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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.50,0:00:02.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hey everybody, Rob Greenfield here and
Dialogue: 0,0:00:02.24,0:00:04.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,today I'm going to share with you some of
Dialogue: 0,0:00:04.10,0:00:08.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the most easy and abundant foods to grow
Dialogue: 0,0:00:08.07,0:00:09.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for those of you that are in a colder
Dialogue: 0,0:00:09.77,0:00:11.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,climate, so this applies to people across
Dialogue: 0,0:00:11.60,0:00:13.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,much of the Northern United States,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:13.63,0:00:16.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Northern Europe and around many climates
Dialogue: 0,0:00:16.70,0:00:19.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,around the world. So if that fits you and
Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.31,0:00:21.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you want to grow a lot of food in your
Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.53,0:00:22.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,garden and have a lot of food on your
Dialogue: 0,0:00:22.85,0:00:25.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,table then this is definitely the video for you.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:37.07,0:00:39.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A lot of you know me for my year
Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.14,0:00:41.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of growing and foraging 100% of my food
Dialogue: 0,0:00:41.75,0:00:43.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where literally everything that I ate
Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.56,0:00:46.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for a year was either from my garden or\Nforaged.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:46.62,0:00:48.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I did that in Florida in a very hot
Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.71,0:00:51.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,climate where I could grow food year
Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.25,0:00:53.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,around. A lot of people saw what I did
Dialogue: 0,0:00:53.59,0:00:57.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they thought "Oh, you can only do\Nthis because you're in a warm climate"
Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.78,0:01:01.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but the truth is: warm climate, cold climate,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.04,0:01:02.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as long as you work within your
Dialogue: 0,0:01:02.74,0:01:05.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,region you can grow an incredible amount
Dialogue: 0,0:01:05.88,0:01:07.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of food, and a lot of the most
Dialogue: 0,0:01:07.34,0:01:08.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,self-sufficient people that I've ever
Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.93,0:01:11.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,met live in cold climate places like
Dialogue: 0,0:01:11.46,0:01:14.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Wisconsin or Ohio or New York so there's
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.28,0:01:16.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so many foods that you can grow it's
Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.48,0:01:18.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just about growing what grows well and
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.53,0:01:20.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,abundantly in your area. So when I'm
Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.88,0:01:23.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,talking about easiest and most abundant;
Dialogue: 0,0:01:23.58,0:01:26.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,easiest means they grow really well, it's
Dialogue: 0,0:01:26.47,0:01:29.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,hard to kill them, even if you have what
Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.95,0:01:31.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you consider a black thumb there's a
Dialogue: 0,0:01:31.95,0:01:34.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,good chance you'll be able to grow these
Dialogue: 0,0:01:34.10,0:01:35.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and walk away feeling like you have a
Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.58,0:01:37.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,green thumb.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:37.25,0:01:39.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then abundant means that
Dialogue: 0,0:01:39.17,0:01:41.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they produce a lot of food but there's a
Dialogue: 0,0:01:41.100,0:01:43.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,second part to that and that is that
Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.90,0:01:46.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they produce a substantial amount of
Dialogue: 0,0:01:46.25,0:01:48.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,food on your plate and that they'll
Dialogue: 0,0:01:48.07,0:01:50.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,actually be able to fill yourself up and
Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.35,0:01:52.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,fill your pantry up to get through the
Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.08,0:01:54.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,winter, because that's the key in the
Dialogue: 0,0:01:54.13,0:01:57.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,colder climates if you want to grow a
Dialogue: 0,0:01:57.24,0:01:59.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,large portion of your food - it's that you
Dialogue: 0,0:01:59.85,0:02:03.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,produce as much as you can during those
Dialogue: 0,0:02:03.00,0:02:05.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,growing months during the growing season
Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.58,0:02:08.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then you store it in jars,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.72,0:02:12.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in freezers, dehydrating it and such,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.07,0:02:13.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in order to be able to make it through the
Dialogue: 0,0:02:13.88,0:02:16.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,winter with the food from your garden.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:16.25,0:02:17.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So these foods are gonna help you
Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.80,0:02:20.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,drastically reduce the number of times
Dialogue: 0,0:02:20.30,0:02:22.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that you need to go to the grocery store
Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.25,0:02:25.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and drastically increase the nutrition and
Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.68,0:02:27.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the abundance that you're getting
