Behind Greening the Desert

1337KurtCobain Says:

Mar 25, 2009 - what dose that mean "where jesus was christened" there wernt christians or christenings till well after. What do you mean thedead sea, death is the fermiment of life. This man alone cannot save us we all must. Otherwise yall be dead and we few not dead atall.

Y3rMawm Says:

Mar 27, 2009 - John the Baptist

ldruide Says:

Apr 2, 2009 - What a great idea!

polyzygote Says:

Apr 4, 2009 - the problem that you have is that you have fallen for the technology trap. the most ancient technology of all is of course life on earth. permaculture did in fact come about in the 70s, but it is trying to mimic ecological systems that are far older and far more robust than any technology humanity has developed. as far as 'catching on', the impending peak oil crisis is pretty much going to force any body with any brains into this kind of agriculture, the rest will simply die.

hananokuni2580 Says:

Apr 12, 2009 - Permaculture, despite the ancient origins of the systems from which it draws its inspiration, is revolutionary. So revolutionary that, if adopted wholesale, it would bring about a violent transformation of human civilization in our time. Think of the possible consequences. For one, petroleum-based agricultural fertilizers and pesticides would become obsolete. Think of how much profit would be lost if the market for such products were to just evaporate. It is revolutionary to the core.

danbuck333 Says:

May 4, 2009 - get a life

monkeyVII Says:

May 13, 2009 - you really dont know what the deal sea is? ._. "1337KurtCobain" xD

gabydewilde Says:

May 14, 2009 - Yeah, amazing stuff! I hope you understand what this says about the news lifesmyjourney. Basically you are watching a shopping channel, it has nothing to do with world events. Nothing will grow there :D

sunnymoody Says:

May 31, 2009 - This is awesome. We need to do this all over the world.

harryogre Says:

Jun 14, 2009 - More on Geoff Lawton and Permaculture in Jordan. If this works in the Dead Sea Basin, It'll work in West Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, or the Colorado Desert.

Nichen Says:

Jun 23, 2009 - This guy is a saint. God bless him.

APRILIAART Says:

Aug 9, 2009 - What a badass, food forest in the middle east! HOLY

StrongArmZZ Says:

Aug 13, 2009 - This is being repeated... search "food forest" or permaculture... not all results will be exactly the same, but i think people are doing this all over the world. With the centralization of world food supply, as well as media, oil ect its no surprise that a this, and all the other threats to business aren't being hustled onto television.

dremkes Says:

Aug 27, 2009 - I am planting a food forest around my house because of this video

Nakashii Says:

Sep 16, 2009 - This kind of project actually sounds like fun. A lot of work, but it would be stunning to watch barren soil turn into a living ecosystem.

MojaveMomma Says:

Oct 2, 2009 - I am not sure how I feel about this. Very unique and specialized plants live in the desert, and CAN and DO sustain the life in that ecosystem. Personally I want to live in harmony with my desert home. Making this type of radical change, although certainly an achievement of mankind, is NOT good. Why must man always conquer and change his environment instead of learn to live in harmony with it. The land provides the adaptations needed. Including less moisture, more salt, alkaline soil, etc.

StrongArmZZ Says:

Oct 5, 2009 - I'm under the impression that many desert ecosystems are in truth pioneer ecosystems. By that I mean creating the conditions for future advancement. That being said, I wouldn't condone the development of healthy desert with "invasive" species. In many deserted agricultural landscapes the damage is beyond natures ability to repair. In those cases the introduction of water harvesting swales, mulching and tree planting would be more beneficial than not. The key being a balanced system of trees.

pietrosperoni Says:

Oct 7, 2009 - I understand your point, but you need to understand that we have already modified the environment a lot. MAny of those deserts are there because of us. And if we were not there the land would recover. It would take thousands of years, but eventually it would recover. Plus with the predictions on a globally warmer world that so many part of the world will desertify those knowledge will become really important. Unless you want to wait 50 million of years.

govindas999 Says:

Oct 19, 2009 - ggole subhash palekar... cows are man's best friend!

momentinpassing Says:

Oct 26, 2009 - I don't understand why "lowest place on Earth" is a liability. The air has greater density there. Doesn't that assist plants?

j9journeys Says:

Nov 2, 2009 - im blown away every time i watch this. how amazing is permaculture. im trying my little vege patch with some pc principles. growing veges in beach sand (live nr beach)- a bit like desert maybe but not 50 degrees C. with mulch and kitchen compost. some success. getting better.

ahahahayeahright Says:

Nov 7, 2009 - this area is a desert today precisely because man conquered and changed his environment. this is the 'fertile crescent'- where the 1st agricultural revolution occurred. it's a desert today because of poor ag practice. that is fact. this process is giving 100x more life back to an area that wants and needs it. this is mankind fixing its mistake.

GrizzlyAdams72 Says:

Nov 11, 2009 - This seems like one of those moments.... Maybe one where you think, "yes, let nature do its job instead of burning it all off." or even better "maybe we can actually live through this..."

77GSlinger Says:

Nov 20, 2009 - Now if we can just use this to plant 100 billion trees world wide and reverse the tide of greed and destruction.

Els8258 Says:

Nov 22, 2009 - In all the years of video-watching on youtube, I have never posted a comment. This is my first youtube comment. Everyone needs to re-prioritize their responsibilities and place the learning and implementation of permaculture at the top of their lists. The faster we do this, the faster we will have heaven on earth. Land is cheap if you look far enough away from the cities. Get your own piece of land ASAP!