https://spectra.video/videos/watch/573207d8-e9ac-48cf-85c9-95e28536bea6 A rainy day tour of The Loop Farmstead, walking through the entire 0.8 acre hillside permaculture system. This is less than a year in: hand-dug terraces slowing water down the slope, swales capturing and infiltrating rainwater, staple crops (field corn, wheat, oats, emmer) growing without irrigation or fertilizer, and the beginning of a water management system that will eventually dam, store, and pipe water through micro-ponds to every growing area. Every plant you see is either food, medicine, biomass, or nitrogen-fixing. Nothing decorative. Nothing wasted. The goal: build soil that holds water so nothing needs irrigation, even in drought. Chapters: 00:00:00 Introduction & Hilltop Overview 00:01:33 Terraces: Slowing Water on the Slope 00:02:54 The Swale: Capturing Nutrients & Water 00:06:00 Oil Crops (Sunflowers) & Erosion Strategy 00:09:00 Onions, Squash & Swale Continuation 00:09:47 Rock Dam: First Water Capture Test 00:11:50 Water Design Philosophy: Ponds, Pipes & Micro-Catchments 00:12:50 Wild Areas & Walnut Tree Strategy 00:15:00 Feed Crops: Jerusalem Artichokes & Biomass 00:17:00 Compost: Every Terrace Needs One 00:18:00 Perennial Nitrogen Fixers (Lupine) 00:18:30 Unfertilized Crops: Cabbage, Mustard, Peas 00:19:10 Peach Trees: Recovering from Chemical Dependency 00:20:00 Chickens, Dogs & Ancient Grains (Emmer) 00:21:10 Black Raspberries: Free Self-Replicating Harvest 00:22:00 More Ponds & Water Pipes 00:23:00 Mustard: Seed, Soil & Biomass 00:24:30 Fava Beans, Bush Beans & Turnips 00:25:00 Plantain: Wild Medicine Harvest 00:25:30 Chickpeas: Growing Our Own Hummus 00:26:30 Kale, Terraces & the Pond's Other Side 00:28:00 Mineral Cycling: No Topsoil, Just Clay 00:29:30 Feeding Chickens from the Land 00:30:00 Kitchen Garden: Direct Eating Crops 00:33:00 Fruit Trees, Grapes, Blueberries 00:34:00 Mulch Strategy & Corn 00:34:50 The New Terrace: Tomatoes, Peppers, Sorghum 00:35:40 Potatoes & Crop Rotation Plan (3-Year Cycle) 00:36:50 Last Water Stop: Keeping Nutrients on the Property 00:37:40 The Long-Term Vision: Perennialize Everything 00:38:20 Closing Sat, 23 May 2026 00:28:06 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://spectra.video https://spectra.video/lazy-static/avatars/71f5d173-eea9-47a7-b254-f7e91f9f5d25.png https://spectra.video/videos/watch/573207d8-e9ac-48cf-85c9-95e28536bea6 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://spectra.video/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder. https://spectra.video/w/bLv5mF2or7g52UQboP6Z3W;threadId=58789 https://spectra.video/w/bLv5mF2or7g52UQboP6Z3W;threadId=58789 Fri, 22 May 2026 20:05:54 GMT @the_loop_farmer only a few minutes in, but i'm enjoying watching. beautiful area

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