Hugely Abundant 1-Acre Permaculture Homestead Tour - Limestone Permaculture Farm Revisit
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In Episode 3 of Permaculture Tours we revisit the amazing Limestone Permaculture Farm. in NSW, Australia. We first visited Limestone back in 2015, when Brett and Nici were five years into developing their 1-acre permaculture property, working full time off-farm and creating their piece of paradise in their spare time.
This revisit film was shot in October 2019 - four years on, Brett and Nici are full time at home, teaching permaculture and homesteading, offering farm tours, selling produce and thriving despite a severe drought and encroaching bushfires.
Brett gives us a tour of the property, showing how things have changed and developed since we last visited, and Brett and Nici describe the motivation behind all their hard work.
In a couple of weeks we’ll be making a podcast episode with Brett and Nici to talk about how they fared during Australia’s horrific 2019-20 bushfire season, their farm’s resilience to drought and more. Add a comment below if you have a question you’d be keen to ask them via the podcast!
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Directed by Jordan Osmond
Written by Jordan Osmond & Antoinette Wilson
Cinematography by Jordan Osmond
Editing by Emma Smart - emmasmartcreative.com/home
Additional edits, color grading, sound mix by Jordan Osmond
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We're super excited to bring you this updated tour of Limestone Permaculture Farm! In a couple of weeks we’ll be recording a podcast episode with Brett and Nici to talk about how they fared during Australia’s horrific 2019-20 bushfire season, their farm’s resilience to drought and more. Let us know if you have a question you’d be keen for us to ask them! Check out more Permaculture Tours: kzhead.info/channel/PLxpEMxZu0vVdmpKGKa55WsD4LIk4w_Vq7.html If you'd like to help us to keep making films, check out the support page on our website! happenfilms.com/support Thanks so much for watching :)
Happen Films great video, thank you. I would love to know how they water their property and where the water is coming from. Natural spring or creek on the property? Do they harvest and store rainwater? How much and in what? How much water is used in average per day to water the water. Thanks 👍
You guys have done such a fantastic job. I feel pride for you. Can only imagine how good it feelsl for you. This last year our world has gone through a rush of changes that empowers permaculture and places like yours. Thanks for sharing your inspirational video.
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Happen Films what’s the song please ??
Is it possible to build some sort of fire break or fire protection around the farm? My parents were ranchers (until they sold their ranch and moved to the city - big mistake, long story), and many of my other relatives were also ranchers. They would take their plow and tractor and plow firebreaks along their main fences most years, stripping the vegetation away from a zone about 20 - 40 feet wide along their entire properties. The general ecological systems were grasslands and prairie, short-grass prairie ("buffalo" grass), so it was somewhat easier to keep the vegetation low enough to stop a prairie fire - except for the tumbleweeds, which can thwart the efforts to stop a fast-moving fire. However the barbed-wire fences usually stopped those. Anyway, back to a fire break. I see Brett and Nici have farmed right up to their property lines? Do they have lots of rocks in the fields around there? Could they collect rocks from neighbors' fields (for a fee) and use the rocks to heap up a sort of stone fire-break around their land? Would they be able to keep the rocky fire break free of weeds every year, in anticipation of possible fires? Or could they use the stone (and cement/concrete) to build stone walls of sufficient height to block a typical grasslands fire? Say 4 feet - uhm, 1.2 meters in height?
A loving family, roof over your head, soft bed, warm showers, fresh food, fresh air, gardening for exercise, happy animals and friends... What else is there to a rich and wealthy life?
Nothing! That is the dream that so many people strive for.
A condo in downtown Manhattan looking over Central Park. To each their own.
