How This Aquaponics Farmer Is Reinventing Urban Agriculture

@NawDawgTheRazor Жыл бұрын

The world needs more people like this awesome lady. She’s the face of change.

@mr.b6789 Жыл бұрын

"Face of change" I like that! And it's a nice looking face also 😊

@kennethphilips3226 11 ай бұрын

First thing that came into my mind too. We need more people like her. She's not just an innovative farmer producing healthy food, but also a great teacher in how biological systems work.

@taylor3950 11 ай бұрын

@@kennethphilips3226 yes! She’s an educator

@BenDover-zd5xn 10 ай бұрын

The ass too

@BenLymanO_o 10 ай бұрын

So inspiring!

@yvonnejackson1696 Жыл бұрын

There are places in the world where the same land has been sustainably farmed for thousands of years and is still productive and there are places that farming methods have destroyed the soil in a few decades. Let’s have more of this lady’s kind of thinking.

@donHooligan Жыл бұрын

The deep south still grows cotton....and they have 2,4-D in their drinking water. one of the most noxious poisons in use, today.

@denislemieux4915 11 ай бұрын

Chinampas

@MissBetsyLu 11 ай бұрын

Feel free to join right in. Grand and numerous blessings everyone everywhere.

@jeffsgamingchannel3553 11 ай бұрын

@@MissBetsyLu excellent work

@MissBetsyLu 11 ай бұрын

@@jeffsgamingchannel3553 🌺❤️💃🕺🌹🌟✨🙋🤭👍👍🥰😘🤩

@gozer87 Жыл бұрын

One of the best explanations of aquaponics that I've seen. Definitely need more people like her.

@uniworkhorse Жыл бұрын

The natural light in this doc is INSANE. Props to the crew 😲 Love Yemi's story and energy, seeing people push relatively simpler "lower-tech" urban agri is so cool!

@jjdawg9918 Жыл бұрын

We really need more people like Yemi in the world!!

@dr.christopherjohnson4178 11 ай бұрын

Hello, I hope you're safe over there? I hope this year brings happiness, prosperity, love 💚 , and peace all over the world. I would love us to be good friends in honesty and in trust so as time goes on it will bring something great for us in the future, hope you don't mind?. I'm Doctor Christopher Johnson from San Francisco, California, where are you from if I may ask?

@latriciacagle4873 Жыл бұрын

We have aquaponic farmers here in the desert southwest. It reduces water usage which is important in a drought prone area. There was a movement to transform swimming pools into aquaponic systems. However, most of the systems here use tilapia which provides another source of food.

@brudo5056 10 ай бұрын

Aquaponics is a Re-circular system by its nature idea but also in the aquaculture systems RAS (recircular aquaculture systems) is used… aquaponics in its actual form is basically an aquaculture system where the bio filtration and denitrification (aeration tower) is mostly replaced by a botanical/microbial(roots) system. Those swimming pools could also be cleaned by relative simple biological(plants) filtration instead of the more complex technique of aquaponics which requires daily control/maintenance. This Tilapia fish is in general the most strong and economical fish for aquaculture or aquaponics but it has a relative low nutritional value.

@toniaannaday4929 Жыл бұрын

The water-saving aspects of aquaponics vs. traditional soil methods are particularly interesting.

@dr.christopherjohnson4178 11 ай бұрын

Hello, I hope you're safe over there? I hope this year brings happiness, prosperity, love 💚 , and peace all over the world. I would love us to be good friends in honesty and in trust so as time goes on it will bring something great for us in the future, hope you don't mind?. I'm Doctor Christopher Johnson from San Francisco, California, where are you from if I may ask?

@MasterjngReizowolf 11 ай бұрын

If you keep your soil moist you won’t waste water.

@___echo___ 11 ай бұрын

@@MasterjngReizowolf I think the point was that the water isn't as exposed so it doesn't evaporate as much, though yeah I'm assuming the difference in water saving is smaller if you don't overwater

@MasterjngReizowolf 11 ай бұрын

@@___echo___ to keep the soil moist keep it covered…then feed it.

