Wisdom of the rice farmer

I don't think I truly appreciated just how moist this country was until I had to work with it hands on. I mean water flows everywhere!

If you have been with us from the beginning of this journey you will know that we have been tackling the flow of water on the farmhouse. It has been a priority!

Our newest idea to direct the water flow into the main drain is something that your local rice farmer knows about all too well. The idea came to us on a walk to the local market one morning, as we talked about how to direct the water away from the side of the house. The previous work we have completed is working so well, but this next project with water seeping out in all different places was a different story. So we thought that we'd give this idea a go. The rice farmers seem to be successful with keeping water in their rice paddy, maybe we could keep it out!

This is the side of the house where we dug up the tree hedge and then dug a trench all along the side of the property where the water flows constantly. Thank goodness this water flows on only one side of the property! The product we used comes in two different sizes of what looks like corrugated iron in rolls, but its composition is actually rubber. So we just rolled it out and pushed it into the ground and packed dirt and rocks on either sides to secure it.

During the rainy season it held up pretty well during heavy rain. So this is yet another water post that I hope will stand the test of time...so far so good!