A GOOD DAY’S BUILD…
The new forest platforms are coming along nicely, and we’re taking down the old yard platforms. It’s bittersweet to remove the 9m deck for the old yurt. It’s one of the first structures I built at the farm, and we must have served over 60,000 meals on it. But, it’ll...
1 NEW CALF AND 5 NEW PLATFORMS
The first calf of the year is here, courtesy of Clover May. Combined with a spell of warm weather, it’s felt very much like spring, so we've been eating apple sauce in the sun and putting up the hammock. I took the weekend off, which means I was able to make...
PLANTING OUT THE AQUASCAPE WITH RAGNAR
Aquascaping part two! A bunch of beautiful plants arrived in the mail, so it was time to get planting. First we started filling the tank to saturate the medium, then we arranged the plants from the ground cover plants at the front to higher plants in the back, and...
FIRST AN EPIC CITY CENTER ROOFTOP FARM AND NOW A REGENERATIVE AG FARM, TOO!
Meet Thayane Carlos and Brian McCarthy of Cork Rooftop Farm, who started their epic rooftop farm in a year of lockdown. Brian joined us for a Regenerative Agriculture Design Course in 2020 and went home to set up a no-dig market garden and Ridgedale style egg-mobile,...
FRUSTRATINGLY SLOW PROGRESS
After seeing the last video, some of suggested I build a bridge over the stream to be able to drive the platform timber all the way. Upon checking the stream, I realised I can drive on the ice today, so no bridge will be needed. I’ll be marking out the positions for...
CHOPPING BOARD
The snow is starting to melt, so I’ve got the saw bench out and have started cutting down the yurt and tipi frames. It’s still a little difficult to access the designated spots in the forest, but I’ve managed to get some of the timber up there. In total I’ll be making...
TIMBER AND TREE SEEDS
I have a lot of heavy lifting to do with my new tractor, so I’ve got myself a tractor weight. Its tractor mounts not being the right size, I had our friend Vind come by to weld new ones. Tree seeds have arrived (nuts, apples and others) as well as rice, which I’m...
CATERPILLAR TUNNELS FOR EU GROWERS
After a short Brexit break, our caterpillar tunnels are back on sale again! The tunnels are designed by me and manufactured from high-quality steel in the UK. They’re 4.26m wide (covering 4 standard-width beds), have 2.5m headroom and are available in 20m, 30m, 40m...
AQUASCAPING: FARMER’S TIRED OF NOT SEEING GREEN GROWTH FOR A YEAR!
Here’s a bit of a different video for you about... aquascaping! Up here at 50 degrees north, we don’t see green plant growth for 6 months of the year. And so, inspired by Ragnar’s interest in creatures, ecology and ecosystems, we figured we’d make our own habitat and...
ICE, YURTS AND BIRD FLU
It looks like temperatures might peek above zero next week. This is good news for someone who has 7 massive wooden platforms for yurts and tipis to build, and in today’s video I’m laying out measurements and getting the spaces ready. I also have a couple of updates...
MOB BREEDING
Today I have something special for you; a long-form interview with Björn Johansson from Norway about mob breeding. It's a very interesting topic that's not discussed enough, as a holistic, ecological approach to breeding is a big part of regenerative agriculture and...
WE GOT THE KEYS TO THE FARM 7 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK
When we got the keys to Ridgedale 7 years ago, it was an empty piece of land with rundown buildings. It’s amazing what we’ve been able to accomplish in those 7 years, and really fun to look back at what we started out with. This video is a trip down memory lane to the...
AUTOMATING OUR EGG-MOBILE
The materials we’ll be using to automate our egg-mobiles in collaboration with Bruno and Cathal have finally arrived. I’ll be filming the automation process, as well as some other changes I'll be making, for you, starting with this video. You can check out Bruno's...
FÅR FÅR INTE FÅR, FÅR FÅR LAMM
Our 7th winter on the farm features beautiful blue skies, -20C and a lot more downtime than in previous years. In this video you’ll see the sheep being brought up to the barn in preparation for lambing and hear about some of our upcoming projects (partial perimeter...
2021 FARM TRAININGS
(Re-)announcing the 2021 Ridgedale Farm trainings! We had to take the previously announced trainings down due to the COVID situation and new Swedish laws coming into place, giving the government unprecedented power to affect small businesses. After looking into the...
WINTER CREATIVITY
It’s book time! I’m currently working on the Ridgedale Build book, which I’m falling in love with, and simultaneously running the Kickstarter for the Human-Scale Regenerative Farming book, which I also have a very soft spot for. You can have a look at the Build book...
REGENERATIVE FARMING PIONEERS
I'm super excited to announce the launch of my new book Human-Scale Regenerative Farming: Stories from the Pioneers on Kickstarter. It's only running for the next 14 days, and all copies are at a discounted rate on the final published price. I thought you'd like to...
AUTOMATE YOUR EGG-MOBILE
I’ve enlisted Cathal Mooney of Heather Hill Farm in Ireland to help with the automation of our egg-mobiles. He pioneered a low-tech, robust way to automate various functions, like turning the lights on and off, opening and closing the nest boxes, levelling the nest...
THE SUN ALSO RISES
An ode to the beautiful winterscape we've been gifted (at long last). Has winter arrived where you are? Join the conversation in the comments below. Thousands of people come here to learn, so please share if you have knowledge or experience that might benefit others....
A PROFESSIONAL 350-BIRD NEST BOX FOR ONLY €1,200?
Happy New Year! Today I’m updating you on our nest box project. Bruno has been tweaking the design and we think we’re ready to start building the first prototype, which I’ll hopefully be testing throughout 2021, so that we can further improve the design. The beauty of...
THE BEST CHRISTMAS GIFT EVER!
It’s a wonderful day here at Ridgedale. The sun is shining for the first time in weeks, and we just had the best Christmas gift ever: our neighbours have decided to sell us the land that our no-dig market garden is placed on as well as the forestry behind it, which...
FOR ALL THE HEROES
I just made another book! Right now it’s just a mockup copy, but after putting together the PDF for the Hero Members of our Farm Like a Hero Experience, I realised that this could be a fantastic resource to put out in the world as a physical book that might inspire...
APPROPRIATE PRICED ROLLAWAY NEST BOXES
As you might know, I always have a whole load of projects on the go. Today I wanna tell you about the automated low-cost nest boxes for egg-mobiles that I’m working on with my friend Bruno from Green Tools TECH. I’m funding the rapid prototyping, design and...
LEARNING FROM OTHER FARMERS’ SUCCESSES AND FAILURES
Today I’d like to hear your opinion about a project I’m considering. This year I’ve been interviewing some of the best up-and-coming regenerative farmers in Europe for our Farm Like a Hero Experience, and for our Hero Members, who were the first to support that...
A CATCH-UP FROM THE LAST WEEK AND OUR NEW FARM ‘KLATTA’
I haven’t made videos for a while, as we’ve been very busy preparing for next season, and so in this video I’ll show you some of the developments that have been happening in the last couple of weeks. We’re currently spending a few days at our new farm Klätta, so I’ll...
EGG MOBILES, BARNS, KITCHENS AND DECKS
This video is a mash-up of what we’ve been up to during the last week: dropping the beef off in our rented freezer space, looking at mobile kitchen units, making broth, checking out telescopes, buying timber for 7 new decks, levelling the barn floor… I’m also sharing...
FARM LIKE A HERO EXPERIENCE: LISA KAGER & JAKOB HALLER
The Farm Like a Hero Experience is our 2020 special live event, running from June to November. You’ll discover Europe’s blossoming regenerative agriculture scene, learn from 70+ of the continent’s best farmers, get your questions answered by me (Richard Perkins) and...
FARM LIKE A HERO EXPERIENCE: PAOLA & MATTEO MAZZOLA
The Farm Like a Hero Experience is our 2020 special live event, running from June to November. You’ll discover Europe’s blossoming regenerative agriculture scene, learn from 70+ of the continent’s best farmers, get your questions answered by me (Richard Perkins) and...
ME, MYSELF AND I
In the Regenerative Agriculture Masterclass I show you how to plan and design a farm that is both regenerative and profitable. The training covers everything you need to know about clarifying your objectives, creating your design, setting up your infrastructure,...
PACKING A WHOLE BULL FOR THE FAMILY FREEZER
In yesterday’s video, we broke down 330kg of grass-fed beef for the family freezer, and today we need to pack that in vacuum-sealed packs as well as mince and cut up meat for stewing. It’s a lot of work, but then again it's really not when you consider that it’s...
GRASSFED BEEF
In today’s video, I’m breaking down the 330kg bull that we slaughtered recently for the freezer, to feed our family and the people coming to the farm next year. I’ll be cutting ribs, steaks, stewing pieces, roasts, big leg cuts, and bits to go for mince and stock...
