Best ever topics in earthworks

Register / Login

permaculture forums growies critters building homesteading energy monies kitchen purity ungarbage community wilderness fiber arts art permaculture artisans regional education skip experiences global resources cider press projects digital market permies.com pie forums private forums all forums

this forum made possible by our volunteer staff, including ...

master stewards:

Anne Miller
Leigh Tate
Pearl Sutton
r ranson

stewards:

Nicole Alderman
paul wheaton
Mike Haasl

master gardeners:

Carla Burke
John F Dean
Jay Angler
Beau Davidson

gardeners:

Jordan Holland
thomas rubino
Nancy Reading

Show best of: all time . 365 days . 30 days . 7 days

Best ever topics in earthworks

earthworks

Major earthworks starting -- central texas

229 replies [ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 ] 194 125

earthworks

Creek repair - brush dams

91 replies [ 1, 2, 3 ] 3 43 27

earthworks

Creek repair - rock dams

83 replies [ 1, 2, 3 ] 2 28 21

earthworks

Cedar plank drain for land reclamation

30 replies 17 13

earthworks

Swale berm planting suggestions

48 replies [ 1, 2 ] 14 3

earthworks

Too much water.....Sometimes, How to build swales

39 replies 22 10

earthworks

Earthworks and flood irrigation?

68 replies [ 1, 2 ] 32 1

earthworks

passive solar garden heater

29 replies 1 14 3

earthworks

Contour maps for cheap

25 replies 9 3

earthworks

What's the weirdest thing you've dug up?

35 replies 10 14

earthworks

Stump removal, which is lesser evil?

34 replies 4

earthworks

how to get more dirt in the ditch

24 replies 1 1 6

earthworks

Tiny brush dam progress

17 replies 1 16 13

earthworks

Swales, bunds, puddles, terraces, meanders, checkdams, waffles, earthworks

8 replies 9 12

earthworks

Help me figure out the swale & dam system for my property!

17 replies 3

earthworks

how close to a tree line can I make a swale?

23 replies 1 2 2

earthworks

Please Review My Road Design

13 replies 7 1

earthworks

How to deal with a steep gravel driveway with challenging ruts and fun surprises

40 replies [ 1, 2 ] 3 9 10

earthworks

road surface options, long driveway, remote location

18 replies 2

earthworks

Building a gravel road

16 replies

earthworks

Water Harvesting Experiment

9 replies 38 8

earthworks

Turning a dry riverbed/wadi into a catchment

19 replies 1 7 2

earthworks

Efficiently making swales

37 replies 1 3

earthworks

Trying to Decide on the First Piece of Heavy Farm Equipment

63 replies [ 1, 2 ] 7 11

earthworks

Swales on heavy clay soil?

18 replies 3

earthworks

Waynes water projects

36 replies 32 2

earthworks

Comprehensive 'How To' of Sepp-style terracing?

8 replies 1 2 1

earthworks

how to terrace a mountain

33 replies 8

earthworks

Permaculture Site Survey prototype equipment

21 replies 2 6 4

earthworks

Organic geotextile fabric?

22 replies 2 10

earthworks

These ditches for storm runoff have become mosquito paradises

46 replies [ 1, 2 ] 13 4

earthworks

Induced Meandering

35 replies 2 1

earthworks

Swales for extreme desert (Death Valley)

19 replies 2 4

earthworks

Keyline questions

42 replies [ 1, 2 ] 3

earthworks

Detailed Topographic Maps with 2' contour interval

14 replies 1 5

earthworks

My Very First Swale

21 replies 5 6

earthworks

circular swales.

18 replies 3 13 1

earthworks

Moving Away From Swales - Why Aren't More People Talking About Bill Zeedyk And Craig Sponholtz?

12 replies 1 2 8

earthworks

Please convince me on permaculture earth work in a wet and 'getting wetter' environment.

11 replies 9

earthworks

Mountainous Farm and Earthworks

14 replies 50 5

earthworks

Pond or swales to help with erosion?

21 replies 4 1

earthworks

Excavator vs dozer.?.?.?

20 replies 1 6

earthworks

Swale question

5 replies 2

earthworks

Nat Geo Launched a Free Website for Printing Detailed Topographical Maps

5 replies 2 5

earthworks

Badly built ''terraces'' - how do I stabilize them?

14 replies 1 7 4

earthworks

Build soil to eliminate standing water?

