Sometimes due to time, availability, or financial restrictions a bulldozer is the only machine that can be utilized for earthworks. With proper thought out direction and oversight it can be used as a very clever carving machine for creating swales. In this permaculture tip of the day Nicholas Burtner walks us through how to build a large swale using only a bulldozer. Remember if in a place where you have a good layer of top soil – scrape that off and move it to the side first.
