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swales

Urban Swales, Weeping Tiles, and Mulched Pathways, Part 1

December 15, 2020June 7, 2016 by Rob Avis

Last year, we did a series of videos looking at the swale systems on our property and demonstration site.

Categories Food & Water Tags permaculture, swales 2 Comments

Creating Swales

December 15, 2020July 9, 2014 by Phil Williams

Swales are simply ditches on contour (contour is a level line across the landscape), with the excavated soil from the ditch being placed downslope to form a berm.

Categories Environment Tags permaculture design, swales Leave a comment

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