Dialogue: 0,0:02:27.60,0:02:30.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,straight at home or on your farm right
Dialogue: 0,0:02:30.65,0:02:32.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where you are.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:32.73,0:02:37.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have to start with the potato.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.01,0:02:38.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One thing that a lot of people
Dialogue: 0,0:02:38.79,0:02:41.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have the hardest time with is calories,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:41.33,0:02:43.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,now I wanted to show you this potato in
Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.52,0:02:45.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,particular, it might look crazy to a lot
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.26,0:02:47.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of you but this is a potato that has
Dialogue: 0,0:02:47.46,0:02:49.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,been stored in the pantry for about six
Dialogue: 0,0:02:49.68,0:02:52.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or seven months now. I'm in Southern
Dialogue: 0,0:02:52.81,0:02:56.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,France and it's mid-May, and this was put
Dialogue: 0,0:02:56.36,0:03:00.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,into the pantry in around October or November.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.21,0:03:02.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So these store for a very long time, so
Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.63,0:03:05.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as far as your calories go potatoes are
Dialogue: 0,0:03:05.51,0:03:08.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,gonna be one of the most calorie dense,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:08.28,0:03:10.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,producing a large bulk of your food and
Dialogue: 0,0:03:10.46,0:03:12.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they store really well so this knocks
Dialogue: 0,0:03:12.53,0:03:16.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,out two really important things and the
Dialogue: 0,0:03:16.41,0:03:17.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,potatoes that are left over that you
Dialogue: 0,0:03:17.98,0:03:19.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,don't eat - this one right here
Dialogue: 0,0:03:19.64,0:03:22.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,could be planted to produce more so that
Dialogue: 0,0:03:22.09,0:03:24.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is the wonderful potato.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:24.21,0:03:25.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The second one I
Dialogue: 0,0:03:25.36,0:03:27.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,want to share with you is pumpkins and I
Dialogue: 0,0:03:27.46,0:03:29.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,am in love with pumpkins, not just the
Dialogue: 0,0:03:29.42,0:03:30.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ones you see that you make
Dialogue: 0,0:03:30.66,0:03:33.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,jack-o'-lanterns out of, there's many
Dialogue: 0,0:03:33.26,0:03:35.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,different shapes, colors and sizes of
Dialogue: 0,0:03:35.59,0:03:38.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,pumpkins. This is just a beautiful one at
Dialogue: 0,0:03:38.14,0:03:40.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the farm that I'm staying at. Pumpkins
Dialogue: 0,0:03:40.41,0:03:42.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are amazing because they store a really
Dialogue: 0,0:03:42.24,0:03:44.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,long time, again it's May and this is
Dialogue: 0,0:03:44.32,0:03:47.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from the last season and it's just as
Dialogue: 0,0:03:47.82,0:03:50.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,good as can be and you can also eat the
Dialogue: 0,0:03:50.31,0:03:52.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,seeds, you can eat the skin - in a matter
Dialogue: 0,0:03:52.92,0:03:55.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of fact I will take the entire thing
Dialogue: 0,0:03:55.39,0:03:57.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,except the stem and blend it up into a
Dialogue: 0,0:03:57.79,0:04:01.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,soup. So pumpkin and different winter
Dialogue: 0,0:04:01.14,0:04:04.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,squashes, they provide a lot of
Dialogue: 0,0:04:04.84,0:04:08.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sustenance, nutrients and a lot of them
Dialogue: 0,0:04:08.62,0:04:10.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are very easy to grow. Grow the ones that
Dialogue: 0,0:04:10.84,0:04:13.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are adapted to your climate.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:13.59,0:04:17.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now next I want to share summer squashes,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:17.82,0:04:21.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so zucchini - this actually is more of a
Dialogue: 0,0:04:21.44,0:04:23.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,winter squash but it looks kind of like
Dialogue: 0,0:04:23.16,0:04:25.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a summer squash so I'm using it.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:25.74,0:04:29.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, zucchinis are truly amazing.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:29.58,0:04:32.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've traveled through Washington,\Nthrough Wisconsin, through New York,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:32.91,0:04:35.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all across the Northern United States
Dialogue: 0,0:04:35.56,0:04:37.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and people tell me that they have so
Dialogue: 0,0:04:37.79,0:04:39.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,many zucchinis that they
Dialogue: 0,0:04:39.76,0:04:41.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have to try to give them away but they
Dialogue: 0,0:04:41.14,0:04:43.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can't because everybody has so many of
Dialogue: 0,0:04:43.16,0:04:45.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,them. They get huge, you can eat him when
Dialogue: 0,0:04:45.42,0:04:47.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they're giant or you can eat them when
Dialogue: 0,0:04:47.52,0:04:49.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they're small if you want them to be
Dialogue: 0,0:04:49.14,0:04:53.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,more tender, so zucchinis are a must
Dialogue: 0,0:04:53.48,0:04:55.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for a huge amount of sustenance and
Dialogue: 0,0:04:55.34,0:04:57.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,being extremely easy to grow.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:57.66,0:05:00.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The next one I want to talk about is beans
Dialogue: 0,0:05:00.04,0:05:04.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and beans are truly incredible, you can