@@mbogucki1 Polluted air from car exhaust fumes.... noise pollution of sirens and traffics jams... sharing a wall with your loud annoying neighbor... expensive living necessities... center of pandemic infectious diseases... polluted water supplies... polluted electromagnetic fields... surrounded by hazardous cancerous wastes... paying extra for body-corporate that doesn't benefit you... paying for a condo, yet the building resident's committee has the power to kick you out... sharing a wall/liabilities and the other party doesn't want to pay (even if they caused the damage)... no safety from a high rise burning building... physical health issue due to polluted environment... psychological health issue due to stressful environment... higher crime rate... higher accident rate... lower life expectancy... higher mortality rate... Sh!t I can go on... If this is your definition of rich and wealthy, so be it... to each their own ;)
This is a perfect and natural place for any human. Urban places aren't maded for any human or other animal.
@@omi_god Take good observation: Poor people in provincial countryside vs the video presented above. The difference is that poor people have "No System in place" and "Uneducated how to make use of the land". The family above is "thriving" while people in the same environment with no system in place are "struggling". I know this from personal experience as my grandparents are those poor people who lived their lives in a provincial countryside. My grandparents told me of the times they had nothing to eat and how poor they were... Whilst I looked at their surrounding, I noticed they were sitting on acre of land they owned. A 1/4 of an acre block with a house is enough to provide food for 4-5 people for a whole year.
Imagine if all the suburban developments in the U.S. were designed with even the slightest bit of permaculture principles in mind... Incredible farm these folks have here, keep the series going please
You haven't seen my food Forest yet. On 2000 square feet were utilizing many permaculture principles
I think about this all the time. I live in the suburbs and walking through and seeing the same selection of non-native (and sometimes invasive) ornamental plants on every single property is so mind-numbing. Imagining the ecological and permacultural benefits suburbia could provide for people is really stimulating for me.
Have you visited every suburban development in the U.S.? I highly doubt it. This is a useless comment.
@Ben I'm curious to see what the HOAs are gonna do if people do start changing from lawns to gardens. They don't want a Ford truck parked on the street, what about a garden?
Do these people live in a suburban development? Lots of rural places exist in the US that would support this. In fact, by percentage of land usage, there is way more rural than suburban land in America. The middle of the country is BIG, dude.
I wish you could do a 12 part series of this place, one for every month haha! It is just so inspirational!
I definitely think we could! There’s way too much to fit into one video 😄
hellosir Huw Richard . I am also a subscriber of yours po .. . Been done watching some of your uploaded videos :) !) :)
@Huw Richards I agree!
@@happenfilms please do. Are they really on just one acre? Can you please tell me the size of their property? Thank you for making this film. Quite inspiring and so well thought out.
@@happenfilms if you did a 12 part series on Limestone Id watch it!
This guys eyes sparkle when he explains , that's true love ❤️
I could see him being my best friend.
16:46 "I'm Happy."
I know that feeling exactly! Just starting my new permaculture adventure. If I could have half of what he's accomplished in 5 years I'd have a sparkle too.
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Such an amazing example of holistic thinking. Nothing goes to waste. Even the waste isn't wasted.. One day I hope the word "waste" will go out of use due to all our waste being up-cycled.
Wow just wow! Me and my husband live in Romania, we have been living in a flat all our lives, we had our grand parents living in the countryside when we where kids and helped in the garden. We have been growing tomatoes and aromatics in our flat, but last week we brought our own piece of land 2500 square meters near a small river. We are very handy and we would like to have a piece of your heaven. Watching your videos makes me cry thinking it is possible to live off the land. We know how to take every thing off grid too. I can't wait to start! Hugs from Romania!
Hows it going with your piece of land? Hope its turning out the way you were hoping for 👍🏻
I have also 2500 sqft land can it be possible to make farmhouse
@@twinklenugs5597at this point we have a trailer, we had a garden during the warm season but now it is winter so no garden, we also have chickens and we buy cereales to feed them, they also get kitchen scrap. We have solar panels and a well. Totally off grid.
@@pradeepgairhe1355yes a small one, get a few chickens, you can feed them grass and buy wheat corn and flower seeds, you can have fruit trees and a garden, I advise for a greenhouse too depending on your weather. Good luck!
