The carnage is complete aka all swale that end swale

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contour swales, swales, swales on contour, water harvesting swales

This last week at our farm has been intense. It’s been all about the swales.

Starting on the set up

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contour swales, dam, swales, swales on contour, water, water harvesting swales

Taking on twenty acres is a big task. For someone who grew up on the 1/4 acre suburban block, moving to 1/2 an acre here has been a challenge at times. Have we bitten off more than we can chew with purchasing 20 acres? If I am honest with myself, late at night when the darkness crowds in and there’s nothing to distract me, the doubts sidle up alongside and I ask myself this. But the truth of the matter is, only time will tell and I am determined to succeed.