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    This chapter discusses strategies for dryland areas. Drylands are rapidly expanding due to human disturbance and climate change, leaving billions marginalized as areas get drier. Soil loss is a huge economic problem, as vast amounts of soil are washed away in dry areas with little vegetation. Indigenous cultures previously thrived in dryland regions through complex relationships with over 400 edible plants. Permaculture techniques like earthworks, trees, and regenerating soil/water can help restore ecosystem function and wildlife habitat. Strategies discussed include sunken beds, keyline patterns, and planting densities/spacing appropriate for dryland conditions.

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    This chapter discusses strategies for dryland areas. Drylands are rapidly expanding due to human disturbance and climate change, leaving billions marginalized as areas get drier. Soil loss is a huge economic problem, as vast amounts of soil are washed away in dry areas with little vegetation. Indigenous cultures previously thrived in dryland regions through complex relationships with over 400 edible plants. Permaculture techniques like earthworks, trees, and regenerating soil/water can help restore ecosystem function and wildlife habitat. Strategies discussed include sunken beds, keyline patterns, and planting densities/spacing appropriate for dryland conditions.

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    This chapter discusses strategies for dryland areas. Drylands are rapidly expanding due to human disturbance and climate change, leaving billions marginalized as areas get drier. Soil loss is a huge economic problem, as vast amounts of soil are washed away in dry areas with little vegetation. Indigenous cultures previously thrived in dryland regions through complex relationships with over 400 edible plants. Permaculture techniques like earthworks, trees, and regenerating soil/water can help restore ecosystem function and wildlife habitat. Strategies discussed include sunken beds, keyline patterns, and planting densities/spacing appropriate for dryland conditions.

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    Chapter11:DrylandStrategies
    Drylandsareamajorclimaticzoneandcontainalargeportionoftheworldspopulationonplanetearth.These
    rainsparseareasarerapidlyexpandingduetomanmadedisturbance

    inthelandscapeandthesubsequentfluctuatingclimaticconditions.
    ThisisaworrisomefactonthisBlueandGreenPlanetthatistakingon
    anewhueofbrownwhenwelookdownfromspace.Thedesertsare
    growingatexponentialratesleavingbillionsofpeoplemarginalizedas
    dryareasgetdrierandeventuallysuccumbtodesertification.Thishas
    hugeimplicationsthroughouttheworldfromdevelopedcountrieslike
    from
    Spain,Portugal,Greece,Italy(noticethetrendwiththefalloutof
    http://www.theimaginativeconservative.org/2015/02/is the2012contextofeconomiccrisisinsouthernEurope)andalso
    theplanetearthouronlyhome.html
    underdevelopedNationslikeSudan,BoliviaandUzbekistan.Thenthere
    areemergingcountrieslikeChinaandIndiawhohavehuge
    developmentissuesarisingastheiragricultureandlandusechangestoa
    moreglobalmilitaryindustrialcomplexmodel.Bothnationshaverespondedbothpositivelyandnegativelytothe
    worseningsituation.
    Fromhttp://www.sustainapedia.com/increasingariditywilldisruptsoilnutrientcyclesglobaldrylands/

    Thelossoftopsoilisahugeeconomicdownfallofmanycountriesasthebaseofeconomyisinextricablylinkedto
    naturalcapitol.Intheabovepicturevastquantitiesofsoilhavebeenwashedawaybytheerosiveforcesofsun,
    wind,andwaterasmansdualisticinteractionwithlandhasbrokenthefabricoflifethatknitsitalltogether.This
    combinationincreasinglyisbecomingextremeandthesystemsabilitytoregeneratehasbeendiminishedby
    deforestation,colonialism,tillagriculture,andbiocides.Whenthefabricistorninthesedrylands,orbrittle
    systems,ittearsquicklyandseverelyunliketheforgivingnonbrittleclimatesofNorthernEuropeortheEastern
    HalfoftheU.S.A.Ourtechniquesoffarmingwerebroughtthere,whetheritwastheSonoranDesertofthe
    southwesternpartofthestates,orAustraliawherePermacultureoriginatesfrom.Bothofthosecontexts
    produceddisastrousresultusinareasthatonceweresomeofthemostcomplexandbiodiversedrylandsregions
    andthesubsequenthumanindigenousculturesthatthrivedthroughthem.
    TheAnasaziinthesouthwestpresentstatesofArizona,NewMexico,
    Colorado,andUtahhadaccesstoover400plantsofedibilityinaplace
    thatitisnowconsideredtobenormaltosimplybeadesertdevoidofbio
    diversityandabundance.

