Farming the Rain

The Making of…
A Small Farm

Episode II

This is the series of videos of the process of starting a farmlet,
in Laos. (With animation)
See our techniques, trials and errors with a conservation and environmentalist mindset versus the reality check, of life, In a developing country.
Flood and drought mitigation.

Credits

Video footage

Raging Flooded River Flowing In Slow motion
by BlackBoxGuild
Videvo

A Flood Causes Severe Damage Along Roadways In Colorado 2
by Rick Ray
Videvo

View of Milky Way galaxy that resides and revolves in the universe
by BlackBoxGuild
Videvo

Earth from space
by BlackBoxGuild
Videvo

Long Shot of a Rain Storm In Tropical Forest
Videvo

Raindrops on a large leaf outside
by BlackBoxGuild
Videvo

Long Shot of Heavy Rain Falling On the Ground
Videvo

Raging Flooded River Flowing In Slow motion
by BlackBoxGuild
Videvo

bad weather emergency in Italy, bridge collapsed due to last heavy rains
by BlackBoxGuild
Videvo

High Water flood river
Video by silas267
Pixabay

Beaver dam on a small river
by Videvo

A beaver swims in a river
by Rick Ray
Videvo

A beautiful view of the terraced hillsides and villages in the foothills of the Himalaya Mountains of Nepal
by BlackBoxGuild
Videvo

Yellow fields and village on stepped terraces in tropical jungle, Bali
by BlackBoxGuild
Videvo

Terraced Fields rice fields
Video by duyên chu thị thanh
Pixabay

Play splash puddle
Video by Hucklebarry
Pixabay

Children playing water
Video by Suleman Jan
Pixabay

Little girl water
Video by Suleman Jan
Pixabay

Girl pudddle play
HRLsuleman
Pixabay

Eucalyptus tree a sunny day
By Manumata
Vecteezy

Hiking trail through the bush at Western Australia
By icetrayimages7944
Vecteezy

Closeup View Of Pine Tree
By Nature and More
Vecteezy

Road trees forest
Video by u_cxy4qetym9
from Pixabay

Mushrooms deep in the forest
Video by Atahan Demir
Pexels

Huge Mushroom in Forest
By Videvo

Close Up Of Fungi Growing In UK Countryside
by Videvo

An earthworm burrows into rich soil
by Rick Ray
Videvo

golden glow of sunset over layers of hills from a viewpoint in Luang Prabang, Laos traveling Southeast Asia
by BlackBoxGuild
Videvo

Video Effects footage

Capture
From Google Earth
(Please note, No onscreen attribution was available)

Video text scroll
https://starwarsintrogenerator.com/

Rain water drop animation motion graphics on blue background
by BlackBoxGuild
Videvo

Rain effect storm
Video by Christian Bodhi
Pixabay

Pouring-electrolytes-drinks-into-glass
By made360stock
Vecteezy

Photo/graphic Effects/images

Farmer da Grant, body (3d cartoon)
little farmer with flower pot white background with shadow
Image by Flatart
Freepik

Hill Soil Grass
Image by OpenClipart-Vectors
Pixabay

Layers Earth Soil
Image by Venita Oberholster
Pixabay

Born by the forest
Photo by Marek Piwnicki
Pexels

Trees Are Fed From The Soil On
By animationworld
vecteezy

Forest mushroom
Photo by Nandhu Kumar
Pexels

Mushroom, Fungi, Native image
Image by Gabriela Motta from Pixabay
Pexels

Music

j-cole-type-beat-rap-instrumental-spring
Music by Aliabbas Abasov
Pixabay

electronic-hip-hop-trap-beat-instrumental-street-dreams-211139
Music by LFC Records
Pixabay

acoustic-guitar-rnb-trap-type-beat-quot336quot
Music by Jerome F.
Pixabay

Sound effects

huge-waterfall
Sound Effect
Pixabay

river-flow_nature-sound
Sound Effect by Nicky ❤️🌿🐞🌿❤️
Pixabay

river-stream
Sound Effect by Charlie Raven
Pixabay

rain-sound
Sound Effect by Vladislav Kim
Pixabay

Kangaroo

Information Links
Leaky weirs

Hydrologic Data Collected at Leaky Weirs, Cienega Ranch, Willcox, AZ (March 2019 - October 2020)
https://www.usgs.gov/data/hydrologic-data-collected-leaky-weirs-cienega-ranch-willcox-az-march-2019-october-2020

Healing Country team can help small-scale erosion problems
https://www.nqdrytropics.com.au/grit-march-2024-leaky-weir-remedies/

Swales

A Guide to Swales: Nature’s Solution for Erosion Control
https://erosionmanagementservices.com/blog/a-guide-to-swales-natures-solution-for-erosion-control/

Swale Terminology for Urban Stormwater Treatment Urban Waterways
https://content.ces.ncsu.edu/swale-terminology-for-urban-stormwater-treatment

Chemical Variability and Biological Activities of Eucalyptus spp. Essential Oils
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6273930/

Eucalyptus Fire Hazards: Are Eucalyptus Trees Flammable
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/eucalyptus/eucalyptus-fire-hazards.htm

Phytochemical, Essential Oils and Product Applications from Eucalyptus
https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-99-7919-6_11

Mycorrhizal fungi

Forest tree growth is linked to mycorrhizal fungal composition and function across Europe
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41396-021-01159-7

The Synergistic Impact of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and Compost Tea to Enhance Bacterial Community and Improve Crop Productivity under Saline–Sodic Condition
https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/13/5/629

How to Use Forest Fungi to Improve Soil Quality and Bulletproof Your Food Forest Against Disease
https://permacultureapprentice.com/food-forest-fungi/

The Magic of Mycorrhizae Fungi
https://www.compostmagazine.com/mycorrhizae-fungi/

Software used in video

LumaFusion
https://luma-touch.com/

Procreate
https://procreate.com/

Procreate Dreams
https://procreate.com/dreams

Clips
https://www.apple.com/ca/clips/

Rumble channel
https://rumble.com/c/c-5709384

P.s.
A seperate campaign

A crowd funding campaign
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