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Solar Greenhouse Seven Year Update
Seven years have passed since the construction of this solar greenhouse. The HowToFarmAndGarden UA-cam channel features a dedicated playlist showcasing its journey: ua-cam.com/video/eD2G1-s0JOo/v-deo.html.
In a this video, Michael Blend provides an update on its performance and discusses the modifications he's implemented. We trust you'll find it both engaging and enlightening.
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Biochar and Carbon Credits
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Republished by HowToFarmAnd Garden.com How To Farm and Garden has a mission to capture and share quality videos containing educational and inspirational content that can be applied to their practices. It is our hope that our work will make an impact on individuals, communities and ultimately the world. The Innovatree Carbon Group (ICG) team led by East Kootenay rancher and entrepreneur Jeff Bra...
Garden Updates and Having Fun With The Kids
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Updates about the greenhouse, garden, Biochar and Glyphosate. The kids had a great time learning and working together.They learned about corn and how to make horns from zucchini plants. It is our hope that this video will inspire you to spend time with the children in your life teaching them how to raise their own food. Thank you for watching, Please SUBSCRIBE, leave a COMMENT, and hit the LIKE...
USBI NRCS Code 336 Day 2 Session 1 / Kristin Trippe, Biochar Atlas, Richard Reid, Web Soil Survey
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Permission to publish this video was given to HowToFarmAndGarden by USBI USBI NRCS Code 336 808 Day 2 Session 1 USBI deep dive webinar series on Code 336 Soil Carbon Amendment from USDA NRCS. Held Jan 18 & 19, 2023 - US Biochar Initiative and NRCS Soil Health Division staff presented on this new biochar funding process and how Code 336 Soil Carbon Amendment Conservation Practice Standard (also ...
USBI USDA NRCS Code 336 Day 1 Session 5 of 5 Great Extended Q&A to wrap up DAY 1 of the webinar seri
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Permission to publish this video was given to HowToFarmAndGarden by USBI SBI NRCS Code 336 808 Day 1 Session 5 of 5 - USBI deep dive webinar series on Code 336 Soil Carbon Amendment from USDA NRCS. DAY 1 - SESSION 5 OF 5 - Sit in on the very active Q & A portion of the day. Wide range of questions and input. Held Jan 18, 2023 - US Biochar Initiative and NRCS Soil Health Division staff presented...
USBI NRCS Code 336 Day 1 Session 4 of 5 Michael Margo extensive explanation of CSP Code 808 program
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Permission to publish this video was given to HowToFarmAndGarden by USBI USBI deep dive webinar series on Code 336 Soil Carbon Amendment from USDA NRCS. DAY 1 - SESSION 4 OF 5 Jan 18, 2023 - US Biochar Initiative and NRCS Soil Health Division staff presented on this new biochar funding process and how Code 336 Soil Carbon Amendment Conservation Practice Standard (also Code 808) can be used to i...
USBI NRCS Code 336 808 Day 1 Session 3 of 5 w Matt Flint reviewing Conservation Planning Assistance
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Permission to publish this video was given to HowToFarmAndGarden by USBI USBI deep dive webinar series on Code 336 Soil Carbon Amendment from USDA NRCS. DAY 1 - SESSION 3 OF 5 Held Jan 18 & 19, 2023 - US Biochar Initiative and NRCS Soil Health Division staff presented on this new biochar funding process and how Code 336 Soil Carbon Amendment Conservation Practice Standard (also Code 808) can be...
USBI NRCS Code 336 808 Day 1 Session 2 of 5 Ilana Cohen explains the NRCS Conservation Programs
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Permission to publish this video was given to HowToFarmAndGarden by USBI USBI deep dive webinar series on Code 336 Soil Carbon Amendment from USDA NRCS. DAY 1 - SESSION 2 OF 5 Held Jan 18 & 19, 2023 - US Biochar Initiative and NRCS Soil Health Division staff presented on this new biochar funding process and how Code 336 Soil Carbon Amendment Conservation Practice Standard (also Code 808) can be...
USBI NRCS Code 336 808 Day 1 Session 1 of 5 Introduction to biochar & event outline
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Permission to publish this video was given to HowToFarmAndGarden by USBI USBI deep dive webinar series on Code 336 Soil Carbon Amendment from USDA NRCS. There is another version of this with HD stream. Please watch for it. Held Jan 18 & 19, 2023 - US Biochar Initiative and NRCS Soil Health Division staff presented on this new biochar funding process and how Code 336 Soil Carbon Amendment Conser...
Managing Weeds in Organic Corn and Soybeans