MASSIVE TIPIS AND INDUSTRIAL SAWS
Today is Tentipi day. Our old tipis could seat around 40 people, whilst the new ones can accommodate twice as many, and three times as many when the sides are opened up. I’ll be building a bigger platform right next to our new farm kitchen, so that we can host some...
FARM LIKE A HERO EXPERIENCE: DANIELE BUCCI
The Farm Like a Hero Experience is our 2020 special live event, running from June to November. You’ll discover Europe’s blossoming regenerative agriculture scene, learn from 70+ of the continent’s best farmers, get your questions answered by me (Richard Perkins) and...
REGENERATIVE FARMING IN 2021
I’m excited to announce that registration for our Regenerative Agriculture Masterclass 2021 cohort is now open. There has never been a better time to get into this type of farming; the pandemic has accelerated the rising demand for local food that we were already...
SOMETIMES I HAVE SILLY IDEAS…
I just had a really silly idea, and I thought you might enjoy following along from a safe distance. It’s 4 degrees Celcius and pretty rubbish weather here, so I figured there’s no better time to have a look around my pond and perhaps say hello to a trout. It’s also...
FARM LIKE A HERO EXPERIENCE: TILEN PRAPROTNIK
The Farm Like a Hero Experience is our 2020 special live event, running from June to November. You’ll discover Europe’s blossoming regenerative agriculture scene, learn from 70+ of the continent’s best farmers, get your questions answered by me (Richard Perkins) and...
A FARM AT THE SEA ON THE SWEDISH WEST COAST
I’ve just bought a farm on the beach. I’ve always dreamt of living by the sea, I’d much rather have my money invested in property and possibilities than sitting in the bank, and I can have my sailing boat moored here whilst I work toward realising my dream of...
WINTER DOWN TIME
This winter, without the hens, our chores are down to ten or twenty minutes a day looking after the cows and sheep. It’s a fantastic time for financial planning and detailed planning of next season as well as for taking on a whole bunch of other projects (there's a...
FARM LIKE A HERO EXPERIENCE: DAVID PEJIC
The Farm Like a Hero Experience is our 2020 special live event, running from June to November. You’ll discover Europe’s blossoming regenerative agriculture scene, learn from 70+ of the continent’s best farmers, get your questions answered by me (Richard Perkins) and...
330 KG OF GRASSFED BEEF
We picked up the meet and bones of Skansen today, weighing a whopping 330kg in total. We had to divide that into way more initial parts than originally planned, simply to be able to carry them to the van. We’re going to age the meat now before we butcher it down...
FARM LIKE A HERO EXPERIENCE: BRUNO MOTIK
The Farm Like a Hero Experience is our 2020 special live event, running from June to November. You’ll discover Europe’s blossoming regenerative agriculture scene, learn from 70+ of the continent’s best farmers, get your questions answered by me (Richard Perkins) and...
A LITTLE FARM BY THE SEA…
I've spent the day on the beautiful west coast of Sweden with my family, looking at a little farm we might be interested in. I wanted to show you around a bit, and also let you know that we have two cool offers for you right now. One, we’ve just kicked off a free mini...
THE REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE MASTERCLASS 2021 SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
In our signature online course, The Regenerative Agriculture Masterclass, I show you how to plan and design a farm that is both regenerative and profitable. The training covers everything you need to know about clarifying your objectives, creating your design, setting...
SLAUGHTERING AND EVISCERATING A BULL
It’s a big day today. Skansen, our bull, is going for slaughter to feed our family and the whole team next year. Viewer discretion is advised: this video contains the killing, bleeding and skinning of an animal, so if you’re sensitive to that, please don’t watch. If,...
FARM LIKE A HERO EXPERIENCE: BARNABAS ORY
The Farm Like a Hero Experience is our 2020 special live event, running from June to November. You’ll discover Europe’s blossoming regenerative agriculture scene, learn from 70+ of the continent’s best farmers, get your questions answered by me (Richard Perkins) and...
AERIAL TOUR AT THE CLOSE OF THE SEASON – AND WHAT TO EXPECT FOR 2021
The season has officially ended here at Ridgedale, so I figured it was high time I did a last aerial flyover and told you about how we pack down and what we've got planned for next year, including forest camping, pop-up restaurants, a camp kitchen, new egg-mobiles,...
FARM LIKE A HERO EXPERIENCE: ZOLTAN LENGYEL
The Farm Like a Hero Experience is our 2020 special live event, running from June to November. You’ll discover Europe’s blossoming regenerative agriculture scene, learn from 70+ of the continent’s best farmers, get your questions answered by me (Richard Perkins) and...
FARM LIKE A HERO EXPERIENCE: ANNA & DAVID GOLDMANN
The Farm Like a Hero Experience is our 2020 special live event, running from June to November. You’ll discover Europe’s blossoming regenerative agriculture scene, learn from 70+ of the continent’s best farmers, get your questions answered by me (Richard Perkins) and...
HOW TO GUT A CHICKEN
Join the conversation in the comments below. Thousands of people come here to learn, so please share if you have knowledge or experience that might benefit others. Important: Share your thoughts and ideas directly in the comments. Links to other posts, videos, etc....
FARM LIKE A HERO EXPERIENCE: TOMASZ JAKIEL
The Farm Like a Hero Experience is our 2020 special live event, running from June to November. You’ll discover Europe’s blossoming regenerative agriculture scene, learn from 70+ of the continent’s best farmers, get your questions answered by me (Richard Perkins) and...
WE’RE HIRING FOR THE 2021 TEAM!
I’m excited to announce the roles and positions that we offer at Ridgedale next year. It’s going to be an exciting year with lots of innovations and new things at the farm. We’ve got 4 paid positions available as well as 3 support apprentice roles. Working at...
NO DIG MARKET GARDENING
I've put together a video of the first 60 no dig market gardens you've sent in from around the world. It's just captivating to see all the incredible hard work going on out there and the beautiful no dig vegetables that come out of it. For me it's logical to grow...
FARM LIKE A HERO EXPERIENCE: ANNA MESKOVA & PAVEL MESKA
The Farm Like a Hero Experience is our 2020 special live event, running from June to November. You’ll discover Europe’s blossoming regenerative agriculture scene, learn from 70+ of the continent’s best farmers, get your questions answered by me (Richard Perkins) and...
FARM LIKE A HERO EXPERIENCE: CHRISTIAN RID
The Farm Like a Hero Experience is our 2020 special live event, running from June to November. You’ll discover Europe’s blossoming regenerative agriculture scene, learn from 70+ of the continent’s best farmers, get your questions answered by me (Richard Perkins) and...
CLOSING DOWN AND OPENING UP
Our season will be over in a few weeks. The mornings are frosty now and we’re prepping for winter, draining the water lines down and covering up the garden beds. In order to free up time for Yohanna and myself, we plan to make quite a few changes on the farm next...
FARM LIKE A HERO EXPERIENCE: SEBASTIAN GIRMANN
The Farm Like a Hero Experience is our 2020 special live event, running from June to November. You’ll discover Europe’s blossoming regenerative agriculture scene, learn from 70+ of the continent’s best farmers, get your questions answered by me (Richard Perkins) and...
FARM LIKE A HERO EXPERIENCE: JASPER DE WIT
The Farm Like a Hero Experience is our 2020 special live event, running from June to November. You’ll discover Europe’s blossoming regenerative agriculture scene, learn from 70+ of the continent’s best farmers, get your questions answered by me (Richard Perkins) and...
EUROPE HAS THE BEST REGENERATIVE FARMERS IN THE WORLD…
In today’s video, I wanna celebrate regenerative farmers in Europe and all over the world. I’ve just finished the interviews for the Farm Like a Hero Experience (which is live until the end of November, so you can still join us), and my biggest takeaway has been that...
FARM LIKE A HERO EXPERIENCE: HENDRIK HENK & JUDITH OELTZE
The Farm Like a Hero Experience is our 2020 special live event, running from June to November. You’ll discover Europe’s blossoming regenerative agriculture scene, learn from 70+ of the continent’s best farmers, get your questions answered by me (Richard Perkins) and...
FARM LIKE A HERO EXPERIENCE: ASTRID, HANNES AND ALBA
The Farm Like a Hero Experience is our 2020 special live event, running from June to November. You’ll discover Europe’s blossoming regenerative agriculture scene, learn from 70+ of the continent’s best farmers, get your questions answered by me (Richard Perkins) and...
FARM LIKE A HERO EXPERIENCE: CLAUS ILSOE
The Farm Like a Hero Experience is our 2020 special live event, running from June to November. You’ll discover Europe’s blossoming regenerative agriculture scene, learn from 70+ of the continent’s best farmers, get your questions answered by me (Richard Perkins) and...
SHOW US YOUR NO-DIG MARKET GARDEN
I just put out a video with photos of your Ridgedale-style egg mobiles. Then I had the thought that it would be great to make another video about your Ridgedale-inspired commercial no-dig market gardens, so if you have one be sure to watch this video for directions on...
