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'Art of Dirt' and Rural Life

Water at Work

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Water and ProsperityMore Crop Per DropFrom Asia to EthiopiaCreating an Income StreamPressure Pump'The Art of Dirt'Admiring the ArtTechnology and ArtDrawing WaterSimple TechnologyDrip IrrigationAl Doerksen, CEOWorldwide WorkRural ArtHopes for the FutureEducating the PublicOut of PovertyWater Access and InformationFreedom From WeatherOld and NewMarketing to the PublicCustomers and ArtistsClean Water, Healthier LivesTraditional ArtThe CustomersTreadle PumpsWork and PlayWater at WorkCelebrating the MarketplaceIrrigation SystemEasy Use910 Arts

Water at Work

A popular product on display is a rope and washer pump. By turned the handle, a rope knotted with washers pulls water from the tank up through the pipe.
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