The Water Dev

fire and drought prevention through water retention

[The Water Dev @FarmHopLife]

You could say the work itself came naturally through my upbringing. Learning how to run a business, that's ongoing. Grateful I don't have to figure it all out alone 🙏

One project down. 1,000 to go

Thanks Dad

#TheWaterDev #WatershedRestoration #BitterrootValley #SmallBusiness

[The Water Dev @FarmHopLife]

1st client paid yesterday

All these years watching my dad work, physically and mentally demanding, must have engraved something in me. Started really noticing it this past year when I got serious about building a biz that actually meant something to me. Not just about 🤑

[The Water Dev @FarmHopLife]

Sitting down with him to write up that first invoice was another layer I didn't expect. Fifty years of business experience across the table, walking me through it.

The same guy who told me I didn't want to grow up digging ditches.

[The Water Dev @FarmHopLife]

@Johnkempf I used diakon radish seeds and it took amazingly well! broke up the compaction, stems created biomass, and the flowers were great for the pollinators

harvested some pods to plant more next year

[The Water Dev @FarmHopLife]

@ThrivingTheFut @IBCking01 thankfully there's always something to learn and somebody to meet

[The Water Dev @FarmHopLife]

@ThrivingTheFut @IBCking01 yesterday I signed up for local LTPBR (low tech process based restoration) classes. in talking with the guy, sounds like stuff I already know. but I bet there's more.

I'll have more knowledge, more local connections, more State connections, and more community recognition 💪

[The Water Dev @FarmHopLife]

@JoshuaBarzon Montanans be like

[The Water Dev @FarmHopLife]

@gavin_spoor @gwiesefarms Agreed. Listening to business podcasts are the same thing. "I followed my passion and now I can retire at 50!"

well, we all know the survival rate of businesses....

I'm still going for it, but eyes wide open. Not trying isn't an option for me either

[The Regenaissance @_Regenaissance]

But raw milk is illegal

[The Water Dev @FarmHopLife]

@BuffaloRon Close enough to Guy Fawkes Day on the 5th, trim your facial hair to match the style

[The Water Dev @FarmHopLife]

This is why I love working with farmers. They know the land and the seasons better than any climate model. This family saw the writing on the wall and made the hard choice 20 years ago for an easier life now.

[The Water Dev @FarmHopLife]

"I've always wanted to farm for God and do the right things for the soil and not just be the greedy farmer using everything up."

Kansas Farm Family Turned Off Irrigation, Built a Profitable Dryland Future https://t.co/tPxWnxFeiT

[The Water Dev @FarmHopLife]

extreme focus has been difficult, but rewarding for me. not always chasing the new thing. stay the path y'all

“Most people overestimate what they can do in one year and underestimate what they can do in ten years"

[Long Story Farms, LLC @longstoryfarms]

@Mathew_Winters1 keep the main thing the main thing

[The Water Dev @FarmHopLife]

@Mathew_Winters1 they do it in Montana!

https://t.co/pJ55qIykrA

[The Water Dev @FarmHopLife]

Who do you know that is restoring soil, grassland, forest, or wetlands?

In chapter 2, there's success stories of several individuals who have improvied these ecosystems.

We need to celebrate those that are working hard, often at a personal expense, to make things better 💪

[The Water Dev @FarmHopLife]

New month, new book(s)! Restoring the Pillars of Life and Hydrate the Earth by Ananda Fitzsimmons both came highly recommended. And after finishing Cadillac Desert by Marc Reisner, I need something more refreshing (like spring water 😉)

[The Water Dev @FarmHopLife]

New month, new book(s)! Restoring the Pillars of Life and Hydrate the Earth by Ananda Fitzsimmons both came highly recommended. And after finishing Cadillac Desert by Marc Reisner, I need something more refreshing (like spring water 😉)

[The Water Dev @FarmHopLife]

@Stevemac270 a community that values their neighbor's time over themselves is a strong one 💪

[The Water Dev @FarmHopLife]

Almost done reading Cadillac Desert by Marc Reisner and someone in my book club recommended watching Chinatown (1974)

[The Water Dev @FarmHopLife]

@UnderstandingAg excellent article with links. I would only add that runoff can be managed by using select leverage points on the land to capture the water to then be released though a slow, spread, sink method. even compacted soils hold water like a pond. some infiltration, mostly evaporation