John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ goes on a field trip to Guara Ki Eco Farm in South Florida to share with you how this former industrial agriculture based farm has been turned into a biodiverse eco farm with a diverse range of plants, edible crops, improved soil and local flora and fauna. In this Episode, John shares with you the properties around this permaculture food forest farm and shares his opinions of conventional, industrial agriculture. You will learn how standard field crops and tree crops can Guara Ki Eco Farm that has done something different with the property that was once a standard "industrialized farm". You will discover a better way to do farming that works with nature instead of against it. You will learn some of the varieties of fruits and vegetables that are grown successfully on the farm as well as some of the eco-friendly features the farm has implemented. You wll get a special tour of their vegetable garden, and learn about some untended perennial vegetables that you can grow any time of year in South Florida. Finally, John will sharw with you how you can stay at this eco farm when you are on vacation After watching this episode, you will be familiar with how permaculture can be part of the solution to industrial agriculture and how it can regenerate the earth, one farm at a time. Subscribe to GrowingYourGreens for more videos like this: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=nalts Follow John on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/growingyourgreens/ Learn more about the Guara Ki Eco Farm Lodging at: https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/11605256

John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ goes on a field trip to OAEC, aka The Occidental Arts and Ecology Center to share with you a biodiversity of edible perennial and annual vegetables you can plant and grow from around the world in your garden. In this episode, you will learn about the OAEC Certified Organic plant nursery and many of the perennial edible vegetables they offer. You will discover if John always purchases certified organic plant starts and if you should also... You will also learn about some of the more rare and unknown wild vegetables as well as rare edible tubers, leafy green vegetables and herbs. This episode provides a wealth of knowledge in just 20 minutes of time to learn about many unknown and rare vegetables originally sourced outside the USA. All these plants are naturally grown, GMO-FREE, and certified organic. You will see example specimens of many of these plants as well as many you can purchase. Learn more about OAEC and its plant sales at: http://oaec.org/events/plant-sales/ Previous Episodes Filmed at OAEC: Vegetables that can last a lifetime: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8-q9evPoLk Tomato plants for cold climates: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LlnF-sCn7s Tour of one of the OAEC Plant sales: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlZlJ6qvljA Subscribe to GrowingYourGreens for more videos like this: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=growingyourgreens