A Literal Oasis - Syntropic Agroforestry @ Lightning Ridge, NSW, Australia

In the middle of a semi-arid dustpan is a one-hectare patch of tropical rainforest, built by sensible and sustainable practises and clever use of available resources. In this video, Rebel Black from The Hungry Spirit at Lightning Ridge shows us the syntropic agroforestry test bed, and we dig deep into the methodology, theory, science and success of syntropic agroforestry in semi-arid regions. 👉 FOLLOW UP VIDEO (2023): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFVq99kyJzI (Why is there a pond/dam/lake/body of water? - FAQ with the experts and more background on the project, impact of use of introduced/noxious species, extensive discussion about syntropic principles and environmental impact.) 👉 SECOND FOLLOW UP VIDEO (2024): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlNTdofWXZg (Update on garden progress, further evidence of cactus obsolescence, discussion about adapting traditional gardens to syntropic principles, discussion on water retention.) Super quick FAQs: - Yes, there's a dam/pond nearby, it's a water retention pond for capturing rain. This video was filmed in late 2022 during a period of extensive unseasonal rainfall and flooding -- Lightning Ridge was isolated by flooding in every possible direction -- not the ideal time to film a video about how arid the area is! Check out the follow up video for extensive discussion about the dam: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFVq99kyJzI - Yes, prickly pear cactus is a noxious weed in Australia. It's an introduced species and generally speaking it's not wise to cultivate, propagate or encourage it in any way. In this garden environment it's being exploited rather than cultivated with the intention being for it to eradicate itself once it's purpose has been served, see both follow up videos for the demise of the cactus over time, as planned. Special thanks to Rebel and Michael at The Hungry Spirit, Thiago Barbosa from Syntropic Solutions and YouTube's magical agorithm for recommending this video to everyone :) 🙏 Support Curiosity Mine on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/curiositymine 👕 T-shirts and stuff: http://curiositymine.com/shop Follow The Hungry Spirit on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thehungryspirits The Hungry Spirit snyntropic farming: https://thehungryspirit.com/syntropicfarming/ Follow Syntropic Solutions online: Website: https://www.syntropicsolutions.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/syntropicsolutions/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/syntropicsolutions/ Ernst Götsch: https://agendagotsch.com/en/ -- 🎶 IDU theme remixed by fraxyl 🎶 low short growl 🎶 a bass jam floating in space 🎶 the reach 🎶 french gameshow by fraxyl - https://bandcamp.com/fraxyl 🎶 Bendybass by Russell Gawthorpe - https://soundcloud.com/datazoid Follow Curiosity Mine on... 📘 Facebook: http://facebook.com/curiositymine ✖️ Twitter: http://twitter.com/curiositymine 📸 Instagram: http://instagram.com/curiosity.mine 🧶 Threads: https://threads.net/curiosity.mine 🌏 The web: http://curiositymine.com/ 🙏 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/curiositymine Thank YOU for watching! #lightningridge #syntropicagroforestry #sustainability