{"id":149,"date":"2013-06-11T11:18:00","date_gmt":"2013-06-11T11:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/merribee.swcomputerlab.org\/index.php\/2013\/06\/11\/swales-water-capture-and-storage-carbon-capture-and-storage\/"},"modified":"2013-06-11T11:18:00","modified_gmt":"2013-06-11T11:18:00","slug":"swales-water-capture-and-storage-carbon-capture-and-storage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/merribeeorganicfarm.net.au\/index.php\/2013\/06\/11\/swales-water-capture-and-storage-carbon-capture-and-storage\/","title":{"rendered":"SWALES: Water capture and storage, .Carbon Capture and Storage"},"content":{"rendered":"
Swales<\/b><\/span><\/span>are a <\/span><\/span>water harvesting<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span>, food forest \u00a0establishment system which work for centuries passively building topsoil and holding water in the landscape which would otherwise run off into the sea. Swales have been proven to <\/span><\/span>green the desert, manage salt, reverse land degradation and restore deserts to productive landscapes. Geoff Lawton’s \u00a0acclaimed video “Greening the Desert” (available on You Tube) shows that swales work \u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/span>in the some of the most arid zones of the world <\/b><\/span>. <\/b><\/span><\/span>When landscapes are rehydrated and revegetated with swales, springs and streams flow once more. See our swale page here:\u00a0http:\/\/merribeeorganicfarm.blogspot.com.au\/2012\/06\/swales.html<\/span><\/span>

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We dug our first swale in an extreme drought year , 2010. Only 450 mls of rain fell for the year , less than<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Join us for an interactive workshop \u00a0where\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0Stewart Seesink and Bee Winfield\u00a0<\/span><\/span>will give you the lowdown on surveying \u00a0a swale with a laser level or a simple \u201cA\u201d frame you can make yourself. With contours marked out, a couple of \u00a0hours work with a tractor or some while longer with a spade can generate long lasting \u00a0extreme benefits to the environment at very low cost. We have planted cow fodder trees along our swales such as tagasaste, poplar, willows , sapote, coprosma, grapes and figs. Most have done well without irrigation in extreme conditions.<\/span><\/div>\n

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Farmers<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and small holders particularly welcome. We look forward to \u00a0you registering your interest. When 10 people have, we will set a date.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

Cost : $75 per person. Please RSVP to Bee \u00a0 beewinfield@westnet.com.au\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Swalesare a water harvesting, food forest \u00a0establishment system which work for centuries passively building topsoil and holding water in the landscape which would otherwise run off into the sea. Swales have been proven to green the desert, manage salt, reverse land degradation and restore deserts to productive landscapes. Geoff Lawton’s \u00a0acclaimed video “Greening the Desert”… <\/p>\n

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