@@twinklenugs5597 it is a lot to do for just the two of us so we are going really slow
So needed this video at this time. Gives a sense of hope.
YES :)
Same here!!! Was very down in the dumps, and this video is exactly what I needed to get me refocused.
Always remember: "As long you are breathing, there is always hope."
Who else came here to refocus😒😊
Same here
I like the idea of fermenting the weeds then chucking it in your hot compost. It would give it a nice nitrogen boost without all the weed seeds
Fantastic what they have done on this small piece of land, I bet there will be a surge of people wanting to learn how to do this
Very few people, society has created a breed of consumer of; I want it and I want it now.
I hope so...this is really the future a balanced harmonious and happy life for everyone concerned...
Agree, a lot of people have at least half an acre, and relying less on big corporations and being able to control what you eat is always a good thing. Plus the reconnect with nature, something we lack in today's society.
not to mention a surge in people who know how that are looking for land! I am one of them...
How much land is this?
This is a perfect example of what permaculture homestead means to me, thank you
same
No no. I am the permaculture homestead
Permaculture Homestead lol your channel is definitely one of my favorites
Absolutely
these people are brilliant... really know their stuff. Wish them continued success.
Brilliant. We just bought 1.2 hec in Italy and want to make the whole property permaculture
I know this is personal but could you disclose the average price for that type of land? I’m super curious to see how much it would cost in Italy 🇮🇹!
@@NukeZs our place has a house as well. You can get a house and land for €75000 and up. There are lots of places with around a hectare of land
@@NukeZs I bought an old 2 bedroom house with 3 acres of land in 2018 in the Charente region of France for less than 25,000 euros... I recommend everyone do something similar.
@@questioneverything4601 Salut à toi, dit moi aurais tu des astuces pour trouver des terrains de 1 ou 2 hectares proche d'une petite ville ? :) Je travaille sur Clermont-Fd, je voudrais m'acheter un terrain mais j"ai besoin de travailler pour financer tout ça. Budget 50 000€, merci à toi !! :D :D
4 hectar of forrest and fields by the sea, a small house and sauna whit a room 300k in the Finnish archipelago
Permaculturists belong to the most enlightend examples of our species, I wish you great success with your business, and thank you to Australia for opening eyes around the world.
I really enjoyed this episode and it's inspiring to see what can be achieved on 1 acre. I'm finding it harder and harder to keep a basic backyard vegie patch alive with our inconsistent climate than I did 10 years ago and it is forcing me to create a more complex, richer environment that can handle the wild swings in weather. Water retentive yet free draining. When you see acres of flat commercial farmland, soil broken and exposed to the elements, you have to wonder who's brilliant idea it was to farm that way in a drought prone country.
Dumb people who want money and don't care what the cost for the money is
Honestly in times like these, having a homestead is great, although with a shortage in income possibly you won't have to worry about feeding your family...the basis of human survival
Intention lined up with passion and purpose, this couple is true gem.
I absolutely love the stories you feature
Your movies burst of so much love to life! Absolutely woderful! Thank you for enjoying every single one of them.
This is farm that started me on my permaculture journey!!! 😍
That kind of passion is inspiring! And sharing it with others is priceless!
I love so much how relaxed he is talking about his farm!
I love when they explain their land and when they gathering to eat. Such a lovely family❤️
I needed that! After a stressful day, it was so relaxing and calming to watch a video about commonsense and hope. Thanks for that.
This is one of the most enjoyable & refreshing videos I have watched in a long time, absolutely love what they have done! there is an abundance of everything, they have achieved an extremely harmonious eco system. Looking forward to the next part
I've enjoyed all of your work so far. Thank you for shining a light on the importance of permaculture and a different way of thinking about human interaction with plants and our own environment. Very thought-provoking.
I enjoyed the original film. And I love every part of this update. Just inspiring.
So good to see an update on Limestone Permaculture! The place is looking great and what brilliant ideas
Thank you so much for this inspirational follow up video. I still watch the original visit you made to this farm and will continue to re watch this new one. Love your work guys
I so agree with you : 'adapting is surviving'. Thank you for this beautiful video! You made my day. And your animals (especially Bambam and Buttercup) look so happy.