14 replies 1 1

earthworks

4 acres keyline designed food forest/savanna in Ontario

10 replies 8 1

earthworks

Ridgecrest Farm - The Beginning

37 replies 12 2

earthworks

Help.... working on slopes over 50% gradient.!!!

22 replies 2 9 7

earthworks

Idea - making a steep sided berm from sod

7 replies 7 1

earthworks

Large scale Swale Examples in Arizona or W.NM?

24 replies 3 2 6

earthworks

What to do with the "Toilet Bowl" ravine?

10 replies 2

earthworks

Are small rocks bad for building steep terrace? (before I make a huge mistake!)

19 replies 8 7

earthworks

Pile o' rocks

15 replies 2 4 3

earthworks

Disc or Chisel plough a field with 10 years of no cultivation?

23 replies 1 14 3

earthworks

Building a small dam with quikrete

12 replies 6

earthworks

how to fill in a mile long trench

17 replies 1 3

earthworks

Just dig it rainfall moisture retention

19 replies 7 7

earthworks

Seeking advice about high groundwater levels and how to mediate them

90 replies [ 1, 2, 3 ] 5

earthworks

What to do with lots of Rocks and Boulders

13 replies 1 2
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- ...
- 11
- ►

Top Forums

digital market

building

earthship 1717
earth bag 3160
rainwater catchment 5033
greenhouses 9764
finishes 1566
stone work 1732
fencing 3392
roundwood and timber framing 6097
wofati and earth berm 7009
natural building 21988
cob 5931
straw bale house 2764
tiny house 4925
toilet alternatives 5328
woodworking 5219
passive solar 3181
grey water 3457
nomadic housing 1471
5 more...

permaculture artisans

skip

pep 5599
skills to inherit property 2910
pea 1009
pep gardening 762
pep animal care 946
pep textiles 1742
19 more...

growies

fruit trees 23242
hugelkultur 14911
forest garden 24699
gardening for beginners 26865
trees 29962
permaculture 56194
woodland 11211
plants 57223
composting 14736
soil 18757
lawn 6234
organic 18682
35 more...

ungarbage

repair 4436
recycling 6374
zero waste 3780
upcycling 3673
1 more...

critters

chickens 19139
honey bees 7689
bugs 10010
goats and sheep 8736
pigs 5708
cattle 4730
dogs and cats 5924
critter care 9588
16 more...

homesteading

homestead 39265
gear 18172
earthworks 8168
ponds 6983
wells and springs 2846
scythes 1665
low tech 3183
2 more...

energy

rocket mass heaters 36252
rocket stoves 29086
alternative energy 16734
wood burning stoves 12471
solar 10165
transportation 2596
rocket ovens 1906
6 more...

monies

frugality 15648
crowdfunding 12574
residual income streams 1698
farm income 8156
financial strategy 7651
cottage industry 2692
2 more...

community

intentional community 11982
ecovillage 1761
communication 5661
decision making 680
permaculture singles 7859
rural 2728
6 more...

wilderness

wild harvesting 6841
ancestral skills 4076
hunting and fishing 1777
survival 4208

regional

missoula 6886
cascadia 8971
rockies 4503
great white north 3971
europe 3490
southwest usa 3647
midwest usa 3558
eastern usa 3066
southern usa 4466
ozarks 2480
south america / central america / mexico 1476
iberia 1981
africa 1545
14 more...

permies.com

tinkering with this site 37159
introductions 6642
meaningless drivel 50793
wiki 18106
1 more...

projects

projects 19021
wheaton laboratories 30664
permaculture design 6550
permaculture sites 2046

global resources

books 10634
movies, videos and documentaries 5290
products 1786
paul wheaton's permaculture podcasts 3885
resources: seeds, plants, honey, consulting, etc. 4637
blatant advertising 3536
podcasts 1032
Magazines 172
7 more...

kitchen

food preservation 10625
fermentation 5394
cooking 23379
medicinal herbs 10683
food as medicine 8139
vegan food 1463
6 more...

education

pdc 2117
workshops 2810
conferences / convergences 845
kids 3142
online learning 2180
science and research 2080
5 more...

art

art 7636
music 2247
writing 2112
living art 1276
camera work 2919
2 more...

fiber arts

textile techniques 6156
animal fibers 2984
plant fibers 2508
sewing 4650
3 more...

purity

home care 4245
personal care 7843
ergonomics 2388

experiences

volunteer offerings 3286
jobs offered 1801
jobs wanted 1166
land shares 3599
7 more...