Uploaded September 2023 | Updated September 2026, 6 hours ago

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This is a follow up to A Literal Oasis - Syntropic Agroforestry @ Lightning Ridge, NSW, Australia: youtube.com/watch?v=llazeATdn7s

I caught up with Rebel and Thiago at The Hungry Spirit at Lightning Ridge to discuss some frequently asked questions from the previous video about the syntropic garden growing in semi-arid Lightning Ridge.

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Special thanks to Rebel Black from The Hungry Spirit and Thiago Barbosa from Syntropic Solutions.

0:00 Introduction
0:20 Garden Update
2:53 Introducing Thiago
4:38 FAQ - The Dam
10:05 FAQ - Syntropics vs. Permaculture
12:35 FAQ - Cactus & Weeds
16:12 Support Curiosity Mine on Patreon
16:31 FAQ - Lightning Ridge Climate
19:42 Environmental Impacts
26:22 Diversity of Philosophy
27:10 Other content on this channel
27:35 Acknowledgments

Lightning Ridge climate statistics: http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_048243.shtml

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