Permaculture Water Harvesting

[siggy16]

Couldn't this cause a mudslide??

[Mikannika]

Nice video...but i was wondering how you make a swale when you have a piece of land on top of a hill or a road above it....

[WorldMonkeyTree]

ColbertandStewartpwn it would depend on your rainfall and how much water was in the swale during the summer when the squash would be growing. You can add dripline to the swale mound, under the mulch, to keep it moist and fertile during hot dry summers. I have done this in the northern California valley where summers are dry,dry,dry and the irrigated section does super well and doesn't use much water at all.

All of these Permascience videos are invaluable and I thank those who run/upload them.

[ColbertandStewartpwn]

If I'm intercropping the three sisters, is it Ideal to grow squash in the swale, or just weeds?

[permaculturedesigner]

Al gore is interested in his oil company stocks and private jet. How do you think an oil scare would affect his stock price?

You don't need a back hoe to do this. It can be done with a shovel. I have.

[Venumusone]

I love this video ! The techniques shown here are very informative. the first permaculturalist in recorded history were the Inca Indians of South America when designing Machupechu in the andes mountains.they developed anti-erosion teracces and water retaining aqueductes. What a great information for the world to have access to!

[PsychoticusRex]

What is the sanity limit for swales? How many per vertical / horizontal(plan) foot?  If I hydrate too much I'm going to induce "slump" failure in the slope.

[PakaNoHida]

@PsychoticusRex

It varies from what I understand based on your annual rainfall. For example, the Pacific Northwest of America is very different from Arizona or the New York.

[permaculturedesigner]

@PsychoticusRex :

Use willow switches to stabilize the slope. They will take root in anything soggy, and will stabilize the slope better than pile driven telephone poles. If a warm climate, use vetiver on the out throw to stabilize.

[1310monster]

How can I hate Al Gore...not believing one damned thing he stands for...owning an oil company and living in a mansion...yet Be interested in permaculture. Permaculture for the right reason...

[shortysmagic]

al gores interested in permaculture?

[Eldwinn]

this video is perfect from beginning to end.

props for that.

[B4TheStorm556]

Is there a general timeline on how long it takes between the time the Swales are dug and the time the groundwater will mature into a spring?

[wenrolland]

Great video!

[ehswan]

Yeah, WATER RULES. Of course , Youtubers know this.

[susanrainier]

Why isn't this video available anymore? It illustrated a way to save the world.

What is going on?

[permascience]

It seems to be working fine, it must be an issue at your end!

[irkone]

Hand those idle people some shovels and get the carbon spewing machine outta here!

[Tidnull]

i estimate that this task would require more energy to fuel a group of humans than it does to use one machine.

[LoveHeartLogicHead]

Depends on the circumstances by which the food was collected. If it had to be transported hundreds/thousands of kilometres, then you are definitely right.

However, if you include the embodied energy of the bulldozer (electricity used to mine the metal, fuel used to transport it to the factory, electricity used to make it etc), irkone is right.

May I stress/MOST important: when looking at the future of the planet, it is permaculture/other sustainable lifestyles+systems or bust.

4+3/5ths stars.

[PakaNoHida]

@Tidnull

I'm doing it by hand on my property, and it doesn't.

[cyrusp100]

In permaculture design earthworks are considered to be an appropriate use of fossil fuels.

The earthworks only need to be done once - and they will continue to function for thousands of years. And in a post-peak oil world the earthworks can be easily maintained without fossil fuels.

[thailerZAP]

We should teach this in gaza if we could get in.

[danndan6]

i guess the israelis are already doing this

[TheSolidGloryisJesus]

Yes, I heard something about that, too. It doesn't surprise me: how they have truly turned their desert regions into verdant land.

[j9journeys]

no they are not. they use traditional irrigation.

permaculture principles are different. time to find your local permaculture design course in yr local area. and there are lots all throughout the world.

cheers and hope you enjoy. im planning to do my introduction in dec. although i have read a few books. its way cool.

[Prethenie]

Hope for the future. Thanks for sharing. :)

[TheSolidGloryisJesus]

This is so brilliant.

[theproducegarden]

awesome! thanks for posting!

[Permaculturebella]

Great video, thanks for posting, I have never seen this video before.