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Charlie Johnson explains how he controls weeds in corn and soybean crops without the use of pesticides on his 1,600 organic farm in Madison, S.D. Johnson relies largely on a six-year crop rotation and cultivation tools to control weeds while maintaining good soil health. This channel is supported by GenesisBiochar.com Permission to publish this video was given to HowToFarmAndGarden by SEAR Outr...
Manage Weeds on Your Farm Soil Health at Burroughs Family Orchards
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Burroughs Family Orchard is a 1,200-acre almond orchard in Denair, Calif. They think of the vegetation on their orchard floors more as ground cover than as weeds. To control this vegetation throughout the year they use sheep grazing, mowers and flame weeders.This channel is supported by GenesisBiochar.com Permission to publish this video was given to HowToFarmAndGarden by SEAR Outreach. Please ...
Manage Weeds on Your Farm Finger Weeders at the Martens Farm
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When farmers want to manage weeds using mechanical and cultural practices instead of herbicides, it's important to have as many tools available as possible, and to know when and how to use each one. Klaas Martens, who farms nearly 2,000 acres of organic grains and legumes in Upstate New York, talks about the value of a relatively new tool the camera-guided finger weeder, which allows for in-row...
Manage Weeds on Your Farm Blind Cultivation at the Martens Farm
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Klaas Martens, who farms nearly 2,000 acres of organic grains and legumes in Upstate New York, discusses how well-executed blind cultivation practices help him manage weeds without the use of herbicides. A key consideration is timing and tool selection how he takes advantage of differences in the growth stage of crops and weeds to kill as many weeds as possible in each pass. This channel is sup...
Manage Weeds on Your Farm The Martens Farm, Penn Yan, NY
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Klaas and Mary-Howell Martens farm nearly 2,000 acres of organic grains and legumes in the Finger Lakes region of New York. In this video, Klaas Martens discusses the role of careful field observation and diverse crop rotations in their non-chemical management of weeds. This channel is supported by GenesisBiochar.com Permission to publish this video was given to HowToFarmAndGarden by SEAR Outre...
Manage Weeds on Your Farm Hand Tools in the Market Garden at Terra Preta Farm
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Shakera and Juan Raygoza operate a small vegetable CSA alongside a wholesale radish operation at their farm in Edinburg, Texas. Learn how they keep the weeds at bay in their market garden using a wheel hoe, flame cultivator and other hand tools. This channel is supported by GenesisBiochar.com Permission to publish this video was given to HowToFarmAndGarden by SEAR Outreach. Please SUBSCRIBE, CO...
Manage Weeds on Your Farm Basket Weeders at Terra Preta Farm
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Manage Weeds on Your Farm Basket Weeders at Terra Preta Farm
Manage Weeds on Your Farm Terra Preta Farm, Edinburg, TX
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Manage Weeds on Your Farm Terra Preta Farm, Edinburg, TX
Manage Weeds on Your Farm Blind Cultivation at the Martens Farm
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Manage Weeds on Your Farm Blind Cultivation at the Martens Farm
Manage Weeds on Your Farm Johnson Farms, Madison, SD
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Manage Weeds on Your Farm Johnson Farms, Madison, SD
Garden harvest with the great grand kids
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Garden harvest with the great grand kids
Too much of a good thing in the greenhouse
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Too much of a good thing in the greenhouse
Four Season Greenhouse Growing in Zones with Climate Battery
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Four Season Greenhouse Growing in Zones with Climate Battery
Genesis Biochar Project Update
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Genesis Biochar Project Update
Climate Battery Upgrade with Solar Hot Water Collector
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Climate Battery Upgrade with Solar Hot Water Collector
Top To Root, Savoring It All
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Top To Root, Savoring It All
Getting Started with Fruit Trees
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Getting Started with Fruit Trees
Left Behind Harvest
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Left Behind Harvest
Backyard Four Season Greenhouse Growing
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Backyard Four Season Greenhouse Growing
Garden for Wildlife: Gardening with Purpose
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Garden for Wildlife: Gardening with Purpose
Breeding Seeds For Your Bio-region
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Breeding Seeds For Your Bio-region

