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My stupid comment about filling it with mains was partly due to misinterpreting your comment, but also because I was thinking more so about the sub-surface system than the swale.
I realise swales...

I think the swale would get filled by mains initially(or tanks before a big rain). With the swale also receiving the diverted water from sub-surface drainage system.
so if the drainage system is...

There may be a problem... I've got rhythm eggs but are we likely to find a permie who finds it natural to shake them. and their colors are pink and purple, might have to get the light brown paint...

..bit of a range -I'll throw in!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyI199M3A0M makes for a great start to the day

and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlTnKsekQMs will sound awesome on anything, but...

cheers matto.
Sorry eco, didn't see you there!
-that sub-system is playing with my head a bit. I assumed..that any water would drain away from the block to where ever the pipe goes. So if this...

Point(s) noted. Even if it was 12 years, that's cool. Its only small scale and more of a trial than anything else.
But knowing that If I was to do something on a large scale (which would only come...

Hi, I'm wanting to purchase (not all at one time nessasarily) some chickens. I would ideally like to get a rooster and incubator also.
I want to have birds for eggs and birds for meat that I can...

Will this sub-surface drainage system...effect the benefits of a future swale, even if I isolated the drainage system to that particular block?

Hi, I'm not sure of the best style of permaculture to tackle, there's 40 acres so my thinking tells me that at some point it has to be financially profitable, whether by selling surplus commodity or...

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-cheers for help with pic

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Some years ago my father purchased a vineyard and converted it from flood to drip irrigation. The entire farm (approx. 40 acres) had (and still has) a sub-surface drainage system, which...

My man, I've had a recent idea of everyone downing tools on THEIR property, travelling to a farm destination where someone needs a lot of help. A musically inspired working bee. The permie band...

The background to my questions relate to the financial cost of setting up a permaculture enterprise.
Scenario: A permaculture farm is set up with seeds/plantings donated by the permaculture...

I’ll just throw my 2cents in from a beginners stand point, also having had similar ideas.
I’ve referred to it as a Permanac (permaculture almanac); probably to amuse myself more than anything else. ...

Hey, i write my own original music, but i got a bit lost with what you're trying to say. Do you want to start a band made up of permaculturalist?

The land is definately the biggest issue I face, although if I apply myself, only in the short term. My dad's block is really not an option before I complete a PDC. There's too much work I don't...

I've now TWICE written detailed responses on this thread and somehow managed to lose both!!!! I need to have a break now before this laptop goes out the window and I'll get back to you at a later...

Yep, PDC first. SOLD(subject to finance, lol)! Makes perfect sence. Why make things harder than they need to be from the beginning when I can negate all that with knowledge.

In short, I'm...

Thanks for your reply Annette,
so I'm on the right track with location, that's good. I am really excited about the like-mindedness, in contrast I feel like an alien where I am, even when I talk...