A Small Farm Needs Animals and Grains: The Real Difference From a Garden

A Small Farm Needs Animals and Grains: The Real Difference From a Garden - Julien Sueur

Julien Sueur — Fri, 18 Sep 2026 17:43:50 GMT

@the_loop_farmer Ok After All for Answering you about my Farming, According to Your Model, My Geography and our Divergence lol : Fish : Mackerel, Herring, Sardines (High in EPA DHA via Phytoplancton and Zooplancton) - 2 Meals a Week.. I Will Fish Them (or Buy Them Locally ^^) Insects OR Chickens : 2 Meals a Week Food Forest with Grains, Fruits, Nuts, Oil Seeds, Legumes with External Inputs Needed for 5-10 cm Carbon Mulch Whole Year Around.. With Cover Crops, Rotation, Chop and Drop, etc Proteins, Glucides, Good Fat, B12, Iodine ok as Well i think UV-B Mushrooms (Vitamine D) Cheers. Julien Oh and you Might be Interested with ChronoNutrition if you dont already know !!

A Small Farm Needs Animals and Grains: The Real Difference From a Garden - Julien Sueur

Julien Sueur — Fri, 18 Sep 2026 14:37:58 GMT

@the_loop_farmer Ok ok that is clear now for me thanks !.. PS : Yes i Read about LiveStock "OverFeeding" with Flax because of that...

A Small Farm Needs Animals and Grains: The Real Difference From a Garden - The Loop Farmer

The Loop Farmer — Fri, 18 Sep 2026 14:15:16 GMT

@juliensueur@social.vivaldi.net Good point. Chicken breast alone is weak on B12, sure, that's true. But that's why a farm doesn't run on chicken breast: liver, eggs, dairy, and beef (Our neighbor as an agroecological beef operation, we will problem get a few highland cattle around year 6/8), cover B12 with room to spare. And you've got EPA/DHA backwards, the problem isn't fish, it's finding EPA/DHA without algae at all, because your body converts flax and chia poorly. Which is exactly why we're digging ponds for fish and prawns on the farm ,discussed in the next video that is taking FOREVER to upload. Algaes, chlorella, and Nori are the vegan answer and they're exactly the industrial systems you say you're trying to avoid. The landlocked answer to complete nutrition is the same one you half-gave yourself: you raise the fish and the animals, or you run the algae bioreactors and fortified supplements you don't want. We chose the pond.

A Small Farm Needs Animals and Grains: The Real Difference From a Garden - Julien Sueur

Julien Sueur — Thu, 17 Sep 2026 20:34:48 GMT

@the_loop_farmer Me Again ^^ I Have Got Serious Concerns as Well With EPA/DHA and Iodine... How do i get my Complete Diet Without Eating Fish like Mackerel, Herring, Sardines or Taking Complements ?? Unfortunately, Chickens Meat is not Enough even if I Eat it Everyday! (which Requires Raising too much Chicken)... But 2 Meals a Week with those Fishes are Enough for EPA/DHA, Iodine and B12...! Other Options (Algaes, Chlorella, Nori..) are Way too Complicated for Growing ^^

A Small Farm Needs Animals and Grains: The Real Difference From a Garden - Julien Sueur

Julien Sueur — Wed, 16 Sep 2026 13:49:41 GMT

@the_loop_farmer Ok Nice ;) Thanks Again for the Chat and Sharing your Opinions. Best of Luck...

A Small Farm Needs Animals and Grains: The Real Difference From a Garden - The Loop Farmer

The Loop Farmer — Wed, 16 Sep 2026 13:09:25 GMT

@juliensueur@social.vivaldi.net Regarding insects, I would likely only grow them as feed for the birds. I've consider a black solider fly farm but not for our consumption unless there was some specific compelling reason to do so. I can see, drying, pulverizing and adding them to smoothies. I'm not against it, I just haven't really integrated anything like that yet. I'm mostly focused on increasing fertility and hand digging terraces. I've got a five year plan, after that I will free to research augmentation of the farm.

A Small Farm Needs Animals and Grains: The Real Difference From a Garden - The Loop Farmer

The Loop Farmer — Wed, 16 Sep 2026 13:07:06 GMT

@juliensueur@social.vivaldi.net I have recently become curious about Electroculture, though I've been unable to devote time to it. New research usually starts when the ground freezes. 😃

A Small Farm Needs Animals and Grains: The Real Difference From a Garden - The Loop Farmer

The Loop Farmer — Wed, 16 Sep 2026 13:06:22 GMT

@cm@video.clairemedeiros.com That's excellent. I don't know much but I'm happy to share what I do.

A Small Farm Needs Animals and Grains: The Real Difference From a Garden - Julien Sueur

Julien Sueur — Tue, 15 Sep 2026 06:14:32 GMT

@the_loop_farmer Another Interesting Video thanks ;) Yeah a Lot of Hypocrisy, Bullshits and GreenWashing EveryWhere, included in the Vegan and Permaculture Worlds as you Said. It is what it is... I Really Appreciate your Model with Chickens and I am not Here to Tell you What to Do (Would be Quite the Opposite Actually..) Only Chatting. Have you Ever Considered Raising Insects as Proteins and ElectroCulture?? 😅

A Small Farm Needs Animals and Grains: The Real Difference From a Garden - Claire Medeiros

Claire Medeiros — Mon, 14 Sep 2026 23:10:53 GMT

every time i watch your channel i learn something about deitary needs and growing ty.