Making a Living GROWING FOOD in the North & the South with Jim Kovaleski!

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7 жыл бұрын

Jim Kovaleski grows vegetables & fruits for the seasonal markets of Central Florida & North Maine. Watch as he shares his insights & yearly practices with Pete of GreenDreams. About this time each year, Jim spends a few days prepping his beds for the summer months; planting cover crops such as sweet potatoes & southern peas & protective measures for weed control.
*Our apologies for the rough edit & poor sound (we lost our wind guard to the mic)* We are on our way to a better camera & microphone to give you a better experience for the future. We still felt that the conversation/sound bites were too good to scrap the windy footage.
Pete shares the first glimpse into our future plans to collaborate with Jim & share a lot more of his experience & outlook on growing food as a livelihood. We are working through the outline & details of a future in depth course that will be available in the fall. Be sure to sign up for our newsletter to hear the latest:
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To see the video of Justin Rhodes' visit to Freedom House Farm (Great American Farm Tour):
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@hasenafarms6448 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, it's incredible to see old footage (just 5 years ago) of Jim's yard. Today it looks so much darker and nutrient rich. He's has put so much work into growing his soil.

@robineggblue-bp3rq Жыл бұрын

Ooooo, Jim's introductory video. I've seen a lot more recent stuff (the last couple of years) on him, but now just going back through the older stuff.

@lvp6905 2 жыл бұрын

Somehow I’ve missed this video for a couple of years, watching it now in Sept. 2021. I truly appreciate you.

@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!!

@catherinegrace2366 Жыл бұрын

Watching 5 years later - so inspiring!

@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL Жыл бұрын

Awesome! 😊

@OldesouthFarm 7 жыл бұрын

Jim is so cool! He is the man for the market gardener!

@SasduPlessis 7 жыл бұрын

Jim is the best! Thanks for this one, Pete!

@Tracks777 7 жыл бұрын

Great content. Keep it up!

@Pchanel2011 3 жыл бұрын

Pete, I love your videos they are very very cool, but by far my favorites are with Jim Kovaleski he is amazing what a knowledgeable humble man, I wish one day he can see how all his kindness and sharing teach My family and I and see what we are building in our home garden !!

@tigersteele9552 2 жыл бұрын

AMAZING...HE KNOWS ALL THE NAMES !!

@JaredDoesStuffandThings 2 жыл бұрын

We definitely need more small scale farming. This is absolutely inspiring.

@MrSpringfellow 5 жыл бұрын

Oh Pete I wish we have a Filipino just like Jim here in Cebu, Philippines. I am hoping to retire in 36 months from today. Thanks for bridging Jim's wisdom to us here through your videos. Thank you so much Jim.

@maidenlove 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video. Jim Kovaleski is an inspiration! High-five from NSB.

@Auroraphox 5 жыл бұрын

Maya Greven are you doing the edible gardening? I just got land in NSB and am thinking strongly of doing so.

@NaturesCadenceFarm 7 жыл бұрын

His powers of observation are so honed in! I would have never made the connection to salty water! Thanks for sharing! 👍

@johnchilds1355 7 жыл бұрын

Pete thank you for taking the time to video and share this. I truly am inspired by men like you and Jim. Great to see people not just muddling through life but truly enjoying what they do to earn a living!!

@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL 7 жыл бұрын

John Childs thank you! Living the dream :)

@kimh3422 7 жыл бұрын

Loved this video. Love Jim, great energy and very knowledgeable. He gives hope of growing to everyone no matter where they grow. FYI, some of us can't afford a membership!

@valerialamberti9037 4 жыл бұрын

I'm amazed about how litro people haven't seen this video! This info need to ve sproud! Great Job!

@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Some videos just never take off...

@charlestongardener 2 жыл бұрын

Jim has grass-fed free-range vegetables!!

@johnstarnes 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this great video of a great gardener!

@CC-gy5zp 7 жыл бұрын

Excellent video... A lot of great info. Thank you for sharing this with us.

@rebellionpointfarms6140 4 жыл бұрын

JK, is a life changing guy.lol he really makes u think about the possible.

@ourfloridagarden4191 7 жыл бұрын

That's cool in Newport Richy that they drop off mulch for free. Here in St Pete we have to pay for delivery from the city. It's still worth it to have them come once a year and dump it

@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL 7 жыл бұрын

Our Florida Garden definitely and amazing free resource. In California they they tree companies dump for because they know the value.

@stevesoutdoorworld2248 7 жыл бұрын

i would love to see a 101 show on grafting soon.thanks Pete

@TheTexasBoys 7 жыл бұрын

Looking forward to the series. Awesome vid!

