Catch and Store Rainfall

Remember this...

It actually got a lot drier than this, but look at it now....

This pond is filled from the overflow from the house tank ...

The overflow from the pond travels along a v-drain past the nut trees...

and under the driveway.....

 

to a swale...

 

A swale is a water harvesting ditch on contour. The water from the slope above it, runs down the slope into the swale along with the overflow from the pond and a larger dam on the opposite side. Here the water will sit until it soaks into the soil,thus preventing runoff to outside the property, but also increasing fertility as the swales also catch leaf drop from trees planted along the top edge. (our tree planting is still in the early stages) The water soaks into the paddock below the swales thereby enriching the pasture.

This is just one of the ways that we ensure that water falling on the property remains on the property.

There is a beautiful glow about the farm this evening from all the green. It's amazing how quickly everything greens up with even just a little rain, and we have had around 130mls since yesterday. Such a beautiful thing. Deserves a little celebration me thinks. A glass of red will do the trick.