#  @amillison Andrew Millison Andrew Millison posts on YouTube about water, sustainability, food, journeys the most. They currently have [-------] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [------] engagements in the last [--] hours. ### Engagements: [------] [#](/creator/youtube::UCgb_TbreMgfDdLKkr4yYJHw/interactions)  - [--] Week [-------] -32% - [--] Month [-------] +20% - [--] Months [---------] -63% - [--] Year [----------] -28% ### Mentions: [--] [#](/creator/youtube::UCgb_TbreMgfDdLKkr4yYJHw/posts_active)  - [--] Week [--] +103% - [--] Month [--] +74% - [--] Months [---] +42% - [--] Year [---] +102% ### Followers: [-------] [#](/creator/youtube::UCgb_TbreMgfDdLKkr4yYJHw/followers)  - [--] Week [-------] +0.28% - [--] Month [-------] +1% - [--] Months [-------] +5.70% - [--] Year [-------] +20% ### CreatorRank: [-------] [#](/creator/youtube::UCgb_TbreMgfDdLKkr4yYJHw/influencer_rank)  ### Social Influence **Social category influence** [countries](/list/countries) 42.99% [travel destinations](/list/travel-destinations) 7.48% [technology brands](/list/technology-brands) 3.74% [social networks](/list/social-networks) 1.87% [gaming](/list/gaming) 0.93% [stocks](/list/stocks) 0.93% **Social topic influence** [water](/topic/water) #292, [sustainability](/topic/sustainability) 30.84%, [food](/topic/food) #5815, [journeys](/topic/journeys) #117, [india](/topic/india) 14.02%, [in the](/topic/in-the) 13.08%, [scale](/topic/scale) #1835, [to the](/topic/to-the) 9.35%, [epic](/topic/epic) 9.35%, [ecosystem](/topic/ecosystem) #69 **Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by** [@gmailcom](/creator/undefined) [@thegroundlove](/creator/undefined) [@tabularasafarms3588si0xcsnte6fiketg2c](/creator/undefined) [@thegroundor](/creator/undefined) [@waterstories](/creator/undefined) [@ucuohgddznhu1kbq2md4lopg](/creator/undefined) [@gleanthafireboy](/creator/undefined) [@kamaippu](/creator/undefined) [@cymaticsin](/creator/undefined) [@good__news](/creator/undefined) [@homeverthomesteader](/creator/undefined) [@ilyjacksn](/creator/undefined) [@thefoodforestnamibia](/creator/undefined) [@pianolo](/creator/undefined) ### Top Social Posts Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours "Inside the UNs Massive Lake Project in Africa In Episode [--] of the series Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison journeys with the UN World Food Programme to the edge of the Sahara Desert in the Abeche and Mongo regions of Chad. He visits [--] projects where massive dykes have been to hold back floodwaters and soak the water into the ground to create fertile well-watered farms and recharge water tables. EPISODE 1: Inside Africa's Food Forest Mega Project https://youtu.be/xbBdIG--b58 EPISODE 2: How Refugees are Greening the Edge of the Sahara https://youtu.be/jfiH9T-iR3E EPISODE 3: How Africa's" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=85P5uLz3eAY) 2026-01-18T21:48Z 705K followers, 360.6K engagements "WATER is the foundation of PERMACULTURE DESIGN Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison uses the Augmented Reality Sandbox to explain why water is the foundation of permaculture design. Filmed at Oregon State University. Subscribe to this channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/amillisonsub_confirmation=1 Andrew Millisons links: https://www.andrewmillison.com/ https://permaculturedesign.oregonstate.edu/ JOIN THIS CHANNEL to get access to uncut video content and live Q & A sessions: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgb_TbreMgfDdLKkr4yYJHw/join SIGN UP FOR ANDREW'S FREE EMAIL NEWSLETTER:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=RDCFbfcRcUE) 2021-08-04T06:04Z 705K followers, 214.2K engagements "2 BILLION Acres of NEW Farmland Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison journeys to Spain to film the epic work of Seawater Solutions a European company that is pioneering a whole new form of agriculture: growing productive plants in saltwater. They estimate that using plants called perennial halophytes they can turn [--] billion acres of salty wasteland into productive farmland. This changes everything Seawater Solutions: https://seawatersolutions.org/ Salarte: https://salarte.org/en/salarte/ Flat Map animations: https://www.pearlriverecodesign.com/ Spinning Globe animations:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=b4csIdPZxsg) 2024-07-02T03:06Z 705K followers, 1.2M engagements "India's Water Revolution #1: Solving the Crisis in [--] days with the Paani Foundation Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison journeys to India to film the epic work of the Paani Foundations Water Cup Competition. We tour the village of Garavadi in Maharashtra who competed in the [----] competition to install the most amount of water harvesting structures in a [--] day period. Guided by Paani Foundations chief advisor Dr. Avinash Pol we visit the work and see the effects of a watershed-scale groundwater restoration project that has dramatically improved the lives economy ecology and stability of" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=-8nqnOcoLqE) 2020-02-26T21:28Z 705K followers, 1.6M engagements "This Farm Design Can HEAL the PLANET Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison explains the landscape profile zones of the Keyline farm design system. The four zones within the landscape profile are: 1) Water Catchment Zone 2) Water Retention Zone 3) Irrigation Zone 4) Reconstitution Zone When this system is applied to the landscape the whole ecosystem and biosphere are benefitted along with enduring high farm yields. Subscribe to this channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/amillisonsub_confirmation=1 Andrew Millisons links: https://www.andrewmillison.com/" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=V3tpaIf6Jcc) 2021-08-27T19:40Z 705K followers, 1.4M engagements "Rajasthan's Aquatic Innovation: The Chauka System Unveiled Discover the incredible transformation in Laporiyah Rajasthan where Laxman Singh and his team are turning scarcity into abundance with the innovative Chauka system Watch as they capture stormwater runoff replenishing aquifers and sustaining communities through the dry season. Witness Rajasthan's resilience in the face of adversity. Watch the full video on Andrews YouTube channel and if you want to get notified when more videos come out hit the subscribed button. https://youtu.be/79VUAFq2rbgsi=TmV0_vVMycVRUKOR To stay up to date and" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=r0KVhIjy3oc) 2024-04-16T17:33Z 705K followers, 402.3K engagements "NEXT LEVEL POND DESIGN Permaculture Instructor Andrew Millison visits a site in Oregon that has installed an extensive series of masterfully built ponds that have renewed the water supply in a dry valley. The site is called The Ground and you can find more about the site here: The Ground website: https://www.theground.love The Ground Instagram: @theground.love https://youtube.com/@tabularasafarms3588si=0xcsNTE6FikEtG2C https://www.youtube.com/@TheGroundOR The project was designed and installed by Zachary Weiss of Water Stories: https://www.waterstories.com/" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=rabuZ857fQE) 2023-11-10T12:43Z 705K followers, 1.5M engagements "Inside Africa's Food Forest Mega-Project Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison journeys with the UN World Food Programme to the country of Niger in the African Sahel to see an innovative land recovery project within the Great Green Wall of Africa that is harvesting rainwater increasing food security and rehabilitating the ecosystem. WFP Resilience Building: https://www.wfp.org/resilience-building Google Maps Locations of Niger sites we visited shown in the video: Dagouage (near Nigerian Border in Maradi): https://maps.app.goo.gl/V7yK7gECFj6p1gdJA Kouraye (newer site - vast area):" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=xbBdIG--b58) 2024-11-14T00:22Z 705K followers, 9M engagements "THIS is Nature's Master Pattern It looks like an apple core. but its actually a map of how nature works. When you look at nature mountains rivers trees they might look totally separate. But there is a "Master Pattern" that connects them all. In Permaculture we call this The Core Model. Think of a tree. Its not just wood and leaves its a living pump. The branches reach up in a fractal pattern to catch dust and atmosphere. The rain washes that nutrient-rich dust down the "gut" of the tree dripping it right onto the root zone. The tree is literally catching its own food and feeding itself. This" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=-oXmAzIlHHw) 2025-12-20T20:58Z 705K followers, 22.2K engagements "How [--] Lakes Recharged an Entire Aquifer This was basically nothing and now its [----] hectares of food production. In Tandou Valley Chad they built three lakes in a row. This project didnt just create farmland along the waters edge it recharged the aquifer. Water infiltrated underground forming a massive subsurface lake so wells rose across the area. Even outside the project boundary And what about the crops Theyre next level thanks to intensive composting. Watch the full video on Andrews YouTube channel by clicking the related video link at the bottom of this video and if you want to get" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=0Xx4JLByKTs) 2026-02-02T18:01Z 705K followers, 38.6K engagements "The Great Green Wall Against Hunger 🌍 The Great Green Wall isn't just about planting treesit's about transforming degraded lands into thriving food baskets and building a wall against hunger. 🌱💧 In Niger the World Food Program alongside the government and communities is making this vision a reality. With training equipment food and financial support local communities are leading the charge in regenerating their own lands. 💪 This movement shows the power of collective action. Together we can make resilience a reality for Sub-Saharan Africa. 🙌 WFP Resilience Building:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=1XgNPRbnNac) 2025-01-04T22:06Z 705K followers, 69.7K engagements "Turning Deserts Green From survival to revival Two years ago refugees fled war and crossed the harsh Sahara Desert unsure of their future. Today they're transforming one of the world's most degraded landscapes into thriving farmlandthanks to groundbreaking techniques and government support. These innovative cascading half-moons are turning deserts green boosting sorghum production and bringing hope to countless families. Could this pioneering effort become a blueprint for addressing global refugee crises Watch the full video on Andrews YouTube channel and if you want to get notified when more" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=39BGMucXn0U) 2025-04-06T22:36Z 705K followers, 165.2K engagements "Cooling the Desert: The Power of Trees in Niger In one of the hottest countries on Earth the desert isnt winning. 🌳 In Niger Africa continuous tree canopies are breaking the force of scorching winds cooling the landscape by up to [--] degrees. These Half Moons capture rainwater nurture local species and provide shade animal feed and hope. This is how life is returning to the edge of the Saharaone tree one seed one rainstorm at a time. 🌱 WFP Resilience Building: https://www.wfp.org/resilience-building Watch the full video on Andrews YouTube channel and if you want to be notified when more" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=7wKsQt9H1Vk) 2024-12-12T17:05Z 705K followers, 357.4K engagements "From Ruins to Revolution A once-abandoned village in a remote corner of Spain has become a living example of whats possible when people work with nature. We visited the restored village of La Junquera and the world's first Ecosystem Restoration Community Camp Altiplano. Over the past [--] years farmers and volunteers have rebuilt homes restored soil harvested water and created a thriving ecosystem where nothing once grew. This isnt just about one village. Its part of a growing global movement to regenerate degraded land and restore ecological balance one site at a time. Ecosystem restoration" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=A4KhmGwQXww) 2025-04-19T18:36Z 705K followers, 243.7K engagements "A Simple Ditch Created Peace in the Desert On the edge of the Sahara Desert farmers and nomadic herders have struggled for generations as shrinking land and overgrazing pushed them into conflict. But now a simple design is helping create peace. By digging a ditch that clearly separates grazing corridors from restored forest areas communities are protecting young trees rebuilding their land and ending disputes before they ever begin. This is what happens when abundance returns: people come together. Watch the full video on Andrews YouTube channel by clicking the related video link at the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=APOAXSll6RA) 2025-12-02T20:48Z 705K followers, 47.6K engagements "You Wont Believe How This Farm Holds Water This isnt just a farm its a living water system. [--] different water harvesting techniques work together to capture slow and store rainwater. Turning a dry landscape into a regenerative farm. From zigzag terraces to sediment ponds infiltration pockets to rotational grazing. Every element plays a role in restoring the land and recharging the water table. Its one of the most innovative systems Ive ever seen. - Built for rain. - Powered by nature. - Designed for resilience. Watch the full breakdown on Andrews YouTube channel. Linked below." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=DLO4GG-K4Ic) 2025-06-30T18:15Z 705K followers, 89.8K engagements "Watershed-Scale Rain Capture in Chad Rain capture but at watershed scale. In Mongo Chad theyre pushing the limits of how big water harvesting can get: dykes up to [--] km long laid along the contours to catch every drop plus an overflow system that guides floods safely into a pond right beside the village. Making it easier to irrigate gardens. The result is less flooding less erosion and more infiltration. The whole landscape starts absorbing water like a sponge and recharging the water table. This is integrated water design at a high level. These are the kind of systems thinking taught in the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=EsWJ1Ov4uZc) 2026-02-10T19:48Z 705K followers, 20.7K engagements "How India is Turning its Desert into a Farmland Oasis Permaculture Instructor Andrew Millison travels to the Thar Desert in Rajasthan India to see the [--] year water harvesting and community development projects spearheaded by Gramin Vikas Vigyan Samiti (GRAVIS). We spent several days touring the Thar Desert projects of GRAVIS and found incredible inspiration in the deep resilience of that harsh and dry region. DISCLAIMER: The wet season footage was filmed closer to Jaipur which is a slightly wetter region of Rajasthan. So for those of you who are very familiar with the Thar Desert ecosystem" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=F7pyGgBmzDY) 2024-10-25T01:03Z 704K followers, 3M engagements "Food Everywhere - After [--] Years Andrews yard used to be nothing but grass and a row of roses. Now its a thriving ecosystem. It produces cherries figs artichokes native berries edible flowers and so much more. His secret Layered design. Strategic planting. And letting nature do the heavy lifting. You dont need a huge property or a perfect setup. Just intention patience and a willingness to grow. In this reel Andrew walks you through how he turned a typical suburban lot into a mini farm. And shows you that you can start building food resilience right where you are. - Watch closely - Save for" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=FWYwIwezT6k) 2025-05-19T22:13Z 705K followers, 184.1K engagements "The Secret to Effortless Gardening Did you know chickens can do most of your gardening for you This is what Andrew calls a chicken rotation system. They manage weeds fertilize the soil scratch in mulch and keep pests in check. All while rotating seasonally between garden spaces. By letting them do what they do best Andrew creates a self-renewing cycle that boosts soil fertility saves him time and eliminates the need for constant maintenance. In this video he walks you through how rotational grazing and smart fencing design can turn your flock into full-time garden workers. If youre into" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=HKeNNwE1Rj0) 2025-05-23T19:40Z 705K followers, 122.8K engagements "The Day the Ahupuaa Died Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison visits an epic restoration of the Hawaiian Ahupua'a the traditional watershed-scale food system of the Hawaiian people. DONATE TO THIS PROJECT: www.nationofhawaii.org/am-ahupuaa/ Hawaii once fed itself through the Ahupuaa an advanced system connecting mountain to sea. After the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom and the Great Mhele this system nearly vanished as lands were privatized and natives displaced. Today the movement to reclaim and restore it is alive again. Watch the full video on Andrews YouTube channel by clicking the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Jf40EzUVttM) 2025-08-11T02:45Z 705K followers, 42.9K engagements "Gravity-Powered Permaculture Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison visits an epic restoration of the Hawaiian Ahupua'a the traditional watershed-scale food system of the Hawaiian people. DONATE TO THIS PROJECT: www.nationofhawaii.org/am-ahupuaa/ No pumps. No electricity. Just gravity. This ancient Hawaiian system zigzags water through terraces recharges the land and filters it so clean it returns to the stream purer than before. Its not new its traditional genius. Watch the full video on Andrews YouTube channel by clicking the related video link at the bottom of this video and if you want" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=LVwvc_-agZE) 2025-08-19T00:31Z 705K followers, 60.7K engagements "From Lawn to Food Paradise What could you grow in just [---] square feet Most people dont realize that even the smallest patch of front yard lawn can be transformed into a high-yield food garden. In this video I show you exactly how much you can grow in a space smaller than a bedroom. We need to rethink what our yards are really for. Lawns require constant inputs: water fertilizer fossil fuels and time. But gardens They give back. Tomatoes eggplants zucchinis lettuce kale peas basil. All from one tiny space. This isnt just about gardening. Its about resilience abundance and making better use of" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=QhuqZbSHCls) 2025-05-12T01:48Z 705K followers, 95.7K engagements "This Farm Was DOOMED Until She Did This Brenda ran out of water. [--] dry wells. [---] gallons lost from one running toilet. Her dream of farming Almost gone. Until she built: [--] integrated water features for her farm. The highlight feature is a zig-zag terrace system that moves water side to side across the land. Soaking into the soil like a massive drip irrigation system. - It rehydrates the land. - Grows grass deep into the dry season. - Creates a regenerative cycle. This one feature changed everything. Would you build this on your land The project was designed and installed by Zachary Weiss of" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=SsIBX-pE5TA) 2025-06-26T17:54Z 705K followers, 815.3K engagements "Half Moons: The Simple Solution to Desert Food Security Can a simple structure fight hunger in the desert 🌍 In the Sahel the Half Moon water harvesting technique is transforming parched land into fertile ground. 