Life at Zaytuna – Swales in Landscape

Conservation, Demonstration Sites, Education Centres, Land, Rehabilitation, Swales, Water Harvesting — by Rob Avis April 16, 2010

Rob Avis, of Canada-based Verge Permaculture, explains how swales at the Permaculture Research Institute of Australia work to re-hydrate the landscape and re-charge aquifers.

5 Comments »

• I wish you could fix the sound.

  Comment by Hamish — April 16, 2010 @ 10:59 am

• I noticed an oily residue on two of my lower swales yesterday and wondered where it had come from. Question answered. Thanks.

  I’ll get some pictures of my P-garden up soon.

  Comment by Barbara Worth — April 17, 2010 @ 8:10 am

• Rob,

  Great explanation of groundwater recharge and results on spring repressurization downslope.

  Keep up the permaculturizations here in Alberta.

  -Kurtis

  Comment by kurtis — April 17, 2010 @ 8:18 am

• Love the show, great job… and glad to see you found some blue tape!
  -Jay

  Comment by Jay — April 20, 2010 @ 3:09 pm

• Thank you for the iron/algae/oil explanation – informative.

  Comment by Natasha — May 21, 2010 @ 5:50 am

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