The ultimate goal of farming is not the growing of crops, but the cultivation and perfection of human beings. - Masanobu Fukuoka
The ultimate goal of farming is not the growing of crops, but the cultivation and perfection of human beings. - Masanobu Fukuoka
Paul Cereghino- Ecosystem Guild
Maritime Temperate Coniferous Rainforest - Mild Wet Winter, Dry Summer
Subtropical desert (Köppen: BWh)
Elevation: 1090 ft Annual rainfall: 7"
Subtropical desert (Köppen: BWh)
Elevation: 1090 ft Annual rainfall: 7"
Subtropical desert (Köppen: BWh)
Elevation: 1090 ft Annual rainfall: 7"
R Hasting wrote:Jennifer, why do you think that a zai pit would not work on slope? The guys in Africa who are doing this are doing it on flatter land because it is what they have, and it can be done with a stick or a shovel.
I would never do zai on flat land. That is why God invented backhoes for swales.
Subtropical desert (Köppen: BWh)
Elevation: 1090 ft Annual rainfall: 7"
Jennifer Wadsworth wrote:Miles - do you mean felling the trees and putting them along contour?
Subtropical desert (Köppen: BWh)
Elevation: 1090 ft Annual rainfall: 7"
Subtropical desert (Köppen: BWh)
Elevation: 1090 ft Annual rainfall: 7"
Jennifer Wadsworth wrote:Nice photo, Dale. I always kick myself for not taking "before" shots. You just can't go back and recreate "before"....sigh.
Zone 5/6
Annual rainfall: 40 inches / 1016 mm
Kansas City area discussion going on here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1707573296152799/
Subtropical desert (Köppen: BWh)
Elevation: 1090 ft Annual rainfall: 7"
Patrick Mann wrote:--Berm and basin/swales - good for sloped land UP TO 3:1, 18 degrees or 32.5% grade
--Terrace - good for sloped land UP TO 2:1, 26 degrees or 48.8% grade
Why is terracing applicable to steeper slopes than berming? I would have expected the opposite. Unless terracing implies retention walls.
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