@anonymouswhite7957 10 ай бұрын

It also comes at a cost, the water is less likely to enter the aquifers this way, except for the evaporation from the open water area, plant transpiration, and water change for the fish. Also it has a high energy requirement (and operational), initially expensive, and requires almost daily maintenance. Additionally depending on the feed given, the crops tend to lack micronutrients unlike normally grown in soil. There are lots of traditional soil methods that can be used to save water. Like zai pits and swales that basically subsisted on occasional rain alone. But of course they aren’t perfect either, both requires huge amount of land, which is basically impossible in an urban area

@hawtnsweet 10 ай бұрын

So, so, so so, proud of you Yemi. From one Nigerian woman to another - God bless you.

@Pou1gie1 Жыл бұрын

I've also seen people use a grey water system with auqaponics, which adds an extra layer of eco-friendliness to this. This video made me wonder if what the Aztecs were doing with their lake system in Tenochtitlan qualifies as an early example of auqaponics. (I just looked it up... it says the Aztecs were practicing this in 1150 AD, which they called chinampas)

@kittimcconnell2633 Жыл бұрын

Chinampas are being revived in Mexico and being built in other warm climate countries around the world.

@troygarza5720 11 ай бұрын

The Aztecs where next level in their city. They cultured fish and all so yeah they are like the first society to go full on aquaponics. From a man made lake to the floating movable islands it was fucking amazing probably one of them greatest cities ever made even to this day if you think about it

@MissBetsyLu 11 ай бұрын

I wondered what chinampas meant. !!! Grand and numerous blessings everyone everywhere.

@bmiles4131 10 ай бұрын

@@troygarza5720and they did it without styrofoam or plastic.

@kamillatoth4234 2 ай бұрын

What is this grey water sysrem about?

@NicO-cm2xo Жыл бұрын

This lady is what we need to inspire all todo pocket farming in every urban areas; We need Yemi Amu and OKO farm movement to go global. Thanks Yemi for sharing your journey and knowledge and taking ownership of self-sustainable food security.

@b_uppy Жыл бұрын

I am typically against aquaponics because it is impractical, ie heavy reliance on plastics. Here it is sensible, as well as done sensibly. She is in a land (soil) poor area so utilizing a materials-intensive system makes sense. This is because this provides a quality food that doesn't travel or store well in an area in need of it. Her use of koi and goldfish is brilliant --because I like them :). There could be more rooftop farmers in large cities. It uses residual heat from the building to the benefit of plants, adds roofing durability by reducing degradation from the sun, reduces air pollution, assists in reducing stormdrain strain, reduces heat island effect, etc. The biggest trick to executing this idea is finding lightweight materials, as well as having reinforced rooftops to handle extra weight loads. Great video

@SuzetteMorganStudio Жыл бұрын

I built a low-cost garden on an old factory roof, and it absolutely thrived. One of the biggest obstacles can be zoning and code issues. Fortunately for my rooftop garden, the local code officer was an open-minded guy who thought it was a great idea, but his predecessor wasn't on board.

@b_uppy Жыл бұрын

@@SuzetteMorganStudio We need to get rid of those that stand in the way of progress. Much of the laws and regs are harmful and protectionist of big interests. We need more freedom to enact good ideas. Beyond safety, government should butt out. Glad the predecessor is gone.

@AmandaComeauCreates Жыл бұрын

It's tricky on the roof in that climate tho. No winter growing. That's why so much of it is indoors.

@b_uppy Жыл бұрын

@@AmandaComeauCreates actually there are plamte that'll grow there in winter, it may be slower, but there are usually enough warm days to have growth. Those in the cabbage family often taste better if they experience frost...

@b_uppy Жыл бұрын

@@Joe-sg9ll Low value ones they would. High value ones could be sold for the aquarium industry.

@SuzetteMorganStudio Жыл бұрын

I'm so glad to see more innovative, practical, and sustainable projects like this thriving in so many different environments ❤

@dr.christopherjohnson4178 11 ай бұрын

Hello, I hope you're safe over there? I hope this year brings happiness, prosperity, love 💚 , and peace all over the world. I would love us to be good friends in honesty and in trust so as time goes on it will bring something great for us in the future, hope you don't mind?. I'm Doctor Christopher Johnson from San Francisco, California, where are you from if I may ask?

@ThePongox 11 ай бұрын

This women makes me cry😭 so much Energy - She is amazing!!!

