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A tangle of red and green roots, with tiny leaves emerging from every node.
The intensity of nettle roots that have been under sheet mulch all winter.
Every tiny emerging green leaf stings like £@#*&
They are easier to clear like this, with roots near the surface, and all their energy channelled into firing up leaves. But their sheer survival/ colonisation instinct...
A bit about winter, water, and basic income for farmers.
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Trying to get myself into Bsky here. I need to find lots of agroecology people, and older women determined to keep working on the land to follow. Any recommendations?
A swale or on contour ditch is shown half full with water.
Our top swale is far from perfect, having been excavated by rank amateurs (us!), but it's still holding thousands of litres of water in the landscape, releasing it slowly, preventing erosion and flooding.