CONTOUR
GARDENING
FARMING
CONTOUR GARDENING
CONTOUR FARMING AGRICULTURE
WHAT DOES CONTOUR GARDENING DO?
CONTOUR GARDENING LINKS
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SECTION 1
CONTOUR
GARDENING
Contour farming/ contour gardening/ contour ploughing is an ancient and
sustainable practice of farming. It is a creative technique of shaping
the land to conserve or capture maximum amount of water, reduce erosion
and rain water runoff, and improves soil ecology & fertility.
Contour Gardening
https://learnagro.com/contour-gardening/
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SECTION 2
CONTOUR
FARMING
AGRICULTURE
Contour farming, the practice of tilling sloped land along lines of
consistent elevation in order to conserve rainwater and to reduce
soil losses from surface erosion. These objectives are achieved by
means of furrows, crop rows, and wheel tracks across slopes, all of
which act as reservoirs to catch and retain rainwater, thus permitting
increased infiltration and more uniform distribution of the water.
Contour farming agriculture
https://www.britannica.com/topic/contour-farming
strip-cropping
agriculture
https://www.britannica.com/topic/strip-cropping
Terrace
cultivation
agriculture
https://www.britannica.com/topic/terrace-cultivation
Contour
Farming
https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/null/?cid=nrcseprd414214
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Contour Gardening for
Growing on a Slope
https://www.tenthacrefarm.com/contour-gardening-minimize-irrigation/
How to Prevent Soil
Erosion in Gardens
and on Farms
https://www.tenthacrefarm.com/prevent-soil-erosion/
7 Ways to Improve the
Quality of Your Soil
https://www.tenthacrefarm.com/improve-soil-quality/
What is a Permaculture Swale:
Irrigate the Easy Way
https://www.tenthacrefarm.com/permaculture-swale/
Here’s a Quick Way
to Terrace a Hill
https://www.tenthacrefarm.com/quick-terrace-hill/
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SECTION 3
WHAT DOES
CONTOUR
GARDENING DO?
The four main benefits of contour gardening are:
Avoids runoff
Prevents topsoil loss
Prevents erosion Directs
captures rainwater
Building Contour Beds:
What Does Contour
Gardening Do
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/vgen/building-contour-beds.htm
What Are Berms For:
Tips For Using Berms
In The Landscape
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/special/spaces/creating-and-using-berms-in-the-landscape.htm
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SECTION 4
CONTOUR
GARDENING
LINKS
4 Benefits of Contour Farming
https://www.kansaspermaculture.org/post/4-benefits-of-contour-farming
Benefits of Contour Gardening
https://ecolandscapingservices.com/benefits-of-contour-gardening/
Building Contour Beds
https://lifefromscratch.com/2014/08/building-contour-beds-part-1-introduction-and-making-an-a-frame-level/
Contour Farming: One
of the Simplest and
Most Effective BMPs
https://www.gettingmoreontheground.com/2016/07/26/contour-farming-increases-soil-moisture/
Contour Planting Slows
Runoff And Reduces Erosion
https://indianapublicmedia.org/focusonflowers/contour-planting.php
Contour Gardening
with Woody Beds
(a.k.a. Micro-Hugelkultur)
https://tcpermaculture.com/site/2013/06/03/contour-gardening-with-woody-beds-a-k-a-micro-hugelkultur/
Earthworks: Adding Contours
to Your Landscaping
https://floralawn.com/beautification/earthworks-adding-contours-to-your-landscaping/
Gardening on the Contour
https://www.stclareseeds.com/garden-help/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/gardening-on-the-contour.pdf
Honoring the Slope
of the Land, with
Keylines and Contour
https://www.permaculturewomen.com/keylines-and-contour/
How to Dig Terraces
https://homeguides.sfgate.com/dig-terraces-85727.html
How to Contour a Lawn for Drainage
https://homeguides.sfgate.com/contour-lawn-drainage-22826.html
How to Use Timbers to Terrace a Yard
https://homeguides.sfgate.com/use-timbers-terrace-yard-53737.html
Planting on Contour
https://peaceofearthfarmalbany.wordpress.com/2014/06/25/planting-on-contour/
Raised Beds/Swales
https://www.ecologiadesign.com/2021/05/22/raised-beds/
WHAT IS KEYLINE DESIGN?
https://www.ridgedalepermaculture.com/keyline-design.html
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Gaia’s
Garden
https://littlehouseinthesuburbs.com/2011/11/gaias-garden.html
Growing
With
Nature
https://www.growingwithnature.org/
Backyard
Gardener
https://www.backyardgardener.com/
GARDENING
CHANNEL
https://www.gardeningchannel.com/
How To
Garden
Advice
https://howtogardenadvice.com/
HOW TO
LAY OUT A
VEGETABLE GARDEN
https://www.almanac.com/video/how-lay-out-vegetable-garden?fbclid=IwAR3TMYUo6nOoFURZqJGsCCO0m7bt06mf3Dac8uU9d_RBJ3h0cFimFT_irv4
The Internet
Directory
for Botany
http://www.botany.net/IDB/
Six methods of
plant propagation
https://www.gardenersworld.com/plants/five-methods-of-plant-propagation/
MIMI
https://en.mimi.hu/index.html
Readers
Digest
https://www.rd.com/
Farmers
Almanac
http://www.almanac.com/
Modern
Farmer
http://modernfarmer.com/
The Encyclopedia
of Life
http://eol.org/
PLANET KIDS
http://www.planetkids.biz/
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