🌱 By capturing and slowing down floodwaters during rare rains these crescent-shaped basins allow water to deeply soak into the soil breaking the drought-flood cycle. The result More water healthier crops and improved food security for communities living on the edge of the Sahara. Watch how this age-old solution is creating a food basket in the making WFP Resilience Building:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=UX5HgmIqxaI) 2024-12-04T21:54Z 705K followers, 685.2K engagements "The End Of Monoculture Monocultures dominate modern agriculture but they leave the land more vulnerable to drought erosion pests and collapse. At Camp Altiplano in Spain a different model is being built: regenerative farming that restores the soil harvests water and supports biodiversity. All while still producing food. Through simple techniques like keyline design compost application diverse ground covers and integrated tree systems theyre proving that agriculture doesnt have to destroy the land. It can heal it. Restoration isnt an abstract idea. Its practical measurable and already" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=VyyEKR9159k) 2025-04-28T21:16Z 705K followers, 611.7K engagements "A Lost Food Forest Hidden in Plain Sight Most people walk right past this and have no idea what theyre looking at. This is a 100-year-old food forest located in Downingtown Pennsylvania. Planted during the Dust Bowl by a visionary named John Hershey who believed trees could create long-term food security and heal damaged land. What makes it remarkable is that even after decades of neglect these grafted trees are still producing massive yields of fruit and nuts. With no irrigation no fertilizer and no maintenance. Its a living example of how regenerative agroforestry can feed communities and" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=cXuCaeCW-tw) 2025-04-15T23:32Z 705K followers, 1.2M engagements "Feeding Half a Million in Niger Africa [--] out of [--] children once faced malnutrition in the Sahel. Today resilience projects in Niger have transformed the lives of half a million people lifting them off long-term food aid. 🌱🍅 Join Andrew as they visit a village with a regenerated water table and see the impact firsthand. On just [---] hectares of market gardenone of nine in the areacommunities are now growing diverse nutritious fruits and vegetables. These gardens are not only feeding families but improving nutrition and creating a brighter future for everyone. 💧🌾 This is the power of" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ePN18OMGyM4) 2024-12-26T16:34Z 705K followers, 53.4K engagements "The Fish That Climbs Waterfalls Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison visits an epic restoration of the Hawaiian Ahupua'a the traditional watershed-scale food system of the Hawaiian people. DONATE TO THIS PROJECT: www.nationofhawaii.org/am-ahupuaa/ The Oopu fish can climb waterfalls using a suction foot on their belly. These native fish once fed communities up and down the river system without needing to reach the ocean. Restoring their ponds means restoring both food and culture for future generations. Watch the full video on Andrews YouTube channel by clicking the related video link at" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=i2wFho11yss) 2025-08-22T20:49Z 705K followers, 28.1K engagements "A System Engineered by Nature & Culture Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison visits an epic restoration of the Hawaiian Ahupua'a the traditional watershed-scale food system of the Hawaiian people. DONATE TO THIS PROJECT: www.nationofhawaii.org/am-ahupuaa/ The Ahupuaa wasnt just about food or water it was about people. From mountain to ocean every detail was designed to care for the land and require cooperation between communities. Its true genius is social cohesion a system where survival depended on collaboration. Watch the full video on Andrews YouTube channel by clicking the related" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=kJRUW2SFzmI) 2025-09-06T23:37Z 705K followers, 21.5K engagements "How (and why) to FIND YOUR WATERSHED Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison explains how to find your watershed and why it is so important to understanding your place in the landscape. Subscribe to this channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/amillisonsub_confirmation=1 Andrew Millisons links: https://www.andrewmillison.com/ https://permaculturedesign.oregonstate.edu/ JOIN THIS CHANNEL to get access to uncut video content and live Q & A sessions: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgb_TbreMgfDdLKkr4yYJHw/join SIGN UP FOR ANDREW'S FREE EMAIL NEWSLETTER:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=kqwYulqfC9k) 2021-09-10T04:41Z 705K followers, 169.5K engagements "How To Fix A Broken Ecosystem Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison explains the process for repairing a degraded ecosystem. We begin with the metrics for assessing ecosystem health and then go over the steps to triggering biological activity and ecological succession. Please check out the full video on my YouTube channel Andrew Millisons links: https://www.andrewmillison.com/ https://permaculturedesign.oregonstate.edu/ SIGN UP FOR ANDREW'S FREE EMAIL NEWSLETTER: https://share.hsforms.com/1X79TznHYRCWc-8xE3hty7Q9opt #permaculture #ecosystem #osu permaculture ecosystem shorts permaculture" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=kseRseAzvMY) 2022-12-02T18:37Z 704K followers, [----] engagements "2 Years. [---] Acres. Unbelievable Transformation. Two years ago this land in Chad was nothing but scorched earth. Today its producing fodder supporting families feeding livestock and bringing peace between farmers and nomadic herders. Half moons pioneer acacia trees and community-driven restoration transformed [---] acres into a thriving ecosystem faster than anyone thought possible. This is what regreening the Sahel looks like. Watch the full video on Andrews YouTube channel by clicking the related video link at the bottom of this video and if you want to get notified when more videos come out" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ttkruc8ciqw) 2025-12-08T17:27Z 705K followers, 88.5K engagements "A Lake That Dries Out To Grow Food A lake thats designed to disappear so food can appear. In Chad the UN helped build a [--] kilometer dyke across an entire valley to capture rare rainy-season floods from [----] square kilometers of desert hills. That stored water slowly recedes revealing fertile land people can plant all the way into the dry season. This is called receding cultivation and its turning stormwater into year-round food security. Watch the full video on Andrews YouTube channel by clicking the related video link at the bottom of this video and if you want to get notified when more" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=vZWcY7vwL-4) 2026-01-30T17:32Z 705K followers, 92.3K engagements "The Man Who Grafted A Legacy In [----] plant breeder John Hershey began a quiet experiment in Downingtown Pennsylvania: he planted a food forest designed to feed people and regenerate soilwithout the need for irrigation or fertilizer. A century later many of those trees are still thriving. Grafted nut trees prolific persimmons and resilient mulberries continue to grow in suburban neighborhoodslargely forgotten yet still producing food with no maintenance. This is more than a story about one mans legacy. Its living proof that perennial agroforestry systems can withstand the test of time and" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=xNqsTUafUMw) 2025-04-25T20:13Z 705K followers, 102.8K engagements "900000 Hectares Revived: The Power of Restoration in Niger In just [--] years the World Food Program with the government and partners has restored [------] hectares of land in Niger. But the impact is even greaterthis restoration benefits nearly [------] hectares downstream by soaking in water and revitalizing ecosystems. 🌍💧 The Sahel is vast and this is only the beginning. But for the first time were seeing solutions at a scale that can truly match the problem. Restoration isnt just about landits about transforming lives and securing the future. 🌱🙌 WFP Resilience Building:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=6F7YCCYNVxI) 2024-12-30T17:18Z 705K followers, 96.3K engagements "Chinampas of Mexico: Most Productive Agriculture EVER Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison journeys to the legendary chinampas of Mexico City known as the Floating Gardens of Xochimilco. We visit Lucio Usobiaga who heads up the Arca Tierra project which is restoring the health and viability of the chinampas while introducing contemporary concepts like Syntropic Agriculture Agroforestry and Permaculture. The chinampas are the last vestiges of the ancient agricultural system of the Aztec and pre-Aztec civilizations. This video examines the situation and explores what can be learned from" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=86gyW0vUmVs) 2022-04-14T23:41Z 705K followers, 1.5M engagements "How to turn your Neighborhood into a Village Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison journeys to Portland Oregon to talk with architect Mark Lakeman founder of Communitecture Architecture and the City Repair Project. Mark initiated a movement in Portland to transform the homogenous neighborhoods of the city into places that have many of the qualities and characteristics that are found in some of the most treasured villages on Earth. Mark reveals the things you need to know to transform your own neighborhood into a village. Mark Lakeman's architecture firm: https://www.communitecture.net/ The" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=VoYZlyBHyQM) 2023-03-16T20:44Z 705K followers, 2.3M engagements "How I Turned My Yard Into a Food Paradise Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison gives a tour of his [--] year Permaculture food paradise at his home in the Willamette Valley of Western Oregon. There are [--] key design strategies outlined that have brought such abundance to the 1/3 acre lot. Oregon State University Online Permaculture Design Course: https://workspace.oregonstate.edu/course/permaculture-design-certificate-online Andrew Millisons links: https://www.andrewmillison.com/ https://permaculturedesign.oregonstate.edu/ JOIN THIS CHANNEL to get access to uncut video content:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=b5Xgw_DqmEw) 2024-08-12T19:19Z 705K followers, 3.5M engagements "From Barren to Thriving: Nigers Mega Restoration Success Seven years ago this land was a barren wastelandno water no trees no life. 🌍 Today its a thriving ecosystem Thanks to incredible restoration efforts the bare soil has completely disappeared water is soaking into the ground and biodiversity is flourishing. 🌱🌳 The potential for food production here is massive and even the government of Niger is fully committed to scaling up this transformation. Join Andrew as he explores the site with the chief forest ranger and uncovers the ripple effects of this groundbreaking restoration on the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=cgbRuwdRiRg) 2024-12-22T19:20Z 705K followers, 459.4K engagements "India's Water Revolution #2: The Biggest Permaculture Project on Earth with the Paani Foundation Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison journeys to India to film the epic work of the Paani Foundations Water Cup Competition. We tour the village of Velu in Maharashtra who won the [----] competition to install the most amount of water harvesting structures in a [--] day period. Guided by Paani Foundations chief advisor Dr. Avinash Pol we take a ride through the village watershed and see a massive water diversion and groundwater recharge project that has dramatically improved the lives economy" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=jDMnbeW3F8A) 2020-04-27T22:06Z 705K followers, 1.4M engagements "This Yard Blew My Mind What if your front yard could feed your family This is one of the most impressive yards Ive ever seen. Not because its fancy but because its smart. No raised beds. No expensive infrastructure. Just thoughtful design the right crops in the right places and an incredible amount of food grown on a typical suburban lot. From kale patches and fruit trees to a grapevine that shades the house in summer and lets in light in winter. This yard is a perfect example of how much is possible with intention and a little space. This is what it looks like when a neighborhood shifts away" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=0lZ3OnrP-BU) 2025-05-14T20:07Z 705K followers, 146.3K engagements "How to See the Hidden Patterns of Nature Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison explains the core model which is a pattern that is the key to understanding how nature works. #watershed #applecore #coremodel Oregon State University Online Permaculture Design Course: https://workspace.oregonstate.edu/course/permaculture-design-certificate-online Permaculture Designers Manual: https://tagaripublications.com/product/permaculture-a-designers-manual/ Andrew Millisons links: https://www.andrewmillison.com/ https://permaculturedesign.oregonstate.edu/ SUPPORT MY WORK ON PATREON:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=23i756NEAtg) 2025-12-13T04:53Z 705K followers, 149.7K engagements "How Hawaiian Rebels are Rebuilding an Ancient Food Paradise Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison visits an epic restoration of the Hawaiian Ahupua'a the traditional watershed-scale food system of the Hawaiian people. DONATE TO THIS PROJECT: https://www.nationofhawaii.org/am-ahupuaa/ NATION OF HAWAII WEBSITE: https://www.nationofhawaii.org/ NATION OF HAWAII ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/hawaiiannational/ ANDREW MILLISON'S PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/AndrewMillison EARTH REPAIR FUND (help us fund more videos like these): https://www.earthrepair.fund/ VIDEO CREDITS: Special" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=24uCCr3KjCI) 2025-08-01T00:33Z 705K followers, 492K engagements "How Africa's Great Green Wall is Solving an Ancient Conflict In Episode [--] of the series Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison journeys with the UN World Food Programme to Africa's Great Green Wall in the Mongo region of Chad. He visits a project where land restoration is being used to address the age-old conflict between nomadic herders and settled farmers and looks at the details of water harvesting and plant systems that are restoring food security and rehabilitating damaged lands. EPISODE 1: Inside Africa's Food Forest Mega Project https://youtu.be/xbBdIG--b58 EPISODE 2: How Refugees are" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=3qwshdtijFY) 2025-10-24T12:38Z 705K followers, 342K engagements "Heal the Planet with PONDS Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison visits beaver dams talks about how beavers are the worlds greatest ecosystem engineers. He journeys to different permaculture sites in Oregon to see how these sites are actually mimicking the hydrologic and ecosystem effects of the beavers as well as shows never-before-seen footage from large scale water harvesting projects in Rajasthan India and breaks down some simple take-away points for how we can design our landscapes to function for humans and the ecology. We can step into our role as a beneficial keystone species and" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=43bmtqKDhBE) 2022-06-20T14:23Z 705K followers, 874.9K engagements "3 Ways the Desert Grows Back Desert soil isnt dead its just waiting for the right conditions to come back to life. Across drylands worldwide people restore dehydrated depleted ground by focusing on three simple ideas: [--]. Soil Stabilization Living roots and contour plantings calm the landscape stop erosion and give the soil a chance to rebuild. [--]. Moisture Retention Groundcovers mulch and a bit of shade keep precious moisture from escaping helping every drop of rain soak in. [--]. Nutrient Enrichment Planting pits like Za or Tassa concentrate water compost and fertility right where young plants" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=75O0c8aE_7M) 2025-11-17T16:58Z 705K followers, 97.7K engagements "PERMACULTURE PONDS: Why Where & How Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison presents on ponds and permaculture water management. Links: Darren Doherty's Regrarians Handbook - http://www.regrarians.org/regrarians-handbook/ K.D. Nelson's Design and Construction of Small Earthen Dams - https://soilandhealth.org/copyrighted-book/design-and-construction-of-small-earth-dams/ Subscribe to this channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/amillisonsub_confirmation=1 Andrew Millisons links: https://www.andrewmillison.com/ https://permaculturedesign.oregonstate.edu/ JOIN THIS CHANNEL to get access to uncut" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=AadLCOqalFk) 2021-08-23T18:20Z 705K followers, 1.9M engagements "This One Pattern Connects Trees Mountains and Rivers Youre not just standing on land youre standing inside an interlocking watershed system. Trees mountains rivers. The same pattern at a different scale. Water concentrates (fast erosive) and then disperses (slow depositing) and that pulse is basically a map of the landscape. Once you see it you cant unsee it. It changes how you design everything from gardens to farms to whole sites. If you want to learn how to apply this in real permaculture design check out Oregon State Universitys online permaculture design courses. Scan the QR code at the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=NCgccTPwi-g) 2025-12-28T17:45Z 705K followers, 26.4K engagements "7 Ways this Farm Harvests FREE Water Permaculture Instructor Andrew Millison visits a site in Oregon that has installed an extensive series of masterfully built ponds that have renewed the water supply in a dry valley. The site is called Tabula Rasa and you can find more about the site here: The Ground website: https://www.theground.love The Ground Instagram: @theground.love https://youtube.com/@tabularasafarms3588si=0xcsNTE6FikEtG2C https://www.youtube.com/@TheGroundOR The project was designed and installed by Zachary Weiss of Water Stories: https://www.waterstories.com/" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=TJ3DUI7NvNk) 2025-06-07T04:17Z 705K followers, 564.5K engagements "They Brought Water BACK to the Desert This land in Chad was once dry degraded and struggling. Today its storing water underground growing grasses forming wetlands and even raising fish. By restoring the land with simple water-harvesting structures communities rebuilt the water table stabilized the ecosystem and created abundance that lasts through the dry season. This isnt theory. The recipe works and were seeing it again and again across Africa. Watch the full video on Andrews YouTube channel by clicking the related video link at the bottom of this video and if you want to get notified when" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=TWfvfkpkflo) 2025-12-12T16:59Z 705K followers, 77.9K engagements "How the UN is Holding Back the Sahara Desert Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison journeys with the UN World Food Programme to the Northern border of Senegal to see an innovative land recovery project within the Great Green Wall of Africa that is harvesting rainwater increasing food security and rehabilitating the ecosystem. WFP Resilience Building: https://www.wfp.org/resilience-building See more on the ground videos of WFP's work with Natalie Topa: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLQ4m82O9F8kGl2gTxv7_pg Google Maps Location of site: https://maps.app.goo.gl/Lj4G9UtSaLXPuZrs8 00:02 UN and" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=WCli0gyNwL0) 2024-02-18T22:16Z 705K followers, 16.8M engagements "Kill Your Lawn and GROW FOOD Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison walks around his neighborhood pointing out [--] ways that you can get started with the Front Yard Farming revolution. Oregon State University Online Permaculture Design Course: https://workspace.oregonstate.edu/course/permaculture-design-certificate-online Andrew Millisons links: https://www.andrewmillison.com/ https://permaculturedesign.oregonstate.edu/ JOIN THIS CHANNEL to get access to uncut video content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgb_TbreMgfDdLKkr4yYJHw/join SIGN UP FOR MY FREE NEWSLETTER:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=YHUd05hgBNg) 2025-01-25T04:23Z 705K followers, 116.7K engagements "How to Turn a Desert Green You want to know how to turn a desert green Youve got to bank the rain. There are three simple ways to do it: [--]. Half-moons: Little crescent-shaped basins that catch runoff and give trees their own mini-oasis. [--]. Swales on contour: Shallow trenches that pause water let it sink in and rehydrate entire hillsides. [--]. Underground storage tanks: Rainwater cisterns that keep water cool clean and ready all year. Each of these turns a short rainstorm into months of moisture and growth. Thats how communities survive and thrive in the worlds driest places. To stay up to date" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=cfhbtgon4Nk) 2025-10-15T01:37Z 705K followers, 307K engagements "How an Abandoned Village was Reborn in the Spanish Desert Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison journeys to Southern Spain to visit the restored village of La Junquera and the world's first Ecosystem Restoration Community Camp Altiplano. We meet the movement's founder John D Liu and examine the destructive effects of industrial monoculture Almond orchards and the innovative agroforestry systems being developed in this high arid plateau. ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION COMMUNITIES: https://www.ecosystemrestorationcommunities.org/ LA JUNQUERA FARM & VILLAGE: https://www.lajunquera.com/ JOHN D LIU's" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=dJI6j2ysNKY) 2025-01-10T19:59Z 705K followers, 759.3K engagements "How Half Moons Bring Life What if the shape of hope looked like a half-moon On the edge of the Sahara Sudanese refugees are restoring land once thought lifeless. Turning dry desert into thriving farmland. No chemicals. No machines. Just rainwater community and a brilliantly simple design. Watch how Andrews light board drawing brings it to life and how its actually working in the fields of eastern Chad. This isnt a theory. Its regeneration in action. Watch the full video on Andrews YouTube channel and if you want to get notified when more videos come out hit the subscribe button. Linked below." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=eVFQ2Ott2Cs) 2025-05-01T18:58Z 705K followers, 637.5K engagements "How to Recycle Waste Water Using Plants Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison presents on waste water recycling using plants. Links: Oasis brand Biocompatible Cleaners https://www.bio-pac.com/oasis-biocompatible-cleaners/ Art Ludwig's Branched Drain Greywater System: http://oasisdesign.net/greywater/brancheddrain/ Dr John Todd building an Ecomachine in my backyard [--] years ago: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=2jRekZJx_-Q Subscribe to this channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/amillisonsub_confirmation=1 Andrew Millisons links: https://www.andrewmillison.com/" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=f-sRcVkZ9yg) 2021-10-12T19:52Z 705K followers, 3.8M engagements "How Refugees are Greening the Edge of the Sahara In Episode [--] of the series Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison journeys with the UN World Food Programme to the border between the African countries of Chad and Sudan where over [--] million refugees have fled into Chad from the Sudan civil war. He visits a project where refugees and Chadians are working together for water harvesting food production and massive land restoration. Could this be a new model for how refugees can be integrated into nations while healing degraded landscapes EPISODE 1: Inside Africa's Food Forest Mega Project" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=jfiH9T-iR3E) 2025-03-23T18:45Z 705K followers, 1.7M engagements "How to Save a Drying City (BENGALURU) Permaculture Instructor Andrew Millison travels to the City of Bengaluru India to visit an innovative and visionary project to fix that city's water crisis by restoring the city's water table. The Million Wells for Bengaluru project was founded by Home Biome and they already have [------] recharge wells built or restored throughout the city. This is a simple solution to a massive problem. Let's do it Home Biome's Million Wells for Bengaluru: https://urbanwaters.in/million-wells/ Biome Environmental Solutions: https://www.biome-solutions.com/ Oregon State" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=jvFk4NsYurA) 2024-05-04T21:04Z 705K followers, 522K engagements "We Found America's Lost Food Forest Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison journeys to Pennsylvania to visit the lost food forest of John Hershey established over [---] years ago in an effort to create a new resilient agriculture after the horrors of the dustbowl. We tour around with Dale Hendricks fruit tree master and see this food forest thriving with no care or inputs while a town grew up within it. DALE HENDRICKS NURSERY: https://greenlightplants.com/ Nice article about Dale and the Food Forest: https://www.phillymag.com/news/2018/07/07/downingtown-food-forest-urban-farming/ Oregon State" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=qQZTmb_1gk4) 2025-01-16T03:45Z 705K followers, 464K engagements "From Rust to Riches: Transforming Farms into Bountiful Food Forests Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison is in Senegal Africa. Hes checking in with Trees for the Future as they turn metal fences into thriving living barriers. Discover the magic of year-round yields from firewood to medicine and witness the incredible shift from two crops to [--] in this sustainable food forest revolution Watch the full video on Andrews YouTube channel and if you want to get notified when more videos come out hit the subscribed button. Linked below. https://youtu.be/1LCTVO_Y5Rssi=LIIgp4wceVq4N-F_ To stay up" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=y2Hjzlu67vk) 2023-12-06T20:09Z 705K followers, 406.8K engagements "This Is Not a Protest Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison visits an epic restoration of the Hawaiian Ahupua'a the traditional watershed-scale food system of the Hawaiian people. DONATE TO THIS PROJECT: www.nationofhawaii.org/am-ahupuaa/ The Ahupuaa system was dismantled in [----] with the Great Mhele when land privatization displaced Native Hawaiians. Decades later a resistance movement fought back and what began as protest turned into rebuilding. Beneath invasive forests they uncovered ancient terraces and now stone by stone theyre restoring a food system that once fed thousands. Watch the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=zkMEfAx_sgc) 2025-08-27T00:35Z 705K followers, 110.7K engagements "Rainwater Harvesting Math: the Runoff Coefficient Brad Lancaster explains about an important concept in rainwater harvesting: the Runoff Coefficient. Anyone looking to seriously design water retention landscapes needs to learn the math so their design can be as effective as possible This video is part of the Rainwater Harvesting Online Course produced by Oregon State University: https://pace.oregonstate.edu/catalog/. It features Brad Lancaster author of Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond volumes [--] & 2: http://www.harvestingrainwater.com Andrew Millisons links:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=PtVdhRfpRyA) 2019-10-16T20:35Z 521K followers, [----] engagements "Ancient Genius Hidden Beneath the Trees Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison visits an epic restoration of the Hawaiian Ahupua'a the traditional watershed-scale food system of the Hawaiian people. DONATE TO THIS PROJECT: https://www.nationofhawaii.org/am-ahupuaa/ Beneath this invasive forest lies one of the most advanced food systems in human history. The Ahupuaa fed thousands using terraced gardens fish ponds and flowing water all engineered without modern tools. Its not just ancient its revolutionary. And it still works. Watch the full video on Andrews YouTube channel by clicking the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=QNURUc9_wWI) 2025-08-06T21:25Z 705K followers, 41.7K engagements "Water is the Foundation of Permaculture Design Check out the full video on my YouTube channel @amillison. Find the link below. Let me know what you think in the comments below. https://youtu.be/RDCFbfcRcUE #permaculture #water #nature #OregonState #growyourownfood #homegrown #agriculture #farmlife #growyourown #wilderness #outdoor #forest #landscape #outdoorlife #exploremore #paradise #oregon #savesoil #regenerate #climate #wastewater Andrew Millisons links: https://www.andrewmillison.com/ https://permaculturedesign.oregonstate.edu/ SIGN UP FOR ANDREW'S FREE EMAIL NEWSLETTER:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=QbU-HTmLm1k) 2023-03-13T22:34Z 522K followers, [----] engagements "Mark Lakeman on Urban Permaculture: City Repair Re-patterning the Grid Solar Cat Palace URBAN PERMACULTURE: Mark Lakeman describes the origins of the City Repair Project talks about re-patterning the Roman grid and leads us through the world's first Solar Powered Cat Palace Mark is the founder of City Repair Communitecture architects and the Planet Repair Institute. Links to his work are at the end of the video. This video is part of a series produced by Andrew Millison of www.beaverstatepermaculture.com as part of Oregon State University's Permaculture program where online and site based" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=QkrWBz44_W0) 2012-01-12T02:07Z 522K followers, 16.2K engagements "Become a Permaculture Water Designer OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY'S PERMACULTURE WATER MANAGEMENT ONLINE COURSE LINK: https://workspace.oregonstate.edu/course/permaculture-water-management Andrew Millisons links: https://www.andrewmillison.com/ https://permaculturedesign.oregonstate.edu/ JOIN THIS CHANNEL to get access to uncut video content and live Q & A sessions: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgb_TbreMgfDdLKkr4yYJHw/join SIGN UP FOR MY FREE NEWSLETTER: https://share.hsforms.com/1X79TznHYRCWc-8xE3hty7Q9opt" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=T0QYzZHCGoM) 2023-11-22T19:05Z 348K followers, 19.7K engagements "Garden Tour: Mini Farm We hope you enjoy Andrews little garden tour from a couple of years ago. In Andrews mini farm hes able to get help from his chickens and produce many varieties of plants that supply a decent amount of food for him and his family. To learn more about how to make a positive impact on the world with permaculture check out our online permaculture design course linked below. The next semester starts soon https://workspace.oregonstate.edu/course/permaculture-design-certificate-online. To stay up to date and learn more about permaculture check out Andrews newsletter below." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=THWCBKXfc90) 2023-09-20T20:31Z 348K followers, [----] engagements "The Great Green Wall: Africas Fight to Hold Back the Sahara Desert The Great Green Wall isnt just about planting treesits about restoring life. 🌱 In the Sahel where the Sahara creeps south the UN World Food Program is leading a massive effort to fix the root cause of hunger: degraded land. At this 800-hectare site alone [--] million cubic meters of water have soaked into the soil bringing hope to communities once dependent on food aid. This is how [---] sites across Niger are healing the land and transforming the future. WFP Resilience Building: https://www.wfp.org/resilience-building Watch the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=THl6zs7kNDo) 2024-12-01T21:25Z 671K followers, 211.7K engagements "Guerilla Gardeners turn Toxic Soil into Eco-Oasis Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison journeys to New York City to film the epic work of Smiling Hogshead Ranch in Queens. We tour the community garden which was built on an old toxic railroad bed WITHOUT PERMISSION Guided by The President of the Permaculture Institute of North America Monica Ibacache and a founding member of the garden Gil Lopez we see the incredible transformation of this toxic wasteland over the last [--] years. You've got to see this to believe it PERMACULTURE DESIGN COURSE LINK:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=UqyK_9iybD8) 2023-09-01T00:14Z 680K followers, 256.7K engagements "5 Most Epic Projects: #1 The Paani Foundation Discover the impactful work of the Paani Foundation led by Bollywood Megastar Amir Khan. Through the Water Cup competition villages in Maharashtra race to install water harvesting structures in just [--] days. In a region where rains last only three months these structures replenish water tables and transform the village's fortune. Stable economies emerge allowing for multiple crops per year and ending economic migration to cities. The first [--] India [----] videos are out now on Andrews YouTube channel and if you want to get notified when more videos" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=V8lpEQp0SpQ) 2023-08-05T01:54Z 674K followers, 28.6K engagements "Save The Village We hope you enjoyed seeing the remarkable journey of a Maharashtra village in India. Just five years ago they suffered from severe drought but their destiny took a turn when they joined the Paani Foundation's Water Cup competition. Three years ago Andrew visited villages that had excelled in the competition witnessing their incredible efforts to solve water problems and recharge groundwater tables. Today the Paani Foundation's work continues to transform landscapes regenerate ecosystems and revitalize water tables at an unprecedented scale and speed unlike anything seen" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Y4viOAcZJok) 2023-10-04T23:26Z 347K followers, [----] engagements "The Seed Whisperer - Siskiyou Seeds Discover the art of agriculture with Siskiyou Seeds. Siskiyou seeds are messengers of life grown with a whole system approach to land stewardship. Experience the unique identity of Siskiyou Seeds and explore over a hundred varieties of plants including mat avocado sugar cane jasmine and more in the full video. Siskiyou seeds don't just grow for sustenance they grow for the life force. Andrew Millisons links: https://www.andrewmillison.com/ https://permaculturedesign.oregonstate.edu/ SIGN UP FOR ANDREW'S FREE EMAIL NEWSLETTER:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZQVhGoAk_68) 2023-04-07T21:14Z 671K followers, 25.7K engagements "This Man Restores Dead Rivers Rajendra Singh is known as the "Water Man of India". Since [----] he has worked with over [----] villages to bring back to life the Arvari River in Rajasthan India. With community efforts reviving traditional water harvesting structures they restored the watersheds within the entire region and brought the dry river back to a perennially flowing stream and recharging the aquifers of the entire region. I had the chance to catch up with him at the Global Earth Repair Conference in May of [----] and asked him a few questions I'd been wondering about: 1) What do you say to" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZaFEIwWhVgA) 2019-05-18T21:53Z 523K followers, 58.5K engagements "Oakland Permaculture Heals The Hood Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison journeys to East Oakland California to visit the legendary plant nursery Planting Justice which primarily hires formerly incarcerated people. They provide a fair wage and benefits to former prisoners with unbelievable results: a 2% recidivism rate compared to 60% for the State of California. The nursery itself has an incredible diversity of edible and useful plant species and varieties custom selected to grow an epic permaculture garden. ORDER YOUR PLANTS: https://plantingjustice.org/ Closing song by G Lean Tha" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=_HtYKgXT774) 2023-05-13T03:56Z 635K followers, 141.4K engagements "Permaculture Keyline Water Systems: Don Tipping @ Seven Seeds Farm Permaculture seed wizard Don Tipping takes us on a [--] minute animated tour of the epic Seven Seeds Farm in the Siskiyou Mountains of Southern Oregon USA. The farm was designed using Permaculture Principles and Keyline patterning. We follow the water system from top to bottom and then the amazing downstream effects are revealed. This video was produced by Andrew Millison as part of the course content for his online Permaculture Design Course and Advanced Design Practicum taught through the Horticulture department at Oregon" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=_X-BMbLBozA) 2012-07-18T19:10Z 524K followers, 310.8K engagements "Turning a Desert Green: How People Thrive in Extreme Conditions How do you turn one of the world's hottest driest deserts into a green thriving landscape 🌵🌍 In the Thar Desert of Northwest India [--] million people have mastered the art of survival by creating sustainable agriculture with minimal rain. Watch as Andrew shows you [--] powerful techniques they've used to build water resilience food security and climate stabilityeven in some of Earths most extreme conditions. These development projects are spearheaded by Gramin Vikas Vigyan Samiti (GRAVIS). GRAVIS: https://gravis.org.in/ Watch the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=a0UxT7kudn4) 2024-10-31T16:44Z 653K followers, 59.7K engagements "Water Crises SOLVED Paani Fdn India #4 Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison journeys to India to film the epic work of the Paani Foundations Water Cup Competition and Farmer's Cup Competition. We tour the village of Savargaon Tal in Maharashtra who competed in the [----] competition to install the most amount of water harvesting structures in a [--] day period and competed had farmer's groups compete in the Farmers Cup Competition in [----]. Guided by Paani Foundations chief advisor Dr. Avinash Pol we visit the work and see the