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Andrew Millison is one of the world's most known permaculture teachers. He travelled to India to document what he calls the worlds largest permaculture project, where 8000 villagers participated to build earthworks and reforest the land, which restored the water cycle to help the crops grow, and also brought back the rain. For accompanying article to this podcast https://climatewaterproject.substack.com/p/indias-regenerative-water-movement Time stamps for podcast: 1:10 Learning about water Arizona. Curb cut idea of Brad Lancaster 6:15 Teaching permaculture and water at Oregon State…
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Climate Water Project
Alpha Lo · Tech & Science · English
How we can restore our water cycles. A look at rain, groundwater, the small water cycle, how we can hydrate our landscapes.
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