Garden Water Conservation
Admin | September 23, 2011
Paul Simon, Landscape Horticulturist with the National Gardening Association provides guidance on how to conserve water in the garden. Paul discusses ways you can manage water use, including irrigation maintenance, alternative water sources, adding mulch and soil polymers for moisture retention, planting drought tolerant varieties, developing rain gardens to capture storm water runoff and using pervious pavers for storm water infiltration
Vetiver System (Vetiver Grass): Soil and Water Conservation
Admin | December 29, 2009
The Vetiver System has been successfully used in Ethiopia for Soil and Water Conservation for nearly 20 years. it was introduced by an Austrian NGO - Menschen fur Menschen - to farmers in Illubabor Province. Currently over 20000 farmers are using Vetiver System for erosion control and crop yield improvement. The technology has been promoted by the NGO SLUF - Ethiopia Sustainable Land Use Forum - and from farmer to farmer. Vetiver is being used in many other Ethiopian provinces, and the same …
Water Conservation
Admin | December 23, 2009
Visit us at byf.unl.edu! UNL Extension Assistant Educator Sarah Browing gives us tips on saving water around the home landscape. Produced by Backayrd Farmer, Nebraska’s premier gardening program.
Vetiver System (Vetiver Grass) : Water and Soil Conservation
Admin | November 16, 2009
Hassan Ali is a farmer in western Ethiopia who has led the way in using vetiver grass and the Vetiver System for soil and water conservation. He has increased crop yield by 30% stopped erosion, and improved groundwater. He has taught at least 100 other farmers how to use the Vetiver System, and has provided plant material to get them started. The extra wealth that he has created has enabled him to send two sons to University.
Water Conservation Basics
Admin | September 12, 2009
UNL Extension Educator John Fech gives a few tips about how you can save water around your home landscape