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Water
Collecting Clean Water from Polluted Sources with Natural Filtration Systems
Being involved with permaculture helps one develop a mild obsession (and that’s putting it mildly) with water. Long before I…
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Videos
Back From the Drought with a Vengeance
Back from the drought with a vengeance, over 300 ml of rain has fallen on Zaytuna Farm, and Geoff is…
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How to
10 (Temperate Climate) Pond Edge Plants
In permaculture, water is one of the primary concerns because all life, from animals to plants to fungi to bacteria…
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General
Win-Win Situation. Retrofitting Farm Dams to Increase Freeboard and Increase Wildlife Habitat and Productive Edge
The first thing I look for in a dam retrofit other than the spillway, is the freeboard. The freeboard is…
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Swales: The Permaculture Element That Really “Holds Water”
by Rob Avis Michelle, Rowen and I were driving home from a vacation in the mountains when we passed by…
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Rosella Waters – Earthworks Phase 1, Part A
After many months of planning and waiting for the earthmovers to have their equipment available, the transformation of our humble…
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Each Step is the Way – Part II
[Editor’s Note: If you are involved in a project, anywhere, that is rooted in sustainability (i.e. that is aimed at…
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Dams and swales in Minnesota
Hi folks! — we have been busy digging up Minnesota with dams and swales. This is just the beginning of…
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