Integrated Permaculture Systems on a 1/10th Acre Urban Lot - Victoria, BC
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- čas přidán 30. 07. 2024
- In this video we wanted to share an inspiring tour of our good friends' Chris & Susannah Adam's family home. On a 1/10th acre, they, along with their children, raise chickens, quail, ducks, rabbits, fruit trees, intensive annual gardens and have the best two-storey living willow structures we've ever sat in!
Once a vegan, Chris now finds himself raising meat with compassion as part of an integrated front-yard fertility system for mixed vegetable & fruit production. This conscious food/animal rearing choice is not a prescription for everyone, but is made using an ethical & ecological lens that works for his family.
He introduced us to the words of Kahlil Gibrán:
“When you kill a beast, say to him in your heart. By the same power that slays you, I too am slain, and I too shall be consumed. For the law that delivers you into my hand shall deliver me into a mightier hand. Your blood and my blood is naught but the sap that feeds the tree of heaven.”
Enjoy the tour and hopefully you will get some ideas for your yard too!
So long as you live in a mild climate like Victoria, BC. Let’s be realistic. Having said that, I always enjoy seeing what the possibilities are in small spaces. Thank you.
Lovely family garden and food forest! What a delight to see linden as a salad green!!
There are few examples of urban permaculture. Even fewer of this quality.
Thank you for sharing
Shame we didn’t see much of the ducks, quail and rabbits. What an amazing property set up.
Great garden. It shows how much you can grow on a small place. Very inspiring. 👍
I would really love to see a video on how to start a food forest specifically. I would have loved to see all of the details of his little urban food forest because I’m looking for info on getting started with one myself.
Check out the book *Gaia's Garden: A Guide To Home-Scale Permaculture* by Toby Hemenway
@@TheRealHonestInquiry I have owned that book for a few years now but still haven’t kickstarted my own permaculture space. It’s a wonderful book.
Nice one Taylor.
So great to see such a productive garden in an urban environment - love it!
I love it I just can't believe other people don't know it
Thank you so much for sharing this! It feels so inspiring to see people create these oases!
This is lovely and happens fairly close to where we live, though our climate is less benign than James Bay. Would also recommend Paradise Lot as a good read. Well done!
Great garden & food forest set up and thanks for the tour!
Wow what a geat example.
We are going to move to our first house soon an I am already planning the garden.
This garden is probably the best onces I have seen and I have watched hundrets of gardening videos.
Mulching, crossplanting, the use of the animals... and the williow chair!!!!
Hopefully we can adapt some of these great ideas
Saludos desde México. Me encanta el canal, el trabajo que hacen y todas las iniciativas que han presentado. Gracias, gracias, gracias.
Gracias para tus palabras lindas!
Really appreciate the aerial view.
what a beautiful spot.
does Chris have a channel or any other video tours of his property.
great video thanks for sharing.
He does not, but we may add some extended content soon.
This is a terrific video. Something that's mentioned but perhaps not fully expressed is the economic value represented in the food raised for the family. At least one person has found that they gained less economic return selling what they raised than they achieved by raising what they ate ;)
amazing! please tell me how I can get rib of the squirrels - they're eating all of our fruit!
well, you can't.. cats and dogs can help. strategic netting can help.
@@hatchetnseed I was thinking of planting their preferred plant foods on the far side of the property, but I’m not convinced that would work. The cats and dogs don’t seem to deter them. We even had one sneak in overnight and eat all of our pumpkin seed harvest straight off the counter! 😅
I have watched this video like 3 times and every time I get more out of it :) does he have a CZcams channel or website?
His family business is walking tours in Downtown Victoria: discoverthepast.com
I'd love to more about those clay coloured raised garden beds? What are they made from or where did they come from?
They are ferro-cement garden beds. Look up our other videos on them for more info.
Great video! Wondering why landscape fabric over your garlic? Does that increase your yield or alter the size of the garlic? Do you still do plant rotation with the garlic?
my guess would be a weed suppressant.
It's just so easy why can't everybody do it
where about in Victoria ? I live into area and can visit
I don't know if you know but a lot of us are already doing it and we are a lot of permaculture guys and girls so yes it's going with your video you don't have to say anything we already know
I don't have all that but I do got some things that are integral to that and I also have kitchen waste which works just as well
I'm not sure what to make of that comment. Because some people are already doing this, we shouldn't have made the video?
It is for the people aren't already doing it; or for those who are looking for new ideas. I'm sorry you didn't like it.
@@hatchetnseed it's not that I didn't like it it's that it's more prevalent than you give it credit for
Where can I find Hablitzia if I want to plant one? It doesn't seem to be a common plant in nurseries
Look for Mountain spinach seed - I think Baker Creek offers it.
I have good King Henry - a perennial relative of speech and quinoa!
Pretty much need to start from seed in our experience.
Is there anywhere we can follow Chris and Susannah?
Chris can be found standing in his garden :). Susannah has some great new music coming out: facebook.com/events/s/susannah-adams-with-karel-roes/626956791254003/?ti=icl
@@hatchetnseed would Chris be available for consultation on a ideas for an acreage in Sooke?
Possibly, he doesn't work for us, so email us at admin@hatchetnseed.ca and we can give you his email.