effects of a watershed-scale groundwater restoration project that" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=bRBkw0mem6Q) 2023-09-29T17:33Z 582K followers, 511.9K engagements "PERMACULTURE FIRST STEPS: Microclimate Mapping Start your Permaculture Design by mapping the microclimates. Join Andrew Millison in Portland Oregon to film the urban permaculture garden and green roof of Marisha Auerbach. Marisha has been developing this site for ten years along with her partner Zane and has created a highly productive food system on just 1/6 of an acre. Marisha reveals the first steps to assessing your site and determining the best way to design your system to work with natural forces creating a dense and abundant permaculture paradise Oregon State University's Online" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=d8KQevszmuk) 2020-09-15T14:00Z 682K followers, 154.1K engagements "This Farm Turns Garbage into Food Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison visits Black Dirt Farm in Vermont and speaks with owner Tom Gilbert where they collect local waste from nearby towns and process it into beautiful compost. Black Dirt Farm: www.blackdirtfarm.com [---] School of Composting: https://www.the131school.com/ Additional Footage by Elizabeth Rossano: https://www.elizabethrossano.com/ https://www.instagram.com/elizabethrossanofilms/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLIBWCV7gi-ueOyti69S0vw Andrew Millisons links: https://www.andrewmillison.com/" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=dq-TkB8zZsI) 2023-02-10T14:52Z 347K followers, 25.2K engagements "This Stone System Feeds Thousands Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison visits an epic restoration of the Hawaiian Ahupua'a the traditional watershed-scale food system of the Hawaiian people. DONATE TO THIS PROJECT: www.nationofhawaii.org/am-ahupuaa/ Beneath the surface this valley is an ancient machine [---] terraces engineered to move water with precision. It fed thousands sustained communities and worked in perfect balance with the land. Restoring it means reviving a proven system for the future. Watch the full video on Andrews YouTube channel by clicking the related video link at the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=g-H5Vo-LmjE) 2025-08-15T01:59Z 705K followers, 35.5K engagements "INDIA'S WATER REVOLUTION 2023: series trailer SERIES TRAILER: Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison returns to India for a [--] month journey to visit and film some of the most epic and impactful water restoration food security climate stabilization and ecosystem repair projects on Earth. This video is a trailer to give a preview of the [--] episodes to come. Make sure to subscribe and click the notification bell to be alerted as the episodes are released. Production and Post production by Meenarts.com ashokcinematographe@gmail.com Andrew Millisons links: https://www.andrewmillison.com/" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=h4Bnx9cmT0g) 2023-04-12T18:42Z 524K followers, 279.8K engagements "GENIUS Water Engineering Restored Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison journeys to South India to film the ancient Chola Dynasty water management system of lakes and canals that has been restored in the City of Coimbatore by the Coimbatore Lakes Protection Organization ( In Tamil: Kovai Kulangal Padhukappu Amaippu). We visit multiple structures that have been restored and see the incredible effects that this work has had on the water availability and groundwater levels of the surrounding areas. KKPA: Website - http://kovaikulangal.org/ Fb - https://www.facebook.com/Kovaikulangal/ Youtube -" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=k7XfLRY0JmE) 2023-10-14T03:38Z 619K followers, 342.5K engagements "How this Rooftop Grew [-----] lbs of Food Permaculture Instructor Andrew Millison visits the biggest rooftop farm on the West Coast of the US located in Oakland California. Designed and built by Benjamin Fahrer of Top Leaf Farms and operated by Deep Medicine Circle this is an impressive project bringing food production food security and food justice to the heart of the city. Top Leaf Farms: https://topleaffarms.com/index.html Deep Medicine Circle: https://www.deepmedicinecircle.org/ Oregon State University Online Permaculture Design Course:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=lczgUj4InX0) 2024-09-19T15:32Z 520K followers, 426.4K engagements "Meet Dr. Avinash Pol Spending time with Dr. Avinash Pol Paani Foundation's chief advisor is a true blessing. Over the past year he's visited [---] villages serving as the motivational force behind the foundation. A master orator and comedian Dr. Pol's ability to engage and uplift large crowds is truly remarkable. Watch the full video on Andrews YouTube channel and if you want to get notified when more videos come out hit the subscribed button. Linked below. https://youtu.be/s2SixtZYv4csi=fzJth79KtNGoexAm To stay up to date and learn more about permaculture check out Andrews newsletter below." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=nz2K4WnW9M4) 2023-11-29T20:39Z 663K followers, [----] engagements "How Trees Bring Water Permaculture Instructor Andrew millison explains how trees are connected to water in the atmosphere as well as water flowing through the landscape. This video articulates the amazing role that trees play to ecosystem and climate health and how their removal causes the drought-flood cycle. There may be some questions about the scientific validity of the concept that forests attract rain. Here are a number of peer reviewed scientific articles to support the hypothesis which suggests that forest cover plays a much greater role in determining rainfall than previously" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=oY8ds4BiG1A) 2022-11-03T20:25Z 654K followers, 487.7K engagements "Keyline in the AR Sandbox #2: Landform Water Divides Welcome to this 7-part video series that is excerpted from Oregon State University's Online Permaculture Design Certificate Course: https://workspace.oregonstate.edu/course/permaculture-design-certificate-online The Keyline Plan is a method of land design for soil and water conservation developed by Australian farmer and engineer P.A. Yeomans in the 1950's and practiced widely throughout Australia ever since. My training in this design system came from Keyline design's modern day emissary Darren J. Doherty of the Regrarians" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=pwAym-We1_s) 2020-02-11T17:40Z 521K followers, 32.5K engagements "Permaculture Keyline Water Systems: Tom Ward @ Wolf Gulch Farm Permaculture Elder Tom Ward takes us on a [--] minute animated tour of Wolf Gulch Farm in Southern Oregon USA. It was designed using Permaculture principles and laid out using Keyline patterning. Tom's narrated journey explores water supply and storage soil building wind and air drainage cropping and an enlightened perspective on the watershed and the future of farming in harmony with natural forces. This video was produced by Andrew Millison as part of the course content for his online Permaculture Design Course and Advanced Design" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=rhATikyzLOo) 2012-06-27T20:28Z 522K followers, 349.3K engagements "High Desert Permaculture: [--] Years Later Join Andrew Millison in [----] as he travels back to Arizona and revisits several Permaculture projects installed in the late 1990's to see how they are working and growing. We go from the arid forest in Prescott at 5300' down to the desert grasslands of Arcosanti at 3500' then down to the Sonoran Desert in Tucson at 2600'. Come along for the ride Andrew Millisons links: https://www.andrewmillison.com/ https://permaculturedesign.oregonstate.edu/ SIGN UP FOR ANDREW'S FREE EMAIL NEWSLETTER: https://share.hsforms.com/1X79TznHYRCWc-8xE3hty7Q9opt" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=rvje_5IVjmo) 2013-09-18T20:13Z 523K followers, 122.4K engagements "Roadmap to Village Prosperity Paani Fdn India #2 Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison journeys to India to film the epic work of the Paani Foundations Water Cup Competition and Farmer's Cup Competition. We tour the village of Nandur Pathar in Maharashtra who competed in the [----] competition to install the most amount of water harvesting structures in a [--] day period and competed had farmer's groups compete in the Farmers Cup Competition in [----]. Guided by Paani Foundations chief advisor Dr. Avinash Pol we visit the work and see the effects of a watershed-scale groundwater restoration" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=s2SixtZYv4c) 2023-08-04T14:52Z 640K followers, 140.9K engagements "Knowledge Is Key In just five years this village transformed from growing only two crops to a thriving irrigated landscape even in the dry season all thanks to their remarkable journey in the [----] Water Cup competition. The power of knowledge and community resilience against drought and climate change is truly astounding. To watch the full video and more from India [----] head over to Andrews YouTube channel. If you dont want to miss new videos you can get notified by hitting the subscribed button. Linked below. https://youtu.be/DXqkSh7P7Lcsi=wb7bhC8RP6cK7Ccj To stay up to date and learn more" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=s4o7n0wfJFs) 2023-10-13T21:23Z 522K followers, [----] engagements "Desert Streetside Rainwater Abundance at [--] years Brad Lancaster leads us on a tour of the rainwater harvesting neighborhood transformation that has happened in the desert city of Tucson Arizona. Brad has been working on soaking up the rains when they come since he started his project in the mid-nineties. This video is part of the Rainwater Harvesting Online Course produced by Oregon State University: https://pace.oregonstate.edu/catalog/. It features Brad Lancaster author of Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond volumes [--] & 2: http://www.harvestingrainwater.com See chapter [--] in" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=uYmgYF-mQfI) 2019-08-13T22:05Z 524K followers, 39.5K engagements "Empowering Community With The WFP Discover the power of belief and unity as we delve into the inspiring story of Senegal's transformation with the UN World Food Program From disbelief to dedication watch how community-driven planning turned barren lands into vibrant hubs of growth and learning. Watch the full video on Andrews YouTube channel and if you want to get notified when more videos come out hit the subscribed button. Linked below. https://youtu.be/WCli0gyNwL0si=pUcbXyn-VYZ7keQo To stay up to date and learn more about permaculture check out Andrews newsletter below." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=valyT-h1FS0) 2024-03-02T22:30Z 683K followers, 15.5K engagements "PERMACULTURE WATER SUMMIT - Online Oct 13-15 [----] Join us Oct 13-15 online and Register Now for this 100% FREE event: https://permaculturesummit.online/ In a world challenged by the confluence of groundwater depletion land degradation and extreme weather eventsthere are solutions that connect them all: Permaculture water management. This free global summit was created to share viable solutions for the water crises found throughout the planet. Andrew Millisons links: https://www.andrewmillison.com/ https://permaculturedesign.oregonstate.edu/ SIGN UP FOR ANDREW'S FREE EMAIL NEWSLETTER:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=vyQDp_Ecpi4) 2022-08-07T01:10Z [--] followers, 11.9K engagements "My favorite FREE online mapping tool This is my product review of Scribble Maps the free online mapping tool. Check out the video to see why I like this tool so much for Permaculture analysis and design Check out https://www.scribblemaps.com for the free version. Andrew Millisons links: https://www.andrewmillison.com/ https://permaculturedesign.oregonstate.edu/ SIGN UP FOR ANDREW'S FREE EMAIL NEWSLETTER: https://share.hsforms.com/1X79TznHYRCWc-8xE3hty7Q9opt" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=w5XAYcFozNc) 2019-11-25T20:55Z 348K followers, 12.6K engagements "Seattle's Urban Food Forest Park The Beacon Hill Food Forest in Seattle is a legendary public park providing fresh food in a food desert to community members who come to tend the landscape. Learn how this group of people is growing food building soil enhancing habitat for pollinators and beneficial insects building community sharing knowledge and creating dynamic partnerships on this piece of public land in an urban environment. Take a journey through Permaculture Food Forests in our upcoming online course: Permaculture Food Forests [---] provided through Oregon State University's Professional" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=wH2ShQ-7hEI) 2020-04-24T18:30Z 347K followers, 29.8K engagements "Africas Great Green Wall: Transforming Hunger into Hope Could this be the key to ending hunger 🌍 Welcome to Africa's Great Green Wall a groundbreaking project turning barren wastelands into thriving farmland. In Niger once dependent on food aid half a million people are now feeding themselves from restored land. With the UN World Food Program Andrew is here to share this incredible story of soil water and hope at a scale that could change the future for Africaand the world. WFP Resilience Building: https://www.wfp.org/resilience-building Watch the full video on Andrews YouTube channel and if" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=xLVbj18Ot9U) 2024-11-26T16:55Z 546K followers, 38.6K engagements "Keyline in the AR Sandbox #3: Design for Water Welcome to this 7-part video series that is excerpted from Oregon State University's Online Permaculture Design Certificate Course: https://workspace.oregonstate.edu/course/permaculture-design-certificate-online The Keyline Plan is a method of land design for soil and water conservation developed by Australian farmer and engineer P.A. Yeomans in the 1950's and practiced widely throughout Australia ever since. My training in this design system came from Keyline design's modern day emissary Darren J. Doherty of the Regrarians (www.regrarians.org)." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=xhLh81QdYZs) 2020-02-11T17:40Z 522K followers, 43.8K engagements "Permaculture Design for Wildfire Defense Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison presents on assessment and design strategies for wildfire defense from the permaculture perspective. ASSESSMENT - 1:16 DESIGN - 6:43 Permaculture Ponds - Why Where & How: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=AadLCOqalFk&t=84s Subscribe to this channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/amillisonsub_confirmation=1 Andrew Millisons links: https://www.andrewmillison.com/ https://permaculturedesign.oregonstate.edu/ JOIN THIS CHANNEL to get access to uncut video content and live Q & A sessions:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=y_HEHlE-_dE) 2021-11-02T20:26Z 521K followers, 167.2K engagements "THIS FARM CRACKED THE CODE #1: Water Wizard of Oregon Ten years after Andrew Millison filmed the Permaculture water systems of the legendary Seven Seeds Farm and its founder Don Tipping he's returned to check on the progress and developments. Since then Southern Oregon has been in the grips of a brutal drought. But at Seven Seeds Farm the home of Siskiyou Seeds water resources have increased while many neighbors have had to abandon their farms because of lack of water. This farm truly cracked the code of water abundance in a land of scarcity. [--] years ago video: https://youtu.be/_X-BMbLBozA" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=BuYGS5pLRZg) 2022-08-07T01:27Z 702K followers, 2.9M engagements "India 2023: Water & Permaculture A Global Perspective We hope you enjoy this excerpt from the interview Nate Hagens had with Andrew. You can find the full episode by heading to the link below. https://youtu.be/52L4Ncs0jLk Keep an eye out for more India [----] videos coming soon on Andrews YouTube channel and if you want to get notified hit the subscribed button. Linked below. https://www.youtube.com/@amillison To stay up to date and learn more about permaculture check out Andrews newsletter below. https://share.hsforms.com/1X79TznHYRCWc-8xE3hty7Q9opt #PlantingJustice #permaculture" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=EakMfK56R10) 2023-07-29T22:12Z 703K followers, 19.6K engagements "This Desert Mega-city is Cleaning its Wastewater with Plants Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison journeys to Saudi Arabia to the largest bio-remediation facility in the world which is cleaning the wastewater of Riyadh and growing an ecosystem at the same time. Coordinates of the Wadi Hanifa Bioremediation facility: 2435'17.90"N 4642'24.78"E (Paste the coordinates into the search window of Google Earth or Google Maps and it will take you there) Special thanks to the Agricultural Development Association in Riyadh and the Riyadh Municipality for supporting the creation of this video:" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Fc9uE5PJ2aY) 2026-02-04T23:27Z 703K followers, 31.6K engagements "5 Most Epic Projects: #2 The Loess Plateau Witness the remarkable transformation of the Loess Plateau in Northern China Once plagued by deforestation over cropping and overgrazing the land is now rejuvenated through a visionary project. Hills wear "hats" of replanted trees "belts" of terraces for crops and "shoes" of water storage dams. Watch Mr. Liu's footage showcasing [--] years of change as an entire region shifts from degradation to natural wealth and abundance in just over a decade. Credits: Project 2: The Loess Plateau Footage from "Hope in a Changing Climate" by John D. Liu: Hope in a" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=WE3fGNrz8hE) 2023-08-10T00:07Z 701K followers, 11.4K engagements "Building the Perfect Pond: The Key to Water Survival in the Thar Desert Imagine surviving on only a few rainfalls each year In the Thar Desert innovative water storage solutions are changing lives. 💧 By creating carefully positioned surface ponds that catch every drop during brief rainstorms villagers have access to water year-roundeven in one of the worlds hottest deserts. Check out how these resilient communities are managing water with precision and transforming their harsh environment into a sustainable home. These development projects are spearheaded by Gramin Vikas Vigyan Samiti" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=is8uZz3xI-g) 2024-11-03T19:29Z 702K followers, 163.2K engagements "The Canal that Accidentally Grew a Forest in the Arizona Desert Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison visits the Central Arizona Project canal and shows how the raised canal structure has inadvertently become a major water harvesting swale that stretches across a wide landscape and is one of the broadest examples of a desert swale in existence.all by accident CORRECTIONS AND CLARIFICATIONS 1) MATH IS CORRECT: What I said was: "It was started in [----] the year I was born and it was completed in [----]. So this is about [--] years of this canal being here". This canal has been here since [----]. It" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=jf8usAesJvo) 2021-11-29T21:54Z 703K followers, 4.8M engagements "Site Analysis Pt. [--] - Climate From outer space to the landform we dive into the key elements that shape our climate and impact our ecosystems in this Part [--]. Join Andrew on his YouTube channel and watch the full video to learn the process of analyzing climate and landscape to create a thriving sustainable ecosystem. Keep an eye out for Part [--] Andrew Millisons links: https://www.andrewmillison.com/ https://permaculturedesign.oregonstate.edu/ SIGN UP FOR ANDREW'S FREE EMAIL NEWSLETTER: https://share.hsforms.com/1X79TznHYRCWc-8xE3hty7Q9opt #permaculture #sustainability #design #climate #water" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=wgrRPlVhtVE) 2023-04-18T23:10Z 702K followers, [----] engagements "Permaculture Ponds: Why Where and How To learn more about permaculture ponds head over to my YouTube channel @amillison to watch this video in full. Let me know what you think in the comments. Andrew Millisons links: https://www.andrewmillison.com/ https://permaculturedesign.oregonstate.edu/ SIGN UP FOR ANDREW'S FREE EMAIL NEWSLETTER: https://share.hsforms.com/1X79TznHYRCWc-8xE3hty7Q9opt #permaculture #water #nature #OregonState #growyourownfood" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=y0k8_4E5Pj0) 2023-03-20T22:47Z 702K followers, 16.2K engagements Limited data mode. Full metrics available with subscription: lunarcrush.com/pricing
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"Inside the UNs Massive Lake Project in Africa In Episode [--] of the series Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison journeys with the UN World Food Programme to the edge of the Sahara Desert in the Abeche and Mongo regions of Chad. He visits [--] projects where massive dykes have been to hold back floodwaters and soak the water into the ground to create fertile well-watered farms and recharge water tables. EPISODE 1: Inside Africa's Food Forest Mega Project https://youtu.be/xbBdIG--b58 EPISODE 2: How Refugees are Greening the Edge of the Sahara https://youtu.be/jfiH9T-iR3E EPISODE 3: How Africa's"