I just love the passion. There's so much here that I'm inspired to incorporate on my tiny .20 acres. I've packed in a lot so far but have a lot more to go! The music in the backround was also beautiful.
This is amazing! They have done such a terrific job and I love seeing their passion for sharing their wisdom with others.
Great video guys. Really enjoyed the passion and insights into the gardening/living methods you employ. I get a sense that you love what you do as well as sharing what you learn. Many thanks!
wow amazing episode - just stunning to see what this couple did on this acre. because of these videos, i just want to learn more about farming( permaculture etc.) - thank you, please keep the series going!!!
All I can say is: Brilliant !!!!
Yes! They absolutely give many, many people hope.... We can learn so much from them!
I really love how diversified you have made your farm/ garden! Such a beautiful way of life-right? So many things that y’all have accomplished in such a short time. Y’all definitely have the right mindset for this! I love it!
This might be my favourite tour of all your work. It way enjoyable and I learned some of the basics. It's great to see how happy they are -- makes me want to start a farm one day.
Thanks for the update Jordan they have really diversified since last vid. Always good to see what's possible in small spaces.
Well done Brett and Nici!! Epic examples of permaculture and love seeing your passion shining through!
I am crying! So inspirational, thank you for sharing!
The people, plants, and animals are so happy here did you guys see the goat smile, how inspiring you cant beat hard work and ingenuity great video 🙂
I can't believe the wealth of knowledge these two display even in this short video. It must be amazing to go there and learn from them. I'm feeling more vibrant and alive just watching this 😄 💚
Inspired! Thank you everyone who made this and to Limestone for teaching and being examples of sustainability 🙏
Love what you 2 are doing with your space and giving back to the community 🙏
Wow. We are just getting ready to start a small farm in Hawaii. Thanks for sharing your farm with us.
the way he explain it shows how he love what he is doing, nice family.
This video blew my mind, im going to have to watch it a few more times, because i just couldn't take it all in. Wonderful thanks for sharing.
I agree, That"s living at it finest. I don"t think gets any better thanks for the inspiration
This is absolutely informative. Beautifully presented. Love the way he talks, he is so passionate about it! That quail amazon is also amazing ❤
This is very inspiring. Thank you for sharing this video. Im starting something very similar to this . Wish me luck and kudos to this lovely couple. Keep up the good work.
One of the best tour on a farm.
You guys are true inspiration for all of us. Thank you for sharing.
I love all of your videos so much. This was extremely enjoyable to watch. I liked learning about all of the small systems they built inside of the larger system of their farm.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Im almost in tears here lol, this is wonderful and leaving the grind of corporate work life to be able to support yourselves and your community with education and food growth is lovely. I only wish my Wife and I could do something similar!
"you never not want to have something to do" !!!! Thanks for sharing!
11:49 😍😍😍 The goats are so chill, they even walk in slow motion!
This is honestly my favourite series on KZhead!
Sooo glad you revisited the farm. I live in NSW Australia and have been trying to find farms who are dealing with the drought situation. Thku Thku Thku
Just fantastic 👌 Great to catch up on what's been happening. It's wonderful to see a living example of what is possible and can be achieved, even if you have a portion of the land. Well done!
Simply Amazing, This is Paradise. This the Way to Life. Thanks for Sharing
I've been thinking of how to grow grapes on a sturdy arbor but formal arbors are expensive and difficult to build. I never thought of using a hills hoist clothesline like yours! People sometimes give them away for free too. People could even collect several clothes lines and line them next to each other to create a long arbor. Alternatively you can also grow a mulberry tree under the clothesline and pull the branches sideways to grow along the top. Best of all is that clotheslines made of non-corrosive metal so they won't rot or attract termites like wood does, and they won't rust either. Thanks heaps for the idea.
