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Salvaging an old Bucket Loader

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Check Out My Swale Project

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Terrible sloping driveway

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Grader vs Box Blade for swales

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Help with dam placement.

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Constructing a Butler style Natural Swimming Pool

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How dry and how steep for novice?

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Mitigating deep erosion gullies to improve the water cycle

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swales in heavy clay soil

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Finding contour on uneven land

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Ponds near top of land form

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Slope or Flat? Permaculture Planning Pro and Con

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Construction of terraces

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Swale on very sandy soil, cold, pointless? Harmful?

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Planting to stabilize a new sloping dirt lane

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Swales in ancient fields

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Increasing rainfall infiltration from around 20% to almost 100% in a few years- looking for feedback

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Pattern and chanel in Keyline

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Zoning code question for earthworks (Yavapai County, AZ)

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Harvesting rainwater with dams on drylands

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trails i have been building in my woods

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Very unlevel Pasture

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Emergency swale in saturated ground

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Very basics about keylines

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Would swales be a good idea?

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google earth elevation accurate?

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Dealing with high water table and brittle soil layer.

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iPhone app for making swales

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Volume issue with swale system

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Flood irrigation and contouring

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Subsoilers and Salt.

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Looking to transform 11 + 4 acres of rocky south facing hillside land. Am I totally nuts?

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Swales: explain how to Dozer driver ?

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Designing for flooding

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Radiation: design challenge

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Keyline in a tiled field

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Dryland Strategies: Swales within Swales

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alternative to swales

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Water diversion ... trench or swale?

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Sheep Fleece as Geotextile

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Rocks in Permaculture

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Integrating swales and rice paddies into virgin hillside.

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Swales on Contour vs. Off Contour vs. Zig-Zag Swales

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Keyline Design - with keypoint outside of my terrain

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Hugelkultur, swales and Keyline Design

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Want to build a tent pad/future cob house spot in my woods

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Keyline Question

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Macro Effects of Swales on Watershed

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Filling in large gully

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How swales work

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building terraces to increase the size of our garden

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Off-contour swales

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Building, maintaining, and improving roads

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Making a Zuni Bowl to control headcut erosion

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Another keypoint Question

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Best ever topics in earthworks

Salvaging an old Bucket Loader

Stillwater issue created by clearcutting

Question on the difference between a berm and a terrace

Check Out My Swale Project

Swale rough calculations

Terrible sloping driveway

Grader vs Box Blade for swales

Infiltrate or drain water in small terraces ?

Help with dam placement.

Constructing a Butler style Natural Swimming Pool

Creating swales with dense clay : Good idea? How do I make sure water soaks in...

How dry and how steep for novice?

Mitigating deep erosion gullies to improve the water cycle

swales in heavy clay soil

Finding contour on uneven land

Ponds near top of land form

Slope or Flat? Permaculture Planning Pro and Con

Construction of terraces

Swale on very sandy soil, cold, pointless? Harmful?

Planting to stabilize a new sloping dirt lane

Swales in ancient fields

Increasing rainfall infiltration from around 20% to almost 100% in a few years- looking for feedback

Pattern and chanel in Keyline

Zoning code question for earthworks (Yavapai County, AZ)

Harvesting rainwater with dams on drylands

trails i have been building in my woods

Very unlevel Pasture

Emergency swale in saturated ground

Very basics about keylines

Would swales be a good idea?

google earth elevation accurate?

Dealing with high water table and brittle soil layer.

iPhone app for making swales

Volume issue with swale system

Flood irrigation and contouring

Subsoilers and Salt.

Looking to transform 11 + 4 acres of rocky south facing hillside land. Am I totally nuts?

Swales: explain how to Dozer driver ?

Designing for flooding

Radiation: design challenge

Keyline in a tiled field

Dryland Strategies: Swales within Swales

alternative to swales

Water diversion ... trench or swale?

Sheep Fleece as Geotextile

Rocks in Permaculture

Integrating swales and rice paddies into virgin hillside.

Swales on Contour vs. Off Contour vs. Zig-Zag Swales

Keyline Design - with keypoint outside of my terrain

Hugelkultur, swales and Keyline Design

Want to build a tent pad/future cob house spot in my woods

Keyline Question

Macro Effects of Swales on Watershed

Filling in large gully

How swales work

building terraces to increase the size of our garden

Off-contour swales

Building, maintaining, and improving roads

Making a Zuni Bowl to control headcut erosion

Another keypoint Question

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growies

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homesteading

energy

monies

community

wilderness

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permies.com

projects

global resources

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education