Do your crops sometimes suffer from lack of water? If so, and if your land is flat or almost flat, what I’m going to tell you now may help you increase your crop yields next season. Sometimes when it rains, so much water falls in such a short time that it can’t all sink into…

Save and edit this resource as a Word document. Water is as important to life as air. Unfortunately, not everyone has clean, drinkable water. Some areas only have saltwater, which you cannot drink without getting sick. But there is a way you can purify salty water using the heat from the sun. This heat is called solar energy….

Did you know that your roof can catch a lot of water for you?  The first few rains of the season may be all your area will get for the whole year.  But if you can catch all the rain that falls on your roof you will have water for your gardens and fields, your…

How can you grow food in the city if you do not have any land?  All around you there are only houses and buildings, roads and traffic.  But take another look at those roads.  Is there land beside them? Often there is.  And often nobody is using it.  Why not grow food beside a road? …

When water is scarce, you need to make the most of every last drop.  You can conserve water by applying it directly to plant roots, and by using waste water for irrigation. In times of drought, farmers have to struggle to make the most of every little bit of water.  Nothing can be wasted.  Here…

Today let us think once again about bamboo, and about more ways you can use it to help you get more work done with less effort. You already know how to preserve bamboo. You also know how to make and use bamboo water pipes and troughs and how they can be joined together to move…

A good way to move water is through a long trough or pipe. The big problem with metal or plastic pipe is that it costs quite a lot of money. Many farmers make their own pipes or troughs out of bamboo poles. To do this you must first select suitable poles. It is best to…