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  • @David-fd9cr
    @David-fd9cr Місяць тому

    This talk was amazing. I am so thankful to be able to learn about agroecology from the Godfather of Agroecology, Miguel Altieri!

  • @heathboeddeker5401
    @heathboeddeker5401 3 місяці тому

    It's amazing to me how much new information has come out in the 5 years since this video did.

  • @robinkelson5557
    @robinkelson5557 3 місяці тому

    OMG! How random is this that I am on you tube mere hours after you posted this video! SOOO cool to see the updates , wow! I hardly recognize the greenhouse. Congrats to Michael; cool learnings on the biochar work. 🎉❤

  • @user-hs3my9sp9o
    @user-hs3my9sp9o 4 місяці тому

    Do you have a problem with Prussic acid poisoning from sorghum Sudan cross crop

  • @vesc1389
    @vesc1389 4 місяці тому

    Hi, it might be part of the pH lowering “secret sauce” but I found it odd there was really nothing on biochar inoculation. Everyone seems to stress this point, biochar on its own will take a year or more before becoming effective in soil. In the meantime it’s likely a detractor. Therefore inoculation is a must. And here is where the anecdotal stuff comes in because biologicals are very difficult to reproduce to standardized outputs. Anyway, just thought it was very odd none of this was mentioned.

    • @Howtofarmandgarden
      @Howtofarmandgarden 4 місяці тому

      Sue Satyro talked about it in principle without using the word inoculation. That being said, knowing condition of your soil is always the best place to start. It is discussed and suggested on GenesisBiochar.com. Genesis will soon be offering inoculates so keep an eye on that. You can find good information about inoculating biochar on the IBI and USBI websites. Happy Growing!

  • @oldauntzibby4395
    @oldauntzibby4395 6 місяців тому

    Bookmark 36:00

  • @johnathankeller1948
    @johnathankeller1948 8 місяців тому

    This is so amazing! Do you just let your fan run year round? Or cycle it off and on through the day?

    • @Howtofarmandgarden
      @Howtofarmandgarden 8 місяців тому

      The fans are on thermostats. I am not growing this winter but it has worked well in the past when I grow in zones.

    • @johnathankeller1948
      @johnathankeller1948 8 місяців тому

      Thanks

  • @dpdecenzo
    @dpdecenzo 8 місяців тому

    Appreciated the B-Roll. Enjoyed the hard-work of by-hand earth moving. Like the idea of multiple different sourced layers of heat storage and delivery. Also appreciate the display of patience. THANKS for all you do.

  • @beyagreens
    @beyagreens 11 місяців тому

    Hi, i was lucky to find you, since im looking at using a shipping container as a greenhouse. Do you have a beehive nearby? How do you manage pollination?

  • @derekfowler5503
    @derekfowler5503 Рік тому

    These systems are examples of a great deal of thoughtful infrastructure but there are few examples of real food production. Is there something that I am missing?

  • @10tenman10
    @10tenman10 Рік тому

    The rocks were to retain the heat?

  • @Dancing_Alone_wRentals
    @Dancing_Alone_wRentals Рік тому

    Fantastic video. Very fast paced photos for me...I need to pause and ponder a bit. Exciting to see your success!

  • @Dancing_Alone_wRentals
    @Dancing_Alone_wRentals Рік тому

    "That was disappointing but a lesson for me" I think I should wear that on a t-shirt.....Problem is I need seven of those t-shirts. tHank you for a great review.

  • @diggitydank1083
    @diggitydank1083 Рік тому

    Love your videos. Seeing the greenhouse in person and watching your vids is inspiring.❤

  • @Terzy1984
    @Terzy1984 Рік тому

    You are one of the only one that have there pipes under the greenhouse that have a sunkengreenhouse. Do you know why people usaly do there piping for geotermic outside the sunkengreenhuse and under when they have a greenhouse on the soil level?

  • @vivalaleta
    @vivalaleta Рік тому

    Gabe is lovely but could we see his photos he's discussing instead of looking at him?

  • @boyle5810
    @boyle5810 Рік тому

    Promo*SM 🤭

  • @shellybrown3057
    @shellybrown3057 Рік тому

    What about 1/2 walipini and1/2 passive solar

    • @shellybrown3057
      @shellybrown3057 Рік тому

      I guess you somewhat did that with the dirt and tire wall

    • @Howtofarmandgarden
      @Howtofarmandgarden Рік тому

      The tire wall is too far from the structure to do thermal exchange.

  • @timothymusson5040
    @timothymusson5040 Рік тому

    How does this not have likes!? Great short intro! Gonna share this for sure.

  • @hans-ts7xm
    @hans-ts7xm Рік тому

    Thanks so much for that Video br from sweden Arnd

  • @brotherwilson8306
    @brotherwilson8306 Рік тому

    How did you bend the metal?

    • @churchvideo
      @churchvideo Рік тому

      We had a local fabrication shop bend them with a roller bender

  • @guzenergy
    @guzenergy Рік тому

    very inspiring! I'm building one similar in Maine! Wish me luck!

