{"id":4911,"date":"2020-08-07T21:58:32","date_gmt":"2020-08-07T21:58:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/homesteaderdepot.com\/?p=4911"},"modified":"2020-08-31T20:27:00","modified_gmt":"2020-08-31T20:27:00","slug":"why-you-need-a-pond-on-your-homestead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/survivalhomesteader.net\/2020\/08\/07\/why-you-need-a-pond-on-your-homestead\/","title":{"rendered":"Why You Need a Pond on Your Homestead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Building a pond is immensely useful and beneficial for the homestead or garden. While there are a few points to consider, such as cost and labor, there is so much that a healthy pond brings to the table.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>A Habitat for Wildlife<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Providing your local pond-dwelling creatures with clean water for a home environment and breeding site is a great way to positively impact your region\u2019s ecosystem. The following pond components are especially beneficial to animals:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A shallow portion for bathing\/wading birds and migrating amphibians.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Native plants, which provide shade, food and cover for diverse pond life.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Large rocks, branches, or other materials along the pond&#8217;s edge for cover for small animals.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Potential for Aquatic Permaculture<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even a small pond can be incredibly useful when practicing aquaculture. Many edible plants can be grown in backyard ponds. Check your local gardening resource to see which varieties are best suited for your region. Some edible aquatic plants include:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wapato \u2013 food for people and livestock, beneficial insect attractor<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wild Rice \u2013 food for people and livestock<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cattail \u2013 food, materials for crafts, water filtration, cover for small\/young fish<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lotus- food for people, cover for fish, beneficial insect attractor<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pond Lily \u2013 food for people and livestock, cover for fish, beneficial insect attractor<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Water Storage Preparedness<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Among the many utilitarian benefits, a pond can act as your own personal reservoir in case of an emergency. With a good, powerful water filter, you can have complete peace of mind that you\u2019ll never lack safe, clean drinking water.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Education and Recreation<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nothing adds to the visual appeal of a yard or garden like the idyllic view of a pond. If planned thoughtfully, the construction of a small pond can even be a solution for soggy spots or rain runoff in the backyard. With a couple of comfortable lawn chairs or a picnic table, it becomes a favorite gathering place. If you have children, a pond becomes an outdoor classroom with limitless hands-on learning opportunities about biology and ecology. The magic of watching water insects or tadpoles grow and transform beats a science textbook any day!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Building a pond is immensely useful and beneficial for the homestead or garden. While there are a few points to consider, such as cost and labor, there is so much that a healthy pond brings to the table. &nbsp; A Habitat for Wildlife &nbsp; Providing your local pond-dwelling creatures with clean water for a home<\/p>\n<div class=\"blog-grid-button\"><a class href=\"https:\/\/survivalhomesteader.net\/2020\/08\/07\/why-you-need-a-pond-on-your-homestead\/\">Read More <i class=\"fa fa-arrow-right\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4912,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[214,316,432,569],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/survivalhomesteader.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4911"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/survivalhomesteader.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/survivalhomesteader.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/survivalhomesteader.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/survivalhomesteader.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4911"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/survivalhomesteader.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4911\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4944,"href":"https:\/\/survivalhomesteader.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4911\/revisions\/4944"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/survivalhomesteader.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4912"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/survivalhomesteader.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4911"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/survivalhomesteader.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4911"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/survivalhomesteader.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4911"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}