@differentgenx Жыл бұрын

Such an inspirational and lovely lady - the world needs more people like her

@notapplicable-zn9us 11 ай бұрын

Yemi Amu speaking on the aquaponics farm juxapose with the New York City skyline in the back really reinforces that this sustainable form of food production is possible in the inner city. Its possible to scale up aquaponic farms throughout the city; especially where fresh vegetables are not easily accessible. I appreciate when she mentioned the educational impact she had on the youths visiting Oko Farm

@diversetribe231 Жыл бұрын

African American / Black American farmers have been doing this since the founding of this country. I really hope there are more discussions with the black farmers who know these techniques.

@JohnSmith-lc1ml 10 ай бұрын

Not true but alright.

@aao449 10 ай бұрын

Please tell us more about some of these farmers and their farms. Some other commenters have suggested that the Aztecs were practicing something similar to Agroponics in the A.D. period. I also think the uniqueness of this video is the different forms of farming going on and each farm relies on waste products produced by the other farm. It’s also being done in a concrete jungle where grocery stores, fresh fish and high quality produce are hard to come by. She also allocates 50% of everything she produces for free to neighbors who need it. Additionally, she is encouraging ppl who are interested in the unique type of farming that she does to come and learn from her if they like and go forward and help their little or larger communities. Of course everyone deserves to have their stories heard. This farmer’s story is also interesting b/c of her farm’s unique strategies.

@JohnSmith-lc1ml 10 ай бұрын

@@aao449 Its not unique though.

@aao449 10 ай бұрын

@@JohnSmith-lc1ml- What isn’t unique?

@JohnSmith-lc1ml 10 ай бұрын

@@aao449 The things in this video

@gardenjoy5223 Жыл бұрын

The Women of the Earth is a nice series of wonderful women, who contribute to a better earth. Appreciate their insights and work. Appreciate you sharing.

@gardenjoy5223 11 ай бұрын

@@dr.christopherjohnson4178 From the planet of "See-right-through-you". Bye bye 'doctor'...

@AmandaComeauCreates Жыл бұрын

Im already grown up, but if I could do it again Id eanna grow up to be just like Yemi. So admirable

@dr.christopherjohnson4178 11 ай бұрын

Hello, I hope you're safe over there? I hope this year brings happiness, prosperity, love 💚 , and peace all over the world. I would love us to be good friends in honesty and in trust so as time goes on it will bring something great for us in the future, hope you don't mind?. I'm Doctor Christopher Johnson from San Francisco, California, where are you from if I may ask?

@francesco7168 11 ай бұрын

I teach aquaponics and the presenter summed it up into a simple, understandable form that even kids can understand! I absolutely love this!

@kittimcconnell2633 Жыл бұрын

She brings a simple, brilliant solution to many problems. Kudos to Yemi, good work!

@dr.christopherjohnson4178 11 ай бұрын

Hello, I hope you're safe over there? I hope this year brings happiness, prosperity, love 💚 , and peace all over the world. I would love us to be good friends in honesty and in trust so as time goes on it will bring something great for us in the future, hope you don't mind?. I'm Doctor Christopher Johnson from San Francisco, California, where are you from if I may ask?

@parkedawn Жыл бұрын

Yemi is brilliant. The world needs more people like her. Thank you for featuring her farm.

@dr.christopherjohnson4178 11 ай бұрын

Hello, I hope you're safe over there? I hope this year brings happiness, prosperity, love 💚 , and peace all over the world. I would love us to be good friends in honesty and in trust so as time goes on it will bring something great for us in the future, hope you don't mind?. I'm Doctor Christopher Johnson from San Francisco, California, where are you from if I may ask?

@loricampbell4174 Жыл бұрын

A one foot deep trough on a slight incline full of pea gravel with a barrel at the end, we used an old deep freeze and a pump. Since we didn't have fish we used rabbit manure, breaks down easily. One rabbit being feed garden weeds and pellets. Tomato clones were happy and the gravel kept their roots warm into the fall without a green house.

@dr.christopherjohnson4178 11 ай бұрын

Hello, I hope you're safe over there? I hope this year brings happiness, prosperity, love 💚 , and peace all over the world. I would love us to be good friends in honesty and in trust so as time goes on it will bring something great for us in the future, hope you don't mind?. I'm Doctor Christopher Johnson from San Francisco, California, where are you from if I may ask?

@loquidity4973 11 ай бұрын

She is amazing! Let's hope she is the face of things to come.