YouTube Link 2026-01-18T21:48Z 705K followers, 360.6K engagements
"WATER is the foundation of PERMACULTURE DESIGN Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison uses the Augmented Reality Sandbox to explain why water is the foundation of permaculture design. Filmed at Oregon State University. Subscribe to this channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/amillisonsub_confirmation=1 Andrew Millisons links: https://www.andrewmillison.com/ https://permaculturedesign.oregonstate.edu/ JOIN THIS CHANNEL to get access to uncut video content and live Q & A sessions: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgb_TbreMgfDdLKkr4yYJHw/join SIGN UP FOR ANDREW'S FREE EMAIL NEWSLETTER:"
YouTube Link 2021-08-04T06:04Z 705K followers, 214.2K engagements
"2 BILLION Acres of NEW Farmland Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison journeys to Spain to film the epic work of Seawater Solutions a European company that is pioneering a whole new form of agriculture: growing productive plants in saltwater. They estimate that using plants called perennial halophytes they can turn [--] billion acres of salty wasteland into productive farmland. This changes everything Seawater Solutions: https://seawatersolutions.org/ Salarte: https://salarte.org/en/salarte/ Flat Map animations: https://www.pearlriverecodesign.com/ Spinning Globe animations:"
YouTube Link 2024-07-02T03:06Z 705K followers, 1.2M engagements
"India's Water Revolution #1: Solving the Crisis in [--] days with the Paani Foundation Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison journeys to India to film the epic work of the Paani Foundations Water Cup Competition. We tour the village of Garavadi in Maharashtra who competed in the [----] competition to install the most amount of water harvesting structures in a [--] day period. Guided by Paani Foundations chief advisor Dr. Avinash Pol we visit the work and see the effects of a watershed-scale groundwater restoration project that has dramatically improved the lives economy ecology and stability of"
YouTube Link 2020-02-26T21:28Z 705K followers, 1.6M engagements
"This Farm Design Can HEAL the PLANET Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison explains the landscape profile zones of the Keyline farm design system. The four zones within the landscape profile are: 1) Water Catchment Zone 2) Water Retention Zone 3) Irrigation Zone 4) Reconstitution Zone When this system is applied to the landscape the whole ecosystem and biosphere are benefitted along with enduring high farm yields. Subscribe to this channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/amillisonsub_confirmation=1 Andrew Millisons links: https://www.andrewmillison.com/"
YouTube Link 2021-08-27T19:40Z 705K followers, 1.4M engagements
"Rajasthan's Aquatic Innovation: The Chauka System Unveiled Discover the incredible transformation in Laporiyah Rajasthan where Laxman Singh and his team are turning scarcity into abundance with the innovative Chauka system Watch as they capture stormwater runoff replenishing aquifers and sustaining communities through the dry season. Witness Rajasthan's resilience in the face of adversity. Watch the full video on Andrews YouTube channel and if you want to get notified when more videos come out hit the subscribed button. https://youtu.be/79VUAFq2rbgsi=TmV0_vVMycVRUKOR To stay up to date and"
YouTube Link 2024-04-16T17:33Z 705K followers, 402.3K engagements
"NEXT LEVEL POND DESIGN Permaculture Instructor Andrew Millison visits a site in Oregon that has installed an extensive series of masterfully built ponds that have renewed the water supply in a dry valley. The site is called The Ground and you can find more about the site here: The Ground website: https://www.theground.love The Ground Instagram: @theground.love https://youtube.com/@tabularasafarms3588si=0xcsNTE6FikEtG2C https://www.youtube.com/@TheGroundOR The project was designed and installed by Zachary Weiss of Water Stories: https://www.waterstories.com/"
YouTube Link 2023-11-10T12:43Z 705K followers, 1.5M engagements
"Inside Africa's Food Forest Mega-Project Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison journeys with the UN World Food Programme to the country of Niger in the African Sahel to see an innovative land recovery project within the Great Green Wall of Africa that is harvesting rainwater increasing food security and rehabilitating the ecosystem. WFP Resilience Building: https://www.wfp.org/resilience-building Google Maps Locations of Niger sites we visited shown in the video: Dagouage (near Nigerian Border in Maradi): https://maps.app.goo.gl/V7yK7gECFj6p1gdJA Kouraye (newer site - vast area):"
YouTube Link 2024-11-14T00:22Z 705K followers, 9M engagements
"THIS is Nature's Master Pattern It looks like an apple core. but its actually a map of how nature works. When you look at nature mountains rivers trees they might look totally separate. But there is a "Master Pattern" that connects them all. In Permaculture we call this The Core Model. Think of a tree. Its not just wood and leaves its a living pump. The branches reach up in a fractal pattern to catch dust and atmosphere. The rain washes that nutrient-rich dust down the "gut" of the tree dripping it right onto the root zone. The tree is literally catching its own food and feeding itself. This"
YouTube Link 2025-12-20T20:58Z 705K followers, 22.2K engagements
"How [--] Lakes Recharged an Entire Aquifer This was basically nothing and now its [----] hectares of food production. In Tandou Valley Chad they built three lakes in a row. This project didnt just create farmland along the waters edge it recharged the aquifer. Water infiltrated underground forming a massive subsurface lake so wells rose across the area. Even outside the project boundary And what about the crops Theyre next level thanks to intensive composting. Watch the full video on Andrews YouTube channel by clicking the related video link at the bottom of this video and if you want to get"
YouTube Link 2026-02-02T18:01Z 705K followers, 38.6K engagements
"The Great Green Wall Against Hunger 🌍 The Great Green Wall isn't just about planting treesit's about transforming degraded lands into thriving food baskets and building a wall against hunger. 🌱💧 In Niger the World Food Program alongside the government and communities is making this vision a reality. With training equipment food and financial support local communities are leading the charge in regenerating their own lands. 💪 This movement shows the power of collective action. Together we can make resilience a reality for Sub-Saharan Africa. 🙌 WFP Resilience Building:"
YouTube Link 2025-01-04T22:06Z 705K followers, 69.7K engagements
"Turning Deserts Green From survival to revival Two years ago refugees fled war and crossed the harsh Sahara Desert unsure of their future. Today they're transforming one of the world's most degraded landscapes into thriving farmlandthanks to groundbreaking techniques and government support. These innovative cascading half-moons are turning deserts green boosting sorghum production and bringing hope to countless families. Could this pioneering effort become a blueprint for addressing global refugee crises Watch the full video on Andrews YouTube channel and if you want to get notified when more"
YouTube Link 2025-04-06T22:36Z 705K followers, 165.2K engagements
"Cooling the Desert: The Power of Trees in Niger In one of the hottest countries on Earth the desert isnt winning. 🌳 In Niger Africa continuous tree canopies are breaking the force of scorching winds cooling the landscape by up to [--] degrees. These Half Moons capture rainwater nurture local species and provide shade animal feed and hope. This is how life is returning to the edge of the Saharaone tree one seed one rainstorm at a time. 🌱 WFP Resilience Building: https://www.wfp.org/resilience-building Watch the full video on Andrews YouTube channel and if you want to be notified when more"
YouTube Link 2024-12-12T17:05Z 705K followers, 357.4K engagements
"From Ruins to Revolution A once-abandoned village in a remote corner of Spain has become a living example of whats possible when people work with nature. We visited the restored village of La Junquera and the world's first Ecosystem Restoration Community Camp Altiplano. Over the past [--] years farmers and volunteers have rebuilt homes restored soil harvested water and created a thriving ecosystem where nothing once grew. This isnt just about one village. Its part of a growing global movement to regenerate degraded land and restore ecological balance one site at a time. Ecosystem restoration"
YouTube Link 2025-04-19T18:36Z 705K followers, 243.7K engagements
"A Simple Ditch Created Peace in the Desert On the edge of the Sahara Desert farmers and nomadic herders have struggled for generations as shrinking land and overgrazing pushed them into conflict. But now a simple design is helping create peace. By digging a ditch that clearly separates grazing corridors from restored forest areas communities are protecting young trees rebuilding their land and ending disputes before they ever begin. This is what happens when abundance returns: people come together. Watch the full video on Andrews YouTube channel by clicking the related video link at the"
YouTube Link 2025-12-02T20:48Z 705K followers, 47.6K engagements
"You Wont Believe How This Farm Holds Water This isnt just a farm its a living water system. [--] different water harvesting techniques work together to capture slow and store rainwater. Turning a dry landscape into a regenerative farm. From zigzag terraces to sediment ponds infiltration pockets to rotational grazing. Every element plays a role in restoring the land and recharging the water table. Its one of the most innovative systems Ive ever seen. - Built for rain. - Powered by nature. - Designed for resilience. Watch the full breakdown on Andrews YouTube channel. Linked below."
YouTube Link 2025-06-30T18:15Z 705K followers, 89.8K engagements
"Watershed-Scale Rain Capture in Chad Rain capture but at watershed scale. In Mongo Chad theyre pushing the limits of how big water harvesting can get: dykes up to [--] km long laid along the contours to catch every drop plus an overflow system that guides floods safely into a pond right beside the village. Making it easier to irrigate gardens. The result is less flooding less erosion and more infiltration. The whole landscape starts absorbing water like a sponge and recharging the water table. This is integrated water design at a high level. These are the kind of systems thinking taught in the"
YouTube Link 2026-02-10T19:48Z 705K followers, 20.7K engagements
"How India is Turning its Desert into a Farmland Oasis Permaculture Instructor Andrew Millison travels to the Thar Desert in Rajasthan India to see the [--] year water harvesting and community development projects spearheaded by Gramin Vikas Vigyan Samiti (GRAVIS). We spent several days touring the Thar Desert projects of GRAVIS and found incredible inspiration in the deep resilience of that harsh and dry region. DISCLAIMER: The wet season footage was filmed closer to Jaipur which is a slightly wetter region of Rajasthan. So for those of you who are very familiar with the Thar Desert ecosystem"
YouTube Link 2024-10-25T01:03Z 704K followers, 3M engagements
"Food Everywhere - After [--] Years Andrews yard used to be nothing but grass and a row of roses. Now its a thriving ecosystem. It produces cherries figs artichokes native berries edible flowers and so much more. His secret Layered design. Strategic planting. And letting nature do the heavy lifting. You dont need a huge property or a perfect setup. Just intention patience and a willingness to grow. In this reel Andrew walks you through how he turned a typical suburban lot into a mini farm. And shows you that you can start building food resilience right where you are. - Watch closely - Save for"
YouTube Link 2025-05-19T22:13Z 705K followers, 184.1K engagements
"The Secret to Effortless Gardening Did you know chickens can do most of your gardening for you This is what Andrew calls a chicken rotation system. They manage weeds fertilize the soil scratch in mulch and keep pests in check. All while rotating seasonally between garden spaces. By letting them do what they do best Andrew creates a self-renewing cycle that boosts soil fertility saves him time and eliminates the need for constant maintenance. In this video he walks you through how rotational grazing and smart fencing design can turn your flock into full-time garden workers. If youre into"
YouTube Link 2025-05-23T19:40Z 705K followers, 122.8K engagements
"The Day the Ahupuaa Died Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison visits an epic restoration of the Hawaiian Ahupua'a the traditional watershed-scale food system of the Hawaiian people. DONATE TO THIS PROJECT: www.nationofhawaii.org/am-ahupuaa/ Hawaii once fed itself through the Ahupuaa an advanced system connecting mountain to sea. After the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom and the Great Mhele this system nearly vanished as lands were privatized and natives displaced. Today the movement to reclaim and restore it is alive again. Watch the full video on Andrews YouTube channel by clicking the"
YouTube Link 2025-08-11T02:45Z 705K followers, 42.9K engagements
"Gravity-Powered Permaculture Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison visits an epic restoration of the Hawaiian Ahupua'a the traditional watershed-scale food system of the Hawaiian people. DONATE TO THIS PROJECT: www.nationofhawaii.org/am-ahupuaa/ No pumps. No electricity. Just gravity. This ancient Hawaiian system zigzags water through terraces recharges the land and filters it so clean it returns to the stream purer than before. Its not new its traditional genius. Watch the full video on Andrews YouTube channel by clicking the related video link at the bottom of this video and if you want"
YouTube Link 2025-08-19T00:31Z 705K followers, 60.7K engagements
"From Lawn to Food Paradise What could you grow in just [---] square feet Most people dont realize that even the smallest patch of front yard lawn can be transformed into a high-yield food garden. In this video I show you exactly how much you can grow in a space smaller than a bedroom. We need to rethink what our yards are really for. Lawns require constant inputs: water fertilizer fossil fuels and time. But gardens They give back. Tomatoes eggplants zucchinis lettuce kale peas basil. All from one tiny space. This isnt just about gardening. Its about resilience abundance and making better use of"
YouTube Link 2025-05-12T01:48Z 705K followers, 95.7K engagements
"This Farm Was DOOMED Until She Did This Brenda ran out of water. [--] dry wells. [---] gallons lost from one running toilet. Her dream of farming Almost gone. Until she built: [--] integrated water features for her farm. The highlight feature is a zig-zag terrace system that moves water side to side across the land. Soaking into the soil like a massive drip irrigation system. - It rehydrates the land. - Grows grass deep into the dry season. - Creates a regenerative cycle. This one feature changed everything. Would you build this on your land The project was designed and installed by Zachary Weiss of"
YouTube Link 2025-06-26T17:54Z 705K followers, 815.3K engagements
"Half Moons: The Simple Solution to Desert Food Security Can a simple structure fight hunger in the desert 🌍 In the Sahel the Half Moon water harvesting technique is transforming parched land into fertile ground. 🌱 By capturing and slowing down floodwaters during rare rains these crescent-shaped basins allow water to deeply soak into the soil breaking the drought-flood cycle. The result More water healthier crops and improved food security for communities living on the edge of the Sahara. Watch how this age-old solution is creating a food basket in the making WFP Resilience Building:"
YouTube Link 2024-12-04T21:54Z 705K followers, 685.2K engagements
"The End Of Monoculture Monocultures dominate modern agriculture but they leave the land more vulnerable to drought erosion pests and collapse. At Camp Altiplano in Spain a different model is being built: regenerative farming that restores the soil harvests water and supports biodiversity. All while still producing food. Through simple techniques like keyline design compost application diverse ground covers and integrated tree systems theyre proving that agriculture doesnt have to destroy the land. It can heal it. Restoration isnt an abstract idea. Its practical measurable and already"
YouTube Link 2025-04-28T21:16Z 705K followers, 611.7K engagements
"A Lost Food Forest Hidden in Plain Sight Most people walk right past this and have no idea what theyre looking at. This is a 100-year-old food forest located in Downingtown Pennsylvania. Planted during the Dust Bowl by a visionary named John Hershey who believed trees could create long-term food security and heal damaged land. What makes it remarkable is that even after decades of neglect these grafted trees are still producing massive yields of fruit and nuts. With no irrigation no fertilizer and no maintenance. Its a living example of how regenerative agroforestry can feed communities and"
YouTube Link 2025-04-15T23:32Z 705K followers, 1.2M engagements