CELEBRATING YOUR EGG MOBILES
Last week I put out a video asking you to send in photos of your Ridgedale-style egg mobile. Here are the first 50 that I received, representing 20 countries on 4 continents - enjoy. Are you planning to build one? Join the conversation in the comments below. Thousands...
FARM LIKE A HERO EXPERIENCE: JES HJORT MALMBERG
The Farm Like a Hero Experience is our 2020 special live event, running from June to November. You’ll discover Europe’s blossoming regenerative agriculture scene, learn from 70+ of the continent’s best farmers, get your questions answered by me (Richard Perkins) and...
FARM LIKE A HERO EXPERIENCE: KATRINE BACH HANSEN
The Farm Like a Hero Experience is our 2020 special live event, running from June to November. You’ll discover Europe’s blossoming regenerative agriculture scene, learn from 70+ of the continent’s best farmers, get your questions answered by me (Richard Perkins) and...
EXPLOSIONS, MANTIDS AND ELECTRONS
Autumn is here, with beautiful colours on the trees and pumpkins ready for harvest. But on a less idyllic note, we had to get the rodenator out. We’ve had lot of vole activity this year due to the mild winters we’ve had in the last few years. The voles have been...
FARM LIKE A HERO EXPERIENCE: TYCHO HOLCOMB
The Farm Like a Hero Experience is our 2020 special live event, running from June to November. You’ll discover Europe’s blossoming regenerative agriculture scene, learn from 70+ of the continent’s best farmers, get your questions answered by me (Richard Perkins) and...
FARM LIKE A HERO EXPERIENCE: MICHEL POULSEN & MARIE ØSTERGAARD
The Farm Like a Hero Experience is our 2020 special live event, running from June to November. You’ll discover Europe’s blossoming regenerative agriculture scene, learn from 70+ of the continent’s best farmers, get your questions answered by me (Richard Perkins) and...
EGG MOBILES: SHOW ME YOURS…
I got really inspired doing the Farm Like a Hero Experience, seeing how many people are doing amazing stuff and taking stock of the influence we’ve had on small-scale farming over the years through our innovations. I find that really touching, and I thought I’d make a...
SEPTEMBER FLYOVER AND SOME OTHER THINGS
The September 2020 aerial flyover is here and we’ll have a good look at all the different areas of the farm. I also share a little about the first translation of my book Regenerative Agriculture and some projects I’m looking into, like creating an egg mobile design...
FARM LIKE A HERO EXPERIENCE: DANIEL HAGERBY
The Farm Like a Hero Experience is our 2020 special live event, running from June to November. You’ll discover Europe’s blossoming regenerative agriculture scene, learn from 70+ of the continent’s best farmers, get your questions answered by me (Richard Perkins) and...
FARM LIKE A HERO EXPERIENCE: CARINA VAN STEENBERGEN
The Farm Like a Hero Experience is our 2020 special live event, running from June to November. You’ll discover Europe’s blossoming regenerative agriculture scene, learn from 70+ of the continent’s best farmers, get your questions answered by me (Richard Perkins) and...
FARM LIKE A HERO EXPERIENCE: MARTA JANSDOTTER
The Farm Like a Hero Experience is our 2020 special live event, running from June to November. You’ll discover Europe’s blossoming regenerative agriculture scene, learn from 70+ of the continent’s best farmers, get your questions answered by me (Richard Perkins) and...
TO STAY OR LEAVE…
Autumn is coming. Colours are changing in the landscape and everyone seems to have a cold. Things are really slowing down here: whilst many of the farmers I’m interviewing on the Farm Like a Hero tour are still in mid-season, we’ll be wrapping up our season in a...
FARM LIKE A HERO EXPERIENCE: MOLLY RYGG
The Farm Like a Hero Experience is our 2020 special live event, running from June to November. You’ll discover Europe’s blossoming regenerative agriculture scene, learn from 70+ of the continent’s best farmers, get your questions answered by me (Richard Perkins) and...
FARM LIKE A HERO EXPERIENCE: JESPER SANDSTROM
The Farm Like a Hero Experience is our 2020 special live event, running from June to November. You’ll discover Europe’s blossoming regenerative agriculture scene, learn from 70+ of the continent’s best farmers, get your questions answered by me (Richard Perkins) and...
START THE RIGHT FARM 2020 SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
What if you could start your farming business with a fair bit of certainty that it would help you reach your main objectives in life and support the quality of life you want? You actually can. Whilst no one can guarantee the success of a business, it’s definitely...
START THE RIGHT FARM: OUR NEW SHORT ONLINE TRAINING
Today we’re releasing our new online course called Start the Right Farm. The course is designed to help you start a farm that's tailored to your specific context and situation. That’s the best foundation for success, and this kind of planning can save you a bunch of...
FARM LIKE A HERO EXPERIENCE: TORE WIRGENES
The Farm Like a Hero Experience is our 2020 special live event, running from June to November. You’ll discover Europe’s blossoming regenerative agriculture scene, learn from 70+ of the continent’s best farmers, get your questions answered by me (Richard Perkins) and...
BROILER SEASON FINISHED!
Here’s a little farm update for you as the season slows down. We’ve slaughtered the last batch of broilers and also had the first light frost a bit earlier than usual, so it’s time to harden off the pumpkins. I’ll be spending the coming weeks getting a hunting license...
FARM LIKE A HERO EXPERIENCE: JORGEN ANDERSSON
The Farm Like a Hero Experience is our 2020 special live event, running from June to November. You’ll discover Europe’s blossoming regenerative agriculture scene, learn from 70+ of the continent’s best farmers, get your questions answered by me (Richard Perkins) and...
WINNERS, LAMB DINNERS AND TIME OUT
I’ve been a bit absent, so there’s lots to tell you about. In today’s video I’ll announce the winners of the 100,000 followers competition, show you how we home slaughter a lamb, tell you about the Joel Salatin workshop that had no Joel in it, and talk a bit about...
FARM LIKE A HERO EXPERIENCE: SOFIA MARIA BANG ELM
The Farm Like a Hero Experience is our 2020 special live event, running from June to November. You’ll discover Europe’s blossoming regenerative agriculture scene, learn from 70+ of the continent’s best farmers, get your questions answered by me (Richard Perkins) and...
FARM LIKE A HERO EXPERIENCE: MARTE OLSON
The Farm Like a Hero Experience is our 2020 special live event, running from June to November. You’ll discover Europe’s blossoming regenerative agriculture scene, learn from 70+ of the continent’s best farmers, get your questions answered by me (Richard Perkins) and...
FARM LIKE A HERO EXPERIENCE: JAMES REID & ROSA BEVAN
The Farm Like a Hero Experience is our 2020 special live event, running from June to November. You’ll discover Europe’s blossoming regenerative agriculture scene, learn from 70+ of the continent’s best farmers, get your questions answered by me (Richard Perkins) and...
FARM LIKE A HERO EXPERIENCE: LYNN CASSELLS AND SANDRA BAER
The Farm Like a Hero Experience is our 2020 special live event, running from June to November. You’ll discover Europe’s blossoming regenerative agriculture scene, learn from 70+ of the continent’s best farmers, get your questions answered by me (Richard Perkins) and...
FARM LIKE A HERO EXPERIENCE: JENNIFER & ANDY MACDONALD
The Farm Like a Hero Experience is our 2020 special live event, running from June to November. You’ll discover Europe’s blossoming regenerative agriculture scene, learn from 70+ of the continent’s best farmers, get your questions answered by me (Richard Perkins) and...
RAMBLINGS FROM THE PASTURE
I’m feeling pretty sun kissed after spending the morning painting the roof of my little cottage. It’s a lovely summer evening, so I figured I’d take you on a walk around the farm. It's been a very unusual year for me and I'm just amazed at how quickly the weeks have...
FARM LIKE A HERO EXPERIENCE: WILLIAM DONNAN
The Farm Like a Hero Experience is our 2020 special live event, running from June to November. You’ll discover Europe’s blossoming regenerative agriculture scene, learn from 70+ of the continent’s best farmers, get your questions answered by me (Richard Perkins) and...
100,000 SUBS GIVEAWAY!
While 100,000 subscribers on Youtube means nothing nowadays where you have channels with tens of millions, it still feels like a milestone worth celebrating up here on our little farm in the middle of nowhere. Especially for someone who never intended to be a...
FARM LIKE A HERO EXPERIENCE: KYLIE MAGNER
The Farm Like a Hero Experience is our 2020 special live event, running from June to November. You’ll discover Europe’s blossoming regenerative agriculture scene, learn from 70+ of the continent’s best farmers, get your questions answered by me (Richard Perkins) and...
AUGUST AERIAL FARM TOUR
Time for the August aerial tour! New additions you’ll notice are my daughter Grace, who’s visiting from England, and one of the three tipis we recently acquired to use for holiday rentals. The red roof on our house will btw soon be only a memory, as I’ll (finally!) be...