  • @michaeleeten7783
    @michaeleeten7783 Рік тому

    Could you share what fans you used? Happy with them or would you suggest something else?

    • @Howtofarmandgarden
      @Howtofarmandgarden Рік тому

      The fans need to be sized to the amount of air you need to move as well as the size of pipe that you are using.

    • @michaeleeten7783
      @michaeleeten7783 Рік тому

      @@Howtofarmandgarden sorry, I should have said brand.

    • @Howtofarmandgarden
      @Howtofarmandgarden Рік тому

      @@michaeleeten7783 VIVOSUN 8-Inch 740 CFM Inline Duct Fan. Performing well so far.

  • @maryhornbostel6959
    @maryhornbostel6959 Рік тому

    Hummm, did you know heat travels through dirt at a rate of about 6 inches per month? I would have placed your cooling system as low in the pit as possible. The 50 to 55 degree temps from the earth rise to that point. Then, I would have placed the solar heat collected at depth to facilitate its arrival at the surface during the coldest months. Layering the cold system with the heat system in 3 levels may be defeating itself. Pumping warm air to 10 feet below the surface inside your greenhouse footprint will throw off that heat to the plants 20 months from when it was stored making June heat arrive at surface level in February, and August heat will arrive in April. By setting the tubes at 3 or 4 feet, the June heat will arrive in December.

  • @maryhornbostel6959
    @maryhornbostel6959 Рік тому

    Raise only cold tolerant crops in the greenhouse after Sept 1. Then you have a fresh food refrigerator where you just harvest until spring. Rather than trying to grow warm season crops in the winter.

  • @maryhornbostel6959
    @maryhornbostel6959 Рік тому

    If I ever get to build my greenhouse it will look a lot like yours except there will be a row of old windows along the front at the ground line so that cats don't climb the plastic and so ventilation and height for orange trees can be achieved.

  • @curiousbystander9193
    @curiousbystander9193 Рік тому

    gly...pho....sate..... yes, harvest desiccation is directly related to the increase in asd, among other things,

  • @studygodsword5937
    @studygodsword5937 Рік тому

    . December 5th ??? I want to know how it is doing February 1st !

  • @Omegawerewolfx
    @Omegawerewolfx Рік тому

    Cool design!

  • @ricknelson3607
    @ricknelson3607 Рік тому

    Why did you not make this into a Walapini / underground greenhouse?

    • @Howtofarmandgarden
      @Howtofarmandgarden Рік тому

      I am getting to old to climb but if I had it to do again I would of dug it down

  • @nocogarden
    @nocogarden Рік тому

    Do you have bio char that’s already inoculated?

    • @churchvideo
      @churchvideo Рік тому

      We do not inoculate it. We recommend doing a soil test then adding what is needed with Genesis Biochar

    • @Howtofarmandgarden
      @Howtofarmandgarden Рік тому

      Its best practice to mix biochar with compost or other amendments so that the open cells of the carbon get inoculated.

  • @jamesfisher9594
    @jamesfisher9594 Рік тому

    .

  • @AKDanMusicMan
    @AKDanMusicMan 2 роки тому

    Regular bricks that have holes in the middle- could you put those on their sides, lining up the holes, and then force the hot air through there to heat up the bricks, then reverse it at night to pull that heat back into the greenhouse?

  • @806rambo
    @806rambo 2 роки тому

    Super! Are the tubings in earth with holes or without? What's the air fan power?

    • @Howtofarmandgarden
      @Howtofarmandgarden 2 роки тому

      I used pipe with holes but would not recommend doing that. We experienced a water leak and had water infiltrate the pipes.

  • @elsahoag3134
    @elsahoag3134 2 роки тому

    where can im buy a still like your thanks

  • @elsahoag3134
    @elsahoag3134 2 роки тому

    thanks

  • @kevinkelleher7868
    @kevinkelleher7868 2 роки тому

    Do cover crops have any place in permanent pasture dairy farm

    • @mtpocketswoodenickle2637
      @mtpocketswoodenickle2637 Рік тому

      Have you heard of the 12 April's Dairy system here on UA-cam?

    • @vivalaleta
      @vivalaleta Рік тому

      You can have perennial plants. You need a lot of variety. The key is moving the cows around on the land in paddocks. You're allowing the other parts to rest.

  • @davefroman4700
    @davefroman4700 2 роки тому

    Flaw in your design sir. Heat energy always wants to rise. You should have put the pex loop under the air tubes. Preferable under 2ft of sand. Its a MUCH better thermal mass than just dirt.

