Irrigation
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Overview of Brad Lancaster Homestead Water-Harvesting Strategies (Arizona)
A water-harvesting overview highlighting some of the strategies implemented at the Lancaster homestead to harvest street runoff, roof runoff (with…
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Water Retention Landscape Techniques for Farm and Garden
As the effects of climate change pursue, the necessity to build resilient communities and farms becomes ever more apparent. Often…
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Come On Out, The Water’s Fine: Rob Talks Rain Tanks!
by Rob Avis, Verge Permaculture //www.youtube.com/embed/gPJFa2KUoUc Hey everyone. I just shot a short video on setting up a low-tech rainwater…
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Regenerating Rusinga Island (Lake Victoria, Kenya)
In January, 2013, I wrote an article titled, "Helping Small Farmers Help Themselves on Rusinga Island". In December of 2012,…
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How to be Water Wise
We are constantly being reminded of the necessity to use water with great care, yet this does not mean we…
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Climate Change Adaptation Technologies – Permaculture Design Brings Results
//www.youtube.com/embed/RQkiv_U5AoU Climate Change Adaptation technology: Stone Lines (The Sahel)(More videos below) It’s uber exciting to see simple design solutions bringing…
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Water is Life
How Integrated Natural Resource Management improves water security for small farmers. by Dinabandhu Karmakar, Professional Assistance for Development Action (PRADAN),…
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One Desert City Turns Stormwater into an Abundant Oasis using Green Infrastructure Practices
At 7:30 Sunday morning, April 21, 2013, people began to gather on a barren lot in downtown Phoenix, Arizona. The…
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Strawberry Fields Eco Lodge: Kitchen Grey-Water System Report of Implementation and Design Update (Ethiopia)
As most of us know, grey water is a term used to refer to “waste” water that has been used…
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Ridge to Valley – a Holistic Watershed Perspective
This excellent little 20-minute video does a great job of covering the basics of watershed management and landscape rehydration. You…
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Fernglade Farm – Mid Summer (January) 2013 Update
What a difference six weeks has made to the food forest here! The change in climate between cool and wet…
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