Dialogue: 0,0:05:04.09,0:05:06.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,either eat them fresh, right off of the
Dialogue: 0,0:05:06.51,0:05:08.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,vine or the bush, there's there's pole
Dialogue: 0,0:05:08.99,0:05:12.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,beans and there's bush beans, you can eat
Dialogue: 0,0:05:12.04,0:05:14.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,them fresh, you can wait for them to dry
Dialogue: 0,0:05:14.63,0:05:17.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on the vine to have dried beans like you
Dialogue: 0,0:05:17.64,0:05:19.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,would buy at the store, like your pinto
Dialogue: 0,0:05:19.38,0:05:22.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,beans or your black beans or your lentils.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:22.71,0:05:25.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or you can can them, these are
Dialogue: 0,0:05:25.31,0:05:28.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,canned ones for example and another way
Dialogue: 0,0:05:28.03,0:05:31.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to store them is freezing them, so the
Dialogue: 0,0:05:31.18,0:05:33.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,freezer is a really great way to store
Dialogue: 0,0:05:33.59,0:05:36.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,food, it generally costs only a few
Dialogue: 0,0:05:36.18,0:05:38.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,dollars a month to run a deep chest
Dialogue: 0,0:05:38.53,0:05:40.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,freezer and you can store a few hundred
Dialogue: 0,0:05:40.68,0:05:43.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,pounds of food. So again, one of the most
Dialogue: 0,0:05:43.23,0:05:46.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,important things in the colder climates
Dialogue: 0,0:05:46.28,0:05:49.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is storing the abundance. Canning is one
Dialogue: 0,0:05:49.38,0:05:52.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,way to do that, freezing is another and then
Dialogue: 0,0:05:52.61,0:05:57.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there's drying as well and then jams, I'll
Dialogue: 0,0:05:57.36,0:05:59.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,show those as well there's also the
Dialogue: 0,0:05:59.26,0:06:01.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,pantry for things like potatoes and
Dialogue: 0,0:06:01.61,0:06:03.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,carrots that can store in the pantry.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:03.81,0:06:06.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So there's a lot of different ways to store
Dialogue: 0,0:06:06.03,0:06:08.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your food and that's the key. Beans are
Dialogue: 0,0:06:08.65,0:06:11.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,very easy, very abundant and I also want
Dialogue: 0,0:06:11.08,0:06:13.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to mention peas which are kind of my
Dialogue: 0,0:06:13.55,0:06:16.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,runner up to beans but very easy to grow
Dialogue: 0,0:06:16.34,0:06:18.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for a lot of people, some people have
Dialogue: 0,0:06:18.25,0:06:20.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,problems with them and they're not
Dialogue: 0,0:06:20.74,0:06:23.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,nearly as filling as beans but peas are
Dialogue: 0,0:06:23.83,0:06:25.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,another really great crop as well.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:25.75,0:06:27.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Alright the next one is carrots, this is
Dialogue: 0,0:06:27.91,0:06:29.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,definitely a favorite for me although to
Dialogue: 0,0:06:29.61,0:06:32.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,be honest I just love all foods that
Dialogue: 0,0:06:32.13,0:06:34.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,grow really abundantly and easily, I mean,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:34.100,0:06:37.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so this is a great video for me to be
Dialogue: 0,0:06:37.86,0:06:40.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,filming because this is my passion.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:40.48,0:06:42.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But carrots, now these carrots have been
Dialogue: 0,0:06:42.78,0:06:46.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,stored in boxes of sand in a cold pantry,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:46.98,0:06:48.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,again these have been stored for about
Dialogue: 0,0:06:48.75,0:06:51.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,six months so they're not your fresh,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:51.18,0:06:54.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,super crisp ones, but let me give this a
Dialogue: 0,0:06:54.33,0:06:58.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,bite - (chews) that's still pretty crunchy
Dialogue: 0,0:06:58.43,0:07:02.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,these are about six months stored, well,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:02.43,0:07:07.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's actually uh, wow, they're even sweet still,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:07.13,0:07:10.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,nice, not as flavorful as some carrots
Dialogue: 0,0:07:10.71,0:07:13.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I've had, but sweet, so these
Dialogue: 0,0:07:13.03,0:07:17.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can be stored, they can be canned as well,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:17.33,0:07:19.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I love to make carrot juice, I mean
Dialogue: 0,0:07:19.11,0:07:21.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that's one of my favorite things so
Dialogue: 0,0:07:21.34,0:07:23.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,carrots that's an important one. And I
Dialogue: 0,0:07:23.03,0:07:26.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,want to mention with carrots - beets, now
Dialogue: 0,0:07:26.23,0:07:29.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for a lot of people beets are super easy,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:29.36,0:07:31.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,some people beets have been a challenge
Dialogue: 0,0:07:31.41,0:07:34.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so I don't necessarily consider them the
Dialogue: 0,0:07:34.88,0:07:35.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,most easy but I have to mention them
Dialogue: 0,0:07:35.81,0:07:38.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because they can be very abundant for
Dialogue: 0,0:07:38.18,0:07:40.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,some people, they're very easy but if you
Dialogue: 0,0:07:40.28,0:07:42.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,grow beets you have to eat the greens, if
Dialogue: 0,0:07:42.36,0:07:44.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you're wasting the greens
Dialogue: 0,0:07:44.35,0:07:46.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you're wasting some of the best
Dialogue: 0,0:07:46.58,0:07:48.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,nutrients and taste, they're one of the