@johnnydynamite6460 11 ай бұрын

I was expecting another lalaland project pretending that replacing free sunlight with lamps and electricity was going to change the world, but this is actually a viable and intelligent solution adressing very practical limitations of food production. I wish her all the best, the world needs more people like this

@michaelstorto8658 Жыл бұрын

Yemi, your enthousiasm is amazing and beautiful giving this perspective for people to see the interrelation of those aspects, plant, microbs, fish, food . Oh I am so enchanted to see you going about working and teaching and spreading this word of harmony and Hope, that many more will catch on to get to these basics of life, and harvesting without wasting. An enormous thank you Yemi and PBS Terra for allowing us to be part of Yemi's challenging all of us.

@kayliathequeen9612 11 ай бұрын

I'm in Brooklyn and definitely going to check her out. This is very cool, exciting, inspiring and important work. I also love her energy and personality.

@dr.christopherjohnson4178 11 ай бұрын

Hello, I hope you're safe over there? I hope this year brings happiness, prosperity, love 💚 , and peace all over the world. I would love us to be good friends in honesty and in trust so as time goes on it will bring something great for us in the future, hope you don't mind?. I'm Doctor Christopher Johnson from San Francisco, California, where are you from if I may ask?

@Aatell764 10 ай бұрын

I like that "Ite a right to be able to grow your own food and be able to feed yourself regardless of your circumstances." That is indeed a massive freedom.

@philiq18 11 ай бұрын

This might be the first time I've ever heard anyone in this space say "liquid compost". I've never looked at it that way. She's quite the expert in how she easily simplified the aquaponics system. Great feature.

@eileensinett3383 11 ай бұрын

You are incredible - as advocate and soil-less grower. In Bucks County, PA, UrbanPonics shares the vision of equitable food security, feeding our neighborhoods and creating employment opportunities in indoor farming.. This video is outstanding!

@THEESNFLWR 11 ай бұрын

you know what.. she's right! if she can do it, i can do it, YOU can do it. absolutely love this. representation matters not only for our children/teens but us adults too! this is the first time ive EVER seen a black farmer ❤️ i feel inspired and proud.

@LindsaySims 11 ай бұрын

This is maybe the most useful video on the entire internet! I'm fully amazed and grateful to both PBS and this woman for taking the time to share this information with us. It's truly life altering.

@dr.christopherjohnson4178 11 ай бұрын

Hello, I hope you're safe over there? I hope this year brings happiness, prosperity, love 💚 , and peace all over the world. I would love us to be good friends in honesty and in trust so as time goes on it will bring something great for us in the future, hope you don't mind?. I'm Doctor Christopher Johnson from San Francisco, California, where are you from if I may ask?

@eaterofcrayons7991 10 ай бұрын

Yemi is at the root of the problem, solving global scale issues with smart thinking and a robust understanding! So much respect for her and what she is doing

@Alex-ki1yr Жыл бұрын

Always love the land acknowledgement at the beginning of the credits!

@chrismatteson2337 Жыл бұрын

Love this lady! So much to be said for her intelligence and upbringing!

@patriciafisher1170 11 ай бұрын

Love this beautiful lady. She represents a true elder. A person in Australia that we call elder is one who has amazing knowledge and is passing that on to the upcoming generation.

@SDSelders Жыл бұрын

Thank you for that video, it was really enlightening! She’s right, kids need to picture themselves as possibly being a farmer.

@Pottery4Life Жыл бұрын

This is a great series and this might be the best episode. Anyone with a "natural" fish tank is trying to achieve the same cycle. I just never thought about using edible plants. Thank you for sharing.

@dr.christopherjohnson4178 11 ай бұрын

Hello, I hope you're safe over there? I hope this year brings happiness, prosperity, love 💚 , and peace all over the world. I would love us to be good friends in honesty and in trust so as time goes on it will bring something great for us in the future, hope you don't mind?. I'm Doctor Christopher Johnson from San Francisco, California, where are you from if I may ask?

@ThinWaistedPrimaDonna 11 ай бұрын

You can always count on PBS to produce beautiful, quality, safe content. Thank you PBS. Ms. Yemi is a treasure✨

@nebbykoo Жыл бұрын

Truly magnificent. It warms my heart to see this. It gives me hope for people!

