Ancient Water: Permaculture in Egypt

Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison journeys to the Dakhla Oasis in the Western Desert of Egypt to consult on an ecovillage project that's under development. This video explores the permaculture site analysis process and how the mind of the designer perceives and analyzes information in a new location. The Eastern Sahara is the second driest location on Earth, and this site has not seen measurable rainfall for 13 years. So what does the permaculture design process look like in such a unique and harsh climate?

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[PeyaLuna]

kinda funny how the solution to many modern (agricultural) problems is to simply start using ancient methods again....makes you wonder why they were ever abandonned

[oliviaadel]

Why am I 3 weeks late on finding your channel! As an Egyptian who recently found passion and enthusiasm in permaculture, I was just starting to dig into existing practices in Egypt signifying permaculture, both in the field of agriculture and construction (as a construction engineering senior) and my GOD! your video is such a gem! I knew some of the local technologies you mentioned but was unaware of PLENTY!, please please PLEASE keep making follow-ups on this project and others like it in Egypt.

[trillium]

Incorporating a magnet into the irrigation system to reduce the iron is an amazing idea, did you find out how well it had been working? How long have they been using it? Echoing others, I would watch dozens of videos from this project. Really interesting.

[ryanvsiler]

I could watch 10 more videos on this region, thank you so much for taking the journey Andrew.

[HickoryDickory]

Geoff Lawton found in Jordan that building up the organic matter in the soil via mulching and chop-and-drop allowed a particular fungus to develop that would encapsulate the salt in the soil and render it completely inert. So, that's definitely something to add to the list for the oasis. 👍

[mohelzayat]

As an Egyptian too and intersted in permaculture, we need follow-ups this project and others like it in Egypt

[amrbahram]

As an Egyptian I am a great fan of your work, good luck and I would live to follow the rest of your work

[chancerest]

this channel is the most feel-good channel ive ever stumbled on. It has restored my hope in life.

[liaminfinland]

All I have to say is... wow... these videos are so well put together and the amount of research and effort you put into them is great. This video brings to light something I had never known about before. Thank you!

[amgadmedhat]

Thank you for visiting our country and reviewing our problem with dense population and limited water!

[harperwelch]

This is fascinating. It’s like meeting someone who has a really interesting and meaningful job and you get a glimpse of what another persons reality is, how they problem solve and process an important task. Thanks for sharing!

[naserzaki]

I have a small park on the west bank of the Nile River.
I've been growing gardens there for 11yeard and have learned s lot. I would like it to be more permaculture based but it's very hard to find people who understand the idea.

[jackcullen]

Man, your career looks awesome. You get to travel and you're doing meaningful things.

[BellYellow]

Egyptian here! Good luck with whatever you are doing i hope for the best

[tachiebillano]

Subscribed! What a fascinating video! I am from the Philippines and my climate is the complete opposite of Egypt's. Yet this video has given me renewed appreciation of ancient farming techniques and of water itself. Thank you for this!

[thekarmafarmer]

I was so disappointed that this video came to an end. I was totally mesmerized by it. Very interesting, thank you for posting

[regenerativeresourcesco]

Glad we could get you out in the drylands! Deserts are lovely places to work!

[eliplayz]

I’m an Ancient Egypt nerd and a permaculture fan, so you bet I was a fan of this video

[shakacien]

Sounds like a mission! Keep us posted on that yeah? It's a subject likely to span out for a while if you're engaged on the case.
And, finding the partitulars for what plants and methods they might appreciate there will make doubtlessly for good interest.

[ojibwebaddie]

Great video! Also, natives to an area aren't "applying the basics of permaculture without knowing it" - western categorized and defined "permaculture" is based upon native lifestyles. And yep, that's a pretty important distinction. We already knew what we were doing and why those systems/acts/designs etc. were important millennia before settlers and "explorers" came along and declared that what we were doing was either right or wrong/good or bad based off their own limited perspectives.