@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL 7 жыл бұрын

TheTexasBoys thanks buddy!

@salinawhite7669 3 жыл бұрын

@@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL I went to LOOK AT mobile home WITH own lot land NEXT to us 19 HIGH way THEY WANT cash BUT value is in the double LOT LAND really WANT THIS LAND FOR $32,000 Can PUT 2 mobile home

@readebarber2904 4 жыл бұрын

Pete looks so fit. Would be interesting to see how being in the garden all day has improved his overall health. I bet if he would score much lower than his actual age.

@annmarieolsenpacnw 7 жыл бұрын

you are giving me fig envy. propagate those babies and let me know when i can get some!!!!!

@terrencegibbs1828 2 жыл бұрын

I like Jim he’s cool

@ricksgardenfla 7 жыл бұрын

jims great with his methodology. loved video.

@JasonConnors 7 жыл бұрын

I got mulch from there a few years back. They have a loader if you go during work hours and will load up your truck. A worker warned me they have a pest problem in the mulch however. Not sure if things have changed. I have used the mulch from the saw mill on 52 lately for flower beds. They are a 2 yard minimum but it is only about 20-25$ there for 2 yards. Not sure how good their cypress mulch is for growing veggies. Thinking of trying back to Eden gardening and debating on the cities mulch vs tracking down some tree people for the mulch in their vehicle. The tree company doing the power line trimming will usually dump for free for you.

@jochenessig310 7 жыл бұрын

Hey Pete, very nice video ! You mentioned an edible flower in min 35/36. What's the name of it exactly? Thanks!

@squirrelswithpearls 4 жыл бұрын

Money grows in free mulch!

@arvekskibelcap9290 7 жыл бұрын

I like to make garden my land in Philippines..

@kylemiller2013km 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Pete and Jim, I'm a new market gardener from Missouri. I started up this year and am learning about more with USDA . I'm 26 and looking to grow into a big market farmer. Here compost is 500 plus the fee for delivery is almost 1,500.

@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome Kyle! Best of luck to you. That’s some pricey compost. I would stock pile all the free mulch you can get. It will break down to better than compost.

@kylemiller2013km 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, and I built my own pallet compost bin and been using leafs and anything I can get my hands on for free. Building my own compost off of the land.

@wo11ucks 7 жыл бұрын

I love the idea of buying some propagation vids from you to support the channel, but I just wanna say that I wouldn't want to pay until you've got good mics for you and your guests! The wind and changing volume levels makes it difficult to catch everything! Thanks for all the freebies though :) Loving the explosion of information coming from your channel. edit: apologies on skipping over the info in the description! doh

@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL 7 жыл бұрын

wo11ucks that's our plan, please read the description. We have a mic but lost the wind guard recently.

@robertmaciver130 3 жыл бұрын

every jim word has a hand movment

@bydehasan 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the great video. At 14:39 of the video, Jim mentions someone but I couldn't catch it. Could you please tell me who he/she is?

@TheFortKnight 7 жыл бұрын

Hasan BIDE | He's talking about Singing Frogs Farm (singingfrogsfarm.com) in CA. - Jeff

@danutahachlica9318 5 жыл бұрын

🤗🤗🤗

@davidahedley8186 6 жыл бұрын

What's that tree you're talking about at around 35:25 ?

@chantallachance4905 4 жыл бұрын

Take a shovel of your compost put it in a pillowcase in a big bean of water let it rest 24h and you have a tea compost for free for yourr garden

@craigsipe3467 7 жыл бұрын

I want a cutting off that fig. that's awesome

@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL 7 жыл бұрын

Craig Sipe we've been propagating it for two years now. We'll be offering it our the website soon as it's ready.

@davidahedley8186 6 жыл бұрын

Was that a "green egg" fig, the pool ball size ones? I'd love to buy one too , are they available now?

@beerooted8550 4 жыл бұрын

Here in Bermuda we make loquat Jam

@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL 4 жыл бұрын

Nice!

@anitawalters5672 7 жыл бұрын

What is eating my sweet potato vines? I've got little holes in the leaves, I looked and can't see anything. I have had to replant many of the slips because they are eaten up by something.

@michealkelm2834 7 жыл бұрын

Flea beetles work fast and hard to see if your not really watching your plants ...?

@veganchiefwarrior6444 7 жыл бұрын

everydays a long sunny perfect temperature day for jim lol

@celtgunn9775 7 жыл бұрын

Jim is a great gardener Pete. However, I'm not sure putting video of his in membership is right. That's going to make it so lots of folks miss out. I can't afford membership and would love the knowledge. Sadly, Justin is resorting to membership video and content too. Oh well... Guess Myself and others like me will just have to enjoy whatever is on the main channel. Good video with Jim today, Thank you for sharing a long chat with him. I love it.