@dr.christopherjohnson4178 11 ай бұрын

Hello, I hope you're safe over there? I hope this year brings happiness, prosperity, love 💚 , and peace all over the world. I would love us to be good friends in honesty and in trust so as time goes on it will bring something great for us in the future, hope you don't mind?. I'm Doctor Christopher Johnson from San Francisco, California, where are you from if I may ask?

@differentgenx Жыл бұрын

I have goldfish and don't put chemicals in their water. I live in the city and I use their dirty water on my vegetable and flower container garden. My plants love it!!!!

@donHooligan Жыл бұрын

awesome!

@dr.christopherjohnson4178 11 ай бұрын

Hello, I hope you're safe over there? I hope this year brings happiness, prosperity, love and peace all over the world. I would love us to be good friends in honesty and in trust so as time goes on it will bring something great for us in the future, hope you don't mind?. I'm Doctor Christopher Johnson from San Francisco, California, where are you from if I may ask?

@tavasikachabvonga5026 11 ай бұрын

What a refreshing video! a positive video, an inspiring video! We need more people like you sister!

@ellenkuang8853 Жыл бұрын

I love this lady! What she said about learning more about fish is so true. When I did my undergrad degree in marine biology, we HAD to take classes about not just the marine environment, but also about the terrestrial environment AND the atmosphere because the marine system requires resources from the other two. My friends who studied terrestrial based biology fields were so mind boggled why I learned geology, atmospheric chemistry and terrestrial biology. I'm like why tf don't u guys learn some aquatic biology too, or do ur organisms not need water or oxygen? 😅

@dr.christopherjohnson4178 11 ай бұрын

Hello, I hope you're safe over there? I hope this year brings happiness, prosperity, love 💚 , and peace all over the world. I would love us to be good friends in honesty and in trust so as time goes on it will bring something great for us in the future, hope you don't mind?. I'm Doctor Christopher Johnson from San Francisco, California, where are you from if I may ask?

@alumicavulaono5667 11 ай бұрын

Thank you for your presentation. This is the answer to combatting the adverse effects of climate change. You are angels in human clothing. Keep up the excellence. Africa has some hidden gems the rest of us need to get ahold of. God bless you, your ministry and your blessed nation. I follow you from the Fiji Isles in the South West Pacific.

@critiqueofthegothgf 10 ай бұрын

the point about teaching people how to grow their own food touched on something really important. producing ones own food is one of the most powerful things you can do, and the more widespread and accessible it is, the better. Yemi Amu is doing something amazing here

@carmellaschwab4339 Жыл бұрын

This is incredibly inspiring to see! Yemi is brilliant! Hope to see her farm educate and expand to help bring food security to more people. Farming is so rewarding and educational! I learned so much from this!

@dr.christopherjohnson4178 11 ай бұрын

Hello, I hope you're safe over there? I hope this year brings happiness, prosperity, love 💚 , and peace all over the world. I would love us to be good friends in honesty and in trust so as time goes on it will bring something great for us in the future, hope you don't mind?. I'm Doctor Christopher Johnson from San Francisco, California, where are you from if I may ask?

@beartheburn3863 10 ай бұрын

Im currently studying bfsc and i swear you explained aquaponics in 10 min than my prof could ever explain in 3 hrs

@b.rileyjowett6925 11 ай бұрын

We absolutely need more people like her who are brave enough to break the cycle of unsustainable agriculture and start producing food in a way that regenerates our planet instead of destroying the soil and hurting the ecosystem at large. I hope to someday live in a world where our food is grown in small unique farms doing their part to help the environment instead of immense industrial farms using destructive monocultures!

@rickkennerly2379 11 ай бұрын

Brilliant! I love "the virtuous cycle" in all it's forms: composting, aquaponics, waste water treatment...

@dr.christopherjohnson4178 11 ай бұрын

Hello, I hope you're safe over there? I hope this year brings happiness, prosperity, love 💚 , and peace all over the world. I would love us to be good friends in honesty and in trust so as time goes on it will bring something great for us in the future, hope you don't mind?. I'm Doctor Christopher Johnson from San Francisco, California, where are you from if I may ask?

@extraincomesuz 11 ай бұрын

My Kampung in Malaysia started a community garden. We are adjacent to the river but don't use aquaponics and we use chemical fertilizers. I am not sure why. I am composting organic matter for the garden but now, I have another idea! Thanks for letting me know that you didn't know plumbing or fish because I don't know either but I'm willing to fail and learn!