Dialogue: 0,0:07:48.82,0:07:52.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,most incredible greens if you ask me.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:52.33,0:07:54.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They're, they're absolutely my favorite
Dialogue: 0,0:07:54.43,0:07:56.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or one of my top favorite greens so
Dialogue: 0,0:07:56.43,0:07:59.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,carrots and beets. To continue on I want
Dialogue: 0,0:07:59.96,0:08:02.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to mention a few more root vegetables
Dialogue: 0,0:08:02.68,0:08:05.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that would be radishes and turnips.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:05.58,0:08:05.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So radishes are one of the easiest foods
Dialogue: 0,0:08:08.96,0:08:10.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to grow and you can actually harvest
Dialogue: 0,0:08:10.01,0:08:13.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,radishes in about 30 days, the small
Dialogue: 0,0:08:13.81,0:08:15.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,radishes, they're one of the fastest
Dialogue: 0,0:08:15.96,0:08:17.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,growing crops that there are and you can
Dialogue: 0,0:08:17.98,0:08:20.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,grow daikon radishes which get really
Dialogue: 0,0:08:20.69,0:08:24.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,huge and I grew a lot of daikon radish
Dialogue: 0,0:08:24.23,0:08:26.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in Florida. And then turnips, turnips can
Dialogue: 0,0:08:26.50,0:08:29.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,be pretty easy to grow as well, they are
Dialogue: 0,0:08:29.26,0:08:32.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a nice root they go really well with
Dialogue: 0,0:08:32.61,0:08:35.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,potatoes and beets and carrots baked
Dialogue: 0,0:08:35.27,0:08:37.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,together. I love baked turnip.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:37.19,0:08:39.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Living off of garden doesn't mean living
Dialogue: 0,0:08:39.42,0:08:42.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,without flavor, in fact it can mean a really
Dialogue: 0,0:08:42.19,0:08:46.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,delicious garden full of flavor, this
Dialogue: 0,0:08:46.07,0:08:48.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,food can be grown right here and you can
Dialogue: 0,0:08:48.19,0:08:50.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,harvest it within moments before you're
Dialogue: 0,0:08:50.60,0:08:52.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,putting it on your plate so you can get
Dialogue: 0,0:08:52.37,0:08:56.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,some of the most delicious foods that \Nyou'll ever eat.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:56.36,0:09:00.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I really like, in order to have that for
Dialogue: 0,0:09:00.11,0:09:02.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,me there's some key ingredients - onions
Dialogue: 0,0:09:02.41,0:09:04.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are one of them, herbs are as well which
Dialogue: 0,0:09:04.59,0:09:07.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'll get into pretty soon. Now onions can
Dialogue: 0,0:09:07.34,0:09:10.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,be extremely easy - I want to say that you
Dialogue: 0,0:09:10.26,0:09:13.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,might have a hard time getting those big
Dialogue: 0,0:09:13.42,0:09:15.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,giant onions that you would get at the
Dialogue: 0,0:09:15.91,0:09:17.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,store, that's not something that every
Dialogue: 0,0:09:17.79,0:09:19.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,gardener or beginner gardener will be
Dialogue: 0,0:09:19.79,0:09:22.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,able to get. It's more likely that you'll
Dialogue: 0,0:09:22.19,0:09:24.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,be able to be successful with small
Dialogue: 0,0:09:24.49,0:09:27.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,bulbs and the other thing that's really
Dialogue: 0,0:09:27.76,0:09:30.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,one of the easiest is bunching onions
Dialogue: 0,0:09:30.02,0:09:32.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you can eat the greens. Now you can
Dialogue: 0,0:09:32.08,0:09:34.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,eat the Greens of all onions as well and
Dialogue: 0,0:09:34.99,0:09:37.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,actually if you eat just the right amount
Dialogue: 0,0:09:37.53,0:09:40.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you'll get a crop of green onions and then
Dialogue: 0,0:09:40.81,0:09:43.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a crop of the bulbs as well. So the
Dialogue: 0,0:09:43.11,0:09:46.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,smaller ones are generally easier
Dialogue: 0,0:09:46.28,0:09:48.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for beginner gardeners.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:48.11,0:09:52.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Another one that I want to mention is garlic.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:52.19,0:09:55.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now garlic is super important to me, it's a
Dialogue: 0,0:09:55.73,0:09:57.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,wonderful medicine, it adds an incredible
Dialogue: 0,0:09:57.39,0:10:00.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,amount of flavor. For some people they
Dialogue: 0,0:10:00.23,0:10:03.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,found garlic to be super easy, it's a
Dialogue: 0,0:10:03.01,0:10:04.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,little bit more of a challenging one
Dialogue: 0,0:10:04.64,0:10:06.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because you plant it in the fall and
Dialogue: 0,0:10:06.81,0:10:08.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then harvest it in the late spring. It
Dialogue: 0,0:10:08.63,0:10:11.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sits under the snow for the winter so
Dialogue: 0,0:10:11.09,0:10:14.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that makes it not quite the easiest, it's
Dialogue: 0,0:10:14.21,0:10:16.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a little more challenging especially for
Dialogue: 0,0:10:16.41,0:10:18.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,beginners but it can be pretty easy. With
Dialogue: 0,0:10:18.91,0:10:21.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,garlic this is a clove - pop that in the
Dialogue: 0,0:10:21.88,0:10:25.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ground, starts to sprout and then you've
Dialogue: 0,0:10:25.04,0:10:27.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,got garlic. Now if you're not successful
Dialogue: 0,0:10:27.53,0:10:30.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with the bulbs you can grow it just for
Dialogue: 0,0:10:30.24,0:10:34.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,its greens and you can get really, really
Dialogue: 0,0:10:34.59,0:10:37.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,productive, abundant greens out of garlic
Dialogue: 0,0:10:37.43,0:10:39.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they're very strong - that was quite
