Today I’m putting my modified Chinese tilt bucket to the test for the first time on my John Deere 50ZTS mini excavator. I’m digging a swale at the base of my leaking pond to divert water away from my ...

Capture more rainfall using micro-swales like these, dug on this surveyed plot using a two-wheeled tractor. This water-mitigation strategy is ideal for farming in tight spaces. Johnny Appleseed ...

Many farmers and gardeners have heard the term bio-swale, but the exact definition—much less how and why to build one—is elusive for most. To get right to the point, a bio-swale is basically a fancy ...