Family Growing 90% of Their Food on an Impressive Permaculture Homestead

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this is a dream, what a lovely couple

This is true freedom...no bills, no mortgage, food security...Lord help me and my husband is acquire these blessings as soon as well

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It's hard to believe this garden is only 3 yrs young, they have done an amazing job. 😊😊

I always get so excited when I see people growing their own food, using permaculture principles, learning how to work with the land and animals and "pests". I'm very happy to hear of this family right here in Ontario growing so much of their food in their front yard. Thanks for sharing this inspiring story! There is nothing so satisfying as eating what you have grown yourself!

imagine all the lawns that could be turned into growing space for food

Growing their own food and sharing the excess with those in need. Very nice people.

That's why I like living in area surrounded by nature where you can grow your own food. It's peaceful and good for mental health.

This is such a wholesome corner of the internet

He has more energy than me because I'm not healthy. More money as well. But, after 8 years, my garden is starting to meet all my plant based food needs.

I saw this video and started bursting out happy crying after not crying for years. This is my new vision for my life.

It's wonderful how obvious it is that they were both teachers. From telling us exactly what they were going to do with every vegetable and herb, to how they processed them, even to a drawn representation of the farm, it's awesome! Such a beautiful video.

This Video isn't just about gardening, but also about life

This is one of the best videos I've seen for raising your own! I'm 73 and disabled, but I can still DO something, just not as much as I used to do. Thanks for the inspiration ❤

Not only it’s genius, it’s beautifully laid out and you made gardening enjoyable

It's amazing to see people producing such a large percentage of their food without being in an area where year-round gardening is possible!

I loved what Magali said about creating a paradise on their own land. I have kept a vegetable garden on and off for many years. About 4 years ago we decided to Permaculture our property. We truly have created our own small Paradise here and we love it! We would never go back. To live in the middle of all this nature, while being able to grow almost all our own food is fabulous!

I’m inspired by this, and there was one important thing I think I needed to hear. I have a “black thumb”, and hearing that the collective unconscious of my ancestors means that I can do this because my body, brain, and DNA already understand how, is a motivator!! I keep trying, with poor results in my containers. I already plan on putting herbs around my house in the spring, as a way to cull things I will use, and increase confidence.

I was an elementary school teacher for 25 years, 20 of them at one school. 10 of those years I was my school's Science Lab Teacher. For the last few years there, I got a grant for and installed a raised bed garden in an unused area of the grounds. We had tomatoes, bell peppers, squash, eggplant, zucchini, onions, green beans, basil, and blueberries. I also planted marigolds to act as an insect repellent for the garden. The garden was mostly for the Kindergarten and 1st Grade kids because they study plants (and animals) more than the other grades. In fact, those kids helped me plant the seedlings into the raised beds. But the garden wasn't just for them. I gave all of the teachers ideas about how they could use the garden for their students: to teach measurement (as the plants grow), to write stories about the plants and insects, to learn how farmers grow food to sell (as well as for their own families), different plant groups/families, to learn how raw fruits and vegetables become the foods they're familiar with (ketchup, salsa, pickles, green bean casserole, etc.), etc. I also arranged for a dairy cow to visit the school every other year so that Kindergarten and 1st Grade could see how cows are milked. The cow came in a trailer with a miniature milking machine. The kids were thrilled to be able to check out a real cow and ask questions about her. I did this because kids today think food comes from stores, without realizing that it originally comes from farms.