Urban Swales in Our Food Forest

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Channel: VergePermaculture · 2017 · Education

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In this video I go over how we harvest water in our food forest using swale trails. I talk about how we harvest the water from our neighbours roof and how the water is absorbed and infiltrated into our food forest.

For other vides on swales check out
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0DedomHqVs&t=3s

and 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9fwL1rs_9o&t=2s

and
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CixwIEDu4z4&t=2s

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