"Feeding Half a Million in Niger Africa [--] out of [--] children once faced malnutrition in the Sahel. Today resilience projects in Niger have transformed the lives of half a million people lifting them off long-term food aid. 🌱🍅 Join Andrew as they visit a village with a regenerated water table and see the impact firsthand. On just [---] hectares of market gardenone of nine in the areacommunities are now growing diverse nutritious fruits and vegetables. These gardens are not only feeding families but improving nutrition and creating a brighter future for everyone. 💧🌾 This is the power of"
YouTube Link 2024-12-26T16:34Z 705K followers, 53.4K engagements
"The Fish That Climbs Waterfalls Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison visits an epic restoration of the Hawaiian Ahupua'a the traditional watershed-scale food system of the Hawaiian people. DONATE TO THIS PROJECT: www.nationofhawaii.org/am-ahupuaa/ The Oopu fish can climb waterfalls using a suction foot on their belly. These native fish once fed communities up and down the river system without needing to reach the ocean. Restoring their ponds means restoring both food and culture for future generations. Watch the full video on Andrews YouTube channel by clicking the related video link at"
YouTube Link 2025-08-22T20:49Z 705K followers, 28.1K engagements
"A System Engineered by Nature & Culture Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison visits an epic restoration of the Hawaiian Ahupua'a the traditional watershed-scale food system of the Hawaiian people. DONATE TO THIS PROJECT: www.nationofhawaii.org/am-ahupuaa/ The Ahupuaa wasnt just about food or water it was about people. From mountain to ocean every detail was designed to care for the land and require cooperation between communities. Its true genius is social cohesion a system where survival depended on collaboration. Watch the full video on Andrews YouTube channel by clicking the related"
YouTube Link 2025-09-06T23:37Z 705K followers, 21.5K engagements
"How (and why) to FIND YOUR WATERSHED Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison explains how to find your watershed and why it is so important to understanding your place in the landscape. Subscribe to this channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/amillisonsub_confirmation=1 Andrew Millisons links: https://www.andrewmillison.com/ https://permaculturedesign.oregonstate.edu/ JOIN THIS CHANNEL to get access to uncut video content and live Q & A sessions: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgb_TbreMgfDdLKkr4yYJHw/join SIGN UP FOR ANDREW'S FREE EMAIL NEWSLETTER:"
YouTube Link 2021-09-10T04:41Z 705K followers, 169.5K engagements
"How To Fix A Broken Ecosystem Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison explains the process for repairing a degraded ecosystem. We begin with the metrics for assessing ecosystem health and then go over the steps to triggering biological activity and ecological succession. Please check out the full video on my YouTube channel Andrew Millisons links: https://www.andrewmillison.com/ https://permaculturedesign.oregonstate.edu/ SIGN UP FOR ANDREW'S FREE EMAIL NEWSLETTER: https://share.hsforms.com/1X79TznHYRCWc-8xE3hty7Q9opt #permaculture #ecosystem #osu permaculture ecosystem shorts permaculture"
YouTube Link 2022-12-02T18:37Z 704K followers, [----] engagements
"2 Years. [---] Acres. Unbelievable Transformation. Two years ago this land in Chad was nothing but scorched earth. Today its producing fodder supporting families feeding livestock and bringing peace between farmers and nomadic herders. Half moons pioneer acacia trees and community-driven restoration transformed [---] acres into a thriving ecosystem faster than anyone thought possible. This is what regreening the Sahel looks like. Watch the full video on Andrews YouTube channel by clicking the related video link at the bottom of this video and if you want to get notified when more videos come out"
YouTube Link 2025-12-08T17:27Z 705K followers, 88.5K engagements
"A Lake That Dries Out To Grow Food A lake thats designed to disappear so food can appear. In Chad the UN helped build a [--] kilometer dyke across an entire valley to capture rare rainy-season floods from [----] square kilometers of desert hills. That stored water slowly recedes revealing fertile land people can plant all the way into the dry season. This is called receding cultivation and its turning stormwater into year-round food security. Watch the full video on Andrews YouTube channel by clicking the related video link at the bottom of this video and if you want to get notified when more"
YouTube Link 2026-01-30T17:32Z 705K followers, 92.3K engagements
"The Man Who Grafted A Legacy In [----] plant breeder John Hershey began a quiet experiment in Downingtown Pennsylvania: he planted a food forest designed to feed people and regenerate soilwithout the need for irrigation or fertilizer. A century later many of those trees are still thriving. Grafted nut trees prolific persimmons and resilient mulberries continue to grow in suburban neighborhoodslargely forgotten yet still producing food with no maintenance. This is more than a story about one mans legacy. Its living proof that perennial agroforestry systems can withstand the test of time and"
YouTube Link 2025-04-25T20:13Z 705K followers, 102.8K engagements
"900000 Hectares Revived: The Power of Restoration in Niger In just [--] years the World Food Program with the government and partners has restored [------] hectares of land in Niger. But the impact is even greaterthis restoration benefits nearly [------] hectares downstream by soaking in water and revitalizing ecosystems. 🌍💧 The Sahel is vast and this is only the beginning. But for the first time were seeing solutions at a scale that can truly match the problem. Restoration isnt just about landits about transforming lives and securing the future. 🌱🙌 WFP Resilience Building:"
YouTube Link 2024-12-30T17:18Z 705K followers, 96.3K engagements
"Chinampas of Mexico: Most Productive Agriculture EVER Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison journeys to the legendary chinampas of Mexico City known as the Floating Gardens of Xochimilco. We visit Lucio Usobiaga who heads up the Arca Tierra project which is restoring the health and viability of the chinampas while introducing contemporary concepts like Syntropic Agriculture Agroforestry and Permaculture. The chinampas are the last vestiges of the ancient agricultural system of the Aztec and pre-Aztec civilizations. This video examines the situation and explores what can be learned from"
YouTube Link 2022-04-14T23:41Z 705K followers, 1.5M engagements
"How to turn your Neighborhood into a Village Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison journeys to Portland Oregon to talk with architect Mark Lakeman founder of Communitecture Architecture and the City Repair Project. Mark initiated a movement in Portland to transform the homogenous neighborhoods of the city into places that have many of the qualities and characteristics that are found in some of the most treasured villages on Earth. Mark reveals the things you need to know to transform your own neighborhood into a village. Mark Lakeman's architecture firm: https://www.communitecture.net/ The"
YouTube Link 2023-03-16T20:44Z 705K followers, 2.3M engagements
"How I Turned My Yard Into a Food Paradise Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison gives a tour of his [--] year Permaculture food paradise at his home in the Willamette Valley of Western Oregon. There are [--] key design strategies outlined that have brought such abundance to the 1/3 acre lot. Oregon State University Online Permaculture Design Course: https://workspace.oregonstate.edu/course/permaculture-design-certificate-online Andrew Millisons links: https://www.andrewmillison.com/ https://permaculturedesign.oregonstate.edu/ JOIN THIS CHANNEL to get access to uncut video content:"
YouTube Link 2024-08-12T19:19Z 705K followers, 3.5M engagements
"From Barren to Thriving: Nigers Mega Restoration Success Seven years ago this land was a barren wastelandno water no trees no life. 🌍 Today its a thriving ecosystem Thanks to incredible restoration efforts the bare soil has completely disappeared water is soaking into the ground and biodiversity is flourishing. 🌱🌳 The potential for food production here is massive and even the government of Niger is fully committed to scaling up this transformation. Join Andrew as he explores the site with the chief forest ranger and uncovers the ripple effects of this groundbreaking restoration on the"
YouTube Link 2024-12-22T19:20Z 705K followers, 459.4K engagements
"India's Water Revolution #2: The Biggest Permaculture Project on Earth with the Paani Foundation Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison journeys to India to film the epic work of the Paani Foundations Water Cup Competition. We tour the village of Velu in Maharashtra who won the [----] competition to install the most amount of water harvesting structures in a [--] day period. Guided by Paani Foundations chief advisor Dr. Avinash Pol we take a ride through the village watershed and see a massive water diversion and groundwater recharge project that has dramatically improved the lives economy"
YouTube Link 2020-04-27T22:06Z 705K followers, 1.4M engagements
"This Yard Blew My Mind What if your front yard could feed your family This is one of the most impressive yards Ive ever seen. Not because its fancy but because its smart. No raised beds. No expensive infrastructure. Just thoughtful design the right crops in the right places and an incredible amount of food grown on a typical suburban lot. From kale patches and fruit trees to a grapevine that shades the house in summer and lets in light in winter. This yard is a perfect example of how much is possible with intention and a little space. This is what it looks like when a neighborhood shifts away"
YouTube Link 2025-05-14T20:07Z 705K followers, 146.3K engagements
"How to See the Hidden Patterns of Nature Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison explains the core model which is a pattern that is the key to understanding how nature works. #watershed #applecore #coremodel Oregon State University Online Permaculture Design Course: https://workspace.oregonstate.edu/course/permaculture-design-certificate-online Permaculture Designers Manual: https://tagaripublications.com/product/permaculture-a-designers-manual/ Andrew Millisons links: https://www.andrewmillison.com/ https://permaculturedesign.oregonstate.edu/ SUPPORT MY WORK ON PATREON:"
YouTube Link 2025-12-13T04:53Z 705K followers, 149.7K engagements
"How Hawaiian Rebels are Rebuilding an Ancient Food Paradise Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison visits an epic restoration of the Hawaiian Ahupua'a the traditional watershed-scale food system of the Hawaiian people. DONATE TO THIS PROJECT: https://www.nationofhawaii.org/am-ahupuaa/ NATION OF HAWAII WEBSITE: https://www.nationofhawaii.org/ NATION OF HAWAII ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/hawaiiannational/ ANDREW MILLISON'S PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/AndrewMillison EARTH REPAIR FUND (help us fund more videos like these): https://www.earthrepair.fund/ VIDEO CREDITS: Special"
YouTube Link 2025-08-01T00:33Z 705K followers, 492K engagements
"How Africa's Great Green Wall is Solving an Ancient Conflict In Episode [--] of the series Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison journeys with the UN World Food Programme to Africa's Great Green Wall in the Mongo region of Chad. He visits a project where land restoration is being used to address the age-old conflict between nomadic herders and settled farmers and looks at the details of water harvesting and plant systems that are restoring food security and rehabilitating damaged lands. EPISODE 1: Inside Africa's Food Forest Mega Project https://youtu.be/xbBdIG--b58 EPISODE 2: How Refugees are"
YouTube Link 2025-10-24T12:38Z 705K followers, 342K engagements
"Heal the Planet with PONDS Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison visits beaver dams talks about how beavers are the worlds greatest ecosystem engineers. He journeys to different permaculture sites in Oregon to see how these sites are actually mimicking the hydrologic and ecosystem effects of the beavers as well as shows never-before-seen footage from large scale water harvesting projects in Rajasthan India and breaks down some simple take-away points for how we can design our landscapes to function for humans and the ecology. We can step into our role as a beneficial keystone species and"
YouTube Link 2022-06-20T14:23Z 705K followers, 874.9K engagements
"3 Ways the Desert Grows Back Desert soil isnt dead its just waiting for the right conditions to come back to life. Across drylands worldwide people restore dehydrated depleted ground by focusing on three simple ideas: [--]. Soil Stabilization Living roots and contour plantings calm the landscape stop erosion and give the soil a chance to rebuild. [--]. Moisture Retention Groundcovers mulch and a bit of shade keep precious moisture from escaping helping every drop of rain soak in. [--]. Nutrient Enrichment Planting pits like Za or Tassa concentrate water compost and fertility right where young plants"
YouTube Link 2025-11-17T16:58Z 705K followers, 97.7K engagements
"PERMACULTURE PONDS: Why Where & How Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison presents on ponds and permaculture water management. Links: Darren Doherty's Regrarians Handbook - http://www.regrarians.org/regrarians-handbook/ K.D. Nelson's Design and Construction of Small Earthen Dams - https://soilandhealth.org/copyrighted-book/design-and-construction-of-small-earth-dams/ Subscribe to this channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/amillisonsub_confirmation=1 Andrew Millisons links: https://www.andrewmillison.com/ https://permaculturedesign.oregonstate.edu/ JOIN THIS CHANNEL to get access to uncut"
YouTube Link 2021-08-23T18:20Z 705K followers, 1.9M engagements
"This One Pattern Connects Trees Mountains and Rivers Youre not just standing on land youre standing inside an interlocking watershed system. Trees mountains rivers. The same pattern at a different scale. Water concentrates (fast erosive) and then disperses (slow depositing) and that pulse is basically a map of the landscape. Once you see it you cant unsee it. It changes how you design everything from gardens to farms to whole sites. If you want to learn how to apply this in real permaculture design check out Oregon State Universitys online permaculture design courses. Scan the QR code at the"
YouTube Link 2025-12-28T17:45Z 705K followers, 26.4K engagements
"7 Ways this Farm Harvests FREE Water Permaculture Instructor Andrew Millison visits a site in Oregon that has installed an extensive series of masterfully built ponds that have renewed the water supply in a dry valley. The site is called Tabula Rasa and you can find more about the site here: The Ground website: https://www.theground.love The Ground Instagram: @theground.love https://youtube.com/@tabularasafarms3588si=0xcsNTE6FikEtG2C https://www.youtube.com/@TheGroundOR The project was designed and installed by Zachary Weiss of Water Stories: https://www.waterstories.com/"
YouTube Link 2025-06-07T04:17Z 705K followers, 564.5K engagements
"They Brought Water BACK to the Desert This land in Chad was once dry degraded and struggling. Today its storing water underground growing grasses forming wetlands and even raising fish. By restoring the land with simple water-harvesting structures communities rebuilt the water table stabilized the ecosystem and created abundance that lasts through the dry season. This isnt theory. The recipe works and were seeing it again and again across Africa. Watch the full video on Andrews YouTube channel by clicking the related video link at the bottom of this video and if you want to get notified when"
YouTube Link 2025-12-12T16:59Z 705K followers, 77.9K engagements
"How the UN is Holding Back the Sahara Desert Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison journeys with the UN World Food Programme to the Northern border of Senegal to see an innovative land recovery project within the Great Green Wall of Africa that is harvesting rainwater increasing food security and rehabilitating the ecosystem. WFP Resilience Building: https://www.wfp.org/resilience-building See more on the ground videos of WFP's work with Natalie Topa: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLQ4m82O9F8kGl2gTxv7_pg Google Maps Location of site: https://maps.app.goo.gl/Lj4G9UtSaLXPuZrs8 00:02 UN and"
YouTube Link 2024-02-18T22:16Z 705K followers, 16.8M engagements
"Kill Your Lawn and GROW FOOD Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison walks around his neighborhood pointing out [--] ways that you can get started with the Front Yard Farming revolution. Oregon State University Online Permaculture Design Course: https://workspace.oregonstate.edu/course/permaculture-design-certificate-online Andrew Millisons links: https://www.andrewmillison.com/ https://permaculturedesign.oregonstate.edu/ JOIN THIS CHANNEL to get access to uncut video content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgb_TbreMgfDdLKkr4yYJHw/join SIGN UP FOR MY FREE NEWSLETTER:"
YouTube Link 2025-01-25T04:23Z 705K followers, 116.7K engagements
"How to Turn a Desert Green You want to know how to turn a desert green Youve got to bank the rain. There are three simple ways to do it: [--]. Half-moons: Little crescent-shaped basins that catch runoff and give trees their own mini-oasis. [--]. Swales on contour: Shallow trenches that pause water let it sink in and rehydrate entire hillsides. [--]. Underground storage tanks: Rainwater cisterns that keep water cool clean and ready all year. Each of these turns a short rainstorm into months of moisture and growth. Thats how communities survive and thrive in the worlds driest places. To stay up to date"
YouTube Link 2025-10-15T01:37Z 705K followers, 307K engagements
"How an Abandoned Village was Reborn in the Spanish Desert Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison journeys to Southern Spain to visit the restored village of La Junquera and the world's first Ecosystem Restoration Community Camp Altiplano. We meet the movement's founder John D Liu and examine the destructive effects of industrial monoculture Almond orchards and the innovative agroforestry systems being developed in this high arid plateau. ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION COMMUNITIES: https://www.ecosystemrestorationcommunities.org/ LA JUNQUERA FARM & VILLAGE: https://www.lajunquera.com/ JOHN D LIU's"
YouTube Link 2025-01-10T19:59Z 705K followers, 759.3K engagements
"How Half Moons Bring Life What if the shape of hope looked like a half-moon On the edge of the Sahara Sudanese refugees are restoring land once thought lifeless. Turning dry desert into thriving farmland. No chemicals. No machines. Just rainwater community and a brilliantly simple design. Watch how Andrews light board drawing brings it to life and how its actually working in the fields of eastern Chad. This isnt a theory. Its regeneration in action. Watch the full video on Andrews YouTube channel and if you want to get notified when more videos come out hit the subscribe button. Linked below."
