Part 2 of 2
Current Conditions
Permaculture Design Recommendations Keylining and Swales In order to deal effectively with the two distinct areas of erosion, (cream colored squiggles in aerial photo below) while simultaneously preparing the soils for an abundance of food production, we recommend keyline plowing in years 1 through 3. Keylining is done until dramatic improvement to soil quality is achieved. Continue reading “Wind & Sun Farm – A Permaculture Design (Part 2)” |
Tag: Charrettes
Wind & Sun Farm – A Permaculture Design (Part 1 of 2)
Permaculture Design Charrette — July 2011 Above: The Design Crew – Completion of a Cup Swale So often in the world of permaculture we focus on the elements of a design, like gardens, herb spirals food forests, or chicken tractors. It is all too easy to get distracted from what the real goals of permaculture are, which is how we assemble the items in the landscape into a cohesive and synergistic whole; the permaculture design. Creating a design is an important part of our Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC) courses but is not the only way that a design can be made. At the invitation of John and Ann Hippensteel of Wind and Sun Farm, Midwest Permaculture hosted a permaculture design charrette at their farm in Door County, WI. The charrette was opened up to their family & friends and the greater public. In attendance were 4 family members, 6 other students, and 3 Midwest Permaculture instructors/designers — Bill Wilson, Milton Dixon and Bryce Ruddock. We will share some of this design beginning with an overview of permaculture, the farm, the goals of the design, and our process. Continue reading “Wind & Sun Farm – A Permaculture Design (Part 1 of 2)” |
Permaculture Design Charrette
Greetings Everyone… Milton Dixon, Bryce Ruddock and myself are up in Door County, WI, hosting a permaculture design charrette for a 40-acre farm owned by Jon and Ann Hippensteel of Lake Michigan Wind and Sun. We are in the early stages of exploring this beautiful farm and beginning to see some of the great possibilities for it. We’ll post again at the end of the event (5 days) and post something on the results we obtained. Wish you all were here…!!! |
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