Forest Gardens — Hedge Against Drought

Our forest garden July, 2015 during the worst drought in 15 years.
Our forest garden July, 2015 during the worst drought in 15 years.

We’re struggling through a fairly severe drought this year and yet our forest garden is a lush oasis in a sea of brown, abandoned rice fields. Even the weeds in the rice fields are dying after weeks of no measurable rainfall. Normally it would be raining every 1-3 days right now.

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