YouTube Link 2025-05-01T18:58Z 705K followers, 637.5K engagements
"How to Recycle Waste Water Using Plants Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison presents on waste water recycling using plants. Links: Oasis brand Biocompatible Cleaners https://www.bio-pac.com/oasis-biocompatible-cleaners/ Art Ludwig's Branched Drain Greywater System: http://oasisdesign.net/greywater/brancheddrain/ Dr John Todd building an Ecomachine in my backyard [--] years ago: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=2jRekZJx_-Q Subscribe to this channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/amillisonsub_confirmation=1 Andrew Millisons links: https://www.andrewmillison.com/"
YouTube Link 2021-10-12T19:52Z 705K followers, 3.8M engagements
"How Refugees are Greening the Edge of the Sahara In Episode [--] of the series Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison journeys with the UN World Food Programme to the border between the African countries of Chad and Sudan where over [--] million refugees have fled into Chad from the Sudan civil war. He visits a project where refugees and Chadians are working together for water harvesting food production and massive land restoration. Could this be a new model for how refugees can be integrated into nations while healing degraded landscapes EPISODE 1: Inside Africa's Food Forest Mega Project"
YouTube Link 2025-03-23T18:45Z 705K followers, 1.7M engagements
"How to Save a Drying City (BENGALURU) Permaculture Instructor Andrew Millison travels to the City of Bengaluru India to visit an innovative and visionary project to fix that city's water crisis by restoring the city's water table. The Million Wells for Bengaluru project was founded by Home Biome and they already have [------] recharge wells built or restored throughout the city. This is a simple solution to a massive problem. Let's do it Home Biome's Million Wells for Bengaluru: https://urbanwaters.in/million-wells/ Biome Environmental Solutions: https://www.biome-solutions.com/ Oregon State"
YouTube Link 2024-05-04T21:04Z 705K followers, 522K engagements
"We Found America's Lost Food Forest Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison journeys to Pennsylvania to visit the lost food forest of John Hershey established over [---] years ago in an effort to create a new resilient agriculture after the horrors of the dustbowl. We tour around with Dale Hendricks fruit tree master and see this food forest thriving with no care or inputs while a town grew up within it. DALE HENDRICKS NURSERY: https://greenlightplants.com/ Nice article about Dale and the Food Forest: https://www.phillymag.com/news/2018/07/07/downingtown-food-forest-urban-farming/ Oregon State"
YouTube Link 2025-01-16T03:45Z 705K followers, 464K engagements
"From Rust to Riches: Transforming Farms into Bountiful Food Forests Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison is in Senegal Africa. Hes checking in with Trees for the Future as they turn metal fences into thriving living barriers. Discover the magic of year-round yields from firewood to medicine and witness the incredible shift from two crops to [--] in this sustainable food forest revolution Watch the full video on Andrews YouTube channel and if you want to get notified when more videos come out hit the subscribed button. Linked below. https://youtu.be/1LCTVO_Y5Rssi=LIIgp4wceVq4N-F_ To stay up"
YouTube Link 2023-12-06T20:09Z 705K followers, 406.8K engagements
"This Is Not a Protest Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison visits an epic restoration of the Hawaiian Ahupua'a the traditional watershed-scale food system of the Hawaiian people. DONATE TO THIS PROJECT: www.nationofhawaii.org/am-ahupuaa/ The Ahupuaa system was dismantled in [----] with the Great Mhele when land privatization displaced Native Hawaiians. Decades later a resistance movement fought back and what began as protest turned into rebuilding. Beneath invasive forests they uncovered ancient terraces and now stone by stone theyre restoring a food system that once fed thousands. Watch the"
YouTube Link 2025-08-27T00:35Z 705K followers, 110.7K engagements
"Rainwater Harvesting Math: the Runoff Coefficient Brad Lancaster explains about an important concept in rainwater harvesting: the Runoff Coefficient. Anyone looking to seriously design water retention landscapes needs to learn the math so their design can be as effective as possible This video is part of the Rainwater Harvesting Online Course produced by Oregon State University: https://pace.oregonstate.edu/catalog/. It features Brad Lancaster author of Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond volumes [--] & 2: http://www.harvestingrainwater.com Andrew Millisons links:"
YouTube Link 2019-10-16T20:35Z 521K followers, [----] engagements
"Ancient Genius Hidden Beneath the Trees Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison visits an epic restoration of the Hawaiian Ahupua'a the traditional watershed-scale food system of the Hawaiian people. DONATE TO THIS PROJECT: https://www.nationofhawaii.org/am-ahupuaa/ Beneath this invasive forest lies one of the most advanced food systems in human history. The Ahupuaa fed thousands using terraced gardens fish ponds and flowing water all engineered without modern tools. Its not just ancient its revolutionary. And it still works. Watch the full video on Andrews YouTube channel by clicking the"
YouTube Link 2025-08-06T21:25Z 705K followers, 41.7K engagements
"Water is the Foundation of Permaculture Design Check out the full video on my YouTube channel @amillison. Find the link below. Let me know what you think in the comments below. https://youtu.be/RDCFbfcRcUE #permaculture #water #nature #OregonState #growyourownfood #homegrown #agriculture #farmlife #growyourown #wilderness #outdoor #forest #landscape #outdoorlife #exploremore #paradise #oregon #savesoil #regenerate #climate #wastewater Andrew Millisons links: https://www.andrewmillison.com/ https://permaculturedesign.oregonstate.edu/ SIGN UP FOR ANDREW'S FREE EMAIL NEWSLETTER:"
YouTube Link 2023-03-13T22:34Z 522K followers, [----] engagements
"Mark Lakeman on Urban Permaculture: City Repair Re-patterning the Grid Solar Cat Palace URBAN PERMACULTURE: Mark Lakeman describes the origins of the City Repair Project talks about re-patterning the Roman grid and leads us through the world's first Solar Powered Cat Palace Mark is the founder of City Repair Communitecture architects and the Planet Repair Institute. Links to his work are at the end of the video. This video is part of a series produced by Andrew Millison of www.beaverstatepermaculture.com as part of Oregon State University's Permaculture program where online and site based"
YouTube Link 2012-01-12T02:07Z 522K followers, 16.2K engagements
"Become a Permaculture Water Designer OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY'S PERMACULTURE WATER MANAGEMENT ONLINE COURSE LINK: https://workspace.oregonstate.edu/course/permaculture-water-management Andrew Millisons links: https://www.andrewmillison.com/ https://permaculturedesign.oregonstate.edu/ JOIN THIS CHANNEL to get access to uncut video content and live Q & A sessions: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgb_TbreMgfDdLKkr4yYJHw/join SIGN UP FOR MY FREE NEWSLETTER: https://share.hsforms.com/1X79TznHYRCWc-8xE3hty7Q9opt"
YouTube Link 2023-11-22T19:05Z 348K followers, 19.7K engagements
"Garden Tour: Mini Farm We hope you enjoy Andrews little garden tour from a couple of years ago. In Andrews mini farm hes able to get help from his chickens and produce many varieties of plants that supply a decent amount of food for him and his family. To learn more about how to make a positive impact on the world with permaculture check out our online permaculture design course linked below. The next semester starts soon https://workspace.oregonstate.edu/course/permaculture-design-certificate-online. To stay up to date and learn more about permaculture check out Andrews newsletter below."
YouTube Link 2023-09-20T20:31Z 348K followers, [----] engagements
"The Great Green Wall: Africas Fight to Hold Back the Sahara Desert The Great Green Wall isnt just about planting treesits about restoring life. 🌱 In the Sahel where the Sahara creeps south the UN World Food Program is leading a massive effort to fix the root cause of hunger: degraded land. At this 800-hectare site alone [--] million cubic meters of water have soaked into the soil bringing hope to communities once dependent on food aid. This is how [---] sites across Niger are healing the land and transforming the future. WFP Resilience Building: https://www.wfp.org/resilience-building Watch the"
YouTube Link 2024-12-01T21:25Z 671K followers, 211.7K engagements
"Guerilla Gardeners turn Toxic Soil into Eco-Oasis Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison journeys to New York City to film the epic work of Smiling Hogshead Ranch in Queens. We tour the community garden which was built on an old toxic railroad bed WITHOUT PERMISSION Guided by The President of the Permaculture Institute of North America Monica Ibacache and a founding member of the garden Gil Lopez we see the incredible transformation of this toxic wasteland over the last [--] years. You've got to see this to believe it PERMACULTURE DESIGN COURSE LINK:"
YouTube Link 2023-09-01T00:14Z 680K followers, 256.7K engagements
"5 Most Epic Projects: #1 The Paani Foundation Discover the impactful work of the Paani Foundation led by Bollywood Megastar Amir Khan. Through the Water Cup competition villages in Maharashtra race to install water harvesting structures in just [--] days. In a region where rains last only three months these structures replenish water tables and transform the village's fortune. Stable economies emerge allowing for multiple crops per year and ending economic migration to cities. The first [--] India [----] videos are out now on Andrews YouTube channel and if you want to get notified when more videos"
YouTube Link 2023-08-05T01:54Z 674K followers, 28.6K engagements
"Save The Village We hope you enjoyed seeing the remarkable journey of a Maharashtra village in India. Just five years ago they suffered from severe drought but their destiny took a turn when they joined the Paani Foundation's Water Cup competition. Three years ago Andrew visited villages that had excelled in the competition witnessing their incredible efforts to solve water problems and recharge groundwater tables. Today the Paani Foundation's work continues to transform landscapes regenerate ecosystems and revitalize water tables at an unprecedented scale and speed unlike anything seen"
YouTube Link 2023-10-04T23:26Z 347K followers, [----] engagements
"The Seed Whisperer - Siskiyou Seeds Discover the art of agriculture with Siskiyou Seeds. Siskiyou seeds are messengers of life grown with a whole system approach to land stewardship. Experience the unique identity of Siskiyou Seeds and explore over a hundred varieties of plants including mat avocado sugar cane jasmine and more in the full video. Siskiyou seeds don't just grow for sustenance they grow for the life force. Andrew Millisons links: https://www.andrewmillison.com/ https://permaculturedesign.oregonstate.edu/ SIGN UP FOR ANDREW'S FREE EMAIL NEWSLETTER:"
YouTube Link 2023-04-07T21:14Z 671K followers, 25.7K engagements
"This Man Restores Dead Rivers Rajendra Singh is known as the "Water Man of India". Since [----] he has worked with over [----] villages to bring back to life the Arvari River in Rajasthan India. With community efforts reviving traditional water harvesting structures they restored the watersheds within the entire region and brought the dry river back to a perennially flowing stream and recharging the aquifers of the entire region. I had the chance to catch up with him at the Global Earth Repair Conference in May of [----] and asked him a few questions I'd been wondering about: 1) What do you say to"
YouTube Link 2019-05-18T21:53Z 523K followers, 58.5K engagements
"Oakland Permaculture Heals The Hood Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison journeys to East Oakland California to visit the legendary plant nursery Planting Justice which primarily hires formerly incarcerated people. They provide a fair wage and benefits to former prisoners with unbelievable results: a 2% recidivism rate compared to 60% for the State of California. The nursery itself has an incredible diversity of edible and useful plant species and varieties custom selected to grow an epic permaculture garden. ORDER YOUR PLANTS: https://plantingjustice.org/ Closing song by G Lean Tha"
YouTube Link 2023-05-13T03:56Z 635K followers, 141.4K engagements
"Permaculture Keyline Water Systems: Don Tipping @ Seven Seeds Farm Permaculture seed wizard Don Tipping takes us on a [--] minute animated tour of the epic Seven Seeds Farm in the Siskiyou Mountains of Southern Oregon USA. The farm was designed using Permaculture Principles and Keyline patterning. We follow the water system from top to bottom and then the amazing downstream effects are revealed. This video was produced by Andrew Millison as part of the course content for his online Permaculture Design Course and Advanced Design Practicum taught through the Horticulture department at Oregon"
YouTube Link 2012-07-18T19:10Z 524K followers, 310.8K engagements
"Turning a Desert Green: How People Thrive in Extreme Conditions How do you turn one of the world's hottest driest deserts into a green thriving landscape 🌵🌍 In the Thar Desert of Northwest India [--] million people have mastered the art of survival by creating sustainable agriculture with minimal rain. Watch as Andrew shows you [--] powerful techniques they've used to build water resilience food security and climate stabilityeven in some of Earths most extreme conditions. These development projects are spearheaded by Gramin Vikas Vigyan Samiti (GRAVIS). GRAVIS: https://gravis.org.in/ Watch the"
YouTube Link 2024-10-31T16:44Z 653K followers, 59.7K engagements
"Water Crises SOLVED Paani Fdn India #4 Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison journeys to India to film the epic work of the Paani Foundations Water Cup Competition and Farmer's Cup Competition. We tour the village of Savargaon Tal in Maharashtra who competed in the [----] competition to install the most amount of water harvesting structures in a [--] day period and competed had farmer's groups compete in the Farmers Cup Competition in [----]. Guided by Paani Foundations chief advisor Dr. Avinash Pol we visit the work and see the effects of a watershed-scale groundwater restoration project that"
YouTube Link 2023-09-29T17:33Z 582K followers, 511.9K engagements
"PERMACULTURE FIRST STEPS: Microclimate Mapping Start your Permaculture Design by mapping the microclimates. Join Andrew Millison in Portland Oregon to film the urban permaculture garden and green roof of Marisha Auerbach. Marisha has been developing this site for ten years along with her partner Zane and has created a highly productive food system on just 1/6 of an acre. Marisha reveals the first steps to assessing your site and determining the best way to design your system to work with natural forces creating a dense and abundant permaculture paradise Oregon State University's Online"
YouTube Link 2020-09-15T14:00Z 682K followers, 154.1K engagements
"This Farm Turns Garbage into Food Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison visits Black Dirt Farm in Vermont and speaks with owner Tom Gilbert where they collect local waste from nearby towns and process it into beautiful compost. Black Dirt Farm: www.blackdirtfarm.com [---] School of Composting: https://www.the131school.com/ Additional Footage by Elizabeth Rossano: https://www.elizabethrossano.com/ https://www.instagram.com/elizabethrossanofilms/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLIBWCV7gi-ueOyti69S0vw Andrew Millisons links: https://www.andrewmillison.com/"
YouTube Link 2023-02-10T14:52Z 347K followers, 25.2K engagements
"This Stone System Feeds Thousands Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison visits an epic restoration of the Hawaiian Ahupua'a the traditional watershed-scale food system of the Hawaiian people. DONATE TO THIS PROJECT: www.nationofhawaii.org/am-ahupuaa/ Beneath the surface this valley is an ancient machine [---] terraces engineered to move water with precision. It fed thousands sustained communities and worked in perfect balance with the land. Restoring it means reviving a proven system for the future. Watch the full video on Andrews YouTube channel by clicking the related video link at the"
YouTube Link 2025-08-15T01:59Z 705K followers, 35.5K engagements
"INDIA'S WATER REVOLUTION 2023: series trailer SERIES TRAILER: Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison returns to India for a [--] month journey to visit and film some of the most epic and impactful water restoration food security climate stabilization and ecosystem repair projects on Earth. This video is a trailer to give a preview of the [--] episodes to come. Make sure to subscribe and click the notification bell to be alerted as the episodes are released. Production and Post production by Meenarts.com ashokcinematographe@gmail.com Andrew Millisons links: https://www.andrewmillison.com/"
YouTube Link 2023-04-12T18:42Z 524K followers, 279.8K engagements
"GENIUS Water Engineering Restored Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison journeys to South India to film the ancient Chola Dynasty water management system of lakes and canals that has been restored in the City of Coimbatore by the Coimbatore Lakes Protection Organization ( In Tamil: Kovai Kulangal Padhukappu Amaippu). We visit multiple structures that have been restored and see the incredible effects that this work has had on the water availability and groundwater levels of the surrounding areas. KKPA: Website - http://kovaikulangal.org/ Fb - https://www.facebook.com/Kovaikulangal/ Youtube -"
YouTube Link 2023-10-14T03:38Z 619K followers, 342.5K engagements
"How this Rooftop Grew [-----] lbs of Food Permaculture Instructor Andrew Millison visits the biggest rooftop farm on the West Coast of the US located in Oakland California. Designed and built by Benjamin Fahrer of Top Leaf Farms and operated by Deep Medicine Circle this is an impressive project bringing food production food security and food justice to the heart of the city. Top Leaf Farms: https://topleaffarms.com/index.html Deep Medicine Circle: https://www.deepmedicinecircle.org/ Oregon State University Online Permaculture Design Course:"
YouTube Link 2024-09-19T15:32Z 520K followers, 426.4K engagements
"Meet Dr. Avinash Pol Spending time with Dr. Avinash Pol Paani Foundation's chief advisor is a true blessing. Over the past year he's visited [---] villages serving as the motivational force behind the foundation. A master orator and comedian Dr. Pol's ability to engage and uplift large crowds is truly remarkable. Watch the full video on Andrews YouTube channel and if you want to get notified when more videos come out hit the subscribed button. Linked below. https://youtu.be/s2SixtZYv4csi=fzJth79KtNGoexAm To stay up to date and learn more about permaculture check out Andrews newsletter below."