@Afrikaislife Жыл бұрын

We are ALL connected. We cannot think on an individual level but as a whole. She is an amazing teacher.

@donHooligan Жыл бұрын

ubuntu....i am because we are. mitakuye oyasin....we are all related. even that Jesus cat said "Love your neighbor AS yourself."

@blufaerie Жыл бұрын

This was so amazing and informative! Also, very inspirational. Now I want to try it.

@ellabcool3693 10 ай бұрын

Yemi is an inspiration to us all💖. We need more people like her in the world.

@andreaswagner8356 Жыл бұрын

Love it. So much passion and fun with what she's doing.

@nisigate 11 ай бұрын

We all need a passionate person like this young lady in charge of our food system wow! She’s impacting so much knowledge to future generations just by doing what she loves

@KenSDCA Жыл бұрын

She's wonderful! I learned a few things and she made me smile as she taught me about the aquaponics cycle.😍

@dorothywilliams4548 Жыл бұрын

This was the most informative aquaponics information I have received. Thank you for being direct and to the point.🌟👍

@dr.christopherjohnson4178 11 ай бұрын

Hello, I hope you're safe over there? I hope this year brings happiness, prosperity, love 💚 , and peace all over the world. I would love us to be good friends in honesty and in trust so as time goes on it will bring something great for us in the future, hope you don't mind?. I'm Doctor Christopher Johnson from San Francisco, California, where are you from if I may ask?

@FarmerGrant011 Жыл бұрын

This is such an amazing video! Thank you for the content, and thank you to Yemi for creating space and representation with Oko Farms!

@dr.christopherjohnson4178 11 ай бұрын

Hello, I hope you're safe over there? I hope this year brings happiness, prosperity, love 💚 , and peace all over the world. I would love us to be good friends in honesty and in trust so as time goes on it will bring something great for us in the future, hope you don't mind?. I'm Doctor Christopher Johnson from San Francisco, California, where are you from if I may ask?

@precioustraveler Жыл бұрын

Yemi is AMAZING! This was so inspiring.

@krobbins8395 Жыл бұрын

Awesome Ive been interested in this kind of farming for years and think it's a underlooked option for farm fish for our food supply. It's been a tough year for the ocean with the increase in temperatures and this allows us the option of controlling heat and cold while providing fresh produce and recycling water that is not polluted. Great work!

@dr.christopherjohnson4178 11 ай бұрын

Hello, I hope you're safe over there? I hope this year brings happiness, prosperity, love 💚 , and peace all over the world. I would love us to be good friends in honesty and in trust so as time goes on it will bring something great for us in the future, hope you don't mind?. I'm Doctor Christopher Johnson from San Francisco, California, where are you from if I may ask?

@bfrost7 Жыл бұрын

would love to see a follow up on how waste is handled, how crops are harvested, and what happens in the winter.

@SaveMoneySavethePlanet Жыл бұрын

The havoc that our agriculture system has wrecked on our microorganisms is insane! I’ve been reading a book lately about conservation agriculture and am very interested to one day try my hand at a little backyard garden of my own. Being able to grow more crops without fertilizer usage, or tilling would drastically reduce the carbon emissions of all the food which we eat! And it even saves us money along the way! In the meantime, it’s convinced me to support legislation which heavily taxes fertilizer sales while also offering training and resources for farms to convert to other systems like aquaponics or conservation ag.

@b_uppy Жыл бұрын

Think you'd find producing food and livestock feed via restoration ag more interesting. It uses interplanted, biome-compatible, food-producing trees, shrubs, vines and perennials placed as alley crops. This is to mimick savannas, and allow ease of maintenance and harvesting. It uses native soils instead of soil supplements. Keylining and swales are typically used to manage soil moisture to even out dry spots and wet spots. Irrigation is used during the first two to three years while the plants establish. It is managed with livestock to control pests, weeds and fertility. Restoration ag restores soils while producing food and livestock feed of higher quality, with more nutrition and calories per acre than conventional ag. This can be done in just about any biome. It's a great way for people to get into farming as the costs are m uch lower than conventional farming Mark Shepard wrote the definitive book on the subject, with lots more details. He started on 100+ acres of degraded, hilly soil in Wisconsin. They soil started as red clay and is quickly and deeply building depth and natural fertility. He has expanded to several other farms in nearby states Very interesting methods.

