GREENING THE DESERT w/ RAINWATER? Off-Grid Family Builds Permaculture Berm & Swale, Plants Trees

Family of 6 creates the first permaculture berm and swale on their off-grid desert homestead property. It will provide fire and wind break, increase the water capacity of the soil, catch and divert water to protect their buildings from flooding during monsoons, and help build increased biodiversity to green the desert. Come along for the ride as we recap this 2 month project from planning to digging to hand work to planting trees and grasses to irrigating, and more.

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SECTIONS//
00:00 - Introduction
00:54 - Berm & Swale Explanation
2:48 - Finding Contour
4:29 - Backhoe Operator Instructions
6:38 - Marking Swale First Try
7:57 - Swale Adjustments
9:49 - Planning the Spillway
11:23 - Backhoe Cutting Swale
19:15 - First Rain with Berm & Swale
21:02 - Checking Contour Level
26:53 - What’s Stopping the Water?
30:54 - Wood Chipping Mulch
34:07 - Buying Trees
39:02 - Tiny Shiny Tree Collective
42:14 - Hand Work Smoothing Berm & Swale
47:59 - Planting Grasses
49:06 - Planting Trees
51:53 - Fixing Culvert
57:23 - Planting More Trees, Cleanup, Mulch & Straw
1:03:32 - Rocks Around Culvert
1:06:07 - Supporting Trees
1:08:48 - Drip Irrigation
1:21:11 - Tiny Shiny Tree Collective Instant Photos
1:26:10 - Donating Left Over Trees
1:33:22 - 1 Month Followup
1:39:16 - Wrap Up


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