The Natural Farmer

Spring 2023
Water & Agriculture

Working with Water at Wellspring Forest Farm

by Steve Gabriel From the moment we stepped onto the land that became our farm and livelihood, water was a central element. We found...

Water and Earthworks

By Ben Falk A resilient homesteader and designer must be a water process facilitator. Through an awareness of how water affects living...

I Love my Drip Irrigation. My Plants do Too.

By Richard Robinson There are three major reasons I love to use drip irrigation in the garden: It puts water where it does the most good,...

Farming with Less Clean Water

By Dan Pavich 20+ years in the agriculture industry and mostly in the regenerative ag sector, you see some stories and are occasionally...

How to Minimize Irrigation Even in the Hottest of Summers

By Christine R. Nelson Photo credit: Many Hands Organic Farm The height of the 2022 growing season will be remembered for the undesirable...