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Renaissance Farm Water Systems explained by Peter Bane

Natural Building Blog Posted on November 9, 2016 by Kelly HartNovember 9, 2016

“Peter Bane, permaculture designer, teacher, consultant, editor & publisher of the Permaculture Activist Magazine as well as author of “The Permaculture Handbook” explains some of the water harvesting system at his urban homestead “Renaissance Farm” in Bloomington, IN.”

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Posted in Landscaping | Tagged ferrocement cistern, ferrocement water tank, gravity flow water, homestead, permaculture, roofwater, self sufficiency, water system | 2 Replies

Rainwater swale, water weirs and culvert cistern – Desert Permaculture

Natural Building Blog Posted on January 26, 2016 by Kelly HartJanuary 26, 2016

“Update to my rainwater fruit tree project where I use some permaculture techniques to water my fruit trees. Hopefully you might be able to incorporate something similar on your own home, homestead or urban farm! Thanks for watching:)”

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Posted in Landscaping | Tagged cistern, culvert cistern, homestead, irrigation, permaculture, roofwater, sustainable, swales, weirs | 1 Reply

Earthbag Water Tank Instructable

Natural Building Blog Posted on November 15, 2014 by Kelly HartNovember 15, 2014

Check out my new how-to article at Instructables.com on building earthbag water tanks. I pulled together content from previous blog posts, added a drawing and edited everything into one concise article. Let me know what you think. Instructables.com is a … Continue reading →

Posted in Landscaping | Tagged cistern, DIY, earthbag, earthbag water tank, ecofriendly, ferrocement, low cost, roofwater, roofwater storage, water tank | 9 Replies

Concrete Water Tanks Versus Earthbag Water Tanks

Natural Building Blog Posted on November 13, 2014 by Kelly HartNovember 13, 2014

I wrote in a previous blog post how I’m loving earthbag water tanks. My fascination with these water tanks jumped up a notch after reading an article about the difficulties of building a concrete water tank. From what I’ve recently … Continue reading →

Posted in Landscaping | Tagged cistern, concrete watr tank, earthbag water tank, ferrocement, ferrocement tank, low cost, natural building, roofwater, water storage, water tank | 13 Replies

Ferrocement Ground Tank

Natural Building Blog Posted on November 12, 2014 by Kelly HartNovember 12, 2014

What’s the best, most efficient way to build water tanks? That question has been burning in my mind since seeing the extent of water shortages firsthand on my recent trip to Vanuatu. While looking and thinking about possible solutions, I’ve … Continue reading →

Posted in Landscaping | Tagged cistern, cylindrical water tank, ferrocement, ferrocement tank, ground tank, natural building, roofwater, underground, water tank | 8 Replies

Earthbag Water Tank, Mele Village, Vanuatu

Natural Building Blog Posted on November 7, 2014 by Kelly HartNovember 7, 2014

We were pleasantly surprised to see this earthbag water tank just down the road from a house we (Liz’s group) were building. The church group saw our project and on their own figured out how to use the same earthbag … Continue reading →

Posted in Earthbag Building | Tagged cistern, DIY, earthbag, earthbag water tank, ferrocement, natural building, roofwater, roofwater catchment, water tank | 4 Replies

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