Dialogue: 0,0:10:39.81,0:10:42.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,strong just like garlic. So onions and
Dialogue: 0,0:10:42.73,0:10:45.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,garlic, those are also extremely
Dialogue: 0,0:10:45.08,0:10:47.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,important for preserving food when
Dialogue: 0,0:10:47.70,0:10:51.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you're canning, and adding to soups,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:51.12,0:10:53.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,those really fill out the meal and add a
Dialogue: 0,0:10:53.76,0:10:55.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,whole lot of flavor.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:55.50,0:10:57.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I want to talk to you about greens now
Dialogue: 0,0:10:57.35,0:11:00.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and greens are where you get a \Nlot of your nutrients.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:00.41,0:11:02.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They're one of the things that makes the
Dialogue: 0,0:11:02.26,0:11:03.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,most sense to grow locally rather than
Dialogue: 0,0:11:03.88,0:11:06.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,having them be shipped, they take up a huge
Dialogue: 0,0:11:06.45,0:11:09.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,amount of space and they really are just
Dialogue: 0,0:11:09.66,0:11:11.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,one thing that does not make sense to be
Dialogue: 0,0:11:11.60,0:11:14.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,shipping long distance. So this is kale
Dialogue: 0,0:11:14.16,0:11:16.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,right here and some of the beginner
Dialogue: 0,0:11:16.73,0:11:18.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,greens that are really easy would
Dialogue: 0,0:11:18.61,0:11:26.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,include kale, arugula, lettuce, mustard \Ngreens, swiss chard, spinach and amaranth.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:26.20,0:11:29.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Those are 7 of the easier ones to grow.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:29.30,0:11:31.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Amaranth, what's really special about
Dialogue: 0,0:11:31.45,0:11:33.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that is it's often self seeding and once
Dialogue: 0,0:11:33.43,0:11:35.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you get it going you'll have amaranth
Dialogue: 0,0:11:35.30,0:11:38.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,coming back time and time again.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:38.03,0:11:40.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So greens are one of the most nutrient
Dialogue: 0,0:11:40.46,0:11:43.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,dense foods out there and if you can eat
Dialogue: 0,0:11:43.91,0:11:48.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,greens every meal you are, you have the
Dialogue: 0,0:11:48.38,0:11:49.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ability to change your life if you're
Dialogue: 0,0:11:49.96,0:11:54.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not eating healthy and they make a \Nhuge difference.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:54.16,0:11:56.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now greens are generally what you're
Dialogue: 0,0:11:56.100,0:12:00.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,going to be eating during the the months,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:00.46,0:12:03.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,during the the growing season. A lot of
Dialogue: 0,0:12:03.10,0:12:05.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,people don't preserve their greens so
Dialogue: 0,0:12:05.41,0:12:08.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,much. You can and one of the greens
Dialogue: 0,0:12:08.28,0:12:13.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that's easiest to preserve is sauerkraut.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:13.55,0:12:16.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So this here isn't exactly sauerkraut,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:16.26,0:12:19.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this is more like preserved cabbage,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:19.73,0:12:22.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sauerkraut though comes from cabbage and
Dialogue: 0,0:12:22.41,0:12:25.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you can store away jars and jars and
Dialogue: 0,0:12:25.61,0:12:29.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,jars of sauerkraut. It's just salt, cabbage
Dialogue: 0,0:12:29.35,0:12:32.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and not even water. And then you add
Dialogue: 0,0:12:32.03,0:12:34.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,other things if you want like herbs.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:34.51,0:12:37.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But literally just salt and cabbage stores
Dialogue: 0,0:12:37.16,0:12:41.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,easily for through the winter and it's
Dialogue: 0,0:12:41.30,0:12:44.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,delicious, adds so much value to your meal.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:44.26,0:12:47.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The fermentation of it through wild fermentation
Dialogue: 0,0:12:47.58,0:12:50.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,actually increases the nutrient value of it
Dialogue: 0,0:12:50.10,0:12:53.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so cabbage is one that grows pretty well,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:53.35,0:12:57.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,stores and makes a really value added food
Dialogue: 0,0:12:57.28,0:13:00.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to add to each of your meals. Can't say
Dialogue: 0,0:13:00.35,0:13:03.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,enough about sauerkraut. And if you're
Dialogue: 0,0:13:03.35,0:13:05.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,interested in wild fermentation check out
Dialogue: 0,0:13:05.70,0:13:11.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sandor Katz's book called 'Wild Fermentation'\N- it is a must read if you're going to
Dialogue: 0,0:13:11.100,0:13:14.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,get into the storing and fermenting of foods.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:14.48,0:13:16.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Alright, next I want to talk to you about herbs.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:16.38,0:13:18.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These add incredible amount of flavor to
Dialogue: 0,0:13:18.51,0:13:21.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your meals, you can make teas with them and
Dialogue: 0,0:13:21.24,0:13:24.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they are often one of the absolute \Neasiest things to grow.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:24.43,0:13:26.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some of the herbs that I am going to mention
Dialogue: 0,0:13:26.98,0:13:32.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are basil, dill, cilantro, oregano, rosemary, \Nthyme and mint.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:32.95,0:13:36.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here is basil, this is being grown in a