    fourcornersdesertfromhttp://coloradoguy.com/fourcorners/photos.htm

    juneinsonorandesertfromhttp://practicalbio.blogspot.com/2011/11/sonorandesert

    falloctoberand.html

    Thisisoftentiedagaintothecolonialreignthathadsomuchnegativeeffectontraditionalecosystem/indigenous
    habitationpatternofsymbiosisandcocreation.Ourabilityto
    restoreecosystemfunctionandhabitatforwildlifeisanimportant
    missionweface.Thecombinationofregenerative
    soil/water/trees/earthworkspracticesamongstothersseenbelowwillbe
    aleadingmodelofdevelopmentinthefuture.Wesimplyneedtoput
    backthewaterintheground,makeeverydropofitcountsincethe
    rainfallisspreadoutintimeanditspatternofwhenitfallsbecoming
    evenmoresporadic.Whenwedenudethelandscapeoflife,thewater
    simplyrunsoffinsteadofinfiltratingmakingregenerationimpossible.
    TheKeylinePattern,averyeffectiveandcostefficient
    broadacretechniqueoflandregeneration The%thatgoesinthegroundtofeedmicrobes,plantroots,and
    rechargeaquifersislostandthedesertcomescreepinginatan
    exponentialrate.Wehavetoolstoreversethis,tostabilizeclimates,and
    theirareamyriadoftoolswhichhelpustodoso.Animalsareoneofthosefactorsanditcomesdownto
    management,theycaneitherbetheplagueofthesystemofthekickstartertoregeneration.
    PermacultureDevelopmentModelgreenEnvironmental,blueBuiltEnvironment,Orangesocialfactors,andPurple
    EconomicEnvironment

    Importantlywithclimatechangeaswholeaffectingeachclimatezone,thetechniquescoveredinthischaptermay
    indeedbeusefulinyourareaasdroughtsbecomemoreoften.ForexampleinSintra,PortugalinTerraAltaweget
    nearlyameterofrainayear,hardlyadrylands.Butitisabrittleclimatewiththesummerdroughtlasting57
    monthsonaverage.Thussummertimegrowinginearthworksstrategieslikesunkenbedsarevastlyimportant.I
    willneverbuildaraisedbedagainfortomatoes,peppers,orcourgettes.Maybeforwintertimecropsofvarying
    brassicasorlettuces,butneverforsummergrowing.Eventhesewintercropshavethrivedinoursunkenbeds
    thereaswehavesandysoilandkeepingfertilityiseasierinthisparticularcontextwithsunkenbeds.Evenmy
    hometownofCincinnati,Ohio,USAwherewegetanevendistributionofprecipitationallyeararoundinanon
    brittleclimateweareexperiencingdroughtmoreoftenanddoeswarrantthistechniqueaswell.Drylandsarea
    complexsetoffactorsbutgobeyondjusttheclassicalMideastregionsortheMediterranean.Andyoudontdo
    thesamethingsasinotherareasasswalesarespacedoutfurther,youcanbreakfromzoneplanning,andyou
    plantindifferentdensities.Thesearejustafewexamplesandwillbemoreofthedetailstocomewithinthis
    chapter.

    tomatosunkenbedsinthefoodforestontheannualbedsedge,TerraAlta,Portugal
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    3ResponsestoChapter11:DrylandStrategies

    SirRoanSmileysays:
    June23,2014at2:39am

    Theimpactsofthedevelopedworldongroundwater,surfacewaterandthesoilareexacerbatedinaridandsemiarid
    landscapes.Reskillinginhydratinglandscapeisimperative.August2014joinBradLancasterforanEarthship/Earthworks
    Workshopformoreinformationvisithttp://earthshipstore.com/eslearningopportunities/earthworksworkshop2014
    Reply

    JustinGreenfingerssays:
    September22,2015at7:53pm

    IsthereanygoodbookstoreaduponDrylandgrowingtechniques?
    Reply

    cdoug_esays:
    December11,2015at6:46pm
    ForsureBradLancasterrainwaterharvestingandbeyondvolumetwo.besidesthatthedesignersmanualdrylands
    chapter.
    Reply

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