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This week on the channel +426K views this week

Andrew Millison visits a neighborhood built to soak up rain

Village Homes co-founders Michael and Judy Corbett show how shared orchards, solar design and pedestrian paths fit together in Davis, California.

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City said NO PERMIT for Ecovillage. They Built it AnywayCity said NO PERMIT for Ecovillage. They Built it Anyway

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  1. 1:08Shared gardens, orchards and vineyards weave food production into the neighborhood.
  2. 3:48Swales and basins let stormwater infiltrate the soil instead of routing it through conventional street drains.
  3. 4:21Michael Corbett recounts planning resistance, financing difficulties and the flood-risk bond.
  4. 8:48Historical flood footage shows the basins absorbing excess runoff without flooding houses.
  5. 9:44Passive solar layouts, seasonal vine shading and an earth-sheltered home demonstrate the energy design.
  6. 12:00Residents explain how pedestrian paths and shared spaces create opportunities to meet without sacrificing privacy.

Michael Corbett had to make his unusual neighborhood look more ordinary to secure a bank loan. "I took all the innovation out of the presentation, made it look more normal, and finally got a loan," he tells Andrew Millison on a visit to Village Homes.

The community is the subject of Millison's only new upload this week, "City said NO PERMIT for Ecovillage. They Built it Anyway", which has drawn roughly 213,000 views. Behind that defiant title is a lengthy planning process, city resistance and a cash bond against the risk of flooding. The documentary follows what happened after the earthmoving began, rather than simply celebrating a construction loophole.

Water supplies the clearest demonstration. Instead of sending rain straight into conventional storm drains, Village Homes uses swales and basins to let it soak into the ground. Historical footage shows heavy rains flooding Davis while the neighborhood's system absorbed excess runoff without flooding its houses. Corbett says they were easing pressure on the city's system, and the bond was returned.

Millison also walks through shared gardens, orchards and vineyards, examines passive solar layouts and visits Jim Zanetto's earth-sheltered home. Co-founder Judy Corbett addresses the obvious question about communal living: she hasn't heard residents say they lack privacy. Viewers, meanwhile, are discussing the drainage system, the contrast with conventional suburbs and how shared paths can connect several properties into a community.

The new visit accounts for most of the channel's current daily viewing. The Sumatra orangutan-restoration film remains active farther back in the catalog, alongside "How to Heal the Land with Trees". Subscribers increased modestly over the week, while daily views are running about half above their usual level. Among nearby outdoor and homesteading channels, Vanwives is having a notably bigger viewing week; Farmhouse on Boone's daily viewing is closer to its routine. Millison's particular contribution is a neighborhood where food, water, energy and everyday encounters have been designed together.

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What viewers say

  • Their water system absorbing the city's overflow was such a flex! If we only adapted one or two of these methodologies more widely what an amazing world we would live in
    @limitlessendsSee it on YouTube
  • I love how the video focuses on the practicality and functionality of the neighborhood while the footage focuses on the beauty of it. Perfect video composition!
    @Kvill13See it on YouTube
  • I show my kids your videos, to show them what is possible. I want them to dream of a better way
    @BlinkTink903See it on YouTube
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  • I wish I could live in a place like this.
    @suyashkdSee it on YouTube
  • Oh this is my idea of heaven on earth. Thank you for this. Love from Cape Town.
    @jeanpatterson4283See it on YouTube
  • I like this idea very much. I think that this scale is a good size for a community to plan layouts for multiple houses. It allows for waterharvesting and other permaculture systems to stack across multiple properties. Well placed paths and meeting spaces create social cohesion. The group is small enough to form an identity. I want to see more of this! Thanks for another great video!
    @WorldWideGardeningWizardSee it on YouTube
  • It's amazing! Looks like a place I would love to live!
    @SurrealitivitySee it on YouTube
  • Need more of this across the country
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The facts
Subscribers
749,000 ▲ 1,000 this week
Channel views, last 7 days
426,373
Videos published this week
1
Video published
November 2, 2026
Video views so far
212,977
Views on its first day
76,326

The numbers

Here is how Andrew Millison's audience and videos moved this week.

views gained this week: this channel and similar channels
Vanwives
3,579,012
aminata garden
2,277,289
DO Animals
1,570,852
Noah Kane
1,409,577
Farmhouse on Boone
711,418
Andrew Millison
426,373
Anne of All Trades
306,349
Cavy Fishing
226,622
Ongaro's Outdoor Outfitte…
16,319
subscribers
749,000
▲ 1,000 in the last 7 days
total views
115,836,911
views per day
95,375
typical day: 64,343
first-day views of each video posted this week
City said NO PERMIT for Ecovillage. The…
76,326
subscribers: this channel and similar channels
aminata garden
810,000
Vanwives
785,000
Ongaro's Outdoor Outfitte…
774,000
Noah Kane
773,000
Andrew Millison
749,000
Farmhouse on Boone
745,000
Anne of All Trades
740,000
DO Animals
733,000
Cavy Fishing
717,000
As of November 5, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube
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