{"product_id":"the-permaculture-earthworks-handbook-how-to-design-and-build-swales-dams-ponds-and-other-water-harvesting-systems-paperback","title":"The Permaculture Earthworks Handbook: How to Design and Build Swales, Dams, Ponds, and Other Water Harvesting Systems - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDouglas Barnes\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e The Permaculture Earthworks Handbook \u003c\/i\u003e covers the functions, design, and construction of nine types of earthworks to maximize water availability in any climate. It's a practical guide for landscape designers, permaculturists, and landowners seeking to maximize food production and ecosystem resiliency at the lowest cost and impact. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMAXIMIZE YOUR WATER HARVESTING POTENTIAL with efficient, cost-effective earthworks\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e Required reading for students of permaculture design, regenerative agriculture, and earth restoration. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e -- MADDY HARLAND, editor and co-founder, \u003cem\u003e Permaculture Magazine \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e This needs to be a standard reference on the desk of every landscape designer, forester, agronomist, and master planner. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e -- ALBERT BATES, author, \u003cem\u003e The Post-Petroleum Survival Guide and Cookbook \u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e The Biochar Solution \u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003e The Paris Agreement \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIN THE FACE OF DROUGHT and desertification, well-designed water harvesting earthworks such as swales, ponds, and dams are the most effective way to channel water into productive use.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e The Permaculture Earthworks Handbook \u003c\/em\u003e is the first dedicated, detailed guide to the proper design and construction of water harvesting earthworks. It covers the function, design, and construction methods for nine main types of water harvesting earthworks across a full range of climates.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCOVERAGE INCLUDES: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSwales, ponds, dams, hügelkultur, net-and-pan systems, spate irrigation, and more\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCost versus benefit of earthworks\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAssessing site needs and suitability\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSoil types and hydrology\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDesigning for maximum efficiency and lowest cost\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRisk assessment and safe construction\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eStacking functions and integrating earthworks into a design\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis practical handbook is the essential resource for permaculture designers, teachers and students, landowners, farmers, homesteaders, landscape architects, and others involved in maximizing the water harvesting potential of any landscape at the lowest cost and impact.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e After reading this book, you'll be ready to move some serious dirt. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e -- REBECCA MARTIN, Managing Editor, \u003cem\u003e Mother Earth News \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e Creating earthworks to manage water resources is the crucial first step in permaculture land development and Douglas Barnes provides an essential guide doing it right the first time. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e -- DARRELL FREY, author, \u003cem\u003e Bioshelter Market Garden \u003c\/em\u003e and co-author, \u003cem\u003e The Food Forest Handbook \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOUGLAS BARNES is a permaculture designer trained in Australia by Bill Mollison and Geoff Lawton. He has designed and built earthworks in North America, Japan, and Andra Pradesh, India. He lives in Tweed, Ontario in a passive solar house he designed and built, and he blogs at permaculturereflections.com\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Douglas Barnes \u003c\/b\u003e is a permaculture designer and trainer who specializes in rainwaterharvesting earthworks. Trained in Australia by Bill Mollison and Geoff Lawton, he has designed and built earthworks in North America, Japan, and Andra Pradesh, India. Douglas has an interest in complexity theory and systems ecology, educational design and rock climbing. 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