@yvonnejackson1696 Жыл бұрын

I practice no dig gardening. While it requires a substantial amount of compost it requires no plowing and no commercial fertilizer. Anyone of modest means and a bit of sunny garden area can do it.

@maryriley7816 11 ай бұрын

So inspiring, thank you for your gifts of knowledge sprouting everywhere 😊

@dr.christopherjohnson4178 11 ай бұрын

Hello, I hope you're safe over there? I hope this year brings happiness, prosperity, love 💚 , and peace all over the world. I would love us to be good friends in honesty and in trust so as time goes on it will bring something great for us in the future, hope you don't mind?. I'm Doctor Christopher Johnson from San Francisco, California, where are you from if I may ask?

@matz4k 11 ай бұрын

Beautiful and important work, I absolutely love this! I myself have an aquarium with shrimp that is keeping my three Epipremnum aureum alive in my apartment. It's a delicat act to get everything right in the beginning but the payoff is a miniature ecosystem in your home.

@lordflatworm Жыл бұрын

Love it.

@Bellz972 11 ай бұрын

I also took eating local fruits and greens for granted😢🌶️🌽🥑🍅🍉🥜🍌🍊🍋 when I lived in Africa. Back home no one has vitamin or mineral deficiency but just a few years outside and a changed diet made my teeth weaker, constant D-vitamin +iron defficiency. The area am in now mostly sells foods that contain less nutrients and am stuck taking supplements 😑

@dr.christopherjohnson4178 11 ай бұрын

Hello, I hope you're safe over there? I hope this year brings happiness, prosperity, love and peace all over the world. I would love us to be good friends in honesty and in trust so as time goes on it will bring something great for us in the future, hope you don't mind?. I'm Doctor Christopher Johnson from San Francisco, California, where are you from if I may ask?

@vamsichandrachodagam3484 11 ай бұрын

It’s really something about her.. genuine, honest, sincere and inspiring.. love the way she speaks

@ShawnCarterTheII Жыл бұрын

This is so brilliant! Yemi is so knowledgeable and passionate about aquaponics. It’s really inspiring!

@fauxvier8519 Жыл бұрын

Amazing story!

@HausOfWenzel Жыл бұрын

She is living my mission! I am so inspired seeing dreams in action!

@lalat5899 11 ай бұрын

13:45 that’s amazing. Using some much less water than soil 😮 this is amazing. We have to get everybody on this. #savetheplanet #issavingourselfs

@anthoniaogunbiyi7250 11 ай бұрын

Wow this is amazing this can be done in the greatest content on earth. You are such an inspiration well done.

@heatherbdmv 11 ай бұрын

I love this so much. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and for being a change maker.

@ReeferCheifer13 11 ай бұрын

The world would be a better place with more people that have the values of Yemi

@miles_quartz 11 ай бұрын

The land acknowledgement at the end is greatly appreciated. It very well might just be a small step, and long overdue, but every time I see one I appreciate it. I'm not surprised though because PBS has always done a great job at being respectful and educational. :)

@annierampersad3982 11 ай бұрын

Kudos to you Ms. Yemi Amu and Oko Farm for such an educational video. Much love and blessings from Trinidad.❤👍🌴

@waywardstitch8604 Жыл бұрын

Amazing. Inspiring. Thank you.👍🏼💞

@dr.christopherjohnson4178 11 ай бұрын

Hello, I hope you're safe over there? I hope this year brings happiness, prosperity, love and peace all over the world. I would love us to be good friends in honesty and in trust so as time goes on it will bring something great for us in the future, hope you don't mind?. I'm Doctor Christopher Johnson from San Francisco, California, where are you from if I may ask?

@khepera5393 11 ай бұрын

This was so informative I learned so much in a short time. Yemi is a visionary with multiple gifts. So happy she’s sharing herself with humanity. So grateful I happened upon this video today 🙏🏿☀️☀️

@jaimiehashey9233 10 ай бұрын

What an inspiration this woman is! Thank you Yemi.

@XlendneryGD Жыл бұрын

I will do that when I have my own house

@heyhihello9677 Жыл бұрын

She’s amazing!

