ABUNDANT FREE FOOD FOREST (Ep 8)

Our search for our regenerative farm has led us to PREP – Puget Ridge Edible Park, a SEATTLE CITY PARK where they strive to have a closed loop permaculture farm producing FREE nutrient-rich, organic year-round harvests for their community. In this video, Stu & Helen of PREP show us the inner workings of this incredible farm and share a wealth of knowledge for how to replicate what they’ve accomplished since breaking ground in 2016.

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After converting our Santa Cruz, CA home into an urban homestead, the dream to build our own regenerative farm became too strong to ignore. We’ve decided to give away our belongings and hit the road, traveling by van in search of where we will build our future regenerative farm.

Along the way, we’re interviewing regenerative farmers and immersing ourselves in communities. And as always, a mountain peak or two may call us to climb it.

For more details into the journey, follow us on Instagram @smilingsoil
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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
01:10 Our winter home enjoying West Seattle
03:58 PREP overview
05:14 Becoming a City Park
07:26 Terracing & Bioswales
08:37 Rainwater harvesting
09:50 Leaf mulch & Compost System
14:56 Homemade Compost Sifter
16:15 Repurposing Waste
17:00 Medlar tree
17:40 Grafting Fruit Trees
19:38 Hugelkulturs
24:00 Garden Teas for nutrient rich soil
28:45 How to remove blackberry bushes
30:03 Benefits of Horsetail
30:41 Cloches & Year-round harvests
32:29 How to start a community food forest
34:03 Sunny Day at the Farm & ZOO DOO!
35:34 Volunteer Work Day
37:49 Bryan talks about his experiences volunteering at PREP farm
39:43 Coming Up Next

Music:
Summer Nights by Justhea (Copyright Free Music)
Acoustic Folk Instrumental (Copyright Free Music)
Nostalgia by Alex Productions (Copyright Free Music)
Weightless by LiQWYD (Copyright Free Music)
Ethereal by Punch Deck (Copyright Free Music)

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