Community ProjectsLandPotable WaterRegional Water CycleSoil ConservationSwalesWater Harvesting
Swales (Continuous Contour Trenches) Bring Water and Life Back to Maharashtra, India
This (unfortunately low-res) video shares the clear, practical benefits of bringing sensible low-tech Permaculture water harvesting techniques such as swales to our landscapes. In Maharashtra, India, swales are restoring the hydrological cycle, bringing dried up wells and springs back to life, and stopping erosion of the precious soils that subsistence farmers depend on.
Further Reading/Watching:
- The Miracle Water Village – Water Harvesting in India
- India’s Foundation for Ecological Security Awarded Land for Life Award
- Ridge to Valley – a Holistic Watershed Perspective
- Hope for a New Era: Before/After Examples of Permaculture Earth Restoration – Solving Our Problems From the Ground Up
- Climate Change Adaptation Technologies – Permaculture Design Brings Results
- Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration
Thanks Craig…this makes me O so happy to see!!!
the change in nature need work mister jeoff lawton i love you in allah thank you for all videos
Thanks Craig, is it possible to get the actual location of this work, a student of mine is from Maharashtra and would be very interested in seeing these. Thankyou for your work Craig, very appreciated.
“Water to be shared, not fought over” … beautiful.