Dialogue: 0,0:13:36.08,0:13:38.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,greenhouse to get it started, i want to
Dialogue: 0,0:13:38.42,0:13:41.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,mention one thing about basil and that's
Dialogue: 0,0:13:41.32,0:13:43.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that it likes heat. So this is more of the
Dialogue: 0,0:13:43.28,0:13:44.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,peak of the summer. If you try to grow
Dialogue: 0,0:13:44.47,0:13:47.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this while it's cold in the beginning of the
Dialogue: 0,0:13:47.45,0:13:50.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,year you're gonna have a really hard time.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:50.26,0:13:51.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that's an important thing, growing
Dialogue: 0,0:13:51.72,0:13:55.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the right things at the right time of \Nthe year.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:55.12,0:13:57.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now another herb that I want to mention,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:57.46,0:14:01.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this one is just, I mean for a lot of
Dialogue: 0,0:14:01.42,0:14:03.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,people it's a problem because it's so
Dialogue: 0,0:14:03.67,0:14:06.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,successful and it reproduces so well
Dialogue: 0,0:14:06.84,0:14:09.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that it takes over a garden. So when I'm
Dialogue: 0,0:14:09.09,0:14:11.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,talking about easy and abundant,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:11.12,0:14:15.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,mint is the picture plant for that. It
Dialogue: 0,0:14:15.02,0:14:17.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,reproduces through these roots and they
Dialogue: 0,0:14:17.07,0:14:21.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just spread through the soil. So all you
Dialogue: 0,0:14:21.69,0:14:23.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have to do is take some roots from a
Dialogue: 0,0:14:23.34,0:14:26.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,friends garden, put those down and those
Dialogue: 0,0:14:26.06,0:14:29.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,will produce mint. So mint is definitely
Dialogue: 0,0:14:29.50,0:14:32.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,one of my top recommendations and it
Dialogue: 0,0:14:32.54,0:14:34.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can end up being a problem, so if you
Dialogue: 0,0:14:34.37,0:14:37.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,do plant it, I mean for me when I was a
Dialogue: 0,0:14:37.49,0:14:39.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,beginner gardener I said that any plant
Dialogue: 0,0:14:39.40,0:14:40.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that becomes a problem is a friend of
Dialogue: 0,0:14:40.94,0:14:44.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,mine and I still generally feel that way.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:44.39,0:14:47.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One thing I want to mention about herbs
Dialogue: 0,0:14:47.04,0:14:49.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that is some herbs grow really well
Dialogue: 0,0:14:49.36,0:14:55.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from seed, like for example coriander, \Ncilantro.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:55.77,0:14:58.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These are really great to plant from seed.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:58.92,0:15:01.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now on the other hand mint is a
Dialogue: 0,0:15:01.59,0:15:03.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,difficult one to start from seed so for
Dialogue: 0,0:15:03.91,0:15:05.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the one's that are difficult to start from
Dialogue: 0,0:15:05.21,0:15:07.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,seed I would recommend buying those
Dialogue: 0,0:15:07.84,0:15:11.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as already started plants from your
Dialogue: 0,0:15:11.19,0:15:17.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,local nursery or another gardener or \Na plant sale or something of that sort.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:17.01,0:15:19.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, herbs galore, there are so many.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:19.64,0:15:21.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I just named seven but there are
Dialogue: 0,0:15:21.54,0:15:23.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a lot of other easy herbs to grow as well.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:23.87,0:15:25.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now I want to talk to you about fruit trees
Dialogue: 0,0:15:25.72,0:15:27.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which are totally different from a lot of
Dialogue: 0,0:15:27.31,0:15:29.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,these crops, most of these are annual
Dialogue: 0,0:15:29.56,0:15:33.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,crops that you have to plant again and \Nagain each year.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:33.28,0:15:34.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you can invest in fruit trees you're
Dialogue: 0,0:15:34.96,0:15:37.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,investing in your future. You can plant
Dialogue: 0,0:15:37.43,0:15:40.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,fruit trees and now the thing is, you are
Dialogue: 0,0:15:40.84,0:15:43.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,investing in the future. To start getting
Dialogue: 0,0:15:43.03,0:15:45.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a lot of apples might take a few years
Dialogue: 0,0:15:45.34,0:15:47.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,before you get your first apples and
Dialogue: 0,0:15:47.71,0:15:49.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,five years before you start to get a lot,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:49.84,0:15:53.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but you'll have apples for decades to come.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:53.58,0:15:55.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So fruit trees that I recommend -
Dialogue: 0,0:15:55.70,0:16:00.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,apples, pears, plums, mulberries and cherries.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:00.56,0:16:02.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Those are some the easiest ones to grow
Dialogue: 0,0:16:02.51,0:16:04.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in those more northern climates.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:04.96,0:16:07.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Apples can store just like this through
Dialogue: 0,0:16:07.21,0:16:11.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the winter, you can freeze them, you
Dialogue: 0,0:16:11.13,0:16:13.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can make jams - there's so much that you
Dialogue: 0,0:16:13.96,0:16:17.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can do with your fresh fruits and you
