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Small, easy projects that make a big difference

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Air Well - collecting water from the air

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World Domination Gardening 3-movie set as HD streaming

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Breeding for dew collection, or my experiments with dryland farming

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the man who planted trees

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Permaculture attempt in high desert of California

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Anybody growing without irrigation?

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The Big Fat Thread of Dryland Farming Ideas!

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Getting things started

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Sepp Holzer uses no irrigation

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replacing irrigation with permaculture

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Screaming hot spot in the garden where nothing can grow. Cheap/free suggestions anyone?

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Southern California Homestead stories

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What is the point of Nitrogen fixing trees without Inoculant?

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Reduce your garden's watering needs

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Tamera and their Water Retention Landscape

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No irrigation gardens in Spain. A contest.

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More efficient water from air using high voltage

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recovering an arid SW forest

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Foxhole reforestation - a method for the reforestation of grasslands

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Growing Corn in the Desert Without Supplemental Water or Compost

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Deep rooting cover crops???

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Understanding drought and drought tolerance

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recovering desert land in australia

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The Big Fat Thread of Dryland Farming Ideas!

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Foxhole reforestation - a method for the reforestation of grasslands

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Geoff Lawton’s list of pioneer plant species used on the greening the desert site

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Hazelnuts in the Desert

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one method of harvesting water from thin air

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desert with clay soil

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How to Get Water to Plants and Trees in Drought Conditions

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Using clay balls to plant on the desert

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New biomimicry device to help plant seeds that drill themselves into the soil

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Xeriscape Fruit Trees?

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