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RE: Full swales in the forest garden!
It's soooo important to get out on the land, or in the garden - often! - during ALL weather (and that includes storms!) to see where the prevailing winds, run off, harsh sun etc actually come from. In all my 55 years living in several countries and having degrees in both literature and journalism, I have never heard of a swale. An Americanism?? So - new word researched and I'm feeling better knowing one more person in the world enjoyed a great storm.
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Swales are ditches dug on contour of the land. A permaculture technique for slowing water down so it soaks into the land, so a permacultureism :p
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My brother has had a permaculture property in Oz for 30 years and I've NEVER heard that word. Not common in other permaculture environments at all. ;)
Sure it is! I heard it from Geoff Lawton. He doesn't make a video without them lol
It's not something that everyone uses, but it's certainly a popular implement worldwide.
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I'm only book-learning educated on permaculture really, since I don't have land to practice it on, and I was taught swales, too. :)
Ooh, what books? Need moar books!
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Oh, I actually took a free class online through Oregon State U about permaculture! I just meant that in the "theory, not practice" kind of way. :) Though I do try and compost and collect snow and things for the balcony grove, that's about as far as I can go in pots. ;)
Apartment scale permaculture is fascinating. Like bill and Geoff say: the more restrictions, the more elegant the design will be!
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I did totally map my balcony out for the class! :D