another good water management resource = Let the Water Do The Work
Procedure: Put up a speed bump. Sediment collects on the upstream side of the speed bump. Periodically use the sediment to widen the base of the speed bump and to make it taller.
As a means to control the water from the run off creek that is home to the permaculture island of food we've been developing, 8 small dams have been placed upstream from our garden since last spring. We have used a modified version of the one rock dam as the theory behind these structures. Our food island did not flood even once this year, last year it was entirely under water multiple times. These 8 little speed bumps are distributed over the course of about a 1/4 of a mile of sometimes step run off. They have been started with minimal effort and as the sediment collects behind the small obstruction it is piled on top and used to widen the base of the dam. These photos were taken today after the last sediment redistribution of the year. It has not rained for about 5 days. Click the images to enlarge the photos. Procedure: Put up a speed bump. Sediment collects on the upstream side of the speed bump. Periodically use the sediment to widen the base of the speed bump and to make it taller.
another good water management resource = Let the Water Do The Work
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One of the main reason most people eat low quality food is convenience. Another reason is that many Big Ag Companies spend a lot of money on lobbyists to make it as difficult as possible to know what you're really eating and Farmer Markets rarely have have ads on TV. So we found some convenient tools for those of you with smart phones that can make eating healthy less of a hassle. These are the websites for some really cool FREE Apps. If you're not reading this on a mobile device, you'll need to search for their apps from your device. The Center for Food Safety offers the Guide to Avoiding Genetically Engineered Food app. Since labeling of of Genetically Modified food is not required in most places; this is not something that you'll find on the packaging (if you can read the packaging). After you've found the 1 bag of chips at the grocery store that doesn't contain genetically engineered anything then you can look up that item on the What's In My Food app. This app will tell you all the pesticides used in the growing of your store bought food. If the 2 apps above have you feeling hopeless you'll be appy to know that there are some fresh organic produce options near you and these apps will make finding them much more convenient than sniffing the breeze. FarmStand is a app that will direct you to the dearest farmers market wherever you are in the world. This would be great when your traveling I suppose; because when your home you'd only need to use it once. The Locavore app is much the same as FarmStand but it also helps you find out what food is in season, offers local seasonal recipes and includes Pick It Yourself farms and road side stands. Howdy Friends
This is just a little note about why you won't be finding us on the facebook. While we have embraced the self sustainable niche network Earthineer to take advantage of it's Global/Local barter market; Alt Life is opting out of the "old" social media platforms of Facebook / Twitter and is setting up shop on the Tsū network because Tsū's fresh approach combines the functionality of facebook, twitter and even PayPal. But what's most excites us is that Tsū actually respects your rights. Tsū is the 1st social media platform to allow the users to Keep The Rights To Their Content and Likeness. Tsū is also the 1st social media platform to pay it's users 90% of the ad revenue generated by the platform. There's more information here: https://www.tsu.co People are now beginning the next great social media migration. Tsū launched Oct. 14th and is already the 2nd most engaging social media site according to the internet ranking service Alexa.com Here's the Tsū FAQs: http://www.tsu.co/faq Tsū is Completely Free But You Do Need an Invitation to Join Our Profile Link is The Invitation You Need https://www.tsu.co/AltLife We Hope to See You There Tsūon |
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