FARM LIKE A HERO EXPERIENCE: MICHAEL WALSH
The Farm Like a Hero Experience is our 2020 special live event, running from June to November. You’ll discover Europe’s blossoming regenerative agriculture scene, learn from 70+ of the continent’s best farmers, get your questions answered by me (Richard Perkins) and...
TRAMPLED GRASS IS NOT WASTED GRASS
Today we’re gonna have a look at our pastures, and I’ll explain why trampling down grass when we’re grazing with mixed livestock is not a waste of resources. It’s actually investing into the future, into the carbon bank of the farm, and it’s what formulates the bottom...
FARM LIKE A HERO EXPERIENCE: MATT SWARBRICK
The Farm Like a Hero Experience is our 2020 special live event, running from June to November. You’ll discover Europe’s blossoming regenerative agriculture scene, learn from 70+ of the continent’s best farmers, get your questions answered by me (Richard Perkins) and...
MICROBES ARE THE BASIS OF ALL OUR FARM PRODUCTIONS…
In this video I’m talking to an old friend of mine, Jo Carey from 59 Degrees. Joe's excited about soil microbiology and compost making. Working as an arborist, Jo encountered tree health problems that he didn’t know how to solve, which led him to study soil...
FARM LIKE A HERO EXPERIENCE: RICHARD PARK
The Farm Like a Hero Experience is our 2020 special live event, running from June to November. You’ll discover Europe’s blossoming regenerative agriculture scene, learn from 70+ of the continent’s best farmers, get your questions answered by me (Richard Perkins) and...
FARM LIKE A HERO EXPERIENCE: JOEL RODKER
The Farm Like a Hero Experience is our 2020 special live event, running from June to November. You’ll discover Europe’s blossoming regenerative agriculture scene, learn from 70+ of the continent’s best farmers, get your questions answered by me (Richard Perkins) and...
HOW REAL FOOD GETS FROM FARM TO FORK
Ridgedale has become one of the most renowned regenerative agriculture farms and training centres in Europe. We demonstrate a bunch of solutions, e.g. pasture raised livestock moved daily onto fresh forage, agroforestry, Keyline design, slaughtering on-farm, meeting...
FARM LIKE A HERO EXPERIENCE: MATTHEW LIVINGSTON
The Farm Like a Hero Experience is our 2020 special live event, running from June to November. You’ll discover Europe’s blossoming regenerative agriculture scene, learn from 70+ of the continent’s best farmers, get your questions answered by me (Richard Perkins) and...
STARTING LIFE’S WORK AT 70
Perhaps you remember Roger, whom I interviewed a few years back when he attended a training here at the farm? Many people have expressed finding his story inspirational, and so today I wanted to post a webinar Roger sent me that he did with the 3LM Network (the Savory...
FARM LIKE A HERO EXPERIENCE: ANDREW WOOF
The Farm Like a Hero Experience is our 2020 special live event, running from June to November. You’ll discover Europe’s blossoming regenerative agriculture scene, learn from 70+ of the continent’s best farmers, get your questions answered by me (Richard Perkins) and...
JULY AT THE FARM: WALK AND TALK
The farm is quiet again now that the training participants have headed home, and I felt like taking you on a stroll round the farm. Everything is nice and lush this year thanks to lots of rainfall. We’ll look at compost, the market gardens, berries, windbreaks, nut...
FARM LIKE A HERO EXPERIENCE: CHARLES DOWDING
The Farm Like a Hero Experience is our 2020 special live event, running from June to November. You’ll discover Europe’s blossoming regenerative agriculture scene, learn from 70+ of the continent’s best farmers, get your questions answered by me (Richard Perkins) and...
JULY AERIAL FLYBY (ANOTHER WEEK GONE BY)
The past ten days have been extremely busy and exhausting and amazing, running our Farm Scale Permaculture Design Course here at the farm, then slaughtering the last batch of broilers. Today’s video features footage from these events, as well as the July edition of...
FARM LIKE A HERO EXPERIENCE: CLAIRE WILLS-DIQUET & GAELLE BONNIEUX
The Farm Like a Hero Experience is our 2020 special live event, running from June to November. You’ll discover Europe’s blossoming regenerative agriculture scene, learn from 70+ of the continent’s best farmers, get your questions answered by me (Richard Perkins) and...
FARM LIKE A HERO EXPERIENCE: ADAM SAYNER
The Farm Like a Hero Experience is our 2020 special live event, running from June to November. You’ll discover Europe’s blossoming regenerative agriculture scene, learn from 70+ of the continent’s best farmers, get your questions answered by me (Richard Perkins) and...
FARM LIKE A HERO EXPERIENCE: SARA KNAPP & ORFEAS FISCHER
The Farm Like a Hero Experience is our 2020 special live event, running from June to November. You’ll discover Europe’s blossoming regenerative agriculture scene, learn from 70+ of the continent’s best farmers, get your questions answered by me (Richard Perkins) and...
GRAZING AROUND AGAIN…
People are arriving from all over to participate in our Farm Scale Permaculture Design Course and we’re very much looking forward to it. Meanwhile the veg and the animals are doing their thing. We still haven’t cut haylage because it’s been too wet, and this affects...
FARM LIKE A HERO EXPERIENCE: MORENO DE MEIJERE
The Farm Like a Hero Experience is our 2020 special live event, running from June to November. You’ll discover Europe’s blossoming regenerative agriculture scene, learn from 70+ of the continent’s best farmers, get your questions answered by me (Richard Perkins) and...
PACKING PASTURED BROILERS
In order for an enterprise to be succesful, all workflows must be set up to be performed as quickly as possible. And so to have our pastured broiler enterprise be as profitable as possible, we’ve not only built our own on-farm slaughter facility but also carefully...
PROCESSING BROILERS – IT’S THAT DAY OF THE WEEK AGAIN…
This year chicken slaughter has been planned around when I’d be on the farm, as I was supposed to spend most of the season on the road, touring Europe to document the reg ag scene. That means we get a bigger difference in weight than usually, but because we have...
FARM LIKE A HERO EXPERIENCE: VIVIAN GLOVER
The Farm Like a Hero Experience is our 2020 special live event, running from June to November. You’ll discover Europe’s blossoming regenerative agriculture scene, learn from 70+ of the continent’s best farmers, get your questions answered by me (Richard Perkins) and...
FARM LIKE A HERO EXPERIENCE: JORG BOHMER
The Farm Like a Hero Experience is our 2020 special live event, running from June to November. You’ll discover Europe’s blossoming regenerative agriculture scene, learn from 70+ of the continent’s best farmers, get your questions answered by me (Richard Perkins) and...
BEAUTIFUL VEG AND PASTURE – ENJOYING THE RAIN AT LAST…
After the dry start to the year, we’ve enjoyed a good amount of rain in the last couple of weeks. The grass is over the cow’s backs and beautiful veg is coming out of the garden. We have a surplus of salads because restaurants are still closed and our private customer...
FARM LIKE A HERO EXPERIENCE: DENIS MORSOMME
The Farm Like a Hero Experience is our 2020 special live event, running from June to November. You’ll discover Europe’s blossoming regenerative agriculture scene, learn from 70+ of the continent’s best farmers, get your questions answered by me (Richard Perkins) and...
FARM LIKE A HERO EXPERIENCE: FLORIAN BONENFANT
The Farm Like a Hero Experience is our 2020 special live event, running from June to November. You’ll discover Europe’s blossoming regenerative agriculture scene, learn from 70+ of the continent’s best farmers, get your questions answered by me (Richard Perkins) and...
NEW CHICKS, EXTENDED IRRIGATION AND NEW TENTS…
As is suitable for a diversified farm, a diverse bunch of items have arrived in the last couple of days: this year's last batch of baby broilers; some new packing crates for veg; pipe and fitting that will make irrigating the market garden so much easier; and tents...
FARM LIKE A HERO EXPERIENCE: JAKE ELDRIDGE
The Farm Like a Hero Experience is our 2020 special live event, running from June to November. You’ll discover Europe’s blossoming regenerative agriculture scene, learn from 70+ of the continent’s best farmers, get your questions answered by me (Richard Perkins) and...
A FARM WALK AND TALK
I thought I’d take you on a tour around the farm on this wonderful rainy day. Lots of different veg is ready or almost ready to ship, animals are thriving, wildlife is abundant, trees are growing nicely, and everything just has an overall lush feeling after the much...
FARM LIKE A HERO EXPERIENCE: MAGNUS ERIKKSON
The Farm Like a Hero Experience is our 2020 special live event, running from June to November. You’ll discover Europe’s blossoming regenerative agriculture scene, learn from 70+ of the continent’s best farmers, get your questions answered by me (Richard Perkins) and...
NO DIG/NO TILL: KEEP THE EDGES CLEAN!
