How to improve waterlogged clay soil : How to improve water drainage in clay soil

How to improve waterlogged clay soil. Recent heavy rains have shown that some parts of our organic farm get waterlogged. So we have been doing some research to find out the best was to solve this problem. Some of the solutions are to add compost and mulch and we are going to try them out as well as other solutions and document them. Some documents say adding gypsum is also good. We may look into this as well. Gypsum is a natural soil conditioner made up of calcium and sulfate that provides many useful benefits to small and large gardens alike. What are waterlogged soil characteristics. Water slowly drains through the soil and it is cracked in summer months. Is gypsum in soil organic? Image result for is gypsum organic Naturally mined gypsum is considered an allowed non-synthetic input for crop use according to National Organic Program (NOP) regulations. Online article ************************************************************************** After many years in the diaspora and starting to think of retirement back home ,we ,(my wife and I) started to brainstorm different ideas. We settled on free range organic chicken farming! 🥚🐣🐓😍. We will also grow organic vegetables. We have lived in the United Kingdom for just over 20 years with our five children who were all home educated. While living in the U.K we became very aware of food standards because food was not the same as what we had left behind. Very early on we started buying organic food and wild fish. We would like to continue on this path of healthy eating and growing our own food. The chickens will be pasture raised. We are implementing a permaculture farming method. We will also be using the regenerative agriculture approach to help the soils get all the necessary nutrients. We bought the land which had lots of gum trees which took a lot of nutrients out of the soil. We need to add these back using the regenerative agriculture approach. We will use this platform to share information we learn along the way. There was a pond on the farm which has dried out but we need to revive it as part of permaculture farming. What is regenerative agriculture? #RuwaOrganicFarm #WaterLoggedClaySoil #FixWaterLoggingProblem Soil health and the regeneration of topsoil (the surface layer of soil) are the main priorities of regenerative agriculture. Going well beyond organic farming, regenerative agriculture is a system of agricultural practices and principles that increases ecosystem health, improving nutrients in foods, which almost become a by-product of the planet’s restoration. Soil Heroes What is permaculture? It involves taking care of the earth and working with it. We will be using systems like rain capture and solar systems. Trying to be off grid as much as possible. Regenerative agriculture. Regenerative agriculture is a conservation and rehabilitation approach to food and farming systems.