp decline too. If we are not careful we are going to lose what we have forever. This needs to be made into a blueprint that others can follow worldwide to recreate your work. If you're the younger generation you don't realise what we have already lost, talk to the older people and see for yourself. If I knew how, I'd devote half my land to this project... I'd like to find more information to do this. Superb speech Sir. Kudos. 🍺🍺🍺👍👍👍😎😎😎

  • @carla6485
    @carla6485 Před 5 lety

    I loved how he shared exactly how it's done. Usually I feel like these things are kept secret so that you are forced to depend on their services to be able to do "the thing". I feel that he was very open and incouriged others to be enthusiastic as well.

  • @saiphaniutkarshkethana6044
    @saiphaniutkarshkethana6044 Před 7 lety +11

    Thank you so much sir. Truly Inspiring! Brought some hope that humanity will not get extinct due to the deforestation happening now.

  • @narmaday3531
    @narmaday3531 Před 5 lety +6

    Thanks for educating people with forest gardening or permanent agriculture

  • @freemind279
    @freemind279 Před 3 lety +1

    Logical, natural and finally intelligent human gave us lecture we all should already known if we were properly educated!

  • @naresshlingeswaran7796
    @naresshlingeswaran7796 Před 5 lety +2

    I used to be it, when I was in my old places which is rural... I used to see my plant daily... I used to grow a new plant a weekend...
    I was emotional when the presentation ends... I Wishing you to succeed in your aim soon... I all the best frnd...

  • @ShallExplore
    @ShallExplore Před 6 lety +19

    Much respect!

  • @angelmiiracle3983
    @angelmiiracle3983 Před 3 lety +3

    Incredible 👌👌👌👌👌
    We need more people like you to save our planet.🙏

  • @brianveth6191
    @brianveth6191 Před 4 lety +2

    This guy needs to go to Brazil NOW

  • @TheShubhamagrawal16
    @TheShubhamagrawal16 Před 3 lety

    The way he greeted everyone in the end makes me like him more!!

  • @nazlcan8174
    @nazlcan8174 Před 7 lety +18

    it is so impressive omg

  • @Devronization
    @Devronization Před 6 lety +5

    Amazing video. Thank you!!

  • @mopjetc
    @mopjetc Před 8 měsíci

    We need this around the world, Regardless of whether there is a climate problem or not, this adds so much value for everyone!

  • @kathyreese4052
    @kathyreese4052 Před 2 lety

    The whole point of this is to inspire people to take action wherever they are. Bloom where you are planted is a very good saying. Plant wherever you are.

  • @JyotirmoyDas
    @JyotirmoyDas Před 4 lety +3

    The Kind of Innovations we need now

  • @funny-video-YouTube-channel

    Good job !
    Would be nice, if we had more trees in the cities :-)

  • @smks8er
    @smks8er Před 5 lety

    Amazing public speaker! Clear and concise, he provides just enough detail to be captivate the audience's attention but not too much so as to not over-complicate his message. His pacing was amazing he was able to jump from point to point without a hitch. I was interested from start to finish, amazing work!

  • @ramunaidoo7628
    @ramunaidoo7628 Před 3 lety +1

    This man must be given more recognition or a token of appreciation...noble peace prize

  • @78646666668
    @78646666668 Před 7 lety +4

    Bravo!!!! Great speech great show, so much information so easy to understand and appreciate thank you!!

  • @psychedelicdreamer986
    @psychedelicdreamer986 Před 5 lety +3

    This is one of the best TedTalks I've ever seen

  • @trisnaindah7991
    @trisnaindah7991 Před 4 lety +1

    I built my forest in my homestay in bali name trisna garden..i lost my bamboo plant..i do show gardening everyday to all my guest n mk i m proud in my circle;)

  • @estoyaqui5386
    @estoyaqui5386 Před 2 lety

    Excellent explanations! Most show only "look we planted this" - but here it gets explained what has to be considered to turn barren land into forests.

  • @dhruvarya2374
    @dhruvarya2374 Před 7 lety +14

    im gonna try it in my neighbour..!! loved it...

    • @GauravSingh-qi9xj
      @GauravSingh-qi9xj Před 5 lety +2

      You mean in your neighborhood.
      "in neighbour" makes a very different sense.

    • @sweetvuvuzela4634
      @sweetvuvuzela4634 Před 5 lety

      Did you plant trees in your neighbour?

    • @user-fz3ip3ke8p
      @user-fz3ip3ke8p Před 4 lety

      @@sweetvuvuzela4634 i put my 3meter root inside my neighbors wife and now im in jail

    • @sweetvuvuzela4634
      @sweetvuvuzela4634 Před 4 lety

      Nobody 🙈🍑🍆😂

  • @amrutpat12
    @amrutpat12 Před 6 lety +46

    And they say indians don't know anything other than computers..

  • @seeker9440
    @seeker9440 Před 5 lety +1

    I am awestrucked with his impeccable idea... Huge respect.. 🙏

  • @sky_life1
    @sky_life1 Před 2 lety

    Hey Shubhendu, u touched my heart! I could imagine each and every process u explained. I felt that it's me who's doing your work with a smile on my face! Your approach to see the world is what we call Hope. Bless you man, love and support from your home country India!

  • @TheLpd1
    @TheLpd1 Před 7 lety +5

    awesome work!

  • @Ayan44
    @Ayan44 Před 7 lety +4

    love this

  • @TheBeardedSandman
    @TheBeardedSandman Před 4 lety

    Is anyone else AMAZED at this video?? How valuable is this!?

  • @vishalkatyayani9897
    @vishalkatyayani9897 Před 4 lety

    I’ve heard him live. Such compassion.