In today's episode I wanted to talk about the area at the edge of the market garden; maintaining the edges is not often talked about, and I like the way we manage it...You'll also get a peak of our chicken-powered grass and of how midsummer is celebrated here in...
FARM LIKE A HERO EXPERIENCE: BRAM BOMBEEK
The Farm Like a Hero Experience is our 2020 special live event, running from June to November. You’ll discover Europe’s blossoming regenerative agriculture scene, learn from 70+ of the continent’s best farmers, get your questions answered by me (Richard Perkins) and...
WE STARTED A REVOLUTION FROM A TENT!
Today we put up the yurts (well, technically gers) at the farm. It's always a special day when we put these beautiful structures up, there is something just so elegant and pleasing with their design, which has remained unchanged for over 1000 years. It's fun to think...
FARM LIKE A HERO EXPERIENCE: SANDRO WENS (BE)
The Farm Like a Hero Experience is our 2020 special live event, running from June to November. You’ll discover Europe’s blossoming regenerative agriculture scene, learn from 70+ of the continent’s best farmers, get your questions answered by me (Richard Perkins) and...
500 CHICKENS IN A PEN: FIRST MOVE IN OUR ROLLER PEN
Today is a quick video documenting the very first move of 500 broilers in our roller pens. These birds are around 35 days old, so used to daily moves in Salatin pens, but I thought you might like to see what their first move in a strange new configuration was like: it...
JUNE AERIAL FARM TOUR
It’s now mid-June and things have been growing like crazy with the spell of warm weather we’ve had, so I thought it was about time we did another aerial flyover in order for you to see how much has changed since the one we did in early May. I hope you'll enjoy getting...
FARM LIKE A HERO EXPERIENCE: MICHEL KEGELS (GROENHARTIG, NL)
The Farm Like a Hero Experience is our 2020 special live event, running from June to November. You’ll discover Europe’s blossoming regenerative agriculture scene, learn from 70+ of the continent’s best farmers, get your questions answered by me (Richard Perkins) and...
LIVE Q&A: ASK ME ANYTHING
BUILDING A FARM AND SOLVING GLOBAL ISSUES
Today’s post is a re-posting of a recent interview I did with Micha Busch of Business Podcast Groningen. I think you’ll find our conversation about the wider space around regenerative agriculture and the state of agriculture in the world today interesting. You can...
FARM LIKE A HERO EXPERIENCE: SANDER LEROY
The Farm Like a Hero Experience is our 2020 special live event, running from June to November. You’ll discover Europe’s blossoming regenerative agriculture scene, learn from 70+ of the continent’s best farmers, get your questions answered by me (Richard Perkins) and...
NO-DIG MARKET GARDEN UPDATE
I figured it was high time I gave you a proper update on the market gardens. Things are starting to pop, insect pressure is so far low and sales are going well despite (and partly because of) covid-19. I’ll take you on a tour through the garden, point out some changes...
FARM LIKE A HERO EXPERIENCE: NO-DIG CSA KRAUTGAART, LUXEMBOURG
The Farm Like a Hero Experience is our 2020 special live event, running from June to November. You’ll discover Europe’s blossoming regenerative agriculture scene, learn from 70+ of the continent’s best farmers, get your questions answered by me (Richard Perkins) and...
LOW COST DIY ROLL AWAY NEST BOXES
We’ve built our own low-cost roll away nest boxes that we use in our egg-mobiles in the summer and in the polytunnel during winter. I’ve had a lot of questions about how they’re made, so I dug into the archive to find footage of the construction process and give you...
FARM LIKE A HERO EXPERIENCE: Gert Blanchaert of Molenkouter, Belgium
The Farm Like a Hero Experience is our 2020 special live event, running from June to November. You’ll discover Europe’s blossoming regenerative agriculture scene, learn from 70+ of the continent’s best farmers, get your questions answered by me (Richard Perkins) and...
MATTHEW & PARETO: DON’T BELIEVE IN SUSTAINABILITY
I've always been fascinated by pattern languages. It's what my work is largely concerned with. Today I've been reflecting on things I wrote in two of the chapters of my book, after a conversation with someone with a very different perspective on life.Join the...
FARM LIKE A HERO EXPERIENCE: PIETER PLOEG, PASTURED POULTRY IN AN INTENSIVE ORCHARD IN AMSTERDAM
The Farm Like a Hero Experience is our 2020 special live event, running from June to November. You’ll discover Europe’s blossoming regenerative agriculture scene, learn from 70+ of the continent’s best farmers, get your questions answered by me (Richard Perkins) and...
HEADING WEST: A FARM UPDATE AND COASTAL TRIP WITH RAGNAR
First an update from the farm where we have the youngest broilers ever out on grass, and then I'm taking you on a rock pooling + fishing adventure on Sweden's west coast! I've also made you a free mini course that will help you get the fundamentals of your farm right....
FARM LIKE A HERO EXPERIENCE: PASTURED POULTRY WITH CATHAL MOONEY OF HEATHER HILL FARM, IRELAND
The Farm Like a Hero Experience is our 2020 special live event, running from June to November. You’ll discover Europe’s blossoming regenerative agriculture scene, learn from 70+ of the continent’s best farmers, get your questions answered by me (Richard Perkins) and...
THE FARM LIKE A HERO EXPERIENCE IS LIVE! MY BIRTHDAY GIFT TO YOU…
The Farm Like a Hero Experience is LIVE! And on my birthday, as it were. I'm proud to introduce our 2020 special live event that will run from today until the end of November. Over the course of those 6 months, we’ll be putting out at least 70 long-form, in-depth...
FARM LIKE A HERO EXPERIENCE: THOMAS SNELLMAN, THE MAN BEHIND REKO
The Farm Like a Hero Experience is our 2020 special live event, running from June to November. You’ll discover Europe’s blossoming regenerative agriculture scene, learn from 70+ of the continent’s best farmers, get your questions answered by me (Richard Perkins) and...
FARM LIKE A HERO EXPERIENCE: MARK ANTONY ANYFANDAKIS FROM TERRA, A LUXEMBOURG NO-DIG CSA
The Farm Like a Hero Experience is our 2020 special live event, running from June to November. You’ll discover Europe’s blossoming regenerative agriculture scene, learn from 70+ of the continent’s best farmers, get your questions answered by me (Richard Perkins) and...
SMOKING CHICKENS AND MOVING COWS
Today we're smoking this year's first batch of chickens. Smoking is a process that needs precision, and you'll have to work out the particulars for your setup trough trial. We first learnt from a local with 50+ years of experience and you can find an older episode...
HOW WE PLAN OUR GRAZING – AN 80 MINUTE SPECIAL ON FILLING IN A HOLISTIC PLANNED GRAZING CHART
Tomorrow we’re bringing the cows back on our own land after a stay on the neighbours’. That means we need to have a grazing plan in place to make sure we have the animals in the right place at the right time for the right reasons. I figured I’d do a how-to video to...
BIRDS DONE, TOMATOES OUT, A BIG WEEK…
It's been a big week! The first batch of broilers has been slaughtered and packed, and it's finally been warm enough to get the tomatoes out in the greenhouse. Egg production is getting going, the new chicks are growing well, salad crops are doing great this year,...
THE BEST WAY TO EVISCERATE CHICKENS
Here at Ridgedale, we operate Europe’s cheapest approved slaughter facility. Today is the first slaughter of the year, and we’re going to try something new; weight-categorising the birds into five categories in the chiller in order to facilitate easeful packing. Tune...
A FLERD, SOME VEG AND NEW CHICKS
It's been a few years, but we finally have a flerd (cows and sheep together) again. It's way easier to care for them as one group rather than two. The second batch of chicks has arrived, and we're getting the slaughtery ready to cull the first batch next week. The...
REST, PLAY AND WORK
Glorious spring is here, and this video is a mishmash of fun and relaxing times as well as hard work from the past week. We've finally fixed the hot tub that was gifted to us by the digger-driver when we made the pond, and all I can say is; get one! Some of the week's...
TESTING PAPERPOT PLANTERS
Today we’re doing a test run of the Curly’s Planter Pro, which is available in Australia and the U.S. as an alternative to the Japanese Paperpot Transplanter, which was made 45 years ago. A paperpot transplanter radically cuts the time spent on transplanting, and...
4 REGENERATIVE ENTERPRISES THAT ARE NOT FULL TIME FARMING FOR A LIVING
You don't have to become a farmer to be professionally involved in the regenerative economy. Today I'm sharing four key enterprises that I feel would really support the regenerative agriculture space. These are connected with farming, but don't have the typical image...
500 REKO RINGS ACROSS SCANDINAVIA!
What started out as one Finnish farmer trying to find a way to sell his own produce has revolutionized B2C sales for Scandinavian farmers. There are now REKO 500 rings in the region. Here at Ridgedale we've helped set up the 3 rings in our local area, and many of my...