YouTube Link 2023-11-29T20:39Z 663K followers, [----] engagements
"How Trees Bring Water Permaculture Instructor Andrew millison explains how trees are connected to water in the atmosphere as well as water flowing through the landscape. This video articulates the amazing role that trees play to ecosystem and climate health and how their removal causes the drought-flood cycle. There may be some questions about the scientific validity of the concept that forests attract rain. Here are a number of peer reviewed scientific articles to support the hypothesis which suggests that forest cover plays a much greater role in determining rainfall than previously"
YouTube Link 2022-11-03T20:25Z 654K followers, 487.7K engagements
"Keyline in the AR Sandbox #2: Landform Water Divides Welcome to this 7-part video series that is excerpted from Oregon State University's Online Permaculture Design Certificate Course: https://workspace.oregonstate.edu/course/permaculture-design-certificate-online The Keyline Plan is a method of land design for soil and water conservation developed by Australian farmer and engineer P.A. Yeomans in the 1950's and practiced widely throughout Australia ever since. My training in this design system came from Keyline design's modern day emissary Darren J. Doherty of the Regrarians"
YouTube Link 2020-02-11T17:40Z 521K followers, 32.5K engagements
"Permaculture Keyline Water Systems: Tom Ward @ Wolf Gulch Farm Permaculture Elder Tom Ward takes us on a [--] minute animated tour of Wolf Gulch Farm in Southern Oregon USA. It was designed using Permaculture principles and laid out using Keyline patterning. Tom's narrated journey explores water supply and storage soil building wind and air drainage cropping and an enlightened perspective on the watershed and the future of farming in harmony with natural forces. This video was produced by Andrew Millison as part of the course content for his online Permaculture Design Course and Advanced Design"
YouTube Link 2012-06-27T20:28Z 522K followers, 349.3K engagements
"High Desert Permaculture: [--] Years Later Join Andrew Millison in [----] as he travels back to Arizona and revisits several Permaculture projects installed in the late 1990's to see how they are working and growing. We go from the arid forest in Prescott at 5300' down to the desert grasslands of Arcosanti at 3500' then down to the Sonoran Desert in Tucson at 2600'. Come along for the ride Andrew Millisons links: https://www.andrewmillison.com/ https://permaculturedesign.oregonstate.edu/ SIGN UP FOR ANDREW'S FREE EMAIL NEWSLETTER: https://share.hsforms.com/1X79TznHYRCWc-8xE3hty7Q9opt"
YouTube Link 2013-09-18T20:13Z 523K followers, 122.4K engagements
"Roadmap to Village Prosperity Paani Fdn India #2 Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison journeys to India to film the epic work of the Paani Foundations Water Cup Competition and Farmer's Cup Competition. We tour the village of Nandur Pathar in Maharashtra who competed in the [----] competition to install the most amount of water harvesting structures in a [--] day period and competed had farmer's groups compete in the Farmers Cup Competition in [----]. Guided by Paani Foundations chief advisor Dr. Avinash Pol we visit the work and see the effects of a watershed-scale groundwater restoration"
YouTube Link 2023-08-04T14:52Z 640K followers, 140.9K engagements
"Knowledge Is Key In just five years this village transformed from growing only two crops to a thriving irrigated landscape even in the dry season all thanks to their remarkable journey in the [----] Water Cup competition. The power of knowledge and community resilience against drought and climate change is truly astounding. To watch the full video and more from India [----] head over to Andrews YouTube channel. If you dont want to miss new videos you can get notified by hitting the subscribed button. Linked below. https://youtu.be/DXqkSh7P7Lcsi=wb7bhC8RP6cK7Ccj To stay up to date and learn more"
YouTube Link 2023-10-13T21:23Z 522K followers, [----] engagements
"Desert Streetside Rainwater Abundance at [--] years Brad Lancaster leads us on a tour of the rainwater harvesting neighborhood transformation that has happened in the desert city of Tucson Arizona. Brad has been working on soaking up the rains when they come since he started his project in the mid-nineties. This video is part of the Rainwater Harvesting Online Course produced by Oregon State University: https://pace.oregonstate.edu/catalog/. It features Brad Lancaster author of Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond volumes [--] & 2: http://www.harvestingrainwater.com See chapter [--] in"
YouTube Link 2019-08-13T22:05Z 524K followers, 39.5K engagements
"Empowering Community With The WFP Discover the power of belief and unity as we delve into the inspiring story of Senegal's transformation with the UN World Food Program From disbelief to dedication watch how community-driven planning turned barren lands into vibrant hubs of growth and learning. Watch the full video on Andrews YouTube channel and if you want to get notified when more videos come out hit the subscribed button. Linked below. https://youtu.be/WCli0gyNwL0si=pUcbXyn-VYZ7keQo To stay up to date and learn more about permaculture check out Andrews newsletter below."
YouTube Link 2024-03-02T22:30Z 683K followers, 15.5K engagements
"PERMACULTURE WATER SUMMIT - Online Oct 13-15 [----] Join us Oct 13-15 online and Register Now for this 100% FREE event: https://permaculturesummit.online/ In a world challenged by the confluence of groundwater depletion land degradation and extreme weather eventsthere are solutions that connect them all: Permaculture water management. This free global summit was created to share viable solutions for the water crises found throughout the planet. Andrew Millisons links: https://www.andrewmillison.com/ https://permaculturedesign.oregonstate.edu/ SIGN UP FOR ANDREW'S FREE EMAIL NEWSLETTER:"
YouTube Link 2022-08-07T01:10Z [--] followers, 11.9K engagements
"My favorite FREE online mapping tool This is my product review of Scribble Maps the free online mapping tool. Check out the video to see why I like this tool so much for Permaculture analysis and design Check out https://www.scribblemaps.com for the free version. Andrew Millisons links: https://www.andrewmillison.com/ https://permaculturedesign.oregonstate.edu/ SIGN UP FOR ANDREW'S FREE EMAIL NEWSLETTER: https://share.hsforms.com/1X79TznHYRCWc-8xE3hty7Q9opt"
YouTube Link 2019-11-25T20:55Z 348K followers, 12.6K engagements
"Seattle's Urban Food Forest Park The Beacon Hill Food Forest in Seattle is a legendary public park providing fresh food in a food desert to community members who come to tend the landscape. Learn how this group of people is growing food building soil enhancing habitat for pollinators and beneficial insects building community sharing knowledge and creating dynamic partnerships on this piece of public land in an urban environment. Take a journey through Permaculture Food Forests in our upcoming online course: Permaculture Food Forests [---] provided through Oregon State University's Professional"
YouTube Link 2020-04-24T18:30Z 347K followers, 29.8K engagements
"Africas Great Green Wall: Transforming Hunger into Hope Could this be the key to ending hunger 🌍 Welcome to Africa's Great Green Wall a groundbreaking project turning barren wastelands into thriving farmland. In Niger once dependent on food aid half a million people are now feeding themselves from restored land. With the UN World Food Program Andrew is here to share this incredible story of soil water and hope at a scale that could change the future for Africaand the world. WFP Resilience Building: https://www.wfp.org/resilience-building Watch the full video on Andrews YouTube channel and if"
YouTube Link 2024-11-26T16:55Z 546K followers, 38.6K engagements
"Keyline in the AR Sandbox #3: Design for Water Welcome to this 7-part video series that is excerpted from Oregon State University's Online Permaculture Design Certificate Course: https://workspace.oregonstate.edu/course/permaculture-design-certificate-online The Keyline Plan is a method of land design for soil and water conservation developed by Australian farmer and engineer P.A. Yeomans in the 1950's and practiced widely throughout Australia ever since. My training in this design system came from Keyline design's modern day emissary Darren J. Doherty of the Regrarians (www.regrarians.org)."
YouTube Link 2020-02-11T17:40Z 522K followers, 43.8K engagements
"Permaculture Design for Wildfire Defense Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison presents on assessment and design strategies for wildfire defense from the permaculture perspective. ASSESSMENT - 1:16 DESIGN - 6:43 Permaculture Ponds - Why Where & How: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=AadLCOqalFk&t=84s Subscribe to this channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/amillisonsub_confirmation=1 Andrew Millisons links: https://www.andrewmillison.com/ https://permaculturedesign.oregonstate.edu/ JOIN THIS CHANNEL to get access to uncut video content and live Q & A sessions:"
YouTube Link 2021-11-02T20:26Z 521K followers, 167.2K engagements
"THIS FARM CRACKED THE CODE #1: Water Wizard of Oregon Ten years after Andrew Millison filmed the Permaculture water systems of the legendary Seven Seeds Farm and its founder Don Tipping he's returned to check on the progress and developments. Since then Southern Oregon has been in the grips of a brutal drought. But at Seven Seeds Farm the home of Siskiyou Seeds water resources have increased while many neighbors have had to abandon their farms because of lack of water. This farm truly cracked the code of water abundance in a land of scarcity. [--] years ago video: https://youtu.be/_X-BMbLBozA"
YouTube Link 2022-08-07T01:27Z 702K followers, 2.9M engagements
"India 2023: Water & Permaculture A Global Perspective We hope you enjoy this excerpt from the interview Nate Hagens had with Andrew. You can find the full episode by heading to the link below. https://youtu.be/52L4Ncs0jLk Keep an eye out for more India [----] videos coming soon on Andrews YouTube channel and if you want to get notified hit the subscribed button. Linked below. https://www.youtube.com/@amillison To stay up to date and learn more about permaculture check out Andrews newsletter below. https://share.hsforms.com/1X79TznHYRCWc-8xE3hty7Q9opt #PlantingJustice #permaculture"
YouTube Link 2023-07-29T22:12Z 703K followers, 19.6K engagements
"This Desert Mega-city is Cleaning its Wastewater with Plants Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison journeys to Saudi Arabia to the largest bio-remediation facility in the world which is cleaning the wastewater of Riyadh and growing an ecosystem at the same time. Coordinates of the Wadi Hanifa Bioremediation facility: 2435'17.90"N 4642'24.78"E (Paste the coordinates into the search window of Google Earth or Google Maps and it will take you there) Special thanks to the Agricultural Development Association in Riyadh and the Riyadh Municipality for supporting the creation of this video:"
YouTube Link 2026-02-04T23:27Z 703K followers, 31.6K engagements
"5 Most Epic Projects: #2 The Loess Plateau Witness the remarkable transformation of the Loess Plateau in Northern China Once plagued by deforestation over cropping and overgrazing the land is now rejuvenated through a visionary project. Hills wear "hats" of replanted trees "belts" of terraces for crops and "shoes" of water storage dams. Watch Mr. Liu's footage showcasing [--] years of change as an entire region shifts from degradation to natural wealth and abundance in just over a decade. Credits: Project 2: The Loess Plateau Footage from "Hope in a Changing Climate" by John D. Liu: Hope in a"
YouTube Link 2023-08-10T00:07Z 701K followers, 11.4K engagements
"Building the Perfect Pond: The Key to Water Survival in the Thar Desert Imagine surviving on only a few rainfalls each year In the Thar Desert innovative water storage solutions are changing lives. 💧 By creating carefully positioned surface ponds that catch every drop during brief rainstorms villagers have access to water year-roundeven in one of the worlds hottest deserts. Check out how these resilient communities are managing water with precision and transforming their harsh environment into a sustainable home. These development projects are spearheaded by Gramin Vikas Vigyan Samiti"
YouTube Link 2024-11-03T19:29Z 702K followers, 163.2K engagements
"The Canal that Accidentally Grew a Forest in the Arizona Desert Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison visits the Central Arizona Project canal and shows how the raised canal structure has inadvertently become a major water harvesting swale that stretches across a wide landscape and is one of the broadest examples of a desert swale in existence.all by accident CORRECTIONS AND CLARIFICATIONS 1) MATH IS CORRECT: What I said was: "It was started in [----] the year I was born and it was completed in [----]. So this is about [--] years of this canal being here". This canal has been here since [----]. It"
YouTube Link 2021-11-29T21:54Z 703K followers, 4.8M engagements
"Site Analysis Pt. [--] - Climate From outer space to the landform we dive into the key elements that shape our climate and impact our ecosystems in this Part [--]. Join Andrew on his YouTube channel and watch the full video to learn the process of analyzing climate and landscape to create a thriving sustainable ecosystem. Keep an eye out for Part [--] Andrew Millisons links: https://www.andrewmillison.com/ https://permaculturedesign.oregonstate.edu/ SIGN UP FOR ANDREW'S FREE EMAIL NEWSLETTER: https://share.hsforms.com/1X79TznHYRCWc-8xE3hty7Q9opt #permaculture #sustainability #design #climate #water"
YouTube Link 2023-04-18T23:10Z 702K followers, [----] engagements
"Permaculture Ponds: Why Where and How To learn more about permaculture ponds head over to my YouTube channel @amillison to watch this video in full. Let me know what you think in the comments. Andrew Millisons links: https://www.andrewmillison.com/ https://permaculturedesign.oregonstate.edu/ SIGN UP FOR ANDREW'S FREE EMAIL NEWSLETTER: https://share.hsforms.com/1X79TznHYRCWc-8xE3hty7Q9opt #permaculture #water #nature #OregonState #growyourownfood"
YouTube Link 2023-03-20T22:47Z 702K followers, 16.2K engagements
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