  • @Hanapetals
    @Hanapetals Před 7 lety +56

    The first thing I thought of was Totoro.

    • @alexquyenvo5196
      @alexquyenvo5196 Před 6 lety +1

      Hanapetals , love that movie too !!!

    • @de4130
      @de4130 Před 4 lety

      Hanapetals overnight trees

  • @shadowx089
    @shadowx089 Před 7 lety +280

    So this is not a DIY project, i was hoping to learn how to grow a forest. :(

    • @vulcanfeline
      @vulcanfeline Před 7 lety +97

      on a simpler scale, plant trees and shrubs that are hardy in your area. grab all your neighbors leaves every fall and cover the ground. throw all your kitchen scraps on the ground. learn which weeds you can eat - some taste very good (ie: lamb's quarters)
      that's what i did in my yard. bought cherry trees, plums, apple, some native flowering bushes. attracted lots of birds and some interesting native plants.

    • @freedomsworthafight6451
      @freedomsworthafight6451 Před 7 lety +13

      pre tree plant work involves tree section. Google might help for heights and location
      step 1. agitate soil
      step 2. plant trees
      step 3. water and weed for 2 years
      step 4. Wonder why you build a forest in your backyard in the first place.
      step 5. purchase chainsaw
      step 6. spend 2 days cutting it all down have a huge party and burn the evidence that you spent $4000 on. 😉

    • @freedomsworthafight6451
      @freedomsworthafight6451 Před 7 lety +4

      I'm Joshing keep the trees and plants.

    • @scotthampton6062
      @scotthampton6062 Před 7 lety +10

      Lamb's quarters are edible weeds and there are so many others. I grow a variety called magenta spreen which has a beautiful magenta top, tasty, more nutritious than spinach, self-sowing (you need only to plant a few the first time and each successive year, you have more than enough). I recently dried them and powderized as my daily nutritional supplement. I also have a few collard trees which provide me greens all year round. Just wanted to share.

    • @WiseFool
      @WiseFool Před 6 lety +7

      The company do offer online training and consultancy if your willing to spare the money for that. The beauty is it would only take one person in a country to share findings and share the knowledge, obviously the native trees and climates differ from country to country but there are a few steps you can see applied. For instance mixing biomass in the soil, they showed the success of a project in the Netherlands in another video by digging up the soil and introducing hay I believe, the soil was naturally high in clay content and trees tend to grow slowly so I believe this really sped up the process. The other thing to do is to try and limit competition, so not putting really tall canopy layer trees right beside one another but having your trees, sub layer trees and shrubs in between so they're not competing with one another.

  • @CyrusDastoor
    @CyrusDastoor Před 4 lety +1

    Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful. Thank you for all your work.

  • @SolidGoldShows
    @SolidGoldShows Před rokem +1

    No management is the BEST management 🙌. Mr. Sharma, is it possible to help us grow a forest here in our Desert land? Great talk. I have watched this multiple times

    • @pleiadesstarr453
      @pleiadesstarr453 Před rokem

      Choose plants that are adaptable to your desert environment. There are many information on the internet.

  • @abidkhandakar1679
    @abidkhandakar1679 Před 5 lety +8

    I wish, I could do the same! Someday I will do it, I swear mother Earth
    .

  • @Thexarmyxofxfew
    @Thexarmyxofxfew Před 6 lety +8

    3:29 "Even taste it"

  • @giammira
    @giammira Před 5 lety +1

    HUGE RESPECT. These are the people we need to save ourselves on this planet and make up for the disasters caused by criminal multinationals

  • @manuelmoraleda9285
    @manuelmoraleda9285 Před 3 lety

    Diversity is the key, not monoculture. "No management is best management."
    Well said. Inspiring.

  • @dcruz1766
    @dcruz1766 Před 7 lety +172

    I live in the desert tho

    • @sonyasever7625
      @sonyasever7625 Před 7 lety +57

      Well, before it became desert, there were forest too.

    • @gabesmith8331
      @gabesmith8331 Před 7 lety +85

      cactus forest

    • @HMD1900
      @HMD1900 Před 7 lety

      Was just thinking that, i libe in the forest too

    • @y__h
      @y__h Před 7 lety +20

      Well it contains dusts, rocks, and air, basically every atoms you need to assemble a forest. Close enough.

    • @y__h
      @y__h Před 7 lety +4

      Well it contains dusts, rocks, and air, basically every atoms you need to assemble a forest. Close enough.

  • @ravinaga9435
    @ravinaga9435 Před 5 lety +3

    Great Forrest man 🏞️🌲🌱🌲🌳

  • @jiteshverma9268
    @jiteshverma9268 Před 3 lety

    Nature is so amazing that you don't even have to intervene, it itself is independent for food and water. Salute to nature💯💯

  • @ThrashingBuddha
    @ThrashingBuddha Před 4 lety +2

    Give this man a medal!

  • @Seekmosttoprophesy
    @Seekmosttoprophesy Před 7 lety +60

    If you really care about global warming, plant trees.

  • @thinkwithportal
    @thinkwithportal Před 7 lety +5

    How much does a 1080p camera costs nowadays $100. Why is this in 720p and not 1080p or 4k.

  • @rohitjoon1271
    @rohitjoon1271 Před 3 lety +1

    It's good to see we have such amazing people amongst us.. who are helping the nature

  • @falkharvard8722
    @falkharvard8722 Před 4 lety +2

    I would dearly love to see a collaboration between industry and life.
    A forest built in a city cleans the air and shades asphalt on roads, lowering temperatures at ground levels.
    I'd love to see England a forest again.