AERIAL TOUR MAY 2020
People often ask me for an overview of the farm, and while I've given one on earlier occasions, I thought we might do something new this year. I'll do an aerial fly-over of the farm various times throughout the season, probably monthly, so you can see the seasonal...
PAPERPOT TRANSPLANTER
SHEARING THE SHEEP
COWS, CATERPILLARS AND HENS
MAKING FISH HYDROLYSATE
RAGNAR’S FARM TOUR
MOVING BROILERS
MANAGING OUR NURSERY
WINTER HENS TO SUMMER TOMATOES
BROILERS OUT ON PASTURE
SPRING PROJECTS
NEW COMPOST BAYS
TESTING TILTHERS
SPRING GROWTH
POTTING ON TOMS
FARM LIKE A HERO EXPERIENCE
CARING FOR DAY OLD BROILER CHICKS
WHY I LOVE THE PAPERPOT SEEDING SYSTEM
2020 POSSIBLE DISRUPTIONS
FIRST SEEDING, NEW LAMBS AND A NEW CHAPTER
LAWN TO NATURAL SWIMMING POND
HELLE BAUER: AN UPDATE 1 YEAR LATER WITH JASPER DE WIT (PART 2)
HELLE BAUER: AN UPDATE 1 YEAR LATER WITH JASPER DE WIT (PART 1)
THE UNSUNG HERO TOUR!
REKO: A DIRECT AND EFFICIENT SALES MODEL FOR REAL FARMERS
FARMERS FRIEND (SHORT FILM)
FARMERS FRIEND (FULL INTERVIEW)
I JUST SHIPPED 10 TONS OF BOOKS
JOEL SALATIN AT THE FARM
THE €100,000 DEADLINE…
A FAMILY SCALE MICRO BREWERY
2020 EU FILM TOUR
VISITING THE PRINTERS
REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE WITH CROATIA’S PIONEERS
LIVE Q&A: NO-DIG MARKET GARDENING
LIVE Q&A: GENERAL FARM TOPICS
20 M3 WALK IN CHILLER FOR €2,000
LET’S GO LOCAL!
A DIRECT-SALES APP FOR SMALL FARMERS GLOBALLY
LIFE LONG LEARNING
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TRYING THE CARNIVORE DIET FROM MY OWN FARM
IT’S JUST 1 WEEK…
RAISING HENS WITH NO GRAINS
TIME AND MOTION
REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE: WHEN CAN YOU EXPECT YOUR COPY?
€150,000 RAISED IN THE FIRST FEW DAYS
REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE AVAILABLE TO PREORDER
THE SIMPLEST WAY TO GROW OYSTER MUSHROOMS
BOOK UPDATE, TURKEY HARVEST, FENCE KNOTS AND HARD PRUNES
DO OUR INNOVATIVE FARMING APPROACHES MEET REGULATIONS?
FARM DAYS…
THIS IS HOW REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE WORKS
This is a recording of a 1-hour presentation I gave at the 2019 Oxford Real Farming Conference on how to make small farms work. I give an overview of our primary enterprises with a focus on facts, figures and numbers - something that is not much talked about but is...
MR P IS GONE
COOL BOTS, HAMS AND HERBS
CURING HAM WITH NO NITRATES
WATER FAST, MAKING BACON AND PRUNING TOMATOES
SEASON OF THE HARVEST
HARVEST FROM THE SEA
REKO Ring
WEED FREE MARKET GARDENING
We pride ourselves on having one of the tidiest market gardens I’ve ever seen. But it’s not luck; it’s down to careful planning and correct management of our No-Dig system. Today we’ll have a look at how to achieve a weed free market garden by avoiding tilling and...
MOVING €25,000 OF PASTURED POULTRY IN 20 MINUTES
“FARMING IS EVERYBODY’S BUSINESS”
PACKING PASTURED POULTRY AND NO-DIG GROWN VEGETABLES
HARVESTING FOR REKO
POULTRY PROCESSING AND GENERAL FARM UPDATE
FARMING FARMERS, PLANNING ENTERPRISES, PASTURED POULTRY TRAINING AND EPIC STORMS…
REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE UPDATE
WAS IT WORTH IT?
STEPHANIE HAFFERTY: NO-DIG GROWING AND EATING…
KIMCHI, NO-DIG VEG AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
ROOT TRAINERS / AIR POTS: MAKE YOUR OWN AT LOW COST…
SUPER LOW TECH OYSTER MUSHROOMS
CHARLES DOWDING AND RICHARD PERKINS TALK NO DIG
QUESTIONS FOR CHARLES DOWDING? NO DIG MARKET GARDENING AND HARVEST DAYS…
TAMING SHEEP, RAMBLING ON, SMOKING CHICKENS, MIDSUMMER AND KEYLINE PLANNING
EVENING WALKS AND INTERNSHIP RHYTHMS
NO DIG MARKET GARDEN UPDATE, WIND, BACON AND OTHER THINGS…
BIOFERTILISER
SOIL BUILDING TRIALS
I MADE A HUGE MISTAKE (IN THE MARKET GARDEN)
OF CLOVEN HOOVES… A NEW BULL AND SHEEP AT THE FARM
TO CELEBRATE MY BIRTHDAY I’D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU!
NO DIG MARKET GARDEN UPDATE FROM 59 NORTH
FULL DAYS WITH INSPIRING PEOPLE
BROILER CHICKS AND RELAXING HENS
HENS, YURTS AND HAM…
COWS OUT AND PREPARING FOR A FLOCK OF LAYERS
INSTALLING MORE FROST FREE WATER POINTS
CATERPILLAR TUNNELS AND FARM LIFE
WOODCHIPS AND A TOUCH OF FROST…
10,000 WHEELBARROWS TO MOVE
PAPERPOT TRANSPLANTER IN LUMPY COMPOST
PRODUCING ALL OUR STARTS UP AT 59N
FARMING FOR THE FUTURE
REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE: THE BOOK
SEEDING 12,000 SEEDS PER HOUR
While our house is currently in total disrepair (e.g. we have no kitchen), the seeding show must go on! We’ve re-arranged the lean-to greenhouse to accommodate a new addition to our setup that's going to radically reduce the amount of time we spend seeding; the...
EIN KLEINES UPDATE FUR FOLLOWERS IN DEUTSCHLAND
PLAN YOUR FARM
A NEW BOOK AND VIDEOS IN OTHER PLACES
CROP AND SEASON PLANNING
SO, YOU WANNA START A FARM?
CAN YOU SHAVE 1000 HOURS OFF A MARKET GARDEN?
FARMING & FAMILY WITH MAUDE HELENE DESROCHES & JM FORTIER
MAKING EPIC BACON
GRANFORS BRUKS: VISITING THE BEST AXE FORGE…
CAN WE FUND YOUR DREAMS?
EUROPE’S LAST TRULY SUSTAINABLE FARMING?
NO CHICKENS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 5 YEARS
POLLARDING THE YOUNG FOREST
AN ONLINE TRAINING AFFORDABLE FOR ALL
THEFARMERSTOOLS: BROADFORK FOR 75CM BEDS
THE KING OF LIMBS (AND OTHER 1000YR OLD OAKS)
OXTONS ORGANICS UK GOING NO DIG
INCREDIBLE COUPLE BUILD PROFITABLE MARKET GARDEN
FROM CONVENTIONAL TO REGENERATIVE AG – A HUMBLE FARMERS JOURNEY
FARMING WITH NO FROST FREE MONTHS!
I’M GOING ON A FARM-ROADTRIP THAT YOU MADE POSSIBLE
THE BEST SALES MODEL I’VE COME ACROSS
I’M SHUTTING DOWN THIS WINTER
€25,000 IN ONE BROILER PEN (OUR NEW MODEL FOR PASTURED PRODUCTION)
UNDER THE PINES…
WE’RE INVESTING €100,000 IN SOME OF YOU
I’M TOTALLY EXHAUSTED (BUT HAPPY)
DIGGING ROADS AND NO DIG VEGETABLES
THIS MAKES MICROGREENS A BREEZE!
INCREDIBLE WIND STORMS AND SUPER STRONG CATERPILLARS…
SOME THINGS ON MY MIND…
WE’RE OVERGRAZING – MANAGING IN A CRISIS
A €15,000 FARM STARTUP IN GERMANY – CATCHING UP WITH ONE OF OUR INTERNS!
NO-DIG MARKET GARDEN ABUNDANCE IN THE DROUGHT!
MY RESPONSE TO CURTIS STONE: WHAT PERMACULTURE GOT WRONG… DISPELLING FIVE COMMON MYTHS
ALL FLESH IS GRASS…
NO BREAKFAST ‘TIL THE COWS COME HOME
WE’RE GOING CERTIFIED ORGANIC (PARTLY)
TALKING SHOP WITH CURTIS STONE
INTENSIVE TOMATOES AND DROUGHT
CURTIS STONE IS WITH US AT THE FARM
URBAN AND RURAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP
THIS COULD SAVE THE MARKET GARDENS
HIGH SUMMER
URBAN FARMERS…
BIRDS, GRASS, VEGETABLES AND REKO
1 HR PASTURED POULTRY MASTERCLASS
THE WORST DROUGHT SINCE 1950…
PACKING €10,000 OF PASTURED POULTRY
HOW WE OPERATE EUROPE’S CHEAPEST CERTIFIED POULTRY PROCESSING FACILITY
RAMBLINGS FROM THE PASTURE
I’M COMING TO IRELAND!