Dialogue: 0,0:16:17.61,0:16:18.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can also just enjoy incredible amounts
Dialogue: 0,0:16:18.91,0:16:21.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of them during the season. So fruit trees
Dialogue: 0,0:16:21.19,0:16:23.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are definitely a must, you can plant those
Dialogue: 0,0:16:23.94,0:16:27.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,around the edges of the property and
Dialogue: 0,0:16:27.14,0:16:30.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,make use of that vertical space with\Nfruit trees.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:30.19,0:16:32.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's starting to rain here in the garden
Dialogue: 0,0:16:32.06,0:16:33.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so I got to cruise through these but
Dialogue: 0,0:16:33.24,0:16:34.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we're getting towards the end.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:34.51,0:16:36.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Keeping along the lines with fruits
Dialogue: 0,0:16:36.59,0:16:38.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I want to mention some berries.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:38.69,0:16:40.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Raspberries and blackberries
Dialogue: 0,0:16:40.54,0:16:42.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,generally are the easiest and those can
Dialogue: 0,0:16:42.86,0:16:45.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,go crazy and become a problem for a
Dialogue: 0,0:16:45.81,0:16:48.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,lot of people. Blueberries, on the other
Dialogue: 0,0:16:48.48,0:16:51.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,hand need acidic soil so for a lot of
Dialogue: 0,0:16:51.11,0:16:53.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,people they are not a beginner.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:53.38,0:16:56.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Strawberries also can be pretty easy
Dialogue: 0,0:16:56.13,0:16:58.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,however generally raspberries and
Dialogue: 0,0:16:58.72,0:17:00.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,blackberries are more abundant than
Dialogue: 0,0:17:00.11,0:17:02.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,strawberries. So raspberries and
Dialogue: 0,0:17:02.51,0:17:04.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,blackberries are my two biggest
Dialogue: 0,0:17:04.34,0:17:06.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,recommendations for berries.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:06.44,0:17:08.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I just want to say there's a lot of
Dialogue: 0,0:17:08.19,0:17:10.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,other ones out there, got to mention
Dialogue: 0,0:17:10.69,0:17:14.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,juneberries, also called Saskatoon or
Dialogue: 0,0:17:14.06,0:17:16.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,service berries are a really great one \Nas well.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:16.41,0:17:18.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Right here I am holding blackberry
Dialogue: 0,0:17:18.11,0:17:21.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,chutney, and jams are an incredible thing
Dialogue: 0,0:17:21.51,0:17:23.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to make out of your raspberries and
Dialogue: 0,0:17:23.53,0:17:26.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,blackberries. You can store lots and lots
Dialogue: 0,0:17:26.31,0:17:29.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of jam so that is a really, really great
Dialogue: 0,0:17:29.28,0:17:30.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,thing about those berries.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:30.98,0:17:33.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ok, next thing I want to mention is tomatoes.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:33.84,0:17:36.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Tomatoes grow super abundantly for so many
Dialogue: 0,0:17:36.88,0:17:39.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,people, and with tomatoes you can make
Dialogue: 0,0:17:39.74,0:17:42.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,huge amounts of sauce. I've just realized
Dialogue: 0,0:17:42.18,0:17:44.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how many times I've said \N'huge and abundance'
Dialogue: 0,0:17:44.56,0:17:46.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,over the last twenty minutes of so but
Dialogue: 0,0:17:46.74,0:17:48.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that's what we're talking about - plants
Dialogue: 0,0:17:48.81,0:17:50.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that produce a huge amount.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:50.43,0:17:51.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've just said it again!
Dialogue: 0,0:17:51.96,0:17:55.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, tomatoes, one that I absolutely
Dialogue: 0,0:17:55.10,0:17:56.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,recommend in abundance. At my
Dialogue: 0,0:17:56.92,0:17:59.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,friend's house this weekend we just planted
Dialogue: 0,0:17:59.13,0:18:01.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,over a hundred tomato plants for a
Dialogue: 0,0:18:01.40,0:18:04.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,family of four. It's a lot of tomatoes are,
Dialogue: 0,0:18:04.10,0:18:07.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I mean most people love them.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:07.20,0:18:10.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hot pepper is another one, this is something
Dialogue: 0,0:18:10.46,0:18:13.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that can often grow in huge abundance
Dialogue: 0,0:18:13.01,0:18:16.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and be very easy. I took one seed from a
Dialogue: 0,0:18:16.16,0:18:19.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my friends serrano pepper plant and
Dialogue: 0,0:18:19.05,0:18:21.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that produced over a thousand serrano
Dialogue: 0,0:18:21.23,0:18:23.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,peppers, just from that one seed.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:23.98,0:18:25.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Another thing that I want to mention,
Dialogue: 0,0:18:25.63,0:18:28.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sometimes this is a little bit harder but
Dialogue: 0,0:18:28.20,0:18:31.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,cucumbers for making pickles.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:31.18,0:18:33.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Alright, I've got two last ones for you.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:33.35,0:18:35.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And these are perennials and with that
Dialogue: 0,0:18:35.30,0:18:37.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I want to mention that I really recommend
Dialogue: 0,0:18:37.25,0:18:39.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,perennials. These are plants that grow for
Dialogue: 0,0:18:39.80,0:18:43.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,year after year after year rather than
Dialogue: 0,0:18:43.35,0:18:45.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,things that you have to plant each year
