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RE: Full swales in the forest garden!
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