Abundant 50 Year Old Food Forest planted by Maya Man to feed his community
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Published 2021-06-25
Living on the edge of the Mayan bioreserve, on the border of Guatemala and Belize he has witnessed first hand increased temperatures, drought and unusual weather patterns caused by climate change due to the effects of deforestation for logging and agriculture.
The resulting loss of primary forest, biodiversity and essential medicinal plants and changes in the weather and seasons inspired him to attempt to reverse this trends by creating an abundant forest garden as a model not only for his community but for the world to learn from, in order to save biodiversity and grow food in a way that conserves water while benefiting wildlife and the environment.
In this video we tour Narciso's 50 year old Mayan forest garden, we forage for food and learn about many of the medicinal plants and their uses growing often voluntarily throughout the garden.
The Mayan forest garden is recognized as a core inspiration for Permaculture due to its way of mimicking a natural forest and working with nature rather than against it, where biodiversity is encouraged and sharing with the animals, insects, birds and reptiles is as important as the yield for humans.
Archeologists think that The Mayan's managed the forests of Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama and Belize for over 8 000 to 10,000 years developing many of the world's most popular food staples like tomatoes, squashes, corn, chocolate and vanilla while living in harmony with nature.
As the climate crisis around the world worsens with unpredictable weather patterns and record temperatures and unprecedented droughts we have come in search of the solutions from the indigenous people still living the Mayan way today to guide us back to a more sustainable way of living that can restore the lost ecosystems and save planet earth!
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All Comments (21)
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He actually acknowledges the animals that live and feed there. What a guy.
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Salute to his thoughts and positivity in planting more for people rather to own self. God bless him.
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What a lovely man. Heart of gold.
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Narcisio emits a very comfortable energy and seems like a beautiful person to be around. Thank you for sharing this, much love❤️
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It was a pleasure to meet Narciso and tour his forest garden with him, this video is only touching the surface of the wealth of knowledge Narciso has about all the medicinal plants and herbs that grow on their own without planting seeds. His forest is also full of so many fruiting trees too not everything is ripe in this season, so I hope to return to see his garden at another time of year aswell. 💚💚💚
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What a beautiful generous man. The world could learn a lot from him. Thanks for sharing
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Love this video. I watched twice. So much ancient wisdom shared from him. It’s such a blessing for us. Thank you so much for sharing your wisdom. ❤🌱
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This story represents the best of humankind. Thank you for sharing.
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I could be this man when I'll be 20 years older than now 😂😂 The knowledge and wisdom this man has about earth and the food and medecine that grows on it is incredible and comes from the direct contact with mother earth.
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I enjoyed this guided tour through the forest. 🎶🐦
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Very much completed and undisturbed food forest.So much of Bio diversity and abundance .All the very best and thank you🙏
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Our Earth is so beautiful and abundant. Only God could create such a perfect planet.
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thank you for this tour! how beautiful. what a nice man! i was thinking, "that's what a grocery store is supposed to be..."
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Love your convos and meetings. I really appreciate how unedited the video is. It really gives context and character to the story you tell. These are priceless recordings. Thank you for showcasing.
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A beautiful film about a Mayan garden generously explained by its cultivator -- worth watching to the end for his valuable local views.
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Thank you sooo much to let us learn about this magic treegardensystem! 🌿🌿🙏🌿🌿
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Beautiful undisturbed nature as a medicinal system. What a wise man, thank you!🐸
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Really looking forward to seeing this video since indigenous people hold the ancient wisdom of managing the forests, I can't wait to see what is growing there!
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Thank you Narscico
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it's amazing how 30 years ago Robert Hart in England came out with the concept of Food Forest. And then we suddenly discovered that humanity has been doing Food Forests all around the globe. Amazing project.