Dialogue: 0,0:18:45.38,0:18:47.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like carrots. So rhubarb is one of the most
Dialogue: 0,0:18:47.83,0:18:49.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,incredible perennials. You plant
Dialogue: 0,0:18:49.66,0:18:53.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,rhubarb and about, it will produce
Dialogue: 0,0:18:53.08,0:18:56.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for about twenty five years.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:56.15,0:18:57.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Really recommend rhubarb.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:57.85,0:18:59.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then lastly we're going to finish
Dialogue: 0,0:18:59.82,0:19:03.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it off with Jerusalem artichoke, also \Ncalled sunchokes.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:03.93,0:19:06.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And these another one where if you don't
Dialogue: 0,0:19:06.01,0:19:08.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,contain them, they can spread though your
Dialogue: 0,0:19:08.63,0:19:11.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,garden and they can become wild as well.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:11.56,0:19:13.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They produce a huge amount,
Dialogue: 0,0:19:13.01,0:19:14.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I just said huge again! (laughs)
Dialogue: 0,0:19:14.86,0:19:16.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They produce an incredible amount of food
Dialogue: 0,0:19:16.75,0:19:20.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they're very tasty and I cook them
Dialogue: 0,0:19:20.58,0:19:23.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,basically like a potato.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:23.50,0:19:26.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So there you have it, that is about forty
Dialogue: 0,0:19:26.12,0:19:28.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of my top recommendation for the
Dialogue: 0,0:19:28.23,0:19:31.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,easiest and most abundant foods to grow
Dialogue: 0,0:19:31.13,0:19:33.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in your garden, I just want to say there's
Dialogue: 0,0:19:33.23,0:19:36.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a lot more out there. I picked a lot of the
Dialogue: 0,0:19:36.28,0:19:39.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,common foods that people have a lot
Dialogue: 0,0:19:39.43,0:19:42.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of experience with and recognise
Dialogue: 0,0:19:42.31,0:19:43.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because it's easier to get started with
Dialogue: 0,0:19:43.93,0:19:46.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that, rather than plants that you might
Dialogue: 0,0:19:46.56,0:19:48.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,never heard of - like gooseberries which
Dialogue: 0,0:19:48.91,0:19:50.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,grow well in northern climates or like
Dialogue: 0,0:19:50.48,0:19:55.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Moringa Kale and Moringa Kotuk and \NChaya which are more
Dialogue: 0,0:19:55.38,0:19:58.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,southern climate. So I just want to say
Dialogue: 0,0:19:58.13,0:20:00.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I did kind of pick things that are
Dialogue: 0,0:20:00.43,0:20:01.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,more known but there is a lot of
Dialogue: 0,0:20:01.78,0:20:04.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,unknown foods that grow extremely well.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:04.61,0:20:07.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I want to say try your best to get your
Dialogue: 0,0:20:07.59,0:20:11.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,seeds locally. Locally adapted seeds will
Dialogue: 0,0:20:11.23,0:20:13.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,grow much better in your area because they
Dialogue: 0,0:20:13.31,0:20:17.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are adapted to that area. And then buying
Dialogue: 0,0:20:17.63,0:20:20.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,plants from local nurseries that are using
Dialogue: 0,0:20:20.06,0:20:22.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,varieties that have been grown in the area
Dialogue: 0,0:20:22.01,0:20:25.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for decades helps a lot. Also for support
Dialogue: 0,0:20:25.41,0:20:28.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,join a community garden if you feel like
Dialogue: 0,0:20:28.50,0:20:30.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you have a black thumb, it would be
Dialogue: 0,0:20:30.38,0:20:32.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,incredible helpful to be around other
Dialogue: 0,0:20:32.78,0:20:35.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,people. And then also volunteer at
Dialogue: 0,0:20:35.28,0:20:38.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,farms and gardens. That way you can be
Dialogue: 0,0:20:38.58,0:20:40.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,learning and you can be helping at the
Dialogue: 0,0:20:40.91,0:20:42.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,same time, and the amount of knowledge
Dialogue: 0,0:20:42.76,0:20:46.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that you gain from volunteering at gardens
Dialogue: 0,0:20:46.08,0:20:47.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and farms is pretty priceless.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:47.78,0:20:50.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I hope that this video has really inspired
Dialogue: 0,0:20:50.03,0:20:53.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you to grow a lot of food this year and
Dialogue: 0,0:20:53.23,0:20:55.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the years to come. Start small, don't feel
Dialogue: 0,0:20:55.88,0:20:57.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like you have to grow all forty of these
Dialogue: 0,0:20:57.96,0:21:01.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,crops this year and add on each year as
Dialogue: 0,0:21:01.31,0:21:02.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you start to get better and better.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:02.81,0:21:04.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm excited for you to get the out there
Dialogue: 0,0:21:04.06,0:21:05.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and start growing some of your own food.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:05.98,0:21:07.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you enjoyed this make sure that you
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Dialogue: 0,0:21:09.43,0:21:10.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Lots more to come
Dialogue: 0,0:21:10.43,0:21:13.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Comment below and also like this to
Dialogue: 0,0:21:13.53,0:21:15.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,help this get out into the YouTube world
Dialogue: 0,0:21:15.46,0:21:17.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and inspire more people to start
Dialogue: 0,0:21:17.08,0:21:18.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,growing their own food.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:18.43,0:21:19.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I love you all very much
Dialogue: 0,0:21:19.55,0:21:20.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And see you again soon!