CONTOUR
GARDENING
FARMING




CONTOUR GARDENING

CONTOUR FARMING AGRICULTURE

WHAT DOES CONTOUR GARDENING DO?

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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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