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replacing irrigation with permaculture

March 19, 2011, 12:44 pm

I have given this presentation about five or six times. And I just finished doing a podcast with Jack Spirko about this while gawking at my presentation. Twice I started to write an article and never...

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Re: replacing irrigation with permaculture

March 19, 2011, 3:09 pm

apparently ( 8 ) is a smiley face? (

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Re: replacing irrigation with permaculture

March 19, 2011, 7:24 pm

Thank you Paul for your efforts!If Permaculture is to be anything different than convention,than it better explore the uniqueness of its solutions and offer working examples to the public.As a permi...

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Re: replacing irrigation with permaculture

March 22, 2011, 8:27 am

A new podcast with jack on this very topic: http://www.thesurvivalpodcast.com/elimination-of-irrigation

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Re: replacing irrigation with permaculture

March 22, 2011, 11:31 am

Mt.goat wrote: Thank you Paul for your efforts!If Permaculture is to be anything different than convention,than it better explore the uniqueness of its solutions and offer working examples to the...

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Re: replacing irrigation with permaculture

March 22, 2011, 12:03 pm

i'm on 5.5's side of the fence i think... right now i'm procuring plastic pickle barrels to piece together a mostly passive rain catchment/drip system run off a water-timer(zero pressure model) it'll...

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Re: replacing irrigation with permaculture

March 23, 2011, 5:23 am

fiveandahalffarm wrote: How is it that irrigation is an industrial/oil based crutch? maybe not any kind of irrigation, but California has massive, subsidized irrigation works so they can grow...

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Re: replacing irrigation with permaculture

March 23, 2011, 6:23 am

My current irrigation is coal-powered. That makes me very unhappy.

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Re: replacing irrigation with permaculture

March 23, 2011, 7:01 am

Paul, I'm having a hard time with the title. We don't replace irrigation with permaculture, we change how we irrigate as part of permaculture.

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Re: replacing irrigation with permaculture

March 23, 2011, 7:25 am

Granted, there are scads of ideas of what permaculture is and what irrigation is. For me, based on my knowledge set at this time, it is my arrogant and obnoxiuous opinion that a good permaculture...

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Re: replacing irrigation with permaculture

March 24, 2011, 5:42 am

I'm currently designing a drip irrigation system for our project in Saudi Arabia but we plan to turn the system off after 3-5 years. Once our mountain is reforested and we have actual foliage that we...

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Re: replacing irrigation with permaculture

March 24, 2011, 6:20 am

paul wheaton wrote: it is my arrogant and obnoxiuous opinion that a good permaculture system has eliminated irrigation. This might mean the permaculturist has to change her diet, if she likes to eat...

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Re: replacing irrigation with permaculture

March 24, 2011, 6:21 am

Pneal wrote: I'm currently designing a drip irrigation system for our project in Saudi Arabia but we plan to turn the system off after 3-5 years. Once our mountain is reforested and we have actual...

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Re: replacing irrigation with permaculture

March 24, 2011, 6:37 am

I am currently trucking in organic matter as I commute from Jeddah, and I'll be demonstrating a compost pile with my workers starting in a week. Another thing we want to do with our irrigation system...

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Re: replacing irrigation with permaculture

March 24, 2011, 6:54 am

Paul said: "This also sounds like permaculture to me. The key is organic matter. You can either truck in organic matter, or you can truck in tubes/hoses/equipment plus water to build your own organic...

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Re: replacing irrigation with permaculture

March 27, 2011, 2:25 am

My main time for irrigation is when I first plant the seeds. They are so shallow and that is the first soil to dry out. If I mulch a lot, won't that shade the seeds? I spend weeks clearing weeds and...

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Re: replacing irrigation with permaculture

March 27, 2011, 3:33 pm

To Riki's topic: I make deep furrows and sow seeds in there. Sometimes I'll cover with a window or some plastic or cardboard something to keep moist, but 9 times out of 10 just having deep furrows will...

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Re: replacing irrigation with permaculture

March 27, 2011, 3:39 pm

PS. Just in case I was a little harsh in previous post: I super appreciate you putting this together Paul! I can't wait for the article to come out and then I'll get it translated into French because...

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Re: replacing irrigation with permaculture

March 30, 2011, 9:54 am

Hello Forum. Im new here if that wasnt obvious. Theres a few things you could add to the list in regards to saving water. One would be biochar. This does other important things as...

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Re: replacing irrigation with permaculture

March 30, 2011, 10:02 am

Pneal wrote: I'm currently designing a drip irrigation system for our project in Saudi Arabia but we plan to turn the system off after 3-5 years. Once our mountain is reforested and we have actual...

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