David Spicer
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Jan- 2019 -24 JanuaryEarthworks & Earth Resources
Leaky Weirs
I cant swim, but I’ve been fascinated by water all my life and have learnt water harvesting and storage design…
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11 JanuaryGeneral
Constructed Wetland
In May 2018 I was invited to work in Western Australia, which was quite the milestone for me, as it…
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Aug- 2018 -13 AugustGeneral
Water Harvesting Earthworks “Design To Reality” . Part 2
How to determine a starting point for surveying: Dams For me the starting point to survey is often a dam…
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6 AugustGeneral
Water Harvesting Earthworks “Design To Reality” . Part 1
So, you have been contacted by a client and you’ve discussed the client’s brief. You’ve started to look at the…
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Jun- 2018 -14 JuneGeneral
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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Jun- 2016 -24 JuneCommercial Farm Projects
Morocco Project Update
The earthworks have progressed nicely and below is a series of photos of when we were installing the earthworks and…
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May- 2016 -9 MayDesign
Mogendoura Earthworks 1 Year On
Recently I had the opportunity to check out the earthworks performance where I installed a mainframe design in January 2015.…
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Jan- 2016 -22 JanuaryDesign
Morocco Design and Install of Mainframe Earthworks
Recently I was contacted by a student from a Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC) Course I taught in Morocco in 2010.…
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May- 2015 -21 May
Eagle’s Deep Permaculture Farm Update
One of Bill Mollison’s famous quote’s is, let your site demonstrate its evolution. Earthworks hydrology construction is one of the…
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Jul- 2014 -25 July
Project Establishment, Eagles Deep (Victoria, Australia)
I was contacted back in October last year for an initial consult, on pre-property purchase in Tatong, Victoria, Australia. Since…
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Apr- 2014 -7 April
Regenerative Farm Forestry 2-day Course, with David Spicer at Eagles Deep Farm, Tatong, Victoria, Australia (May 31 – June 1, 2014)
Learn how to manage our exciting native forest for saw logs, pole wood, fence post, firewood, etc., while having a…
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May- 2013 -17 May
A Recent Trip to the Permaculture Sydney Institute
I was invited up to Bandusia, near Sydney, by Penny Pyett, to take part in International Permaculture Day and do…
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