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*Covering the challenges of setting up the Miracle Orchard, ie, why are there not a 1000 of these out there already | |||
*Cost | |||
*Time | |||
*Marketing | |||
*Pest management | |||
*Plant sources and species adaptation | |||
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Revision as of 17:07, 20 April 2015
Introduction to Forest gardening |
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| Why multi-layered systems of mostly perennial plants | ||
| Introduce plants used in temperate forest gardening | ||
Introduction to Permaculture |
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| The roots and essence of Permaculture | ||
| Gain a grasp of David Holmgren’s 12 design principles | ||
| Patterns in nature and how to apply them | ||
| Recognise common traits in Permaculture-inspired projects | ||
Commercial Permaculture Orchard economics |
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| Direct sales to an appreciative customer base | ||
| Marketing a diversity of yield | ||
| Letting word of mouth work its magic | ||
| Adding value | ||
Propagation essentials |
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| Understand how simple some plants can be multiplied | ||
| Understand money saving potential of plant propagation | ||
| Calculate what space is needed to propagate for your needs | ||
Magic model |
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| Demystify the design process and make it fun | ||
| Design by playing (model) rather than working (plan) | ||
| Make a Base model in 5 minutes, in a group | ||
| Playing with the elements – (10 iterations ideal) | ||
| Evaluation of associations between elements | ||
Evaluate and establish a site |
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| Evaluate site(s) for drainage, microclimate, slope and orientation | ||
| Establish a minimum of 1 trio – preferably 2 | ||
Site plantings |
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| Understand spacing, sun and shade side, guild plants | ||
| Prepare a site, plant and mulch | ||
Observation Skills |
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| Climate / microclimate | ||
| Learn the elements to look for on a site | ||
| Experience at least 3 ways to observe a site | ||
| Learn to walk a site looking at It with a mono view and poly view | ||
Soil |
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| Learn the 3 essentials to a vibrant soil (hint: they’re not N P K) | ||
| Understand the value of the micro-herd | ||
Allies |
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| Work with and attract birds into the system | ||
| The importance of apex predators in the insect world | ||
| Work with insect and animal species using habitat and structures |
Additional Suggestions
- Covering the challenges of setting up the Miracle Orchard, ie, why are there not a 1000 of these out there already
- Cost
- Time
- Marketing
- Pest management
- Plant sources and species adaptation