Thank you!! One of the Best demos of both systems I have seen!

Thank you for explaining land works so simply..

TO: Bill and everyone involved in putting the clay demonstration on the website... THANK YOU!! I have been hauling around 10 pounds of clay, a tray and a butter knife, showing people what the rain-harvesting idea is out here in North Idaho. It works, but it is hecka-awkward showing up to a business meeting with a lump of clay and a butter knife. Then the funny look they often give while you shape two round-ish mounds out of clay... People out here are very concerned about water and the cost of bore wells. When I tell them that 80 acres in North Idaho collects over 70 million gallons of rain water annually (not including snow melt), their jaws drop. That's when they want to hear how to keep that water on the land. Slow it-Sink it-Spread it! Bill, you are a better teacher than I am! I have a steady stream of customers that will enjoy learning from your video on their own time rather than carving time out to meet with me, and: *That saves me time, too! *It also helps me maintain a professional appearance! *It allows me to direct my customers to Midwest Permaculture for thier own training, which I am happy to do! This is so helpful. I cannot thank you enough!

This may very well be the best permaculture lecture I've watched.

I hope permaculture lecturers learn from this humble man something!

Excellent video on capturing and storing a precious resource. Thanks for sharing.

awesome clay model demonstration. thanx for sharing .

Fantastic explanation! Thank you Bill I finally understand placement of swales and ponds!

Thank you for explaining key point and key line in a visual manner.

Grrrreat Demo Bill! Thanks for putting this on KZread super great resource. This tool really brings the concept of capturing water resources via swales, keylining, and ponds down to earth as well as to the gardens, food forest, guilds, and homes : )) I remember when you introduced a similar early clay model during our 2012 fall PDC course really helped the concept to come alive watching it in action! Thanks for all you, Becky, Milton and the Midwest Permaculture team do to help us make this world and better place ..Earth care, People care, Future care....Yahweh's blessings and favor in the days ahead my friend!

Very good 😊 illustration. Thank you for sharing this video..

I am extremely new to all this, but am looking to apply permaculture principles to a piece of land. Probably will not have animals on this particular spot. Can anyone tell me more about key lines and the key lining process? GREAT video! It was hugely informative. Thank you so much to Bill and Milton!!

KeyLINEs aren't on contour but PARALLEL to the first keypoint's contour. This allows you to move water from the valley to the ridge. Whatever. This is a good demo.

@billwilson175

2 жыл бұрын

Right you are. In Keyline design on a large property it is important to create your runs so that water will be move from the valleys toward the ridges. Perfect. There are also times where one can use a single shank keyline plow to rip lines perfectly on contour so that they act like mini swales, holding water on contour. Thanks for your comment.

@dungeonmaster6292

2 жыл бұрын

@@billwilson175 this is the best video demonstration I've seen

@tcoxor52

2 ай бұрын

@@billwilson175 In your example demonstration here, what would be the rationale for starting with the saddle dam instead of building a keypoint dam? Seems like a keypoint dam would require a lot less earthworks, would be able to be built larger than the saddle dam pond, and can still be used to direct all that water high on your property to where you want it to move. Thanks. Great demonstration all around.