  • @amyreaves2166
    @amyreaves2166 2 роки тому

    Smart. And I can see where all of the planning came in.

  • @koltoncrane3099
    @koltoncrane3099 2 роки тому

    Another issue isn’t just fungi. I think a study I read said something like if there were nutrients k or s or something in the ground the root of the plant wouldn’t mesh with fungi, but if there were no nutrients then the roots would mesh with the fungi. So nutrients dictate if roots merge with fungi or not. And there has been studies showing what plants benefit from what type of fungi. Maybe it’s still new but gardeners are using one type of fungi. And pine trees use different fungi then tomatoes. And blue berries I believe only form a symbiotic relationship with one fungi and beets and other plants the roots don’t merge or use fungi.

  • @koltoncrane3099
    @koltoncrane3099 2 роки тому

    Polycultures make sense. But let’s say you’re not growing for cows but in your garden. Is it good to grow oats with beets? I’ve not weeded my garden and have oats with beets. But will they out compete or crowd out the beets? In some parts it’s super noticeable that the grass is 12 inches tall and you can’t see the beets underneath. In other parts beets and oats are the same height. But so far I’m unconvinced that monocultures are bad. My beets this year with oats aren’t growing as tall as when in the past I just grew beets and I weeded. I guess I’ll see in September what the final results are. It’s still a toss up. Sure the oats are providing shade but in some parts the oats are so tall you can’t see the beets at all.

    • @janetk3611
      @janetk3611 Рік тому

      No Till Growers UA-cam channel has an interview with Gabe where they talk about growing vegetables. It was very informative.

  • @koltoncrane3099
    @koltoncrane3099 2 роки тому

    My question about absorption. I watched Cody’s lab and he showed massive differences. Like store bought charcoal was maybe a 10 I think while biochar or charcoal made with high heat absorbed three times as much iodine or 30. But then activated charcoal was like 60-90 I think. So is it economically feasible and worth it for biochar makers to have a massive system and turn their charcoal into activated carbon to them Put out onto the fields since it’d triple the absorption capability. And since the amendment will last for centuries it’d have bigger long term Impacts if it can absorb three times more then regular biochar. I wonder if anyone has done an experiment with it and looked at the costs of it.

    • @Howtofarmandgarden
      @Howtofarmandgarden 2 роки тому

      I have not been involved in any studies that would answer your questions but someone at the International Biochar Initiative should be able to help you.

  • @katiez5660
    @katiez5660 2 роки тому

    You never know when you buy hay, compost, straw, soil if it’s contaminated. I’m still dealing with bad municipal compost from last year.

  • @mpccenturion
    @mpccenturion 2 роки тому

    New Brunswick Canada. Corn - repeat - grown around 20,000 chicken houses. All the land now owned by factory farm owners. In the last 40 yrs. I did not realize it! Now I retired - and working on bringing 2 properties - 80 acres and 25 - to a Regen situation. Thank YOU so much for keeping this info up - online. Gives me threads to follow and decide how to begin. Sadly - I started with till, because that was how my grandfather and dad taught me 45 yrs ago. In a Month - I am working to follow Regen and continue. PLanting again tomorrow. 125 day grow season here.

  • @charleswilson4598
    @charleswilson4598 2 роки тому

    I watch a lot of you tube videos on all kinds of subjects, but my most watched videos are food related. I have a small garden (sometimes), but have never canned but I do cook in a pressure cooker, stovetop and electric. Since I watch lots of videos I think I am a pretty good judge of instructional videos. Some are superb, some are just a joke and many are somewhere in between. I get the impression that I am watching a really knowledgeable expert on canning. I am planning to can soon and have been watching a lot of canning videos. Several are really good ones, but I think yours are right at the top. I felt like I was in a class being taught by a professional. I am buying one of your pickling books too.

  • @mlindsay527
    @mlindsay527 2 роки тому

    Are you utilizing the heat created by the carbonizing process?

  • @Raj-yy7xx
    @Raj-yy7xx 2 роки тому

    It would be good to see how you process out the hemp hurd.

  • @Raj-yy7xx
    @Raj-yy7xx 2 роки тому

    I believe you are only meant to tamper down the edges of the hempcrete form, not the middle. Otherwise you lose the air pockets and thus lose insulation value.

  • @reshamthapa4698
    @reshamthapa4698 2 роки тому

    What are the feedstocks for producing biochar?

  • @vicky4alldons
    @vicky4alldons 2 роки тому

    Hello, is there any way I could get into contact with Zach.