Irrigation
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Finding Water in the Desert
We were recently filming in Nevada, USA, visiting interesting high dry and cold climate systems. We went out in search…
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Experimenting with Overflowing Circles and Slow-Flow Swales (Panama)
The jungle garden I am not Bill Mollison or Geoff Lawton, they will both happily report; rather, I am but…
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Oh, The Beds I’ve Made: No-Till Gardening in Tropical Panama
One of the most exciting parts of taking the reins to a hectare of lakeside land in Panama was planning…
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Fernglade Farm – Water Storage Systems (Victoria, Australia)
by Chris McLeod Spring has arrived early this year. As I write this article, I’m sitting out in the food…
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Waste Not! Transform Your Waste Into Soil, Water, and Energy
by Watershed Management Group Watershed Management Group’s newest video Waste Not! — featuring Brad Lancaster and narrated by Lisa Shipek…
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Get Started With More Efficient Irrigation Systems
Introduction The world water crisis is undisputable, yet surprisingly little work is being done to promote, develop and understand more…
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Banana Circles
Banana circles can be used in tropical and sub-tropical areas to utilise waste water, run-off or overflow from rainwater tanks,…
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Ram Pumps
People are always fascinated by ram pumps. I think partly because they achieve the seemingly impossible task of pumping water…
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Can You Dig It? (WA, USA)
When life hands you (practically) free use of a trackhoe and a skidsteer, you just start digging until they pry…
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Swale Pathways (Tasmania, Australia)
by Good Life Permaculture Diagram of a traditional swale system Hobart is Australia’s second driest capital city (Adelaide’s first) so…
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Bamboo Drip Irrigation
Bamboo drip irrigation Introduction For more than 200 years tribal farmers of the north-eastern part of India, in the state…
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Gains From Catching Rain In Drains: A Video Explanation Of The Rain Tank Project (Alberta, Canada)
This summer we installed our last major rainwater harvesting feature on our property. This rain tank is unique because it…
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