How to Repair the World

We’re pleased to announce that we’re partnering with the makers of the video above,WeForest, to help establish self-replicating permaculture reforestation demonstration sites in accordance with our Permaculture Master Plan, in several worldwide locations – starting in Zambia in the first instance. Our Geoff Lawton has just agreed to be on their advisory [...]

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Dimensioning of a valley (swale)

Requirement of dimensioning
The goal is that the valley never overflows. If that arrived, the overflow would early have made dig a torrent through the slope in an erosive catastrophe. Thus in the hypothetical case of worst precipitation than the ground would be likely to receive, the valley must be just filled to the brim.
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How to Dig Swales

Swales are an excellent technique in rainwater harvesting. Theycapture surface runoff and send it deep into the aquifer, both nourishing trees and reducing erosion. The berms beneath them make great fertile planting beds. And best of all, swales can be dug by hand and cost you nothing.
Instructions

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Forest Interactions and Climate

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The Challenge of Landscape – P. A. YEOMANS

The Challenge of Landscape
THE DEVELOPMENT AND PRACTICE OF KEYLINE
by P. A. YEOMANS
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Permaculture Projects – The practical approach – Outback, Urban, Cold Climate

What is Permaculture? Introduction
Our Permaculture Projects,
the practical approach A Permaculture garden in the dusty Outback
A City Permaculture Garden in the Tropics
Permaculture in a cold climate
The theory Permaculture – the nine key principles
The practical approach

A Permaculture garden in the dusty Outback
A City Permaculture Garden in the Tropics
Permaculture in a cold climate

Also with other examples like [...]

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World’s first self-watering desert plant discovered

For years scientists have wondered how the desert rhubarb manages to grow leaves that reach a diameter of up to one meter while other desert plant species typically have small and spiky leaves.
Now, researchers from the University of Haifa-Oranim, have managed to decipher the unique self-watering mechanism of this plant in the Negev desert, which covers [...]

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Natural Sequence Farming – Scaled Model Erosion Control

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The Use of Reedbeds for the Treatment of Sewage and Waste Water from Domestic Households

This is a 20 page manual published by the City of Lismore in Australia detailing their use of reed beds to process waste water as an alternative to septic treatment.
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The basic principle of a trombe

Water falling through a Venturi system sucks in air and compresses the air-bubbles, which are extracted at the lowest point of the system. Water pressure will drive the water up again to the height of the working head.
Referring to the figure at the right, water enters the system from the reservoir through the flume, D. [...]

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