NO DIG MARKET GARDEN UPDATE AND OTHER THINGS…
TURKEYS AND GOBBLEDEGOES
A MESSAGE FROM AN OLDER FARMER
A SNAPSHOT IN TIME…
WEATHERING A STORM WITH 3 WEEK OLD BROILERS
NEW CHICKS, NEW PENS, FIRST VEG BOXES…
CHICKENS GROW INCREDIBLE GRASS! DROUGHT PROOFING OUR FARM WITH BIOLOGY
MAKE A CITY WAGE FROM A SMALL FARM
Why aren’t more people making a full-time living farming on their homesteads? The homesteading movement is huge compared to the amount of people going into regenerative agriculture. However, once you have, say, a flock of chickens, it’s not much extra work to have a...
WORK, REST & PLAY…
HOW TO RUN A PROFITABLE PASTURED POULTRY BUSINESS
A layer enterprise is a really easeful one in terms of the workload. It's also reasonably profitable, it's great in terms of ecosystem benefits, and it's a product that it's generally easy to find buyers for. Today, I’ll take you to see the birds out on the pasture...
THERE’S NO SUCH THING AS SUSTAINABLE…
NO DIG MARKET GARDEN AND FARM UPDATE
FIRST BROILERS GOING OUT TO PASTURE…
OUT WITH 1000 HENS, IN WITH 1000 TOMATO PLANTS
OUT WITH HENS, IN WITH TOMATO CROPS…
PROCESSING OLD LAYING HENS AND OTHER UPDATES
OUR FIRST BEEF AS THE COWS GO OUT
A WHOLE FARM UPDATE AS THE SUN RETURNS
INTRODUCING 1000 DAY OLD CHICKS TO THE BROODER
SMOKING OUR FIRST CHICKENS
IT’S PASTURED POULTRY SEASON
AN EARLY SPRING UPDATE FROM A BUSY FARMYARD
€125,000 IN EGGS
A NEW ORCHARD & 3 EGG MOBILES
SEEDING, EGG MOBILES, MULCHING. IT’S ALL GO…
HOLISTIC PLANNED GRAZING, EGG MOBILES, FOREST PIGS AND MORE VEGETABLES
HERE’S TO CATERPILLAR TUNNELS FOR EU MARKET GARDENERS…
CATERPILLAR TUNNELS AND EGG MOBILES
€15,000 FARM STARTUP IN GERMANY (HELLE BAUER WITH JASPER DE WIT)
(STARTING A WORKING FARM IN 5 MONTHS) STARTING THE 2ND SEASON…
SLEEPING IN TREES AND ORGANISING VISIONS…
SOME DATES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS…
LOW-COST, LOW-TECH, LOW-ENERGY SEED STARTS IN A COLD CLIMATE
MILK, STEAM AND RUNNING OUT OF SPACE
I’M BACK ON FARM. SEEDING VEG AND PLANNING CATERPILLAR TUNNELS
BLOCKCHAIN TECH AND SCALING REGENERATIVE AG
HANDLING 8000 PASTURED EGGS A WEEK…
HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO RUN A FARM?
4 YEARS AT THE FARM!
CAN OUR WINTER BEDDING SUPPLY ALL OUR MARKET GARDEN COMPOST NEEDS?
€10,000/YR PROFIT FROM MICROGREENS IN SUPER LOW-COST SET-UP
POLYTUNNELS AND SNOW
WHERE SHALL WE TAKE THE CHANNEL?
WHAT IS REKO?
WHERE TO START IN FARMING? (HELP DIRECT MY BOOK!)
NO DIG = LESS TOOLS
WHERE TO PUT 20 TONS OF EGGS?
PREPARING TO BUILD A NEW EGG MOBILE & 1000 EGGS A DAY
CAN VEG PRODUCTION BE REGENERATIVE?
GROW SOIL NOT PLANTS…
A NEW YEAR AND A NEW DIRECTION…
5 THINGS (REST, WINTER, NEW BOOK, DATES, PATREON?)
A YEAR ON OUR FARM
I HIJACKED THE RIDGEDALE CHANNEL
2018 APPRENTICESHIP POSITIONS AT RIDGEDALE
WE’RE BRINGING CURTIS STONE TO SWEDEN…
HOW WE ENDED UP AT RIDGEDALE…
THE FARMERS PROGRESS IS A NUMBERS GAME…
FARMING WOOLLY MAMMOTHS
NO DIG MARKET GARDEN PLAN & SEED ORDER DONE FOR 2018
MATT’S GOING HOME…
THE FARMING LADDER…
A NEW CHAPTER AND A NEW CONTEXT…
OUR MOST EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT YET…
BUILDING EGG MOBILES FROM SCRAP
EATING MY WORDS, DELIVERING PIGS AND NUT TREES IN THE PARK
LEANING FURTHER IN…
LEANING THE FARM
PIG/HEN/BROILER UPDATE
EVISCERATING BLINDFOLDED. CELEBRATING THE LAST OF 5000 BIRDS THIS SEASON
A QUICK UPDATE AND A LOOK FORWARD TO THE NEW SEASON, NEW ENTERPRISES AND NEW TRAININGS
MAKING NEW INFRASTRUCTURE PAY 10X IT’S COST IN 1 YEAR
A LITTLE FARM UPDATE
ONLINE TRAINING, TESLAS AND TOURS…
LETTING THE ANIMALS DO THE CHORES
MAKING SMALL FARMS WORK
EPIC FOREST RAISED PORK SAUSAGES
REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE (PRESENTATION BY THE AUTHOR OF REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE)
MUSHROOMS, RAIN, JOBS AND REAL EATS…
4000KM ROADTRIP SAVING £1/KM
SETTING UP INFRASTRUCTURE, STORING & SELLING PRODUCE AND OTHER THINGS…
AN ALL FARM TOUR AND UPDATE…
GLEANING WILD MUSHROOMS AND TAKING IT EASY
DIGGING A LEVEL PAD FOR A BIG POLYTUNNEL
P.A. YEOMAN’S SCALE OF PERMANENCE (AND PUTTING THINGS IN THE RIGHT PLACES)
SOME DEEPER THOUGHTS AND AN UPDATE AS I SIGN OFF FOR A WHILE…
A NEW SUPER LOW-COST PASTURED BROILER MODEL
FARM UPDATE AND CRETAN MUSIC
BEAUTIFUL FARM UNDER THE TREES IN LUXEMBOURG
BUILDING A WORKING FARM IN 5 MONTHS
I’ve made it to Denmark, where I’m visiting Michel’s farm, which he’s running with Anders and Kathrine. Michel has been one of my favourite farm managers ever, and Anders and Kathrine are both highly skilled workers with an amazing work ethic. I can’t think of a...
THIS NEW PASTURED POULTRY PEN COULD CHANGE EVERYTHING!
ALL THE FENCING AT THE FARM COMPLETE, VEG IS AWESOME, LOVING THE TEAM
TAKING BUSYNESS TO THE NEXT LEVEL
“YEAH BUT” (PART 2) DOING MORE WITH LESS LABOUR
COMPOST TEA FOR TREES, A WHOLE ROAST PIG AND THE INTERNSHIP ENDS…
“YEAH BUT…” THAT OLD ‘FREE LABOUR’ CARD
SUMMER DAYS FLOW BY…
BIOFERTILISERS, COMPOST TEAS AND CALPHOS
CONE PIT BIOCHAR, BEES AND NUT TREES
25 CM TOPSOIL BUILT IN 3 YEARS!
FENCING TIPS & KNOTS FROM THE CORE TEAM. REMEMBER THE SNOW THREE MONTHS AGO?
3 NEW CALVES AND CHALLENGING OURSELVES TO EXCEL…
A CHANGE IN DIRECTION
RUNNING WITH HERBIVORES, FIELD SCALE MULCH AND INCREDIBLE NO DIG VEGETABLES
MAKING AWESOME AEROBIC COMPOST – FAST!
Today we’re making compost out of green material (relatively high in nitrogen), brown material (relatively high in carbon) and cow manure (high in nitrogen, too, but also microbes that act as kick-starters) that is put together in a layer cake. This bacterial compost...