@dr.christopherjohnson4178 11 ай бұрын

Hello, I hope you're safe over there? I hope this year brings happiness, prosperity, love and peace all over the world. I would love us to be good friends in honesty and in trust so as time goes on it will bring something great for us in the future, hope you don't mind?. I'm Doctor Christopher Johnson from San Francisco, California, where are you from if I may ask?

@imberrysandy Жыл бұрын

OMG!! I follow them on instagram!! Fantastic farm!! As a fellow woman and urban farmer, she is very inspiring ❤

@dr.christopherjohnson4178 11 ай бұрын

Hello, I hope you're safe over there? I hope this year brings happiness, prosperity, love 💚 , and peace all over the world. I would love us to be good friends in honesty and in trust so as time goes on it will bring something great for us in the future, hope you don't mind?. I'm Doctor Christopher Johnson from San Francisco, California, where are you from if I may ask?

@panzer622 Жыл бұрын

I love this series. So many great stories.

@Crudeoil794 11 ай бұрын

She know exactly what she is talking about.When I was growing up years ago in the country I wonder why plants like water lilys that flot on the water grow so beautiful and maintain their green levels.Other plants will fall from the soil into the water stream and feed from the water know as "Aquaponic"nownday. IAM GOING TO SUBSCRIBE TO HER CHANNEL BECAUSE SHE HAVE SO MUCH KNOWLEDGE AND INFORMATION TO SHEAR. I love water 💧/ Aquaponics.

@3311itoman 8 ай бұрын

I have been doing traditional organic growing for 40 years but switched to aquaponics 3 years ago to meet the challenges of climate crisis we are now in. Water management and truely more sustainable vegetable and fish production. Our thoughts on this type of growing are totally parallel. I really liked how you fought back about the criticism that it is expensive and needs high tech equipment. Yes it can help take the human factor out of growing, but we growers can do produce on the low cost side. Thank you for bringing this urban farming style more to the forefront. I'm retiring from university teaching and research next year in Japan, but my mission is to spread the aquaponics way here in Japan. Keep up the great work you are doing. Fantastic

@teedub1990 11 ай бұрын

This was really inspiring. The water saving aspect is what really caught my attention.

@flordemielmedia 9 ай бұрын

Thank you Yemi for sharing your personal story, and Oko Farms. You are so inspiring for the multiple positive impacts you're having in your local community and now, around the world as your story travels! I understand Aquaponics better now thanks to your great explanation. The Chinampas of Xochimilco in Mexico City are still in use today. The knowledge is available to create a good life for humanity, leaving behind what we received. Thank you for reminding that Healing the Earth is possible. Great job to the crew and PBS for this hopeful story with Yemi, who radiates beauty and empowering expertise.

@madalynnewton2897 Жыл бұрын

Great lady and inspirational.

@dr.christopherjohnson4178 11 ай бұрын

Hello, I hope you're safe over there? I hope this year brings happiness, prosperity, love and peace all over the world. I would love us to be good friends in honesty and in trust so as time goes on it will bring something great for us in the future, hope you don't mind?. I'm Doctor Christopher Johnson from San Francisco, California, where are you from if I may ask?

@madalynnewton2897 11 ай бұрын

@@dr.christopherjohnson4178 Hi! I live in NZ.

@meliferra1913 Жыл бұрын

Wonderful. I want to do that.

@dr.christopherjohnson4178 11 ай бұрын

Hello, I hope you're safe over there? I hope this year brings happiness, prosperity, love and peace all over the world. I would love us to be good friends in honesty and in trust so as time goes on it will bring something great for us in the future, hope you don't mind?. I'm Doctor Christopher Johnson from San Francisco, California, where are you from if I may ask?

@Takykardee 10 ай бұрын

This series is so good! I'm hyperfocusing trying to take in every word. There's this sense of urgency that makes me feel like I really need to pay attention.

@Billybobble1 11 ай бұрын

What a beautiful, brilliant and inspiring lady; we need intelligent people like her running our respective countries.

@Healed88 Жыл бұрын

Elle est juste incroyable cette dame. Elle m'inspire beaucoup❤

@ravynalexander1895 11 ай бұрын

You are an amazing example and we definitely need more farms like yours ❤❤❤

@allenbarrow4904 11 ай бұрын

I love this planning urban farm. Reminds me of my business term paper on Health Living back in Averett school in 2019. Good to see black folks growing food stuff and teaching others these life lessons for growth and health.