What a beautiful life 💚 I wish I could afford land for a project like this, but I'm blessed to have a big enough garden to grow food, and love watching your videos for inspiration
Texas land in middle of nowhere is cheap ... All the best
Just watching your show on KZhead...wow! What a great journey you are on together. It's great you are both on the same page working towards a natural healthy life. Love the work.
What a beautiful story of amazing people! Thank you very much!
Beautifully infectious! Permaculture is the way forward, for our stewardship of this amazing planet.
Nice video! Permaculture must be the future of farming - sustainable agriculture to grow organic vegetables and fruits. Awesome!
Wow !!! this is the future !!! a thanks for sharing your journey !!! ... very inspiring XXX
You can truly see the joy they get from nurturing the land. Thanks for the inspiration.
Awesome job Jordan. Fantastic video.
That quail amazon is fantastic, what a place!
What a great place you created! Thank you for sharing, it was very insprirational
WoW! What a cinematography ... amazing film.
Great video, as usual. I'm sharing it with some friends who just bought a property and want to develop a small farm.
Agree. We will share this with our customers for sure :) We sell land in rural areas and this will help generate some great ideas.
Wow! I was very impressed, then he showed us the Ginger Bed! Fantastic! Love the fact that his partner is totally his other half. Perfect harmony 🍀💛🙏🏼♥️
These folks have nailed it!!
Wow guys! Thank you for being such an inspiration to this world! What you're doing is truly amazing. Well done, and thank you for sharing with us.
So lovely. I live on 1 acre in Central Florida USA, and can imagine a lot of success using these methods here. It's encouraging. It's not easy growing on a sandhill. Thanks for sharing.
Actually for some ideas for improving your soil and for a really interesting documentary check out "Kiss the ground" on Netflix if you have it
You and I are neighbors; I’m on a small island outside of Jacksonville. I’m interested in learning how to grow things out here in the sand and the hot and rainy climate and have ideas for things to build. Been watching a ton of these videos and stuff on vertical and integrated farming. Good luck to us both!
Awesome!
U got angie mead king as a fan! Very niceeee
What a lovely family. So wonderful to see their success.
Absolutely amazing people doing wonderful things. Thank you for the video!
Love this
Wow perfect example! I am thinking of buying a homestead property for a while now and always thought I wanted like 2+ acres of space, but if I see the efficiency of this place and stacking of productive elements, I don't think I need that much, just a very efficiently designed 1 acre place would be perfect! However, buying a larger property would allow me to create more nature in a place others might let go to "waste" :)
I cried... beautiful... thank you.. God bless you guys..
I love that your system is protected. I have a lot of critters, bugs, sneks, etc. to worry about. Thanks for sharing!
subbed, thanks for the advice, working on my permaculture backyard
The part where he explains that they use 5 or so different plants to guide the ginger through the strong australian summer. Thats pure genius!
beautiful story..you are a treasure to us all learning to navigate this unknown future.
WOW. Amazing, thought provoking and inspirational.
So what is permaculture? I've been doing this! I thought it was just all the lessons we have learned about land management! I think I got it! Well, I have the idea - I have a lot to learn!
Not at the price you pay when you see a happy family! Self-sustaining lifestyle is = Happiness ...
Love the couple's enthusiasm for sharing!
Wow, so much in an acre!!! Hats off to you guys for such diversity. Give thanks for sharing.
Thank you very much, This answered to a question that I had for a long time... (I was highly worried if fruit trees like mangoes would grow on berms.)
The integration of organic production systems
Amazing people doing an amazing job! This video made me want to go to Australia and visit the farm.
A place full of love and vibrancy!
"Pissatorium" That's new for me.
Hi. We are setting up a garden on Kawau island in NZ. Water is a major issue. Any chance of a run down or video on how to set up those wicking beds please ?
DITTO!!! I'm especially interested in the integrated worm farm idea for those IBCs.
Search wicking beds Geoff Lawton on youtube.
Blessings to you from America. You are a true inspiration.