GCL LINED POND: HOW TO BUILD PONDS WITH GEOSYNTHETIC CLAY LINER
MUSHROOM GARDENS (KING STROPHARIA), ROPES AND PULLEYS
ONE OF SWEDEN’S FINEST ARBORISTS AND COMPOST TEA BREWERS…
PASTURED POULTRY AND SALIX PLANTING
KEYLINE PLOW WORK TO PREP SALIX CUTTINGS DONE AND RIVER CAUGHT SALMON
KEYLINE PLOWS AND 1000’S OF SALIX CUTTINGS…
SILENT MORNINGS, NO DIG VEGETABLES & PASTURED STRAWBERRIES
TURKEYS ON PASTURE, STRINGING HOPS AND KEYLINE DESIGN TRAINING…
HOP POLES, MIDSUMMER, SHEEP BUTCHER & SAUSAGE MAKING, SALMON FISHING AND POND MAKING 2
HOP POLES, MIDSUMMER, SHEEP BUTCHER & SAUSAGE MAKING, SALMON FISHING AND POND MAKING
REKO WAS AWESOME…
NO DIG MARKET GARDEN UPDATE
OPEN DAY WHILST INTERNS PLAYS
HOLISTIC PLANNED GRAZING AND BROILER WEIGHT DIFFERENCES
FIRST CSA VEG BOX SHARE OF THE SEASON
FIRST 1000 BIRDS DONE, NO DIG MARKET GARDENS PUMPING
PROCESSING PASTURED BROILERS
DESIGNING OUR DREAMS
NO DIG MARKET GARDEN AND FARM UPDATE
DAY 3 ON FARM-SCALE PERMACULTURE; STUDYING WATER AND A SHORT UPDATE
DESIGN PROCESS ON THE MIND TODAY
FARM SCALE PDC BEGINNING, RAPID GRASS GROWTH AND A RIDGEDALE COOKBOOK PLAN
A PEACOCK DINNER FOR MY 35TH BIRTHDAY AND A FARM UPDATE
A FARM FOR €3000, THE VILLAGE BREWERY, NEW REKO PLATFORM AND FILMING OUR TRAININGS
FARM SCALE PERMACULTURE / REGENERATIVE AG ONLINE TRAINING UPDATE
COLLECTING GOOD DATA, DRAINAGE INSTALLATION, SORTING STUFF OUT AND THINKING ABOUT GENETICS
TODAY’S NO-DIG MARKET GARDENS AND PASTURED POULTRY UPDATE
FREE TIMBER AND STRAWBERRIES AND TREE PLANTING
FOREST PIGS, PASTURED POULTRY AND OUR FIRST MEAT RABBIT
FOREST PIGS PASTURED BIRDS
FOREST GLEN PIGGIES
NO DIG MARKET GARDENS AT 59N AND GRACIE CAUGHT HER FIRST PIKE…
3500 CHICKENS AND 50 AWESOME PEOPLE AT THE FARM
MORE SNOW AND A RESTFUL DAY AT THE FARM…
PROCESSING OLD LAYER HENS TODAY
800 NEW CHICKS AND 800 STRAWBERRY PLANTS LOST IN THE POST
800 MORE BROILER CHICKS ARRIVE TOMORROW…
1000 BROILERS OUT ON PASTURE AND QUICK DECISIONS SEEMED TO HAVE PAID OFF
PIGS MAKING COMPOST, BROILER PENS ROLLING, FIKA IN THE FIELDS AND BUILDING FOR 1000 YEARS
HEAVY METAL, NEW BROILER PENS AND THE MOST AWESOME CORE TEAM
SENDING WATER EVERYWHERE: FIELD LINES AND NO-DIG MARKET GARDEN IRRIGATION
SUPER LIGHTWEIGHT PASTURED BROILER PEN
PERMACULTURE FARM WHERE SWALES ARE BANNED
MAKING A VERY CHEAP GRAIN SILO
WHEN WILL SPRING TRULY ARRIVE? FARMING AT 59N
HENS SEE GRASS FOR THE FIRST TIME
800 LAYING HENS ARRIVE!
1000 HAPPY CHICKS, TRANSPLANTING FIRST NO-DIG VEGETABLES & ELECTRICAL UPGRADES
1000 DAY-OLD CHICKS TURNED UP AT A FARM
SNOW PIGS AND RESCUING A DANE FROM THE FOREST
VINEYARDS AT 59N. ANOTHER QUICK PRE-SEASON UPDATE….
THE PIGS ARE OFF TO THE FOREST
PRE-SEASON UPDATE. OUR DAYS OFF ARE OFTEN WHEN WE START OUR BIGGEST PROJECTS!
PREPARING FOR 1000 DAY-OLD CHICKS
WEED FREE BEDS AFTER WINTER AT 59N
ROOT TRAINERS: WHAT ARE THEY AND WHY ARE THEY AWESOME?
OVERVIEW OF OUR GRAZING PLAN FOR 2017
BIRD FLU BAN LIFTED IN SWEDEN
A LITTLE PRE-SEASON UPDATE
RIDGEDALE FARM GRÖNBETESKYCKLING: HUR VI PRODUCERAR VÅR KYCKLING
SWEDEN’S FINEST CHICKENS
RIDGEDALE FARM GRONSAKSLÅDOR. FRISKT, LOKALT OCH BORTOM EKOLOGISKT
RIDGEDALE FARM AB VEG BOX CSA
GROWING €65K ON 1500m2 IN SWEDEN WITHOUT TILLING
BIRD FLU IN EUROPE AND THE RISK OF HAVING TO FARM CONVENTIONALLY
SWAPPING 4 CHICKENS FOR A CARAVAN TO BUILD A SAUNA
HENS IN WINTER IN EXTREME CONDITIONS
SEEDING VEGETABLES AT 59°N (2017)
EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT FROM THE FARM TODAY
SOIL ORGANISMS WORK FOR US
SPIRULINA FARMING AT 59°N
DESIGNING WOODLAND FENCING FOR PIGS
THE VIRTUES OF SMALL DIVERSIFIED FARMS
WHY ARE THERE NOT MANY PROFITABLE SMALL FARMS?
IS REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE PROFITABLE?
We hear a lot about gross profits in this space, but very little about return on investment and whole-farm economy. Today I want to show you the levels of production of our main enterprises here at Ridgedale to show you what it looks like to pay back the farm and all...
OLD TIMERS HAY
THE PERMACULTURE FARM (PROFITABLE/ECOLOGICAL/BEAUTIFUL)
PASTURED POULTRY ARE TOP FOR SMALL FARMERS
MARKET GARDEN WINTER BED PREP
HOW TO START A FARM WITH NO MONEY
Today I want to talk about how you can get into farming on a low initial investment and make profits in the first year. The farming landscape is changing as new ways to market and distribute makes it easier to get started. I’ll go over some points to consider.; 1:37...
ROLLAWAY NEST BOXES GIVE CLEAN EGGS EVERY DAY
Having clean eggs every day is really important to us here, as you’re not allowed to clean eggs yourself in Europe. As with most things on this farm, we've gone with a simple, low-cost solution; homemade rollaway nest boxes. We use the same rollaway nest boxes...
TREEHOUSE TINY HOME
GRASS, GRAZING, CARBON SEQUESTRATION…
HOW TO EVISCERATE A CHICKEN
GEOSYNTHETIC CLAY LINER GCL POND BUILDING
MARKET GARDEN TOOLS (part 2)
PULLING CARROTS STRAIGHT OUT OF THE GROUND
MARKET GARDEN TOOLS, PART 1
Here at Ridgedale, we use the No-Dig approach in our market gardens, along with the standardised bed sizes and made-to-fit tools developed largely thanks to Eliot Coleman and the arrival of innovative young market gardeners in America. We’ve been doing No-Dig for 3...
STARTING A FARM FROM SCRATCH: 3RD SEASON OF FARM SCALE PERMACULTURE
STARTING A FARM FROM SCRATCH (RIDGEDALE YEAR 2)
RIDGEDALE PERMACULTURE INTERNSHIP REVIEW
SEPTEMBER 2014 RIDGEDALE PERMACULTURE
SIMON BEDFORMER (TREE BED PREPARATION) @RIDGEDALE PERMACULTURE
RIDGEDALE PERMACULTURE 3 WEEKS OF BENEFICIAL TEAM WORK…
KEYLINE PATTERNED TREE-BED FORMING
KEYLINE PLOW AT 25CM FOR SALIX PLANTINGS @ RIDGEDALE PERMACULTURE
YURTSTOPMOTION BROADBAND
SIMON DALE ON NATURAL BUILDING IN THE UK
AGROFORESTRY MARTIN WOLFE
PLUKRYIP
SEPP HOLZER JOSEF HOLZER KRAMETERHOF (AUSTRIA)
(IM)PERMANENCE FILM EPISODE 2
JEAN PAIN ENGLISH A VISIT TO THE COMPANY
UK SUSTAINABILITY TOUR (EPISODE 1)
PIERRE RABHI
AGROFORESTRY DENIS FLORES
GROWING MUSHROOMS FUNGI OUT OF WASTE
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