@sueleigh1018 7 жыл бұрын

Tina Abrahamson. Tina, what is membership and what does it cost? All I know is someone I sub to put in link for Justin R so I went there and had to put in email and password to subscribe. What is THAT all a out and will it cost me? Sheesh!! Thanks for any light you can shine on this. Why is Justin doing it Dies it make him money???

@Boom-Boomz 7 жыл бұрын

Sue Leigh oh no you did put email and a password in? you are gonna get a HUGE bill for all the videos you have watched.

@sueleigh1018 7 жыл бұрын

Boom Boom yes, I did. I asked them in one videos comment space if there was any charge and they didn't answer. Justin is not playing fair. I hope I can get unsubscribed. He can't charge me without specifying that there's a cost. I understood that he has another site he charges for. are you sure the one I watch about his road trip costs???

@Boom-Boomz 7 жыл бұрын

Sue Leigh I guess just wait for the bill, shouldn't be too much probably a few hundred dollars maybe 3 or 400.00$

@sueleigh1018 7 жыл бұрын

Boom Boom WHAT????!!!

@annmarieolsenpacnw 7 жыл бұрын

tell me again when he plants his potatoes in florida? i have not been successful at potatoes yet.

@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL 7 жыл бұрын

Ann Mae I'm pretty sure early January. We will be covering the whole Florida series when he gets back here.

@croftplumbing4848 4 жыл бұрын

Hello great video👍 is Jom still farming in NPR if so which farmers market does he attend. Thanks Graham

@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL 4 жыл бұрын

Graham's Lane yes he is until may. Tasty Tuesday and the NPR library and wrights nutrients on Sunday mornings.

@croftplumbing4848 4 жыл бұрын

@@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL awesome thanks

@mjf719 7 жыл бұрын

I hate torpedo grass!!! I am fighting that stuff on our homestead.

@zoar541 5 жыл бұрын

309👍 1👎 always has to be a hater. Jim's the best.

@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL 5 жыл бұрын

Jim is awesome! Haters gonna hate

@cherylstahlman8501 7 жыл бұрын

WOW, l'm also 6 month a garden (upper New York to Port Richey) but NOT to Jim level . l so want to learn. thank you ! and Jim can l volunteer on my place?

@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL 7 жыл бұрын

Cheryl Stahlman that's awesome! Jim doesn't do well working with others, you could try. He used to take Volunteers but stopped.

@missourigirl4101 3 жыл бұрын

Does all that mulch not suck out all your nitrogen?

@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL 3 жыл бұрын

Nope. It’s almost compost and fairly well broken down.

@shanemillard608 7 жыл бұрын

do you have some information I'm edible landscapes that you recommend? Maybe some books or someone to follow?

@shanemillard608 7 жыл бұрын

also, what video from singing frog farms was he referring to?

@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL 7 жыл бұрын

Shane Millard it all depends on where you're located? I'll ask Jim about that video.

@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL 7 жыл бұрын

Shane Millard it all depends on where you're located? I'll ask Jim about that video.

@shanemillard608 7 жыл бұрын

We're in East Texas. How can I go about finding the resources I need?

@coltons9522 5 жыл бұрын

👨‍🌾

@rickvangunten4800 7 жыл бұрын

Pete: Sharing information about smuggling plants could get folks into a heap of trouble. Just saying.....~

@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL 7 жыл бұрын

Rick Vangunten good call 👍

@aaroncurry5730 3 жыл бұрын

Jim can I come work for u? U and I have a lot of great ideas¡!!!!!!

@NIcaeaacademy 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you for interviewing and posting more from the amazing Jim! Love to hear from real people who make a living from growing not just a Utube self-promoter. Too bad about the sound and the length of the video it's too long. Better to break it up in two video's or condense in topics. Can you put JIm's resources on a link?

@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL 7 жыл бұрын

NIcaeaacademy thanks! Yes we can add that into the description.

@chrisis9030 5 жыл бұрын

Great vid, but MAN do those subtitles stink... good thing I speak English :)

@stocklitv1371 4 жыл бұрын

are you a mason?

@CarolGasses 5 жыл бұрын

He is weeding to maintain for the neighbors. Meanwhile, they are spraying poisons that potentially travel to his organic food. The absurdity of chemical lawns.

@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL 5 жыл бұрын

Luckily in this area of Maine no one uses chemicals, there are no “lawn spraying “ companies. But yes I’m sure in many situations that might be the case.